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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Maudsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maudsley comes to the cage accompanied by Irigy HónaljMirigy - Irigy Oszkármirigy (Titanic song parody in Hungarian). Sandford is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Two steps from hell-Heart of courage. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Maudsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Sandford!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandford fails to land with a series of punches.
Maudsley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sandford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandford looks to score with a jab to the body but Maudsley is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Maudsley misses its target.
A lazy left from Maudsley finds it's target.
Sandford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maudsley.
Maudsley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandford doesn't seem bothered though.
Maudsley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandford misses with a hook
and Maudsley counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maudsley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandford slips under a jab.
Sandford avoids the body shot from Maudsley.
Maudsley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maudsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandford.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maudsley.
Sandford darts in looking for a takedown but Maudsley gets double underhooks and turns Sandford into the cage.
Maudsley misses with a looping right.
Sandford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maudsley takes one to the side of the head.
Maudsley scores with a jab. Sandford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maudsley misses with a hook. Sandford ducked under it nicely.
Sandford takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Sandford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sandford connects with a crisp jab.
Maudsley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sandford tries to move into range but Maudsley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maudsley's corner calls for a 1-2. Maudsley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sandford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sandford bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maudsley is pushing Sandford's head away, looking to escape. Sandford manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Maudsley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maudsley is looking to reverse the position.
Sandford throws a strike aimed at the side of Maudsley's head but Maudsley avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley looks to move to half guard but instead Sandford has passed into mount! Damn!
Sandford lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maudsley is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at HK13 LA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Maudsley is looking to get to half guard.
Maudsley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sandford is keen to just control but Maudsley is a slippery customer.
Sandford prevents Maudsley from standing back up.
Sandford seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maudsley is looking to improve his position.
Maudsley pushes Sandford off looking to stand but Sandford dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandford is trying to control the action in half guard but Maudsley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maudsley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sandford trying to control from half guard but Maudsley is working away.
Maudsley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sandford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maudsley's head.
Sandford drops an elbow to the side of Maudsley's head.
Sandford is nestled in close to Maudsley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maudsley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sandford.
Maudsley is trying to get back to full guard.
Maudsley won't allow Sandford to pass to mount.
Sandford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sandford seems to be working for a kimura but Maudsley defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley is looking for a sweep. Sandford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sandford wants to pass the guard but Maudsley is defending well.
Maudsley wants to get back to full guard.
Sandford is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
BOOM! Sandford connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sandford lands a big shot there that rocks Maudsley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sandford lands a big shot there that rocks Maudsley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maudsley is trying to stand.
Sandford lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maudsley is rocked!
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 Robert Maudsley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sandford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maudsley.
Sandford misses with a straight right.
Robert Maudsley is winning the standup battle so far.
Maudsley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandford.
A countering left hand to the body from Sandford misses.
Maudsley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sandford misses with a two punch combination.
Maudsley scores with a jab.
James Sandford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sandford avoids the body shot from Maudsley.
Sandford throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Maudsley to counter with a crisp jab.
Maudsley throws a looping overhand right but Sandford ducks down to avoid it.
Sandford avoids the body shot from Maudsley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maudsley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandford throwing strikes but missing.
Maudsley wants to stand and escape but Sandford is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandford trying to control the position from guard on top but Maudsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maudsley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maudsley 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.
Maudsley keeping moving, preventing Sandford from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sandford blocks a jab.
Sandford misses with a few strikes there.
Sandford manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maudsley on his heels. He'll look to pass Maudsley's guard now, I'm sure.
Maudsley wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sandford manages to pass to side control.
Sandford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandford is just content to waste time from the top position. Maudsley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sandford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sandford connects with a couple of short punches.
Sandford throws an elbow that misses. Maudsley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sandford's guard. Nice move by Maudsley!
Maudsley stands up and waves to Sandford to follow him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maudsley scores with a hook.
Sandford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Maudsley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sandford.
Sandford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maudsley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maudsley 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandford won't allow Maudsley to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James Sandford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sandford postures up in Maudsley's guard and throws a big left but Maudsley blocks it.
Sandford trying to control the position from guard on top but Maudsley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandford with a nice head shot there.
Maudsley is looking to stand up but Sandford isn't so interested in that idea.
Maudsley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sandford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maudsley is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley wants to stand up but Sandford is controlling the position.
Sandford trying to control but Maudsley postures up.
