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GAMMA#526 Pinto v McTearson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shotgun Trua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro Da Silva's entrance music is Soulfly - Pain. A fine choice. Trua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rancid - Ruby Soho kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joao Ribeiro Da Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shotgun Trua's chin.
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191 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shotgun Trua!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Trua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trua throws a shot from downtown. Ribeiro Da Silva moves away and avoids it.
Trua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Trua has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ribeiro Da Silva obliges.
Trua swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
Trua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua misses with some punches.
Ribeiro Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trua misses with some punches.
Trua misses with the head strike.
Trua blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
Trua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Trua.
Trua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trua scores with a shot to the side of Ribeiro Da Silva's head.
Trua has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ribeiro Da Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Trua can turn it around.
Trua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribeiro Da Silva's elbow.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocking some punches.
Trua lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ribeiro Da Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trua misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to stall but Trua improves his position.
Ribeiro Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocking some punches.
Trua tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro Da Silva avoids it by throwing Trua back against the cage.
Trua pushes Ribeiro Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trua working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to stall.
Trua working aggressively here.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trua's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ribeiro Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trua lands with a left to the head.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trua's elbow.
Trua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trua can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro Da Silva controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to stall but Trua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro Da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Ribeiro Da Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to control Trua's arms but Trua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ribeiro Da Silva has his back to the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a body shot from Trua.
Ribeiro Da Silva stalling in the clinch but Trua improves position.
Ribeiro Da Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trua has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trua misses with the head strike.
Trua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro Da Silva backwards.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Trua blocks with his arms.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trua letting Ribeiro Da Silva take a breather here.
Trua lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shotgun Trua dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua lands a head shot.
Trua connects with a leg kick. Ribeiro Da Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trua cracks the inside of Ribeiro Da Silva's front leg.
Trua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ribeiro Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro Da Silva punishes Trua's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trua on the side of the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva punishes Trua's body with a nice straight punch.
Trua looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trua gets through Ribeiro Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
Trua lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribeiro Da Silva backwards.
Ribeiro Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Trua controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Trua.
Trua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trua misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva gets through Trua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trua misses with the head strike.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Trua gets an underhook and turns Ribeiro Da Silva into the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a left hand.
Trua is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ribeiro Da Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trua avoiding damage as Ribeiro Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Trua lands with a right to the head.
Trua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro Da Silva backwards.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trua prevents a body shot from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trua.
Trua scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trua.
Ribeiro Da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trua working aggressively here.
Trua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva stalls.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shotgun Trua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
Trua pushes Ribeiro Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trua misses with a body punch.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Trua.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trua misses with some punches.
Ribeiro Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trua misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to stall but Trua improves his position.
Trua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trua lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trua working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trua.
Trua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Trua blocks with his arms.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Trua lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribeiro Da Silva backwards.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to work over Trua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro Da Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trua working aggressively here.
Trua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro Da Silva backwards.
Trua cracks Ribeiro Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Trua blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shotgun Trua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ribeiro Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ribeiro Da Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trua misses with an uppercut. Ribeiro Da Silva saw that one coming.
Ribeiro Da Silva has Trua up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Trua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trua is defending well for now.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to throw a body punch but Trua avoids it by throwing Ribeiro Da Silva back against the cage.
Trua misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Trua.
A short right from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ribeiro Da Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trua up against the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trua.
Trua swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trua misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Ribeiro Da Silva - that landed with a thud.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a left to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua gets through Ribeiro Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Trua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro Da Silva taking a breather.
Trua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Trua.
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ribeiro Da Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Trua misses with some punches.
Trua blocking some punches.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trua blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Trua.
Still in the clinch, Ribeiro Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Trua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Trua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Trua.
Trua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trua misses with a punch on the inside.
Trua tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro Da Silva avoids it by throwing Trua back against the cage.
Trua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a body shot from Trua.
Trua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trua has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trua.
A hook to the body from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Trua lands a left hand.
Shotgun Trua 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.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to stall but Trua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro Da Silva stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trua fails to land.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trua.
Ribeiro Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribeiro Da Silva backwards.
Ribeiro Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shotgun Trua.
I've got Trua 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shotgun Trua!
During a confident post fight interview, Shotgun Trua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo comes to the cage accompanied by Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Aybara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aybara misses with an uppercut. Jalo saw that one coming.
Jalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aybara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aybara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aybara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jalo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aybara moves out of range as Jalo strikes.
Jalo swings widly with a right hand
and Aybara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Jalo there.
Jalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aybara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Jalo's head coaches at Team Tukkapölly that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aybara throws a right hand that Jalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Jalo also avoids with ease.
Jalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aybara drives through and clinches with Jalo against the cage.
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!
Aybara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jalo cracks Aybara with a nice body shot.
Jalo gets through Aybara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aybara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aybara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Jalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aybara lands a shoulder strike.
Aybara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jalo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aybara blocking some punches.
Aybara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo blocking some punches.
Aybara blocks an uppercut.
Jalo taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
Aybara cracks Jalo with a nice body shot.
Jalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aybara.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jalo's defenses.
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
Aybara lands a right hand.
Jalo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Jalo lands a nice uppercut.
Jalo is trying to maintain a safe position but Aybara gets an underhook and turns Jalo into the cage.
Jalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aybara lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Iivana Jalo has been cut.
Jalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Aybara backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aybara lands an elbow just above Jalo 's eye.
Jalo dodges an elbow strike from Aybara.
A short right from Jalo on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Aybara.
Aybara throws an elbow that misses.
Jalo blocks an uppercut.
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
Jalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aybara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jalo.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
Jalo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Jalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aybara backwards.
Jalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aybara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalo avoids the elbow strike from Aybara, against the cage.
Jalo misses with the head strike.
Jalo dodges an elbow strike from Aybara.
Aybara lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Aybara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aybara tries to throw a body punch but Jalo avoids it by throwing Aybara back against the cage.
Aybara presses Jalo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jalo wants to stall.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aybara.
Aybara lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
Aybara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jalo dodges an elbow strike from Aybara.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aybara.
