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GAMMA#540 Gunnar v Slevin 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!!. Duarte has chosen Go 2 Sleep by Ludacris as his entrance music. Amirezza Pourramenazanali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcos Duarte's chin.
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194 lbs
33 - 21 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Duarte clinches up against the cage.
Duarte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duarte lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Duarte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Duarte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pourramenazanali tries to roll over but Duarte keeps him under control.
Pourramenazanali is holding on to half guard well.
Duarte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pourramenazanali defending well though.
Duarte working Pourramenazanali over with strikes.
Pourramenazanali wants to improve his position but Duarte is controlling well.
Pourramenazanali trying to control here.
Duarte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duarte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pourramenazanali defending well though.
Duarte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pourramenazanali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duarte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duarte prevents Pourramenazanali from improving his position.
Duarte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duarte prevents Pourramenazanali from improving his position.
Pourramenazanali regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pourramenazanali trying to keep a closed guard but Duarte is proving a slippery customer.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Pourramenazanali is keeping the position.
Duarte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pourramenazanali pulls Duarte in close to prevent any damage.
Pourramenazanali is trying to keep Duarte in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Pourramenazanali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pourramenazanali is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte has gone for a leg lock! Pourramenazanali slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duarte's guard.
Pourramenazanali stopping the sweep attempt from Duarte.
Pourramenazanali trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Pourramenazanali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Pourramenazanali postures up.
Pourramenazanali connects with a couple of short punches.
Pourramenazanali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pourramenazanali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pourramenazanali connects with a couple of short punches.
Duarte controls Pourramenazanali momentarily but Pourramenazanali frees himself.
Pourramenazanali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pourramenazanali won't allow Duarte to sweep him here.
Duarte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duarte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pourramenazanali's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duarte throwing strikes from guard but Pourramenazanali blocks nicely.
Pourramenazanali is pulling down on Duarte's head to control his posture.
Pourramenazanali wants to sweep but no luck.
Duarte with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pourramenazanali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pourramenazanali wants to sweep here but Duarte controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duarte looking to pass the guard.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Duarte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pourramenazanali misses the jab.
A combination from Pourramenazanali does no damage.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Duarte misses
and Pourramenazanali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duarte defending well as Pourramenazanali loads up on a big left hand.
Pourramenazanali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pourramenazanali throws a right and a left that Duarte avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duarte shoots for a double leg takedown but Pourramenazanali sprawls well. He's pushed Duarte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pourramenazanali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pourramenazanali misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pourramenazanali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pourramenazanali takes a swing at Duarte's ribcage but misses.
Pourramenazanali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duarte. Pourramenazanali does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Duarte misses.
Pourramenazanali slips a jab from Duarte.
Duarte throws a series of punches but Pourramenazanali moves out of range.
Pourramenazanali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pourramenazanali throws a lazy right hand but Duarte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pourramenazanali takes a swing at Duarte's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Pourramenazanali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duarte throws a shot from downtown. Pourramenazanali moves away and avoids it.
Pourramenazanali lands with a straight right. Duarte didn't see that one coming.
Duarte drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pourramenazanali wants to sweep here but Duarte controlling him for the moment.
Pourramenazanali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pourramenazanali is on top in guard.
Pourramenazanali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duarte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pourramenazanali passes into side control.
Pourramenazanali is looking to take a break and control but Duarte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duarte is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pourramenazanali is putting a hurting on Duarte here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pourramenazanali tries to move into full mount but can't pass Duarte's legs.
Duarte tries to improve position but can't.
Duarte dodges the ground and pound from Pourramenazanali.
Duarte regains half guard, as Pourramenazanali was trying to land strikes.
Duarte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pourramenazanali pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Duarte is trying to keep Pourramenazanali in close.
Pourramenazanali with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duarte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duarte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pourramenazanali keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Duarte's head.
Pourramenazanali throwing strikes from guard but Duarte blocks nicely.
Pourramenazanali trying to control the position from guard on top but Duarte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duarte trying to keep a closed guard but Pourramenazanali is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Pourramenazanali looking to pass the guard.
Marcos Duarte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pourramenazanali wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Duarte wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duarte is on top in guard.
Duarte throws a big right hand that misses.
Duarte throwing strikes but missing.
Pourramenazanali seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pourramenazanali is trying to keep Duarte in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pourramenazanali jabs at Duarte's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duarte, as that shot connected.
Pourramenazanali ducks under a wild hook from Duarte.
Duarte throws a hook but Pourramenazanali avoids it easily.
Duarte slips a jab and a cross from Pourramenazanali.
Duarte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pourramenazanali clinches.
Pourramenazanali misses with some punches.
Pourramenazanali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pourramenazanali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pourramenazanali misses with an uppercut.
Amirezza Pourramenazanali is winning the standup battle so far.
Duarte is looking to clinch.
Pourramenazanali throws a body punch but Duarte moves out of range.
Pourramenazanali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duarte looks to throw the jab but Pourramenazanali is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali tried to score with a low kick but Duarte checks it.
Duarte feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Duarte.
Pourramenazanali shoots in looking for a takedown. Duarte tries to sprawl out of it but Pourramenazanali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duarte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duarte throws the left hand but Pourramenazanali avoids the punch easily.
Pourramenazanali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duarte throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pourramenazanali tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Duarte is in Pourramenazanali's guard.
Duarte preventing the sweep.
Duarte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pourramenazanali's head.
Duarte postures up in Pourramenazanali's guard and throws a big left but Pourramenazanali blocks it.
Pourramenazanali has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Duarte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duarte looking to pass the guard.
Pourramenazanali seems keen to control Duarte's posture.
Duarte preventing the sweep.
Duarte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pourramenazanali working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duarte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duarte distracts Pourramenazanali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pourramenazanali keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
Duarte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pourramenazanali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali has control of Duarte's left arm, preventing Duarte from doing any damage.
Duarte throws a strike but Pourramenazanali rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duarte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pourramenazanali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pourramenazanali works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pourramenazanali throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duarte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duarte is looking for a triangle but Pourramenazanali pushes his legs off easily.
Pourramenazanali drops back looking for a leg! Duarte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duarte manages to kick Pourramenazanali off! Pourramenazanali jumps back into Duarte's guard.
Pourramenazanali wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali won't allow Duarte to sweep him here.