Sandford is looking to improve his position.
Sandford is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maudsley pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Maudsley is going to stand back up.
Sandford gets full guard.
Maudsley wants to stand but Sandford has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sandford is trying to control the position but Maudsley postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Sandford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch combination from Sandford misses.
Sandford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sandford drops his hands momentarily and Maudsley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maudsley misses with an uppercut. Sandford saw that one coming.
Sandford throws a shot to the body.
Maudsley throws a jab when Sandford was well out of range.
Sandford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sandford looks to land a right hand but Maudsley moved out of range.
Maudsley connects with a nice looking jab.
Sandford lands a jab to the nose.
Sandford takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maudsley misses with a body shot.
Maudsley leaves Sandford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sandford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maudsley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maudsley enables Sandford to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maudsley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maudsley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maudsley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandford prevents Maudsley from getting back to his feet.
Sandford working some strikes from top position.
Sandford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maudsley is keeping the position for now.
Maudsley is looking to stand up but Sandford isn't so interested in that idea.
Sandford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maudsley kicks Sandford off and gets to his feet.
Sandford looks to land a right hand but Maudsley moved out of range.
Maudsley defending well as Sandford loads up on a big left hand.
Maudsley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandford misses with a body shot.
Maudsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandford.
Maudsley misses the shot to the body.
Sandford throws a right hand that Maudsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Maudsley also avoids with ease.
Maudsley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sandford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robert Maudsley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Maudsley.
Sandford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maudsley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandford manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Sandford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maudsley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sandford.
Maudsley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maudsley tries to avoid it but Sandford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maudsley to the ground. Maudsley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sandford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maudsley.
Sandford lunges at Maudsley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maudsley's hand.
Sandford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maudsley circles away quickly and effectively.
Maudsley is looking to counter punch.
Maudsley throws a jab when Sandford was well out of range.
Sandford ducks under a wild hook from Maudsley.
Sandford throws a jab when Maudsley was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maudsley swings for the body but Sandford moves out of range.
Maudsley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sandford shoots in and drives through. Maudsley sprawls well.
Robert Maudsley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Sandford.
Sandford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maudsley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sandford throws a good cross that connects.
Maudsley misses the shot to the body.
Maudsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Maudsley backs off Sandford throws a huge counter combo but Maudsley manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Maudsley.
Maudsley misses with a straight right.
Maudsley misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Sandford.
Maudsley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sandford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sandford works the jab nicely.
Sandford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sandford shoots in and drives through. Maudsley sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Maudsley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandford throws a right hand that Maudsley ducks under and follows up with a left that Maudsley also avoids with ease.
Sandford misses with the combination.
Sandford misses with a two punch combination.
Sandford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maudsley manages to avoid it.
Maudsley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maudsley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandford moves away.
Sandford lands with a cross.
Maudsley misses with an uppercut
letting Sandford counter with a right hand.
Maudsley gets caught napping as Sandford dives in and scores a takedown. Maudsley manages to retain guard.
Sandford lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sandford trying to control but Maudsley is working from the bottom.
Sandford pushes down on Maudsley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sandford drops an elbow to the side of Maudsley's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Sandford.
I think Sandford 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Robert Maudsley!
Robert Maudsley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blood Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bane comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Blood. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hail To The King. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blood Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Bane defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Bane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Blood Bane has been cut.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams misses with a hook. Bane ducked under it nicely.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bane throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bane to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams moves to clinch but Bane breaks away
and Bane counters with a crisp right hand that drops Williams! Bane lets Williams back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Ash Williams has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bane wants it to stay on the feet.
Bane throws a counter high kick but Williams was just alert enough to avoid it.
Williams misses with the combination.
Bane moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bane trying to control here.
Bane gets back to full guard.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Bane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Bane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Bane has his hands on Williams's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to control from the top but Bane keeps moving.
Bane is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bane scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Bane misses the target.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bane.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bane. Williams shrugs it off though.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Bane moves out of range easily.
Bane feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Bane tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blood Bane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Williams.
Bane wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bane swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Bane does it's job there.
Williams defending well as Bane loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a hook.
Bane lands a big right hand that sends Williams crashing to the mat! Bane stays standing though and waves Williams back to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Bane finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bane.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Bane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Bane counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood Bane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bane's sensitive parts.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bane throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Bane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries a low kick but Bane avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Bane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bane.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blood Bane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bane feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Williams sprawling to the canvas! Williams rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bane finish him?!