Jalo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Aybara as the two fighters clinch.
Jalo is breathing heavily.
Jalo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jalo pushes Aybara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aybara is keeping busy.
Aybara swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aybara backwards.
Jalo throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalo blocks an elbow strike.
Jalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aybara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aybara lands an elbow inside that Jalo shrugs off.
Jalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Aybara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Aybara.
Aybara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aybara.
Aybara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara lands a shoulder strike.
Aybara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Aybara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aybara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jalo's defenses.
Aybara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aybara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aybara scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Aybara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iivana Jalo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aybara moves into the clinch.
Aybara tries to throw a body punch but Jalo avoids it by throwing Aybara back against the cage.
Jalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aybara prevents a body shot from Jalo.
Nice body punch from Aybara - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Aybara.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalo.
Jalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aybara is keeping busy.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
Jalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aybara can't find room to land a body shot as Jalo controls the action.
Aybara lands an elbow that stopped Jalo in his tracks for a moment.
Aybara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perrin Aybara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aybara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Jalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalo blocks an uppercut.
Aybara lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aybara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara lands a shoulder strike.
Aybara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jalo tries a body shot but Aybara blocks it.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aybara throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Aybara.
Jalo trying to control the position but instead, Aybara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jalo into the cage.
Jalo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jalo.
Jalo lands an uppercut.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
Aybara lands an elbow that stopped Jalo in his tracks for a moment.
Aybara tries to work over Jalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aybara misses with a punch to the body.
Jalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aybara's elbow.
Aybara lands a body shot.
Aybara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aybara misses with some punches.
Aybara lands a damaging elbow.
Jalo working aggressively here.
Aybara misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aybara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
Aybara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalo trying to stall but Aybara improves his position.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aybara.
Jalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aybara throws an elbow but it misses.
Aybara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalo takes an elbow to the temple.
Jalo taking a breather.
Aybara pushes off an throws an elbow but Jalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aybara working aggressively here.
Jalo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jalo fails to land.
Aybara misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalo blocking some punches.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
Jalo is trying to maintain a safe position but Aybara gets an underhook and turns Jalo into the cage.
Aybara lands a nice elbow.
Aybara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Jalo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aybara up against the cage.
Jalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalo is trying to break the clinch but Aybara has him pressed against the cage.
Aybara lands a nice elbow.
Jalo tries to stall but Aybara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aybara lands a nice uppercut.
Aybara lands with a right to the head.
Aybara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aybara can't find room to land a body shot as Jalo controls the action.
Aybara throws an elbow that misses.
Jalo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Iivana Jalo's cut is getting worse.
Jalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jalo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aybara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aybara misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalo has a couple of punches blocked by Aybara.
Aybara prevents a body shot from Jalo.
Jalo misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Aybara.
Aybara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aybara as Jalo tries to tie him up.
Jalo throws a punch but it's blocked by Aybara.
Aybara lands an elbow inside.
Aybara gets through Jalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aybara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jalo wants to stall.
Jalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aybara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aybara was well out of range. Poor timing from Jalo.
Aybara throws a combination. Jalo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perrin Aybara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iivana Jalo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aybara lands a head shot.
Aybara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jalo.
Jalo throws out a loose jab but Aybara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aybara walks into a jab.
Aybara tries to clinch but Jalo moves out of range.
Jalo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jalo misses with a low kick.
Aybara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aybara clinches.
Jalo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aybara blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Aybara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aybara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Aybara.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
Aybara lands an elbow inside that Jalo shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aybara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Aybara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aybara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aybara blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Aybara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
Aybara digs a right hand underneath Jalo's ribcage. Jalo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aybara lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aybara.
Aybara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalo's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Aybara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aybara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aybara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
Jalo just leaning against Aybara, taking a breather.
Jalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aybara.
Aybara lands a nice elbow.
Aybara gets through Jalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iivana Jalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aybara tries to throw a body punch but Jalo avoids it by throwing Aybara back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
Jalo blocks a body shot from Aybara.
Aybara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jalo.
Aybara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aybara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jalo backwards.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalo.
Aybara lands an elbow that stopped Jalo in his tracks for a moment.
Aybara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jalo is rocked!
Nice body punch from Aybara - that landed with a thud.
Oh Jalo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aybara misses with a punch on the inside.
Aybara dips a shoulder and cracks Jalo with a mighty uppercut! Jalo falls back against the cage and Aybara unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jalo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Aybara screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perrin Aybara!
Perrin Aybara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Once Solemn . Andrey Lapis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums scores with a leg kick.
Lapis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Biggums bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lapis's head backwards.
Biggums avoids a punch combination nicely.
Biggums is looking to clinch but Lapis is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Lapis scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Tyrone Biggums has been cut.
Lapis misses with a takedown attempt
and Biggums counters by clinching up.
Lapis breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Lapis.
Biggums uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lapis.
Biggums looks to land a body kick but Lapis moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggums fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lapis on the side of the head.
Biggums connects with the punch.
Biggums on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lapis throws a hook to the side of Biggums's head but Biggums sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Biggums is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums throws a hook but Lapis blocks it.
Lapis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biggums lands the left hand.
Lapis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Biggums misses the target.
Biggums uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lapis misses with a wild body shot.
Lapis throws a jab but it's blocked by Biggums.
Lapis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lapis drives through with a takedown into Biggums's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Biggums wants to sweep but no luck.
Biggums looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biggums is looking to take a break and control but Lapis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lapis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Biggums pulls his head out easily.
Lapis taking some punishment here, with Biggums in his half guard.
Lapis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lapis trying to control but Biggums postures up.
Biggums working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lapis's thigh. Lapis counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggums throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums wants to pass the guard but Lapis is keeping the position.
Biggums with a flurry of punches that miss.
Our spies down at at St Petersburg MMA Gym inform us that Lapis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Biggums distracts Lapis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lapis has control of Biggums's left arm, preventing Biggums from doing any damage.
Lapis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Biggums stacks Lapis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Biggums!
Biggums working away.