Pourramenazanali trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Pourramenazanali postures up and lands a big shot to Duarte's brow.
Pourramenazanali trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Duarte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duarte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pourramenazanali with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcos Duarte.
I think Duarte 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Duarte!
Marcos Duarte decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jon Pegas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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246 lbs
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247 lbs
38 - 28 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pegas.
Pegas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pegas throws a big counter head kick but Nukem avoids it with no problem.
Nukem loads up on a big right hand but Pegas slips the punch.
Nukem is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nukem misses with a shot to the body
and Pegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nukem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pegas connects with a body shot that sends Nukem's belly button to the back.
Pegas scores with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pegas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pegas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nukem on the side of the head.
Nukem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nukem lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pegas throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Pegas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nukem fails with a takedown attempt.
Nukem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nukem wants to slow Pegas down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Nukem does it's job there.
Pegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Nukem.
Nukem fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pegas avoids it really well and circles away.
Nukem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nukem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pegas in his tracks.
Pegas blocks a low kick nicely.
Nukem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pegas. That did some damage!
Pegas clinches up against the cage.
Pegas digs a right hand underneath Nukem's ribcage. Nukem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nukem blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegas tries to throw a body punch but Nukem avoids it by throwing Pegas back against the cage.
Nukem jumps guard but Pegas stands there with Nukem around his waist. Nukem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Nukem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pegas taking a breather.
Nukem fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pegas lands an elbow just above Nukem 's eye.
It looks like Duke Nukem has been cut.
Nukem blocking some punches.
Pegas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nukem backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Pegas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pegas.
Nukem pulls guard successfully.
Nukem controls Pegas momentarily but Pegas frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pegas is looking to score with low kicks.
Pegas throws the left hand but Nukem avoids the punch easily.
Pegas misses with a leg kick.
Nukem half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Pegas misses
and Pegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jon Pegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pegas.
Nukem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas checks the leg kick.
Pegas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pegas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pegas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nukem counters with a low kick, right behind Pegas 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nukems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Nukem tenderised Pegas's leg. Pegas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pegas throws a nice looking combination but Nukem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pegas throws an overhand right that lands on Nukem's shoulder, as Nukem tries to avoid the shot.
Pegas lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pegas lands a nice looking body shot.
Pegas throws out a loose jab but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pegas looks to throw the jab but Nukem is out of range.
Pegas throws a push kick but Nukem slaps the foot to one side.
Nukem lands a leg kick that knocks Pegas off balance momentarily.
Nukem throws the left hand but Pegas avoids the punch easily.
Nukem cracks a nice hook into Pegas's ribs.
Pegas swings widly with a right hand
and Nukem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nukem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Pegas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duke Nukem's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pegas misses with an uppercut.
Pegas thuds a left hand into Nukem's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nukem.
Nukem looks to throw the jab but Pegas is out of range.
Pegas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nukem has time to react.
A jab from Nukem misses.
A punch combination from Nukem misses.
Pegas wants to counter the offense by Nukem and move into the clinch position.
Nukem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nukem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pegas missing with a left hand there. Nukem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem blocks the body kick.
Pegas blocks a head kick by Nukem.
Pegas misses with a kick to the body
and Nukem counters with a leg kick.
Pegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nukem throws a shot from downtown. Pegas moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nukem.
It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
Jon Pegas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nukem throws a series of punches but Pegas moves out of range.
Nukem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Pegas is just out of range.
Pegas misses with a hook. Nukem ducked under it nicely.
Nukem throws a shot to the body.
Nukem throws a right hand that misses
and Pegas counters with a left to the body.
Nukem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pegas clinches up against the cage.
Nukem looking to slow down the pace here.
Nukem prevents a body shot from Pegas.
Nukem wants a takedown but no success here.
Pegas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pegas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pegas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem blocks a body shot from Pegas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pegas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nukem tries to pull guard but Pegas won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Nukem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pegas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pegas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nukem pulls guard effortlessly.
Pegas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nukem wants to get back to his feet but Pegas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pegas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pegas misses with a body punch
and Pegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Pegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nukem tried to counter with a leg kick but Pegas avoided it.
Nukem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pegas lands a leg kick that knocks Nukem off balance momentarily.
Nukem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pegas. That one must have hurt.
Nukem takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Pegas.
Pegas misses with a low kick.
Pegas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jon Pegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pegas cracks the inside of Nukem's front leg.
Pegas throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pegas looks to score with a jab to the body but Nukem is just out of range.
Nukem throws a hook to the side of Pegas's head but Pegas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nukem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pegas rushes Nukem and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nukem is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nukem is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pegas to keep the fight standing.
Nukem's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jon Pegas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pegas throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pegas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nukem jumps guard but Pegas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pegas avoiding damage.
Pegas misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Pegas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Nukem misses with a right hand
and Pegas counters with a straight right hand.
Nukem dives in and grabs Pegas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pegas pushes down on Nukem's head and hops out.
Nukem thumps Pegas with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Pegas.
Pegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pegas misses with a head kick.
Pegas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nukem lands with a hook. Pegas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nukem manages to avoid it.
Pegas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pegas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pegas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nukem.
Nukem lands a leg kick that knocks Pegas off balance momentarily.
Nukem connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas throws a low kick but Nukem avoids it.
Nukem moves out of range of the leg kick from Pegas.
Pegas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nukem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nukem moves out of range as Pegas strikes.
Nukem dives in for a single leg takedown but Pegas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nukem sets himself, and Pegas steps forward looking for the clinch! Nukem avoids it this time.
Pegas throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
Pegas staying out of range there.
Pegas throws a sloppy head kick and Nukem moves out of range easily.
Nukem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pegas doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Nukem's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pegas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nukem tried to score with a low kick but Pegas checks it.
Pegas lands an overhand right.
Nukem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pegas.
Pegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a body kick that misses
and Pegas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pegas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pegas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nukem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nukem tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pegas just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Nukem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
Nukem tries to pull guard but Pegas won't allow it.
Pegas has a couple of punches blocked by Nukem.
Nukem pulls Pegas into guard.
Nukem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pegas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pegas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nukem manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pegas manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem trying to move into half guard but instead Pegas has managed to sweep!
Nukem is pulling down on Pegas's head. It's preventing any offense from Pegas, at least for the moment.