Williams cracks Bane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Bane throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Bane.
Williams misses the jab.
Bane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
A punch lands to the side of Bane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Williams falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bane dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blood Bane!
Blood Bane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oscar Knockout!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Knockout misses
and Christianson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christianson throws a hook but Knockout avoids it easily.
Knockout throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
Christianson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knockouts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christianson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christianson swinging wildly here.
Christianson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knockout's head.
Knockout uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christianson.
Christianson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhöll GYM in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianson throws a head kick that misses.
Christianson moves in looking to clinch but Knockout pushes him off.
We've been informed that Knockout 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.
Christianson looks to clinch
and Knockout counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knockout throws a looping overhand right but Christianson ducks down to avoid it.
Christianson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knockout misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Knockout.
Christianson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christianson throws out a powerful jab.
Knockout moves out of range of the strikes.
Christianson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Knockout to counter with a crisp jab.
Christianson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christianson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knockout.
Knockout throws an overhand right that lands on Christianson's shoulder, as Christianson tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knockout darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knockout throws out a loose jab but Christianson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knockout lands a jab to the nose.
Christianson has closed the distance and engaged Knockout in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christianson.
Knockout wants to break the clinch but can't.
Christianson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knockout is trying to force a seperation but Christianson has the dominant position.
Christianson breaks the clinch.
Christianson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christianson throws an overhand right that lands on Knockout's shoulder, as Knockout tries to avoid the shot.
Knockout closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knockout lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christianson circles away quickly and effectively.
Knockout throws a lazy uppercut
and Christianson counters with a low kick, right behind Knockout 's knee.
Knockout throws a lazy head kick
and Christianson counters with a stiff right hand.
Christianson misses with the combination.
Christianson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Christianson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knockout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christianson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout misses with a looping right.
Christianson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Christianson tries to land a front kick but Knockout steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Christianson moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Knockout does no damage.
Knockout thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knockout displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christianson throws out the jab.
Christianson ducks under a wild hook from Knockout.
Christianson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knockout at a distance.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Christianson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knockout. That did some damage!
Knockout swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Christianson blocks a head kick by Knockout.
Christianson connects with a body shot.
Knockout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christianson. Knockout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christianson cracks Knockout with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Christianson keeps Knockout at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knockout avoids the body shot from Christianson.
Knockout throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Christianson throws a counter high kick but Knockout was just alert enough to avoid it.
Knockout connects with a nice looking jab.
Christianson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Christianson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knockout throws the kick towards the body but Christianson avoids it.
Gabe Christianson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christianson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christianson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knockout throws a big shot that misses.
Knockout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christianson.
Nice jab there from Christianson.
Knockout takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christianson tries a head kick but it misses.
As Christianson backs off Knockout throws a huge counter combo but Christianson manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christianson.
Knockout avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christianson lands a nice shot to the body.
Christianson throws a jab when Knockout was well out of range.
Christianson scores with a hook to the body. Knockout takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christianson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knockout.
Christianson misses with a straight left.
Christianson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knockout throws out the jab.
Christianson throws a head kick that misses.
Christianson misses with an uppercut. Knockout saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianson checks the leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Christianson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Christianson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Knockout loads up on a big right hand but Christianson slips the punch.
Christianson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knockout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christianson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knockout misses with a looping left.
Gabe Christianson is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christianson.
Christianson is looking to clinch.
Knockout tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christianson scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Christianson.
Knockout throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Christianson tries a head kick but it misses.
Christianson ducks right into an uppercut from Knockout.
Knockout on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christianson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christianson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knockout paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knockout swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knockout scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Christianson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christianson throws a hook to the side of Knockout's head but Knockout sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knockout throws a front kick that sends Christianson stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Knockout finds it's target.
Knockout cracks Christianson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christianson connects with a high kick.
Knockout throws a combination that misses
and Knockout takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Christianson misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knockout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Christianson.
Christianson moves out of range of the strikes.
Knockout throws a head kick that misses
and Christianson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knockout connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christianson's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christianson lands the left hand.
Knockout's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christianson under the eye.
Knockout throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christianson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knockout's calf.
The crowd cheers as Christianson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knockout doesn't seem phased though.
Christianson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Christianson clinches.