Biggums tries to score with some ground and pound. Lapis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lapis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lapis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lapis is trying to maintain the position but Biggums is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums lands with a punch from half guard.
Lapis is trying to get back to full guard.
Biggums wants to work for an arm triangle but Lapis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Biggums working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lapis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Biggums is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Biggums scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lapis trying to control from the bottom.
Biggums trying to advance position but Lapis counters by regaining guard.
Lapis pulls Biggums in close to prevent any damage.
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 Tyrone Biggums will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggums'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.
Biggums lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lapis cracks a nice hook into Biggums's ribs.
Lapis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Biggums's guard.
Lapis trying to control but Biggums is working from the bottom.
Tyrone Biggums overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lapis looking to pass the guard.
Lapis preventing the sweep.
Biggums looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lapis passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggums takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Biggums tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lapis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lapis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Biggums, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums tries to bench press Lapis off him but Lapis keeps the position.
Lapis trying to control the action but Biggums is working from the bottom.
Biggums is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Biggums is looking for a sweep. Lapis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lapis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Biggums is looking for a sweep. Lapis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Biggums is not content to let Lapis control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lapis passes into side control, despite Biggums's attempt to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biggums keeps working.
Biggums tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lapis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Biggums is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Restricted area, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Biggums is working hard here to advance position.
Lapis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Biggums, who protects the arm well.
Biggums tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lapis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Biggums is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lapis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lapis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Biggums manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums looking for a sweep. Not yet Biggums, not yet.
Lapis trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggums is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggums bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lapis's guard.
Biggums throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lapis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Biggums stands up over Lapis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lapis is trying to control the position but Biggums postures up.
Lapis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapis is trying to control the position but Biggums postures up.
Biggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lapis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biggums content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Biggums slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Biggums landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Biggums works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Biggums cracks Lapis with a big right hand but Lapis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Biggums.
Lapis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Biggums wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Biggums cracks Lapis with a big elbow.
Lapis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Biggums's best efforts.
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 Tyrone Biggums will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggums's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lapis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biggums bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lapis's head.
Andrey Lapis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lapis throws a looping overhand right but Biggums ducks down to avoid it.
Biggums swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lapis is looking for the big counter here.
Lapis looks to throw the jab but Biggums is out of range.
Lapis shoots in looking for a takedown but Biggums manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lapis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Biggums on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lapis misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lapis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapis misses with an uppercut
and Lapis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lapis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Biggums both land. Nice combination.
Lapis swings widly with a right hand
and Biggums connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lapis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Biggums counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lapis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Biggums to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Biggums trying to control but Lapis is working from the bottom.
Lapis keeping full guard, as Biggums tries to pass.
Biggums trying to control the position from guard on top but Lapis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lapis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Biggums can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Biggums is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Biggums throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lapis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lapis controls Biggums momentarily but Biggums frees himself.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Lapis keeps moving.
Lapis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biggums throwing strikes but missing.
Biggums content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums postures up in Lapis's guard and throws a big left but Lapis blocks it.
Lapis has his foot on Biggums's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Biggums works his way back into a safe position though.
Biggums landing some decent shots from guard.
Lapis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Biggums defends well.
Lapis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Biggums is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biggums is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Biggums is in close to Lapis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lapis keeping moving, preventing Biggums from controlling successfully.
Biggums loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lapis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andrey Lapis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is working Lapis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Biggums throwing strikes from guard but Lapis blocks nicely.
Lapis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Biggums passes into half guard.
Lapis is trying to control but can't.
Lapis missing with punches from the bottom.
Biggums looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lapis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biggums is trying to control the action in half guard but Lapis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biggums working the head and body with strikes.
Tyrone Biggums is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biggums performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Biggums is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Biggums showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biggums has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lik Alotadik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alotadik's entrance music is When Death comes Knocking - Primal Fear. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lik Alotadik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alotadik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alotadik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunn lands with an uppercut that bounces Alotadik off the cage and back into range.
Gunn checks a low kick from Alotadik.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alotadik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Alotadik misses its intended target.
Alotadik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alotadik.
Alotadik throws a hook but Gunn blocks it.
A good leg kick by Alotadik.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alotadik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gunn.
Gunn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alotadik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alotadik misses the shot to the body.
Alotadik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn misses with an uppercut.
Alotadik lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alotadik on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alotadik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alotadik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunn throws a series of punches but Alotadik moves out of range.
Alotadik just misses with a punch to the body.
Alotadik looks to land a right hand but Gunn moved out of range.
Lik Alotadik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn misses with a hook.
Alotadik cracks Gunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alotadik tests Gunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alotadik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gunn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Gunn catches Alotadik right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik misses with a leg kick.
Gunn 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.
Gunn with a nice cross.
It looks like Lik Alotadik has been cut.
Gunn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alotadik's head backwards.
Alotadik takes a swing at Gunn's ribcage but misses.
Gunn checks the leg kick.
Alotadik lands a nice looking body shot.
Alotadik looks to land a body kick but Gunn moved away.
Alotadik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alotadik wants to slow Gunn down by chopping away at his legs.
Alotadik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alotadik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Gunn looks to land a right hand but Alotadik moved out of range.
Alotadik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alotadik throws a lazy body kick
enabling Gunn to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Gunn blocks the leg kick.
Alotadik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Alotadik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alotadik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alotadik tries to score with a low kick but Gunn moves his leg out of the way.
Gunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alotadik had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alotadik needs to keep his hands up - Gunn had a free shot at his head there.
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick.
Gunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Donk. Gunn catches Alotadik right on the button with a cross.
Alotadik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alotadik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid body kick from Alotadik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik digs a good body shot into Gunn's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn dips to his left and cracks Alotadik with an uppercut!
Gunn lands with an uppercut that bounces Alotadik off the cage and back into range.
Alotadik is looking to slow Gunn down with leg kicks.
Alotadik is looking to wear down Gunn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alotadik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gunn lands with a nice body punch.
Alotadik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alotadik 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 Gunn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gunn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alotadik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alotadik connects with the punch.