Nukem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pegas is one step ahead there.
Duke Nukem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nukem looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pegas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pegas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nukem, up you get!
Pegas forces Nukem back against the cage and clinches.
Nukem blocks an uppercut.
Pegas can't find room to land a body shot as Nukem controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Pegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pegas 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Pegas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
22 - 16 - 0 |
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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
23 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fleming throws a right hand that Kyoraku ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyoraku also avoids with ease.
Fleming walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyoraku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyoraku raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fleming darts in and clinches Kyoraku up against the cage.
Fleming lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Fleming controls the action.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyoraku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyoraku scores with a hook to the body.
Fleming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kyoraku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kyoraku taking a breather.
Fleming cracks Kyoraku with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleming controls his hands.
Kyoraku tries to work over Fleming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku digs a right hand underneath Fleming's ribcage. Fleming let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands an uppercut.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fleming.
Kyoraku avoiding damage.
Fleming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fleming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kyoraku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fleming.
Fleming misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleming.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleming controls his hands.
Fleming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kyoraku's face.
Kyoraku wants to stall.
Kyoraku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Kyoraku on the inside.
Fleming scores with a shot to the side of Kyoraku's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyoraku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Fleming avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kyoraku is trying to get back to full guard.
Fleming throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kyoraku tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
Fleming throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fleming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kyoraku keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to Kyoraku's temple.
Kyoraku told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fleming throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kyoraku is looking to control Fleming's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kyoraku avoid being mounted?
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kyoraku taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku is doing well to control the position and prevent Fleming from advancing to side control.
Kyoraku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fleming.
Kyoraku holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kyoraku is trying to maintain the position but Fleming is very close to passing his half guard.
Fleming missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fleming is working for a kimura but Kyoraku is defending it quite comfortably.
Fleming is looking for a kimura but Kyoraku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fleming to get the leverage.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kyoraku is controlling Fleming's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kyoraku wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku is controlling Fleming's trapped leg to prevent Fleming from advancing to side control.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kyoraku is looking for a sweep. Fleming is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kyoraku is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fleming thows a huge punch but Kyoraku dodges it nicely.
Fleming thows a huge punch but Kyoraku dodges it nicely.
Kyoraku makes his way to full guard, as Fleming worked for a kimura.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Kyoraku keeps moving.
Fleming throws an elbow that misses. Kyoraku uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fleming's guard. Nice move by Kyoraku!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Fleming dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fleming moves into range and clinches up with Kyoraku.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyoraku avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyoraku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Fleming has a couple of punches blocked by Kyoraku.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fleming throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
Scott Fleming has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Fleming avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Fleming misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fleming's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming lands with a light punch inside.
Fleming lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kyoraku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fleming has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kyoraku after a bit of a struggle.
Kyoraku has Fleming pushed against the cage.
Kyoraku stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kyoraku receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyoraku.
Fleming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott Fleming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fleming wants to clinch
and Kyoraku counters with a left right combination that sends Fleming crashing to the mat - Kyoraku wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Fleming out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
A very excited looking Shunsui Kyoraku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston-Dropkick Murphys. Wonka has chosen Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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146 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wonka.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wonka 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.
Wonka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunter back to the cage. Wonka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Hunter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunter throws a body punch but Wonka moves out of range.
Wonka takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Hunter half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wonka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunter 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.
Wonka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wonka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wonka misses with the head strike.
Wonka has Hunter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hunter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wonka tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wonka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Wonka cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Wonka blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Wonka is leaning against Hunter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Wonka - that landed with a thud.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Wonka.
Wonka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hunter is keen to just control but Wonka is a slippery customer.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but Wonka defending well.
Wonka gets back to full guard.
Hunter passes Wonka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wonka is looking to improve his position.
Wonka actively working from the bottom here.
Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Wonka is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wonka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.
Wonka actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wonka's head.
Wonka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunter postures up in Wonka's guard and throws a big left but Wonka blocks it.
Hunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Wonka.
Wonka working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka working for submissions but it's allowed Hunter to get to half guard.
Hunter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wonka is refusing to be controlled, as Hunter sits in half guard.
Hunter is looking for a kimura here.
Hunter trying to control from half guard but Wonka is working away.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Wonka is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka actively working from the bottom here.
Hunter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wonka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunter's back!
Wonka lands punches and elbows.
Hunter trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hunter has hold of Wonka's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Hunter trying to control the hands but Wonka breaks the grip.
Wonka gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wonka has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willy Wonka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wonka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunter pinned against the cage. Hunter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hunter.
Wonka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunter off and has taken his back!
Wonka is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hunter defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wonka is hanging on to Hunter's back as he tries to escape.
Wonka is looking for the choke from the back position but Hunter is controlling his hands well.
Hunter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter is trying to maintain the position but Wonka is very close to passing his half guard.
Justin Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wonka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wonka is keen to just control but Hunter is a slippery customer.
Wonka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wonka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hunter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunter controls Wonka momentarily but Wonka frees himself.
Wonka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter is trying to hold Wonka in close to prevent damage but Wonka has managed to pass into half guard.
Wonka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunter is refusing to be controlled, as Wonka sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka thows a huge punch but Hunter dodges it nicely.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
Hunter trying to hold on to Wonka's head to control him but Wonka postures up.
Wonka wants to take a breather but Hunter is having none of it.
Wonka tries to pass to full mount but Hunter defends it.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back.
Wonka seems to be looking for submissions.
Wonka prevents Hunter from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wonka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunter wants to control but Wonka is keeping busy.
Wonka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunter is just riding it out for now. Wonka eventually gives up the hold.
Hunter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wonka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonka prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Hunter trying to control but Wonka postures up.
Hunter manages to get to full guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Wonka postures up.
Wonka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wonka wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonka is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Wonka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunter needs to keep his hands up - Wonka had a free shot at his head there.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wonka is looking to improve his position.
Wonka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunter's back!
Hunter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hunter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wonka is working away from the top position though.
Wonka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wonka works over Hunter with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Wonka stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
Wonka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wonka is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Wonka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunter's head.
Wonka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Justin Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wonka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wonka is aware though and is defending well.
Wonka wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Wonka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wonka pushing down on Hunter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wonka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunter's head.
Hunter tries to roll over but Wonka keeps him under control.