Christianson has Knockout pressed against the cage, preventing Knockout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knockout wants to get back to striking at distance but Christianson won't allow it.
Knockout manages to break the clinch.
Christianson throws a lazy right hand but Knockout sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knockout manages to avoid it.
Christianson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christianson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson motions for Knockout to come forward. Christianson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knockout slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knockout listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knockout doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knockout avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christianson lands with an uppercut that bounces Knockout off the cage and back into range.
Christianson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knockout's head.
Knockout sizes up Christianson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Christianson is looking to land body kicks.
Knockout throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christianson misses the jab.
Knockout misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Christianson fails to land with a series of punches.
Knockout fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christianson.
Knockout's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christianson clinches up against the cage.
Knockout is trying to force a seperation but Christianson has the dominant position.
Knockout breaks the clinch.
Christianson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knockout backs up against the cage.
Christianson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christianson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knockout takes a step back to recover.
Christianson looks to land a left hand but Knockout moved out of range nicely.
Knockout tries a quick counter leg kick but Christianson is wise to it.
Christianson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knockout moves away.
Knockout throws out a counter right but Christianson avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christianson thows a body kick. Knockout tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Christianson tries to clinch but Knockout is having none of it.
Knockout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christianson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson connects with a solid leg kick.
Christianson scores with a jab.
Christianson throws a leg kick
and Knockout connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christianson looks to land a body kick but Knockout moved away.
Christianson misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knockout! But no joy.
Christianson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christianson throws a front kick aimed at Knockout's knee but Knockout avoids it well.
Knockout swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knockout misses the jab.
Knockout scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
Christianson stuns Knockout with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christianson slips a jab from Knockout.
Knockout has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Christianson blocks a head kick by Knockout.
Knockout blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knockout takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christianson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Christianson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Christianson.
Christianson lunges at Knockout with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knockout's hand.
Christianson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Christianson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
Christianson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christianson throws out a leg kick but Knockout moves out of range and Christianson only half commits.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knockout misses with a two punch combination.
Christianson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Knockout avoids it.
A combination from Knockout does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knockout misses with a hook
and Christianson counters with a low kick, right behind Knockout 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knockout.
Knockout tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christianson throws a solid leg kick but Knockout takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christianson.
Christianson misses the shot to the body.
Christianson lands a jab to the nose.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
Christianson jabs at Knockout's body.
Knockout swinging wildly here.
Christianson lands a jab.
Knockout circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christianson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Knockout.
Knockout tries a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
A left lands for Knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christianson is looking to clinch.
Knockout shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oscar Knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christianson throws a leg kick but Knockout checks it.
Christianson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knockout.
Christianson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knockout, pushing him back against the cage.
Christianson lands a body punch.
Knockout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christianson.
Christianson lands a nice uppercut.
Gabe Christianson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knockout working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christianson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
Gabe Christianson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ambrogio Ballestrazzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballestrazzi comes to the cage accompanied by Foxes - Holding Onto Heaven. Devon Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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37
220 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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28
215 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrogio Ballestrazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ballestrazzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ballestrazzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballestrazzi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Black Widow Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Devon Smith has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith connects with the punch.
Ballestrazzi throws a lazy body kick
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body kick.
Smith rushes Ballestrazzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Ballestrazzi misses with the head strike.
Ballestrazzi is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ambrogio Ballestrazzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballestrazzi gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballestrazzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballestrazzi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballestrazzi. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ballestrazzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ballestrazzi throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ballestrazzi doesn't seem bothered though.
Ballestrazzi fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Ballestrazzi is breathing heavily.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ballestrazzi doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ballestrazzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballestrazzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Ballestrazzi off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballestrazzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Nice cross by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi scores with a hook.
Smith throws a front kick aimed at Ballestrazzi's knee but Ballestrazzi avoids it well.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ballestrazzi rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Ballestrazzi's head back.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ballestrazzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballestrazzi throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi misses with an uppercut.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballestrazzi throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Ballestrazzi lands with an overhand left.
Smith lunges at Ballestrazzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballestrazzi's hand.
Ballestrazzi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to clinch.
A big right from Ballestrazzi misses.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ballestrazzi.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Ballestrazzi misses with a kick to the body.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ballestrazzi.
Ballestrazzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ballestrazzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
A cross from Smith lands.
It looks like Ambrogio Ballestrazzi has been cut.