Alotadik throws out a loose jab but Gunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lik Alotadik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lik Alotadik'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.
Alotadik throws the kick towards the body but Gunn avoids it.
Alotadik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from Alotadik misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gunn checks a leg kick.
Alotadik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alotadik is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunn! But no joy.
Alotadik throws a leg kick which misses Gunn's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunn tries to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Alotadik.
Alotadik lands with a cross.
Alotadik throws a lazy body kick
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alotadik wants to land a leg kick but Gunn is out of range.
Alotadik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gunn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alotadik has got the better of the exchanges.
Alotadik tries to score with a low kick but Gunn moves his leg out of the way.
Gunn takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Gunn.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alotadik.
Gunn avoids a kick to the body.
Gunn throws out a counter right but Alotadik avoids it with no problem.
Alotadik misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alotadik.
Gunn throws out a counter right but Alotadik avoids it with no problem.
Alotadik throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alotadik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alotadik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Alotadik misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alotadik slips under a jab.
Alotadik throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters by clinching up.
Alotadik breaks from the clinch.
Gunn lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alotadik catches Gunn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alotadik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alotadik tries to work over Gunn's front leg with a kick but Gunn checks it.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunn scores with a nice strike.
Alotadik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Alotadik.
Gunn with a nice cross.
Alotadik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Alotadik misses with an uppercut.
Alotadik throws a front kick aimed at Gunn's knee but Gunn avoids it well.
Gunn catches Alotadik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lik Alotadik is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alotadik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Alotadik misses.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alotadik tried to score with a low kick but Gunn checks it.
Gunn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alotadik misses with a body shot.
Alotadik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alotadik connects with a body shot.
Gunn lands with a right hand.
Alotadik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Alotadik throws a lazy right hand but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alotadik is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid body kick from Alotadik.
Alotadik misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Alotadik. That snapped Gunn's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alotadik, right into the meat.
Alotadik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alotadik ducks right into an uppercut from Gunn.
Alotadik scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Alotadik.
Gunn throws out a counter right but Alotadik avoids it with no problem.
Gunn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alotadik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunn as he connects with a hook.
Gunn lands a big right hand that sends Alotadik crashing to the mat! Gunn stays standing though and waves Alotadik back to his feet!
Alotadik is rocked!
Alotadik leaves his chin hanging out and Gunn seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Alotadik crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Gunn!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Gunn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Lik Alotadik spoke after the fight, saying 'That was the worst decision/stoppage I've ever seen! I totally dominated that fight/was just about to reverse it when the damn ref stepped in.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Bulevardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulevardi comes to the cage accompanied by Northern Kings - They Don't Really Care About Us. 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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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puukko Bulevardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulevardi slips a jab from Dynamite.
Bulevardi slips a jab and a cross from Dynamite.
Bulevardi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Bulevardi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dynamite slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bulevardi throws a body punch but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite misses with an uppercut. Bulevardi saw that one coming.
Dynamite lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dynamite cracks Bulevardi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dynamite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dynamite 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.
Bulevardi misses with a hook.
Bulevardi blocks a head kick by Dynamite.
Puukko Bulevardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamite loads up on a big right hand but Bulevardi slips the punch.
Dynamite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bulevardi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dynamite scores with a sloppy right hand. Bulevardi should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulevardi throws a hook to the side of Dynamite's head but Dynamite sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Dynamite.
A big right from Bulevardi misses.
Dynamite ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite wants to land a leg kick but Bulevardi is out of range.
Bulevardi misses the shot to the body.
Bulevardi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dynamite.
Bulevardi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dynamite gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bulevardi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dynamite looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dynamite looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dynamite!
Bulevardi wants to control but Dynamite postures up.
Bulevardi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dynamite is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulevardi tries to bench press Dynamite off him but Dynamite keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi is trying to control Dynamite's posture but Dynamite avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynamite controls the position from side control.
Dynamite is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi is trying to improve his position.
Dynamite slows the pace down.
Bulevardi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dynamite wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dynamite is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bulevardi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bulevardi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Bulevardi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Dynamite is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bulevardi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dynamite cracks Bulevardi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bulevardi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Dynamite.
Bulevardi can't escape the position.
Bulevardi is squirming around, avoiding Dynamite's attempts to control the action.
Dynamite controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dynamite throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dynamite bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bulevardi's head backwards.
Dynamite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulevardi was well out of range. Poor timing from Dynamite.
Bulevardi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dynamite looks to land a right hand but Bulevardi moved out of range.
Bulevardi throws a hook but Dynamite blocks it.
Dynamite replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bulevardi blocks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dynamite. Bulevardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bulevardi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bulevardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dynamite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Dynamite.
Dynamite gets caught flat footed, as Bulevardi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dynamite is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulevardi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dynamite wants to control from the top but Bulevardi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulevardi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulevardi keeping full guard, as Dynamite tries to pass.
Bulevardi has control of Dynamite's left arm, preventing Dynamite from doing any damage.
Bulevardi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dynamite manages to get himself to full guard.
Bulevardi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dynamite is trying to keep Bulevardi in close.
Dynamite looking for a sweep. Not yet Dynamite, not yet.
Dynamite is trying to keep Bulevardi in close.
Bulevardi throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulevardi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dynamite looking to control.
Bulevardi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dynamite works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dynamite throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dynamite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulevardi is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dynamite trying to keep a closed guard but Bulevardi is proving a slippery customer.
Bulevardi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bulevardi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dynamite looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dynamite looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dynamite!
Bulevardi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi trying to remain calm as Dynamite controls from the top position.
Napoleon Dynamite has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dynamite trying to control the action but Bulevardi is working from the bottom.
Bulevardi struggling a bit here.
Dynamite working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dynamite looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bulevardi is avoiding damage well.
Bulevardi manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Napoleon Dynamite will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bulevardi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dynamite on the side of the head.
Bulevardi staying out of range there.
Dynamite scoring well with a low kick there.
Dynamite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dynamite throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dynamite throws a shot from downtown. Bulevardi moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bulevardi.