Hunter is working hard here to advance position.
Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wonka.
Wonka 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.
Wonka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Willy Wonka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunter gets full guard.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Wonka from controlling successfully.
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wonka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunter has his foot on Wonka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wonka works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wonka lands a couple of elbows.
Wonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wonka has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Wonka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wonka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hunter's guard.
Wonka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Wonka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wonka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Wonka!
Willy Wonka got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perrin Aybara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perrin Aybara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Perrin Aybara!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aybara is looking to clinch but Fiddler is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fiddler misses the target.
Aybara thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Fiddler. Beautiful body shot.
Fiddler tries to land a body kick
and Aybara counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fiddler!
Fiddler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fiddler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aybara!
Fiddler controlling from the full mount.
Fiddler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler punching from mount but Aybara doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Aybara wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fiddler.
Fiddler is landing with some decent strikes but Aybara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Aybara wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fiddler.
Fiddler 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.
Aybara tries to hold on but Fiddler pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Fiddler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiddler avoids the attempt from Aybara to control.
Aybara manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Aybara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fiddler.
Fiddler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler thows a huge punch but Aybara dodges it nicely.
Aybara tries to get to full guard but Fiddler has control of the leg.
Fiddler thows a huge punch but Aybara dodges it nicely.
Aybara wants to improve his position but Fiddler is controlling well.
Fiddler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fiddler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fiddler throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aybara to regain full guard.
Fiddler throws a big right hand that misses.
Fiddler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aybara wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiddler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fiddler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aybara has his hands on Fiddler's head, controlling the position.
Aybara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aybara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fiddler preventing the sweep.
Fiddler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aybara working a defensive guard here.
Fiddler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aybara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aybara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiddler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aybara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiddler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiddler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fiddler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fiddler stands up over Aybara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aybara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fiddler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fiddler throws a big elbow that misses.
Fiddler is looking to work some ground and pound but Aybara has wrist control.
Fiddler landing with the ground and pound.
Aybara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fiddler misses with a right hand
and Aybara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aybara!
Fiddler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fiddler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aybara can do to turn this around?
Fiddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aybara moves out of range of the strikes.
Fiddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Aybara.
Fiddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fiddler misses the jab.
Aybara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Aybara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fiddler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aybara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiddler takes a swing at Aybara's ribcage but misses.
Aybara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddler connects with a body shot that sends Aybara's belly button to the back.
Aybara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aybara cracks Fiddler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fiddler misses with a hook to the body
and Fiddler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fiddler blocks a head kick by Aybara.
Fiddler throws a big shot that misses.
Aybara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aybara looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiddler is just out of range.
Aybara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fiddler misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Fiddler.
Aybara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fiddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fiddler tries to bum rush Aybara with a series of wild strikes but Aybara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fiddler misses with a looping right.
Fiddler takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fiddler feints a jab promting Aybara to slip. Fiddler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aybara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler misses with an uppercut.
Aybara is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Aybara - just one landing.
Aybara feints a jab promting Fiddler to slip. Aybara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fiddler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fiddler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aybara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fiddler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aybara.
Fiddler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aybara has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Perrin Aybara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aybara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fiddler's hands.
Aybara misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Fiddler misses the target.
Fiddler throws a poor cross that misses
and Aybara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aybara throws a body shot but no joy.
Aybara lands a slapping body shot.
Fiddler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aybara is breathing heavily.
Fiddler lands with a hook. Aybara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Fiddler.
Perrin Aybara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fiddler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler misses with a lunging right hand
letting Aybara counter with a right hand.
Aybara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiddler throws out the jab.
Fiddler throws a sloppy body shot
and Aybara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aybara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Aybara.
Aybara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fiddler.
Fiddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aybara lands the left hand.
Fiddler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aybara back to the cage. Fiddler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aybara connects with an inside leg kick.
Fiddler loads up on a big right hand but Aybara slips the punch.
Freddie Fiddler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aybara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fiddler tries a head kick but it misses.
Fiddler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Aybara misses its intended target.
Aybara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aybara lands an elbow that stopped Fiddler in his tracks for a moment.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiddler.
Fiddler is trying to maintain a safe position but Aybara gets an underhook and turns Fiddler into the cage.
Fiddler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aybara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fiddler misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiddler is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aybara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fiddler tries to throw a body punch but Aybara avoids it by throwing Fiddler back against the cage.
Fiddler lands a hook that snaps the head of Aybara backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Perrin Aybara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A low kick from Fiddler is predictable there
and Aybara counters with a nice uppercut.
Fiddler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aybara.
Aybara tries to bum rush Fiddler with a series of wild strikes but Fiddler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aybara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fiddler misses the shot to the body.
Aybara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fiddler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aybara takes a step back to recover.
Aybara takes the fight into the clinch.
Fiddler lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiddler misses with some punches.
Fiddler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aybara has a couple of punches blocked by Fiddler.
Fiddler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aybara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aybara lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fiddler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aybara misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aybara working aggressively here.
Fiddler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Aybara.
Fiddler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fiddler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aybara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fiddler blocking some punches.
Aybara struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiddler controls his hands.
Fiddler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fiddler lands a shoulder strike.
Fiddler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aybara misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler taking a breather.
Aybara misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fiddler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fiddler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fiddler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fiddler avoiding damage.
Fiddler tries to work over Aybara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fiddler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aybara throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiddler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aybara working aggressively here.
Aybara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fiddler backwards.
Fiddler blocks the elbow strike.
Aybara lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fiddler.
Aybara throws an elbow but it misses.
Fiddler blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Fiddler.
Fiddler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aybara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fiddler backwards.
Fiddler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fiddler.
A short right from Fiddler.
Fiddler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aybara.
Fiddler holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fiddler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Freddie Fiddler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fiddler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aybara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aybara throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiddler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler trying to stall but Aybara improves his position.
Aybara swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiddler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiddler tries to stall but Aybara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aybara lands an uppercut.
Aybara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aybara misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aybara.
A short right from Aybara.
Aybara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aybara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fiddler throws a head punch that misses.
Fiddler blocks an elbow strike.
Aybara lands an elbow just above Fiddler 's eye.
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fiddler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Fiddler on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Perrin Aybara.
I think Aybara 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Perrin Aybara!
Perrin Aybara decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom has chosen Erika - I Don't Know as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo misses the jab.