Ballestrazzi looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ballestrazzi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Devon Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Ballestrazzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Ballestrazzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ballestrazzi misses with a hook.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Ballestrazzi misses its intended target.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballestrazzi manages to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body shot.
Ballestrazzi throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ballestrazzi, right into the meat.
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 Ambrogio Ballestrazzi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ballestrazzi misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ballestrazzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith lands a jab to Ballestrazzi's midsection.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith jabs at Ballestrazzi's body.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ballestrazzi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Ballestrazzi ducks down to avoid it.
Ballestrazzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballestrazzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ballestrazzi. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ballestrazzi thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Ballestrazzi is predictable there
and Ballestrazzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ballestrazzi's head backwards.
Ambrogio Ballestrazzi's cut is getting worse.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballestrazzi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Ballestrazzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ballestrazzi in his tracks.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Ballestrazzi is rocked!
Ballestrazzi misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a crisp right that sends Ballestrazzi to the canvas! Smith follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Smith!
Devon Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock comes to the cage accompanied by Venom's Theme. Brown has chosen Lights Please - J Cole as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
260 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Brown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Brock misses with a low kick.
Eddie Brock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brock throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brock blocks a leg kick.
Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brock lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Brock is just out of range.
Brock clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brock. Brock obviously looking to wear him down.
Brock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Brock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown misses with a right hand
letting Brock counter with a right hand.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock is looking for a counter combo.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Brock!
Brock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Brown down.
We've been told by Brock's head coaches at School Of Hard Knocks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brock's head.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brock, right into the meat.
Brock misses with a wild combination.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brock counters with a nice uppercut.
Brock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice combination there by Brock.
Brock motions for Brown to come forward. Brock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brock was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Brock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown throws the left hand but Brock avoids the punch easily.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brock lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brock throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brock scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown misses with an uppercut. Brock saw that one coming.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Brock moves away and avoids it.
Brock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown checks a low kick from Brock.
Brock misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brock throws a leg kick that misses.
Brock throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brock lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brock.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brock misses with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a body punch but Brock moves out of range.
Brock lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brock. That's going to slow Brown down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brock misses with a two punch combination.
As Brock backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Brock manages to avoid it all.
Brown is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good leg kick by Brock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Brock moved out of range.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Brock.
Eddie Brock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Brock.
Brock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Brock misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brock.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brock thumps Brown with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brock.
Brock throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown counters with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brown might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brock has got the better of the exchanges.
Brock throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brock throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brock lands with a right hand.
Brock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brock on the side of the head.
Brock throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Brown unleashes a big counter combination but Brock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brock throws a head kick that misses.
Brock throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brock. Brown shrugs it off though.
Brock throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Brock is out of range.
Brock scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brock.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eddie Brock is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Brock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Brock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brock throws out a powerful jab.
Brock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brock lands an overhand right.
Brown is rocked!
Brock lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Brown falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Brock!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Brock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Bushido Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better man, today.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Feodor Shemelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodor Shemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Gibson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Shemelianenko misses.
Shemelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Gibson counters with a low kick, right behind Shemelianenko 's knee.
Shemelianenko throws a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
A slow jab from Shemelianenko misses its intended target.
Gibson 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.
We've been informed that Gibson 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.
Shemelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gibson in his tracks.
Shemelianenko avoids the head kick by Gibson.
Shemelianenko lands with a right hand.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shemelianenko.
Gibson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shemelianenko tries to counter by clinching up but Gibson breaks away and moves out of range.
Shemelianenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibson wants to land a leg kick but Shemelianenko is out of range.
Gibson avoids the body shot from Shemelianenko.
A combination from Gibson does no damage.
Shemelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shemelianenko connects with a body shot that sends Gibson's belly button to the back.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Shemelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shemelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibson lands a slapping body shot.
Gibson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shemelianenko.
Gibson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gibson avoids a kick to the body.
Gibson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shemelianenko blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Gibson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Shemelianenko checks it.
Shemelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shemelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shemelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shemelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko tried to score with a low kick but Gibson checks it.
Gibson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Gibson moves out of range.
Shemelianenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gibson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shemelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shemelianenko scores with a leg kick.
Shemelianenko throws a solid leg kick but Gibson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shemelianenko.
Gibson flicks out a counter leg kick but Shemelianenko steps away.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Tarik Gibson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibson instigates a clinch.