Dynamite throws a hook to the side of Bulevardi's head but Bulevardi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dynamite misses with a straight right.
Bulevardi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dynamite connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bulevardi lands the left hand.
Dynamite misses with a body kick.
Dynamite tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulevardi looks to score with a jab to the body but Dynamite is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bulevardi tests Dynamite's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dynamite lands a nice looking body kick.
Dynamite doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bulevardi misses with a shot to the body
and Dynamite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dynamite throws a body shot but no joy.
Dynamite avoids the body shot from Bulevardi.
Dynamite throws out a counter right but Bulevardi avoids it with no problem.
Dynamite throws the left hand but Bulevardi avoids the punch easily.
Bulevardi shoots in and drives through. Dynamite sprawls well.
Dynamite doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bulevardi throws a good cross that connects.
Bulevardi cracks Dynamite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Napoleon Dynamite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bulevardi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dynamite doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Dynamite.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite throws a leg kick
and Bulevardi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dynamite's guard.
Bulevardi throws a strike but Dynamite rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bulevardi keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.
Dynamite controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bulevardi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bulevardi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dynamite is aware though and is defending well.
Bulevardi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dynamite defends well.
Dynamite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puukko Bulevardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulevardi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bulevardi is trying to hold Dynamite in close to prevent damage but Dynamite has managed to pass into half guard.
Dynamite is keen to just control but Bulevardi is a slippery customer.
Dynamite looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bulevardi is trying to get back to full guard.
Bulevardi gets back to full guard.
Dynamite wants to pass the guard but Bulevardi is keeping the position.
Bulevardi controls Dynamite momentarily but Dynamite frees himself.
Bulevardi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dynamite defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Puukko Bulevardi.
I think Dynamite 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Dynamite!
After winning the bout, Napoleon Dynamite thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Aqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
200 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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39
189 lbs
28 - 19 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bon Aqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aqua tries to clinch but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola slips under a jab.
Peltola lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Peltola.
Peltola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aqua moves away from the strike by Peltola.
Peltola lands a jab to the head.
Aqua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peltola.
Aqua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
Peltola looks to land a left hand but Aqua moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Aqua misses its target.
Peltola scores with a sloppy right hand. Aqua should have avoided that one.
Aqua moves into the clinch.
Aqua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peltola backwards.
Peltola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Peltola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aqua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
An attempted straight right counter from Aqua misses the target.
Aqua blocks a jab.
Peltola lands a nice shot that snaps Aqua's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aqua has closed the distance and engaged Peltola in a clinch.
Peltola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aqua is rocked!
Peltola breaks the clinch.
Peltola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Aqua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Aqua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aqua tries to get into range but Peltola steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Aqua! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Peltola scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Atte Peltola!
Atte Peltola thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Fiddler (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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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freddie Fiddler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler lands a high kick!
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Fiddler moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiddler scores with a decent looking hook.
Fiddler looks to throw the jab but Mandragoran is out of range.
Nice shot by Fiddler.
Mandragoran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Mandragoran moves out of range.
Fiddler lunges at Mandragoran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mandragoran's hand.
Mandragoran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandragoran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fiddler misses with a body shot.
Fiddler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mandragoran if he has to take too many more of those.
Fiddler misses with a straight right.
Fiddler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Mandragoran was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fiddler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiddler misses with a straight left.
Fiddler misses with a left hand
and Mandragoran counters with a nice body kick.
Mandragoran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fiddler momentarily.
A big right from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiddler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mandragoran can pounce on him.
Fiddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fiddler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fiddler misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Mandragoran - just one landing.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Mandragoran moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mandragoran misses its intended target.
Fiddler misses with a hook. Mandragoran ducked under it nicely.
Fiddler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fiddler misses with a looping left.
Fiddler moves out of range as Mandragoran throws a body kick.
Mandragoran throws a lazy body kick
and Fiddler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mandragoran.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Mandragoran.
Fiddler loads up on a big right hand but Mandragoran slips the punch.
That kick from Fiddler tenderised Mandragoran's leg. Mandragoran is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mandragoran moves out of range as Fiddler strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandragoran.
Fiddler throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fiddler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fiddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandragoran feints and then cracks Fiddler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fiddler down.
Fiddler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Mandragoran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandragoran closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fiddler throws the left hand but Mandragoran avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mandragoran!
Fiddler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mandragoran cracks Fiddler with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fiddler looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mandragoran finish him?
Fiddler is rocked!
Mandragoran lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Fiddler is looking to close the distance but Mandragoran sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Fiddler crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Fiddler is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Lan Mandragoran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Punani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Padilla might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead by Dawn by Deicide. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nero Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Punani!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punani is looking to clinch but Padilla is avoiding it.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Punani throws a body kick that misses
and Padilla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Padilla has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (10 elites, 3 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Punani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Punani doesn't manage to clinch there - Padilla circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Punani there.
Padilla throws a body kick that misses.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Punani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Punani clinches up against the cage.
Punani blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Padilla.
Padilla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Punani misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla blocks a body shot from Punani.
Padilla blocks a body shot from Punani.
Padilla throws a knee to the head but misses.
Padilla lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Padilla misses with a knee to the head.
Padilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Padilla obliges.
Padilla lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Padilla.
Padilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Padilla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Padilla blocks an uppercut.
Padilla scores with a shoulder strike.
Padilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Punani.
Padilla misses with the head strike.
Punani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Padilla's elbow.
Padilla works on Punani's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Punani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Padilla landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Padilla.
Padilla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Punani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to score a body lock takedown but Punani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Punani.
Punani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Padilla blocks an uppercut.
Punani blocking some punches.
Punani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Padilla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punani throws a punch but it's blocked by Padilla.
Punani lands a nice uppercut.
Padilla tries a knee to the head but Punani blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Padilla.
Punani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla blocks a body shot from Punani.
Punani can't find room to land a body shot as Padilla controls the action.
Padilla misses with the head strike.
Punani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punani blocks a body shot from Padilla.