Halo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Noteboom tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
De Noteboom walks into a stiff left hand from Halo.
De Noteboom avoids the body shot from Halo.
De Noteboom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body kick there by Halo.
Halo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Noteboom misses with a looping right.
Halo swings for the body but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halo feinted with a counter takedown.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Noteboom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michael Halo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert De Noteboom.
Halo misses with a head kick.
De Noteboom shoots in and drives through. Halo sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom slips a straight right by Halo.
Halo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Noteboom throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Michael Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of De Noteboom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Noteboom. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo attempts a counter takedown but De Noteboom avoids it well and moves away.
Halo throws a right and a left that De Noteboom avoids nicely.
De Noteboom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Halo throws a series of punches but De Noteboom avoids them all with ease.
Halo ducks right into an uppercut from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Halo lands a leg kick that knocks De Noteboom off balance momentarily.
Halo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halo won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Halo is working from the bottom.
Halo wants to get back to his feet but De Noteboom drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
De Noteboom throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Halo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Halo wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
Halo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Noteboom looks to land a strike but Halo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Halo keeping moving, preventing De Noteboom from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo pulls De Noteboom in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo keeping moving, preventing De Noteboom from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Noteboom throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Halo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Noteboom circles away quickly and effectively.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
Halo lands with a nice body kick.
De Noteboom sizes up Halo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by De Noteboom.
Halo scores with a body shot.
Halo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Noteboom blocks a jab.
Jab from Halo.
De Noteboom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Michael Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Noteboom throws the left hand but Halo avoids the punch easily.
Halo is looking to land body kicks.
De Noteboom feints the counter takedown.
De Noteboom wants to clinch up but Halo keeps it at a distance.
Halo throws out a loose jab but De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Halo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick from Halo lands but De Noteboom takes it in his stride.
Halo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Noteboom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Halo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Halo works De Noteboom's body with a nice hook.
Halo connects with a nice looking jab.
De Noteboom moves away from the strike by Halo.
De Noteboom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, jab by Halo - just one landing.
De Noteboom moves out of range of the body kick from Halo.
Halo throws a series of punches but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Halo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Noteboom misses with a straight right.
Halo tries to counter with a takedown but De Noteboom is quick to defend against it.
A jab from De Noteboom does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Noteboom moves out of range of the body kick.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown but Halo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Noteboom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
De Noteboom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halo's head.
Halo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Halo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Halo is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom winds up and cracks Halo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Halo dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom stalling away here and it's allowed Halo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom connects with a couple of short punches.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Halo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
De Noteboom is trying to keep Halo in close.
Halo tries to free his leg and advance position but De Noteboom is retaining full guard.
De Noteboom wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halo trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Halo misses with a wild body shot.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Noteboom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Halo lands.
De Noteboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halo throws out the jab.
A jab from De Noteboom misses.
De Noteboom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from De Noteboom.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Noteboom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of De Noteboom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Noteboom thuds his right hand into Halo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halo blocks a jab.
De Noteboom misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Noteboom with a nice cross.
De Noteboom misses with a straight right.
De Noteboom misses the jab.
Halo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Halo throws a solid leg kick but De Noteboom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halo.
Halo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Halo.
Nice jab there from Halo.
De Noteboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
De Noteboom misses the jab.
De Noteboom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Halo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Halo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Halo wants it to stay on the feet.
Halo tries to land a front kick but De Noteboom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Michael Halo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Noteboom's hands.
De Noteboom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Jab by De Noteboom.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from De Noteboom finds it's target.
De Noteboom has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
De Noteboom tries a body shot but Halo blocks it.
De Noteboom scores with a shot to the side of Halo's head.
Halo manages to break the clinch.
Halo dips to his left and cracks De Noteboom with an uppercut!
Halo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Noteboom backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom misses with a wild body shot.
De Noteboom swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
De Noteboom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halo moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Noteboom is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo misses with a few strikes there.
De Noteboom is still on wobbly legs! Can Halo finish him?
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Noteboom throws out the jab.
De Noteboom seems to have recovered his senses.
De Noteboom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halo.
Halo missing with a left hand there. De Noteboom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo misses the shot to the body.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Noteboom can do to turn this around?
De Noteboom misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - De Noteboom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Noteboom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michael Halo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom pushes down on Halo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Halo dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom stops Halo from getting back to his feet.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Halo's head.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Halo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halo is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom connects with a couple of short punches.
De Noteboom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Noteboom stands and throws Halo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
De Noteboom grinds an elbow into Halo's temple.
Robert De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Noteboom slows the pace down.
De Noteboom is trying to ground and pound but Halo uses the momentary lack of control by De Noteboom to regain half guard.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is just content to waste time from the top position. Halo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Noteboom's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert De Noteboom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Halo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Halo!
A very excited looking Michael Halo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by boom baby. Diego Sanchez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stotch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stotch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stotch ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Stotch throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stotch.
Stotch jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stotch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stotch defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
We've been informed that Stotch has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sanchez stuns Stotch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Stotch misses.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stotch at a distance.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Stotch.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. Stotch knows he should have avoided that one.
Stotch scores with a hook.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Stotch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stotch. Stotch obviously looking to wear him down.
Stotch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez lunges at Stotch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stotch's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez tests Stotch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stotch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Stotch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Stotch ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Stotch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stotch misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Stotch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook but Stotch avoids it easily.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Stotch is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stotch. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Stotch. Beautiful body shot.
Stotch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Stotch counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stotch.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Stotch moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Stotch's knee but Stotch avoids it well.
Stotch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez lunges at Stotch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stotch's hand.
Stotch connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stotch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Stotch lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Stotch cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Stotch's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stotch has time to react.
Stotch swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Stotch.
Nice straight punches there by Sanchez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanchez.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Stotch's defenses.
Stotch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Stotch throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Stotch ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Stotch's shoulder, as Stotch tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Stotch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stotch throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Stotch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stotch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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 Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez jabs at Stotch's body.
Stotch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stotch.
Stotch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Stotch.
A quick step to the side and Sanchez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stotch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it well.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stotch tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Stotch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Stotch misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stotch is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Stotch connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stotch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanchez has got the better of the exchanges.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Stotch counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stotch is just out of range.