Gibson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shemelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Shemelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shemelianenko letting Gibson take a breather here.
Shemelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson landing knees to the body.
Shemelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson just leaning against Shemelianenko, taking a breather.
Shemelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is pushing Shemelianenko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Gibson to work.
Gibson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as Shemelianenko controls the action.
Gibson lands a nice shot to the body.
Gibson lands a right hand.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shemelianenko.
Gibson can't find room to land a body shot as Shemelianenko controls the action.
Shemelianenko blocking some punches.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Shemelianenko avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Shemelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Shemelianenko breaks the clinch.
Gibson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gibson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko slips under a jab.
Shemelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gibson.
Gibson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shemelianenko looks to throw the jab but Gibson is out of range.
Gibson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shemelianenko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gibson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gibson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Gibson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shemelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gibson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shemelianenko takes a swing at Gibson's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shemelianenko missing with a left hand there. Gibson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shemelianenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gibson throws a body kick that misses.
Gibson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tarik Gibson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feodor Shemelianenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gibson.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Shemelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shemelianenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gibson scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Shemelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Gibson's shoulder, as Gibson tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Gibson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gibson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Feodor Shemelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibson scores with a nice head shot.
Shemelianenko blocks the body kick.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shemelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gibson. Gibson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko stalks Gibson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gibson's face. Gibson staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gibson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left lands for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throws a body punch but Gibson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko misses with a double jab
and Gibson counters with a head kick. That will keep Shemelianenko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shemelianenko throws a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Shemelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shemelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gibson. Gibson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shemelianenko. Gibson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shemelianenko throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Shemelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Gibson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shemelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
A lazy left from Shemelianenko finds it's target.
Shemelianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shemelianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gibson to the mat! Gibson manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shemelianenko wants to control from the top but Gibson keeps moving.
Gibson wants to improve his position but instead Shemelianenko has moved into half guard.
Gibson wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko is pressing down on Gibson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gibson is holding on for now.
Shemelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Gibson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shemelianenko content to control rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shemelianenko blocks a head kick by Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gibson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shemelianenko somewhat.
Gibson tries a quick counter leg kick but Shemelianenko is wise to it.
Gibson throws a body punch but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Shemelianenko blocks the leg kick.
Shemelianenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shemelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.
Shemelianenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibson tries to work over Shemelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shemelianenko prevents a body shot from Gibson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gibson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shemelianenko tries to work over Gibson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gibson stalling in the clinch but Shemelianenko improves position.
Shemelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Shemelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko misses with a body punch.
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 Feodor Shemelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feodor Shemelianenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shemelianenko lands with a cross.
Shemelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Shemelianenko lands a jab to Gibson's midsection.
Gibson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shemelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shemelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gibson lands with a hook. Shemelianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gibson - that will leave a mark!
Shemelianenko misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Shemelianenko avoids the head kick by Gibson.
A telegraphed right hand from Shemelianenko misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shemelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gibson on the side of the head.
Shemelianenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shemelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Gibson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shemelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Gibson sprawls well. He's pushed Shemelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shemelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko avoids the head kick by Gibson.
A swing and a miss from Gibson.
Shemelianenko slips under a jab.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shemelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Gibson misses.
Gibson lands with a straight right. Shemelianenko didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gibson is out of range.
Gibson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shemelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
Gibson lands a jab.
Shemelianenko misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Gibson.
Gibson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shemelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko lands the left hand.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shemelianenko blocks a head kick by Gibson.
Gibson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gibson moves out of range as Shemelianenko throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Gibson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
Gibson scores with a spinning back kick!
Shemelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Shemelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Gibson.
A little feinted left hand from Shemelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook. Gibson ducked under it nicely.
Gibson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shemelianenko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feodor Shemelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Shemelianenko is just out of range.
Gibson swings for the body but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Gibson throws a right and a left that Shemelianenko avoids nicely.
Shemelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gibson sprawls well. Gibson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shemelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibson throws a low kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range easily.
Shemelianenko blocks a leg kick.
Gibson is looking to slow Shemelianenko down with leg kicks.
Shemelianenko blocks a head kick by Gibson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to score with a low kick but Shemelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Shemelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shemelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibson throws a head kick but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Gibson tries a head kick but it misses.
Shemelianenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shemelianenko throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Shemelianenko misses.