Padilla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Padilla tries to work over Punani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punani struggles to land a body shot inside as Padilla controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Punani.
Padilla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punani backwards.
Punani tries a body shot but Padilla blocks it.
Punani pushes Padilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Punani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla lands a knee to the head.
Padilla swings wildly with an uppercut but Punani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Padilla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Punanis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Punani misses with a punch on the inside.
Padilla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Punani scores with a hook to the body.
Punani lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla fails to pull guard.
Padilla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Punani walks away with a smile on his face. Padilla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Padilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Padilla goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Punani throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Punani moves out of range of the body kick.
Punani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Padilla was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla connects with a crisp jab.
Padilla looks for the body kick but Punani saw that one coming.
Padilla checks a leg kick nicely.
Punani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Padilla dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Punani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Padilla misses with an uppercut. Punani saw that one coming.
Punani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Padilla tried to score with a low kick but Punani checks it.
Padilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punani can do to turn this around?
Padilla thumps Punani with a low kick.
Padilla moves out of range as Punani throws a body kick.
Padilla tries to land a leg kick but Punani saw it coming and moves away.
Punani connects with a high kick.
Padilla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Padilla lands with a nice body kick.
Punani takes a swing at Padilla's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nero Padilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Punani throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
Padilla misses with a looping right.
Padilla lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punani lands a nice hook to Padilla's body. Padilla takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Padilla works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla wants to slow Punani down by chopping away at his legs.
Padilla slips a straight right by Punani.
That kick from Padilla tenderised Punani's leg. Punani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
Punani thows a leg kick but Padilla checks it
and Padilla counters with a nice uppercut.
Punani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Punani scoring well with a low kick there.
Padilla looks to land a body kick but Punani moved away.
Punani throws the left hand but Padilla avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheers as Padilla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Punani doesn't seem phased though.
Punani tries to work over Padilla's front leg with a kick but Padilla checks it.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Punani throws a head kick that misses.
Padilla went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Padilla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Punani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Padilla counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Padilla scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla lands with a kick to the temple. Punani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Punani.
Punani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Padilla counter with a right hand.
Punani misses with a left hand
and Padilla counters with a left and a right that stings Punani.
Padilla connects with a solid leg kick.
Punani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Padilla throws the left hand but Punani avoids the punch easily.
Padilla tries a low kick but Punani avoids it.
Punani wants to slow Padilla down by chopping away at his legs.
Padilla will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Punani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Padilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Padilla delivers a nice body kick.
Padilla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Padilla in his tracks.
Both fighters circling a little - Padilla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Punani misses with a double jab
and Padilla counters with a low kick, right behind Punani 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Padilla.
Padilla connects with a nice looking jab.
Punani lands with a cross.
Punani moves out of range of the body kick.
Punani blocks a head kick by Padilla.
A thudding body kick lands there by Padilla!
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Punani.
A left and a right from Punani both land. Nice combination.
Padilla throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Padilla scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilla looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Punani throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Padilla 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.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Punani.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punani lunges at Padilla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Padilla's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
Padilla thows a body kick. Punani tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Punani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Punani is breathing heavily.
Padilla swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Padilla throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Punani blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
Punani has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Padilla.
Punani digs a good hook to Padilla's body.
Padilla tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Punani is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Padilla.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padilla 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 Punani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Punani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Punani throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punani misses with a hook
and Padilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Punani throws a leg kick but Padilla moved away.
The fighters circling - Punani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punani tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Padilla dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Punani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padilla circles away quickly and effectively.
Padilla moves out of range of the body kick.
Punani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Padilla scores with a leg kick.
Punani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Padilla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Padilla.
Padilla scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Padilla does it's job there.
Padilla loads up on a big right hand but Punani slips the punch.
Padilla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla scores with a jab. Punani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Padilla misses with a looping right.
Padilla works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Punani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Padilla catches Punani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Punani scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Padilla.
Punani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padilla.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Padilla counters with a low kick, right behind Punani 's knee.
Punani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Punani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Punani blocks a head kick by Padilla.
Punani flicks out a counter leg kick but Padilla steps away.
Good leg kick by Padilla there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Padilla misses with a kick to the body.
Punani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punani wants to clinch up but Padilla keeps it at a distance.
Padilla misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punani.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punani, right into the meat.
Punani moves forwards but Padilla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harry Punani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punani misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Punani. Beautiful body shot.
Padilla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punani counters with a good, hard body kick but Padilla shrugs it off.
Punani lands a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punani.
Punani blocks the body kick.
Punani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Padilla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Punani's sensitive parts.
Punani takes one to the side of the head.
A low kick from Punani is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Punani has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Padilla.
Punani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Padilla connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punani 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.
Padilla connects with a right hand. Punani shakes it off.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Punani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Padilla misses.
A head kick misses from Punani.
Punani scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Punani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Punani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Padilla fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Padilla defending well as Punani loads up on a big left hand.
Punani cracks a nice hook into Padilla's ribs.
Punani moves out of range of the body kick from Padilla.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punani throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punani connects with a solid leg kick.
Padilla connects with a looping right hand.
Punani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Padilla.
Punani has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Padilla.
Punani throws a body kick that misses.
Punani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Padilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punani looks to throw a body kick
and Padilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Padilla moves away from the strike by Punani.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punani.
Punani throws a head kick that misses.
Punani tries to bum rush Padilla with a series of wild strikes but Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Padilla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Padilla catches Punani right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by Padilla.
Punani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Punani.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nero Padilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Padilla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Padilla!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nero Padilla waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret comes to the cage accompanied by La Valse d'Amelie. Poochyena has chosen This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena lands with a hook. Touret tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poochyena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Touret's hands.
Poochyena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Touret under the eye.
Poochyena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Touret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Poochyena responds with a good body kick, but Touret manages to step out the way in time.
Poochyena lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret throws a series of punches but Poochyena moves out of range.
Poochyena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Touret throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Touret - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena throws a hook but Touret avoids it easily.
Poochyena cracks Touret with a good jab.
A big right from Poochyena misses.