Stotch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Stotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Stotch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stotch tries a head kick but it misses.
Stotch digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stotch moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Stotch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stotch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Stotch's leg. Stotch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Stotch's front leg but catches the back leg as Stotch tries to avoid it.
Stotch with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Stotch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stotch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Stotch.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stotch.
Stotch misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stotch slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stotch connects with a solid leg kick.
Stotch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook but Stotch avoids it easily.
Stotch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stotch. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Stotch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stotch throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Stotch moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Stotch feints a counter leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Stotch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Stotch's legs.
Stotch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Stotch lands a nice looking body shot.
Stotch throws out a powerful jab.
Stotch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Stotch's ribs.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stotch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stotch.
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 Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stotch cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Stotch throws a leg kick that misses.
Stotch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stotch moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Stotch misses with a looping right.
Stotch looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez swings for the body but Stotch moves out of range.
Stotch moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stotch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Stotch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stotch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Stotch.
Sanchez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stotch blocks a jab.
Sanchez jabs at Stotch's body.
Jab from Sanchez.
Stotch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stotch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Stotch counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stotch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Stotch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Leopold Stotch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Stotch.
Jab from Sanchez.
Stotch 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.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stotch works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Stotch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Stotch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stotch scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stotch cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez catches Stotch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stotch.
Stotch scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stotch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stotch, right into the meat.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Stotch.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Stotch.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stotch.
Stotch moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez connects with a single shot there.
Stotch throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stotch lands with a right hand.
Stotch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stotch 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 Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Stotch needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Stotch is out of range.
Stotch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stotch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stotch flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanchez steps away.
Stotch throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stotch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez throws a good cross that connects.
Stotch tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Stotch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Stotch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Leopold Stotch.
Well Sanchez 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oisin O Conghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Payens comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine - Bombtrack. O Conghaile comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Deer's Cry by Angelina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oisin O Conghaile!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Conghaile looks to score with a jab to the body but De Payens is just out of range.
De Payens darts in looking for a takedown but O Conghaile gets double underhooks and turns De Payens into the cage.
O Conghaile misses with a hook. De Payens ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by O Conghaile as he connects with a hook.
O Conghaile connects with a crisp jab.
O Conghaile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Conghaile misses with a body kick.
O Conghaile gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Payens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Payens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Conghaile backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conghaile misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to De Payens's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
O Conghaile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Conghaile digs a good hook to De Payens's body.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but De Payens is having none of it.
Oisin O Conghaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Conghaile clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens misses with some punches.
De Payens breaks from the clinch.
O Conghaile throws out a loose jab but De Payens uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Payens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Payens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that De Payens semi-blocks.
De Payens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Conghaile moves away.
Oisin O Conghaile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by De Payens.
As O Conghaile tries to get set, De Payens tries to push him back and clinch up but O Conghaile manages to avoid the attempt.
O Conghaile checks a low kick from De Payens.
O Conghaile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
O Conghaile lands with an overhand left.
O Conghaile looks to throw a body kick
and De Payens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by O Conghaile.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens swinging wildly here.
It seemed like O Conghaile was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheers as O Conghaile lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Payens doesn't seem phased though.
O Conghaile is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like De Payens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Conghaile tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Payens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Payens misses with a two punch combination.
De Payens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Payens misses with a double jab
and O Conghaile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Conghaile throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by De Payens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Conghaile.
De Payens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O Conghaile misses with a body kick.
O Conghaile attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Conghaile takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
De Payens is looking to counter with a body kick.
O Conghaile swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens takes one to the chin there.
De Payens avoids the head kick by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile throws a push kick but De Payens slaps the foot to one side.
O Conghaile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Payens is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Conghaile clinches up with De Payens and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh De Payens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Payens missing with knees to the body.
De Payens seems to have got his legs back now.
De Payens misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Payens.
O Conghaile blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Conghaile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Conghaile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Payens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Conghaile throws a shot to the body.
Jab by O Conghaile.
De Payens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Conghaile throws a head kick that misses.
O Conghaile feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Payens's calf.
De Payens lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oisin O Conghaile dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Conghaile lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Payens circles away quickly and effectively.
De Payens was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
It looks like Oisin O Conghaile has been cut.
A solid body kick from O Conghaile.
O Conghaile connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Conghaile lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Payens's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from O Conghaile misses its intended target.
O Conghaile has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Conghaile misses with the body kick
and De Payens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Payens takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Payens explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
O Conghaile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Payens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Conghaile throws a leg kick
and De Payens counters with a series of strikes. O Conghaile will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Payens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Payens throws a nice looking combination but O Conghaile bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Conghaile.
De Payens was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
O Conghaile misses with a body kick.
De Payens quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
O Conghaile takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Conghaile has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
De Payens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Conghaile circles away quickly and effectively.
O Conghaile misses with a lunging right hand
and De Payens counters with a body kick that stops O Conghaile in his tracks momentarily.
O Conghaile is breathing heavily.
De Payens closes the distance and clinches.
O Conghaile on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Payens manages to break the clinch.
O Conghaile scores with a nice strike.
O Conghaile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Payens counters with a head kick that drops O Conghaile!
O Conghaile is rocked!
De Payens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Payens advances position into side control!
O Conghaile is still in real trouble! Can De Payens finish him?
O Conghaile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Payens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Payens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Payens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Payens cracks O Conghaile with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens working the ground and pound.
De Payens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De Payens cracks O Conghaile with a big right hand but O Conghaile just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on O Conghaile's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Payens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Conghaile is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Payens is chipping away with strikes.
O Conghaile is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Conghaile can't do much from the bottom here.
De Payens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Conghaile is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Conghaile is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
O Conghaile seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Payens working the ground and pound from side control.
O Conghaile wants to control but De Payens postures up.
O Conghaile sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Conghaile trying to hold on to De Payens's head to control him but De Payens postures up.
O Conghaile is looking for a sweep. De Payens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Payens is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Conghaile doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Payens.
De Payens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
O Conghaile is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Payens throwing shots but O Conghaile is blocking nicely.
De Payens wants to pass the guard but O Conghaile is defending well.
O Conghaile has one foot on De Payens's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
O Conghaile throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Payens attempts a counter takedown but O Conghaile avoids it well and moves away.
De Payens connects with an inside leg kick.