Shemelianenko throws a wild body kick that Gibson sees coming a mile off.
Shemelianenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko is looking to slow Gibson down with leg kicks.
Shemelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gibson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shemelianenko on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarik Gibson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gibson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tarik Gibson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tree Knee Dad has chosen Not Falling by Mudvayne as his entrance music. Venum Tree Knee Dad acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri tries to work over Tree Knee Dad's front leg with a kick but Tree Knee Dad checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tree Knee Dad! But no joy.
Kawajiri throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad avoids it easily.
Kawajiri throws an overhand right that lands on Tree Knee Dad's shoulder, as Tree Knee Dad tries to avoid the shot.
Kawajiri misses with a straight right.
Kawajiri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kawajiri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tree Knee Dad thuds a left hand into Kawajiri's body.
Kawajiri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tree Knee Dad.
Kawajiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawajiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawajiri tries to keep at a distance but Tree Knee Dad has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands a body shot.
Tree Knee Dad drags the fight down to the ground.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kawajiri defends well.
Kawajiri tries to free his leg and advance position but Tree Knee Dad is retaining full guard.
Kawajiri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kawajiri defends it easily.
Tree Knee Dad being controlled here, momentarily.
Tree Knee Dad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kawajiri has passed into side control.
Tree Knee Dad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kawajiri controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control Kawajiri's posture but Kawajiri avoids it.
Kawajiri happy to just control the position for now.
Tree Knee Dad keeping his opponent close.
Tree Knee Dad tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawajiri trying to control the position but Tree Knee Dad is working away.
Tree Knee Dad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control but Kawajiri postures up.
Tree Knee Dad tries to buck Kawajiri off but Kawajiri is having none of it.
Tree Knee Dad keeps trying to improve his position.
Tree Knee Dad felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tree Knee Dad seems a little lost for a moment, as Kawajiri dominates the positioning.
Tree Knee Dad is looking for a sweep.
Kawajiri controls the position.
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.
Tree Knee Dad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad has a hand on Kawajiri's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kawajiri takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kawajiri content just to control the position here.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to improve his position but Kawajiri isn't that keen on the idea.
Kawajiri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tree Knee Dad is looking to escape.
Tree Knee Dad is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tree Knee Dad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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 Tatsuya Kawajiri will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tree Knee Dad moves out of range of the body kick from Kawajiri.
Tree Knee Dad lands a jab-cross combination.
Kawajiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to clinch but Kawajiri is avoiding it.
Tree Knee Dad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawajiri throwing a counter right hand but Tree Knee Dad manages to avoid it.
Kawajiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawajiri throws a body kick that misses.
Tree Knee Dad looks to land a body kick but Kawajiri moved away.
Kawajiri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawajiri misses the shot to the body.
Tree Knee Dad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawajiri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tree Knee Dad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kawajiri scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree Knee Dad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a straight left.
Kawajiri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tree Knee Dad stuns Kawajiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri connects with a looping right hand.
Tree Knee Dad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawajiri moves away.
A quick step to the side and Kawajiri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tree Knee Dad lands a body shot.
A jab from Kawajiri does it's job there.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kawajiri throws a hook but Tree Knee Dad avoids it easily.
Kawajiri misses with a straight left.
Kawajiri throws a front kick aimed at Tree Knee Dad's knee but Tree Knee Dad avoids it well.
Tree Knee Dad jabs Kawajiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tree Knee Dad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kawajiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tree Knee Dad.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawajiri throws out a loose jab but Tree Knee Dad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kawajiri doesn't seem bothered though.
Tree Knee Dad throws a low kick but Kawajiri avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Tree Knee Dad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tree Knee Dad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tree Knee Dad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tree Knee Dad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kawajiri rather than just go for the knockout.
Tree Knee Dad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawajiri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawajiri avoids a kick to the body.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Kawajiri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kawajiri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Tree Knee Dad to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Tree Knee Dad misses
and Kawajiri counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tree Knee Dad. That's going to slow Kawajiri down.
Kawajiri checks a leg kick nicely.
Tree Knee Dad just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Tree Knee Dad is just out of range.
Venum Tree Knee Dad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tree Knee Dad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawajiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawajiri walks into a straight right hand from Tree Knee Dad.
Kawajiri throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Tree Knee Dad misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kawajiri works the jab nicely.
Kawajiri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tree Knee Dad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tree Knee Dad slips a jab and a cross from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri moves into the clinch successfully.