Touret scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poochyena catches Touret with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Poochyena.
Touret chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Touret wants to clinch but Poochyena slips to the side
and Poochyena counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Touret!
It looks like Tamias Poochyena has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poochyena tests Touret's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Touret throws a right hand that misses
and Poochyena makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Touret has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Shark Tank in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Touret. Poochyena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poochyena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Touret takes one on the button.
Touret throws a head kick that misses.
Poochyena throws out a counter right but Touret avoids it with no problem.
Touret takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poochyena takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Touret wants to slow Poochyena down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poochyena! But no joy.
Touret ducks under a wild hook from Poochyena.
Touret throws a lazy body kick
and Poochyena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Touret checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Touret moves into range and clinches up with Poochyena.
Poochyena is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Touret is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Touret.
Touret scores with a shot to the side of Poochyena's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret misses with a punch to the body.
Touret looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poochyena displaying some good clinch control by pressing Touret up against the cage.
Poochyena working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Touret digs a right hand into Poochyena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poochyena's gas tank.
Touret lands with a left to the head.
Poochyena managing to block the knees to the body from Touret.
Poochyena swings wildly with an uppercut but Touret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Touret tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poochyena stalling against the cage.
Poochyena is looking to control Touret's arms but Touret gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poochyena has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamias Poochyena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tamias Poochyena's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Touret scores with a jab.
Tamias Poochyena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Touret fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poochyena on the side of the head.
Poochyena throws a hook but Touret blocks it.
Touret tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Poochyena manages to circle out of the way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poochyena in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Touret misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena throws a lazy right hand but Touret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poochyena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poochyena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poochyena slips under a jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A right-left combo lands from Poochyena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret throws a leg kick but Poochyena moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Poochyena misses.
Touret misses with a left hand
and Poochyena counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a wild body kick that Touret sees coming a mile off.
Poochyena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Touret under the eye.
A slapping body kick lands there for Poochyena.
Poochyena with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Touret tries to clinch there but Poochyena circles away.
Poochyena let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touret misses with an uppercut.
Touret thows a leg kick but Poochyena checks it
and Poochyena counters with a nice body shot.
Poochyena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poochyena misses with a hook.
Touret is looking to counter the offense by Poochyena and move into the clinch.
Touret instigates a clinch.
Touret unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poochyena is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poochyena misses with a punch to the body.
Touret scores with a shot to the side of Poochyena's head.
Touret using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Touret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poochyena's elbow.
Touret lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret is leaning against Poochyena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Touret.
Poochyena avoiding damage as Touret throws knees to the body.
Touret tries to land knees in the clinch but Poochyena avoids the damage to the body.
Touret prevents Poochyena from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Touret.
Touret putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poochyena in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Touret - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Touret tries a knee to the head but Poochyena blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Touret.
Touret with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Touret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poochyena's elbow.
Touret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poochyena.
Poochyena avoiding damage as Touret throws knees to the body.
Touret using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poochyena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poochyena leaning against his opponent.
Touret misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poochyena.
Touret lands a hook that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Touret misses with a punch to the body.
Touret goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Touret lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Touret scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Touret lands an elbow that stopped Poochyena in his tracks for a moment.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Touret unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Touret throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julien Touret dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tamias Poochyena's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Touret throws an off balance right hand
letting Poochyena counter with a right hand.
Poochyena swings for the body but Touret moves out of range.
Touret is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Poochyena.
Poochyena scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Touret misses.
Poochyena throws the left hand but Touret avoids the punch easily.
Poochyena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poochyena misses with a straight left.
As Poochyena tries to get set, Touret tries to push him back and clinch up but Poochyena manages to avoid the attempt.
Poochyena missing with a left hand there. Touret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Touret slips a jab and a cross from Poochyena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena looks to throw a body kick
and Touret counters with a nice uppercut.
Poochyena throws a right hand that misses
and Touret counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poochyena thinking.
Poochyena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Poochyena misses the target.
Touret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poochyena. That did some damage!
Touret scores with a jab to the body.
Touret tries to clinch but Poochyena is having none of it.
Poochyena thinks about the counter body kick.
Touret gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Touret misses with a knee strike.
Julien Touret has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Touret throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poochyena blocks it with crossed arms.
Poochyena managing to block the knees to the body from Touret.
Touret tries to throw a body punch but Poochyena avoids it by throwing Touret back against the cage.
Touret lands with a right to the head.
Touret lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Touret lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touret lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poochyena backwards.
Touret tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Touret missing with knees to the body.
Poochyena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poochyena blocks a body shot from Touret.
Poochyena breaks the clinch.
Touret is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poochyena can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touret throws a quick inside leg kick.
Touret rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poochyena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Touret lands an impressive looking overhand right. Poochyena doesn't seem phased though.
Poochyena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Touret throws out the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Poochyena finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Poochyena loads up on a big right hand but Touret slips the punch.
Touret misses with an uppercut. Poochyena saw that one coming.
Poochyena looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Touret clinches up with Poochyena and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena avoids a wild elbow strike from Touret.
Touret misses with a knee strike.
Touret works on Poochyena's body with a couple of short punches.
Poochyena blocks an elbow strike from Touret.
Touret has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Poochyena - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Touret, and another! Poochyena is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Julien Touret!
A relieved looking Julien Touret 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 Arthur Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pinto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Pinto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson misses with a hook to the body
and Pinto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson throws the left hand but Pinto avoids the punch easily.
McTearson 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.
Pinto's jab looks to have found its range, popping McTearson under the eye.
Pinto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of McTearson's head but McTearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinto missing with a left hand there. McTearson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McTearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTearson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinto slips a jab from McTearson.
McTearson throws a shot from downtown. Pinto moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Pinto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McTearson throws a right hand that misses
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinto manages to avoid it.
McTearson misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinto misses its target.
McTearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTearson throws a shot from downtown. Pinto moves away and avoids it.
Pinto staying out of range there.
McTearson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pinto lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a leg kick.
McTearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinto if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto slips a straight right by McTearson.