O Conghaile tries to clinch up.
De Payens blocks a head kick by O Conghaile.
O Conghaile wants to clinch but De Payens slips to the side
and De Payens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Conghaile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Conghaile uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Payens.
O Conghaile staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oisin O Conghaile's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by De Payens.
It looked like De Payens was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
O Conghaile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Conghaile throws a lazy uppercut
and De Payens counters with a nice uppercut.
O Conghaile throws a body shot but no joy.
O Conghaile's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Payens under the eye.
De Payens throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Conghaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Conghaile tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Payens counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops O Conghaile! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by De Payens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugues De Payens!
Post fight, Hugues De Payens took to the microphone: 'Mr. Teller. You were a worthy adversary. I am honored to have fought against you, but this moment is my moment. I am creating a legacy, and I will be remembered. Thanks for being an opponent who makes fighting worth it! Broken Halo Pride!'.
In defeat, Oisin O Conghaile stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Keller's choice of entrance music: War 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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197 lbs
29 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
42 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Keller can pounce on him.
Keller 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.
Bennet gets tackled into the cage by Keller. Keller maintains the clinch.
Keller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Keller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennets head.
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet wants to land a leg kick but Keller is out of range.
Keller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keller scores with a jab. Bennet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Keller throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Keller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Keller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennet. That's going to slow Keller down.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keller throws out the jab.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keller.
Keller is looking for the big counter here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Keller.
Bennet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws out a leg kick but Keller moves out of range and Bennet only half commits.
Bennet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Keller swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Keller misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Bennet there.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Keller blocks the leg kick.
Keller tries to move into range but Bennet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keller throws a push kick but Bennet slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Keller misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennet. That snapped Keller's head back.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keller.
Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keller.
That kick from Bennet tenderised Keller's leg. Keller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennet throws a front kick aimed at Keller's knee but Keller avoids it well.
Keller misses with an uppercut.
Bennet throws out a powerful jab.
Bennet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Keller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bennet throws a jab when Keller was well out of range.
A shot to the liver by Keller. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keller! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Keller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Keller throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennet counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keller scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keller scores with a nice head shot.
Bennet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Keller misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Bennet.
Keller is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bennet lands with a shot to the body.
Bennet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Virgil Keller has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keller.
Keller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bennet wants to slow Keller down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet dips to his left and cracks Keller with an uppercut!
Keller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennet's head.
Jab, jab by Bennet - just one landing.
Bennet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keller throws a chopping leg kick but Bennet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keller moves away from the strike by Bennet.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennet wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bennet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennet tried to score with a low kick but Keller checks it.
Bennet lands with a shot to the body.
Keller throws a leg kick but Bennet moved away.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennet scoring well with a low kick there.
Keller misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Keller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bennet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennet throws the left hand but Keller avoids the punch easily.
Keller misses the shot to the body.
Keller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keller throws out the jab.
Keller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Keller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scotty Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body. Keller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Keller looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bennet misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller throws a low kick, looking for Bennet's leg but Bennet calmly moves out of range.
Keller lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller drops his hands momentarily and Bennet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller 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.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Bennet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Keller moved out of range nicely.
Bennet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keller misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Bennet wants to slow Keller down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bennet throws a leg kick
and Keller counters with a three punch combo that has Bennet backing up. Bennet nods at Keller to acknowledge the strikes.
Keller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Keller looks to throw a body kick
and Bennet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bennet.
Bennet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keller's efforts to push away.
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Bennet.
Bennet stalling in the clinch but Keller improves position.
Keller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Keller.
Keller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennet cracks Keller with an open hand slap.
Keller thows a body kick. Bennet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keller throws out a counter right but Bennet avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and Keller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennet feints and then cracks Keller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keller down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Keller loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch.
Keller throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Bennet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Keller walks into a straight right hand from Bennet.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Keller misses with a hook
and Bennet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet misses with a leg kick.
Crunch! Bennet slams his shin into Keller's torso.
Keller is breathing heavily.
Keller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keller checks a leg kick nicely.
Keller flicks out a counter leg kick but Bennet steps away.
Keller throws a head kick that misses
and Bennet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Bennet - that landed with a thud.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Keller with a nice cross.
Bennet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keller in his tracks.
Bennet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keller's calf.
Bennet cracks Keller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Keller misses.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bennet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Keller saw that one coming.
Keller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bennet connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keller.
Keller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keller checks a low kick from Bennet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet takes one on the button.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet lands with an uppercut that bounces Keller off the cage and back into range.
Keller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Keller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Keller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Keller counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennet. That snapped Keller's head back.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Bennet lands an overhand right.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Keller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet slips a jab from Keller.
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
Keller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet swinging wildly here.
Bennet misses with a right hand
and Keller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Keller ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Bennet pivots, looking for a leg kick but Keller is out of range and Bennet settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keller! But no joy.
Keller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennet.
You can see that Keller has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet with a hook.
Keller drives through and clinches with Bennet against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Keller avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bennet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Keller misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet controlling the action here for a moment.
Bennet is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bennet for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Scotty Bennet.
Bennet misses with a leg kick
and Keller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Keller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
Keller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennet 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.
Bennet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
Keller misses with a double jab
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands with a kick to the temple. Keller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bennet misses with a straight right.
Keller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet digs a good hook to Keller's body.
Keller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keller throws out the jab.
Keller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bennet at a distance.
Virgil Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keller blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Keller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bennet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keller forces Bennet back against the cage and clinches.
Keller lands with a light punch inside.
Keller is working Bennet over against the cage.
Keller prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
Keller throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bennet to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Keller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Bennet misses its target.
Bennet lands a head shot.
Bennet dips to his left and cracks Keller with an uppercut!
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scotty Bennet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Keller darts in and clinches Bennet up against the cage.
Keller letting Bennet take a breather here.
Bennet keeps control of Keller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bennet stalling in the clinch but Keller improves position.
A hook to the body from Bennet.
Bennet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennet, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Slevin as he checks the leg kick.
Slevin stuns Steigelmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slevin throws a body punch but Steigelmann moves out of range.
Steigelmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steigelmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Slevin misses.
Slevin scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Steigelmann misses with a double jab.
Steigelmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slevin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Slevin throws a body shot but no joy.
Slevin lands a glancing blow to the side of Steigelmann's head.
Steigelmann thuds a left hand into Slevin's body.
Steigelmann fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slevin on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slevin misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Steigelmann does it's job there.
Slevin misses the jab.
As Slevin looks to move away, Steigelmann throws a big counter combo but Slevin just gets out of the way.
Slevin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steigelmann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slevin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann slips a straight right by Slevin.
Steigelmann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slevin throws a lazy right hand but Steigelmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slevin misses with a looping left.
Slevin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slevin missing with a left hand there. Steigelmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slevin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steigelmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slevin lands a nice looking body shot.
Slevin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slevin is leaning against Steigelmann and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slevin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Slevin managing to block the knees to the body from Steigelmann.
Slevin lands a damaging elbow.
Steigelmann trying to land knees to the body.
Steigelmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slevin lands with a short shot to the head.
Steigelmann gets through Slevin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slevin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steigelmann lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steigelmann.
Slevin takes an elbow to the temple.
Slevin misses with an elbow strike.
Steigelmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slevin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Slevin - that landed with a thud.
Steigelmann dodges an elbow strike from Slevin.
Steigelmann lands an elbow that stopped Slevin in his tracks for a moment.
Slevin lands with a light punch inside.
Steigelmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slevin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slevin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Slevin throws a head punch that misses.
Steigelmann blocking some punches.
Steigelmann blocks an elbow strike.
Slevin managing to block the knees to the body from Steigelmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin throws an elbow but it misses.
Steigelmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slevin blocks it with crossed arms.
Slevin cracks Steigelmann with a nice body shot.
Slevin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steigelmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Slevin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slevin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slevin presses Steigelmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steigelmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steigelmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steigelmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slevin lands an elbow inside.
Slevin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slevin throws an elbow but misses.
Steigelmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steigelmann working aggressively here.
Slevin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steigelmann's elbow.
A short left from Slevin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slevin.
Gunnar Steigelmann's cut is getting worse.
Knees to the body from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slevin throws an elbow but misses.
Slevin throws a head punch that misses.
Slevin tries a body shot but Steigelmann blocks it.
Slevin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Slevin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slevin struggles to land a body shot inside as Steigelmann controls his hands.
Slevin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slevin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steigelmann.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slevin digs a right hand underneath Steigelmann's ribcage. Steigelmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slevin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slevin lands an elbow inside.
Steigelmann breaks from the clinch.
Steigelmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Slevin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Steigelmann's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Slevin lands a glancing blow to the side of Steigelmann's head.
Slevin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slevin misses with an uppercut.
Steigelmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slevin moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steigelmann walks into a straight right hand from Slevin.
Slevin throws a lazy body kick
and Steigelmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steigelmann misses with a wild body shot.
Steigelmann misses with a head kick.
Slevin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steigelmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slevin misses with a straight right.
Steigelmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slevin.
Slevin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slevin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steigelmann.
Slevin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steigelmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Steigelmann.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steigelmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony Slevin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steigelmann loads up on a big right hand but Slevin slips the punch.
Slevin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steigelmann throws a low kick but Slevin avoids it.
Slevin tries a quick counter leg kick but Steigelmann is wise to it.
Slevin throws a right hand that Steigelmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Steigelmann also avoids with ease.
Slevin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slevin misses with an uppercut
and Steigelmann counters with a left and a right that stings Slevin.
Slevin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slevin is looking to clinch.
Slevin looks to land a right hand but Steigelmann moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Steigelmann - that will leave a mark!
Steigelmann throws a head kick but Slevin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Steigelmann misses the target.
Steigelmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Slevin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slevin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steigelmann blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Slevin as the two fighters clinch.
Steigelmann pushes Slevin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slevin has a couple of punches blocked by Steigelmann.
Steigelmann blocking some punches.
Steigelmann blocks a body shot from Slevin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slevin.
Slevin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steigelmann lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Steigelmann scores with a shot to the side of Slevin's head.
Slevin avoids the elbow strike from Steigelmann, against the cage.
Steigelmann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slevin lands an elbow that stopped Steigelmann in his tracks for a moment.
Slevin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slevin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slevin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann scores with a shot to the side of Slevin's head.
Slevin avoiding damage as Steigelmann throws knees to the body.
Steigelmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
Slevin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slevin pushes off an throws an elbow but Steigelmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steigelmann trying to land knees to the body.
Slevin avoiding damage as Steigelmann throws knees to the body.
Steigelmann dodges an elbow strike from Slevin.
Slevin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slevin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steigelmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slevin avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Slevin.
Slevin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steigelmann tries a knee to the head but Slevin blocks it.
Slevin tries to work over Steigelmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slevin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards.
Slevin is working Steigelmann over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunnar Steigelmann's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Slevin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slevin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steigelmann avoids a wild elbow strike from Slevin.
Slevin scores with a shot to the side of Steigelmann's head.
Slevin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steigelmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slevin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slevin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steigelmann misses with an elbow strike.
Steigelmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slevin avoids it.
Steigelmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slevin is keeping busy.
Steigelmann blocks an elbow strike from Slevin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slevin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards.
Jeez, Gunnar Steigelmann's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Slevin misses with an elbow over the top.
Slevin tries to work over Steigelmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Slevin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Slevin misses the body punch
and Slevin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slevin is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Steigelmann wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slevin slips a jab from Steigelmann.
Slevin clinches up against the cage.
Slevin working aggressively here.
Steigelmann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steigelmann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slevin tries to throw a body punch but Steigelmann avoids it by throwing Slevin back against the cage.
Slevin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steigelmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slevin.
Steigelmann misses with some punches.
Steigelmann has a couple of punches blocked by Slevin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin struggles to land a body shot inside as Steigelmann controls his hands.
Steigelmann throws an elbow that misses.
Steigelmann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slevin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steigelmann's defenses.
Slevin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Slevin avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steigelmann throws an elbow but misses.
Slevin throws a head punch that misses.
Steigelmann blocks a body shot from Slevin.
Slevin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steigelmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Slevin.
Slevin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slevin pushes off an throws an elbow but Steigelmann leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steigelmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slevin's brow.
Slevin blocks the elbow strike.
Slevin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunnar Steigelmann's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Slevin!
Tony Slevin is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Tony Slevin 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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