McTearson scores with a hook.
A big left from Pinto misses.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinto. Pinto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McTearson scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Pinto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto throws a big shot that misses.
Pinto scores with a nice right hand.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from McTearson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McTearson misses with a left hand
and Pinto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McTearson thinking.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - McTearson coming out on top.
Pinto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson staying out of range there.
Pinto takes a swing at McTearson's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by McTearson. That's going to slow Pinto down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
Pinto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinto slips under a jab.
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!
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McTearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinto looks to land a left hand but McTearson moved out of range nicely.
Pinto throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
Pinto throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTearson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
McTearson connects with a solid leg kick.
McTearson misses with a few strikes there.
Pinto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McTearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McTearson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinto misses with a hook
enabling McTearson to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from McTearson.
Pinto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McTearson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pinto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Pinto lands.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by McTearson misses
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McTearson lands a slapping body shot.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pinto throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
Pinto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McTearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McTearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinto in his tracks.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinto dips to his left and cracks McTearson with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto tries to move into range but McTearson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
McTearson misses with a leg kick
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rufus McTearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by McTearson as he connects with a hook.
McTearson moves out of range of the strikes.
McTearson 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.
Pinto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTearson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McTearson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pinto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McTearson feints and then cracks Pinto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pinto down.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a nice head shot.
Pinto defending well as McTearson loads up on a big left hand.
McTearson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pinto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McTearson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pinto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinto was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
Pinto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McTearson loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
Pinto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
McTearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McTearson throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
McTearson throws a combination that misses
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinto.
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!
McTearson throws a hook but Pinto avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson missing with a left hand there. Pinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pinto throws a jab when McTearson was well out of range.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Pinto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McTearson.
Pinto punishes McTearson's body with a nice straight punch.
McTearson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pinto's head.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. McTearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson swings widly with a right hand
and Pinto counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McTearson.
McTearson misses with a shot to the body
and Pinto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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 Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTearson.
Pinto misses with a shot to the body
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson scores with a sloppy right hand. Pinto should have avoided that one.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McTearson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinto backing away here, and McTearson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson throws a series of punches but Pinto avoids them all with ease.
McTearson misses with a head kick.
McTearson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Pinto as McTearson shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pinto stuns McTearson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McTearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pinto throws a body punch but McTearson moves out of range.
Pinto misses with an uppercut. McTearson saw that one coming.
McTearson blocks a jab.
Pinto slips under a jab from McTearson.
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pinto has time to react.
McTearson works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from McTearson misses.
Pinto is looking to counter the offense by McTearson and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from McTearson misses
and Pinto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pinto slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McTearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McTearson on the side of the head.
McTearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinto counters with a left to the body.
Pinto misses with a right hand
and McTearson counters with a left to the body.
McTearson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by McTearson.
McTearson shoots in but Pinto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McTearson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson walks into a stiff left hand from Pinto.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. McTearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of McTearson's head but McTearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like McTearson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McTearson digs a good hook to Pinto's body.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McTearson.
McTearson is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Pinto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinto misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pinto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from McTearson lands but Pinto takes it in his stride.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTearson misses with a body shot
and Pinto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Pinto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
McTearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McTearson 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.
McTearson connects with a looping right hand.
McTearson moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rufus McTearson just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pinto lands a jab to the head.
McTearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTearson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McTearson sizes up Pinto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McTearson throws a leg kick that misses.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
McTearson throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McTearson.
McTearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinto moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McTearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pinto's head.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
Pinto throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson counters with a low kick, right behind Pinto 's knee.
McTearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinto lands with a shot to the body.
McTearson 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.
Pinto throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTearson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinto thinking.
Pinto throws a nice looking combination but McTearson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
McTearson staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a front kick that sends Pinto stumbling back into the cage.
McTearson cracks Pinto with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pinto misses the target.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTearson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McTearson thinking.
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McTearson misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
McTearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Pinto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pinto misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
McTearson misses with a left hand
and Pinto counters with a series of strikes. McTearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a head kick but Pinto moves out of range.
McTearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McTearson lands a front kick.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
McTearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Pinto to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinto misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - McTearson scores with a four punch combination!
McTearson looks to land a right hand but Pinto moved out of range.
Pinto throwing a counter right hand but McTearson manages to avoid it.
McTearson looks to throw the jab but Pinto is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson defending well as Pinto loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from McTearson misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
McTearson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pinto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McTearson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McTearson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinto eats them both and turns towards McTearson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McTearson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto misses the body punch
and McTearson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinto thinking.
McTearson misses with an uppercut
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McTearson! But no joy.
That kick from McTearson tenderised Pinto's leg. Pinto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McTearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McTearson keeps Pinto at a distance using the push kick.
Pinto swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson scores with a shot to the body.
Pinto works McTearson's body with a nice hook.
McTearson throws a head kick but Pinto moves out of range.
A jab from McTearson finds it's way through Pinto's defenses.
McTearson throws a right and a left that Pinto avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Pinto. Those never looked like landing.
Pinto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Pinto lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinto checks a leg kick.
Pinto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McTearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Pinto moved away.
Pinto throwing a counter right hand but McTearson manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto lands a nice shot that snaps McTearson's head back.
McTearson throws an overhand right that lands on Pinto's shoulder, as Pinto tries to avoid the shot.
Pinto appears to be looking for a big counter.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTearson lands with a hook. Pinto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McTearson slips a jab from Pinto.
McTearson looks to land a body kick but Pinto moved away.
McTearson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses
and Pinto counters with a straight right hand.
Arthur Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinto throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Pinto slips under a jab from McTearson.
Pinto lands an overhand right.
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
McTearson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McTearson misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Pinto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McTearson looks to throw a body kick
and Pinto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McTearson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinto.
Pinto throws the left hand but McTearson avoids the punch easily.
Pinto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
McTearson jabs at Pinto's body.
Pinto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
McTearson tries to work over Pinto's front leg with a kick but Pinto checks it.
Pinto is looking to counter punch.
McTearson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rufus McTearson.
Well McTearson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Rufus McTearson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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