Tree Knee Dad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kawajiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawajiri works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawajiri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tree Knee Dads head.
Kawajiri pushes Tree Knee Dad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri lands a shoulder strike.
Kawajiri blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree Knee Dad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kawajiri avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kawajiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tree Knee Dad can't find room to land a body shot as Kawajiri controls the action.
Tree Knee Dad cracks Kawajiri with a nice body shot.
Kawajiri lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tree Knee Dad fails to land.
Kawajiri is working Tree Knee Dad over against the cage.
Kawajiri tries a body shot but Tree Knee Dad blocks it.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tree Knee Dad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kawajiri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Venum Tree Knee Dad.
Kawajiri prevents a body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
A short uppercut from Kawajiri.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tree Knee Dad throws an elbow but misses.
Kawajiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tree Knee Dad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawajiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tree Knee Dad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawajiri lands a nice uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawajiri prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tree Knee Dad takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tree Knee Dad looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Venum Tree Knee Dad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tree Knee Dad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tree Knee Dad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kawajiri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawajiri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawajiri moves to clinch but Tree Knee Dad breaks away
and Tree Knee Dad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawajiri throws a shot from downtown. Tree Knee Dad moves away and avoids it.
Kawajiri throws a jab but it's blocked by Tree Knee Dad.
Tree Knee Dad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tree Knee Dad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawajiri manages to avoid it.
Tree Knee Dad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawajiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Tree Knee Dad.
Kawajiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tree Knee Dad misses.
Tree Knee Dad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
Tree Knee Dad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kawajiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kawajiri connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kawajiri throws a push kick but Tree Knee Dad slaps the foot to one side.
Kawajiri is looking to land body kicks.
Kawajiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Tree Knee Dad circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tree Knee Dad! But no joy.
Kawajiri misses with a kick to the body
and Tree Knee Dad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tree Knee Dad throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawajiri misses the target.
Kawajiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawajiri walks into a jab.
A cross from Tree Knee Dad lands.
Tree Knee Dad closes the distance and pushes Kawajiri back into the cage.
Kawajiri tries to work over Tree Knee Dad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawajiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawajiri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tree Knee Dad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kawajiri is looking to control Tree Knee Dad's arms but Tree Knee Dad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kawajiri has his back to the cage.
Kawajiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawajiri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawajiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kawajiri tries to work over Tree Knee Dad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kawajiri.
Tree Knee Dad misses with a body punch.
Tree Knee Dad jumps guard but Kawajiri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tree Knee Dad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kawajiri's elbow.
A body shot lands from Tree Knee Dad.
Kawajiri tries to work over Tree Knee Dad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tree Knee Dad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawajiri blocks a body shot from Tree Knee Dad.
Kawajiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tree Knee Dad throws a head punch that misses.
Tatsuya Kawajiri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tree Knee Dad has clasped his hands together around Kawajiri's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kawajiri is trying to get back to half guard.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control but Kawajiri is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri regains half guard, as Tree Knee Dad was trying to land strikes.
Tree Knee Dad controlling the action here.
Tatsuya Kawajiri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawajiri wants to improve his position but Tree Knee Dad is controlling well.
Kawajiri is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tree Knee Dad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tree Knee Dad's back!
Kawajiri controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kawajiri.
Tree Knee Dad is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kawajiri.
Tree Knee Dad tries to escape the position.
Kawajiri is trying to control but Tree Knee Dad is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Tree Knee Dad is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tatsuya Kawajiri.
I think Kawajiri 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kawajiri!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tatsuya Kawajiri thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malkin comes to the cage accompanied by The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Malkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Malkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Malkin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Murphy jabs Malkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malkin cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy rushes Malkin and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Malkin misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy thumps Malkin with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Malkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Malkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Malkin. Murphy shrugs it off though.
A punch combination from Malkin misses.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1-2. Murphy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malkin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A cross from Malkin lands.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy feints a counter leg kick.
Murphy swings for the body but Malkin moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Malkin. That snapped Murphy's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin thuds his shin into the meat of Murphy's side.
Malkin pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Malkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Malkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malkin tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Malkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Murphy in the body.
Malkin is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malkin moves away.
Malkin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Murphy to the ground. Malkin is now in Murphy's guard.
Murphy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Malkin is controlling him.
Malkin wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping full guard, as Malkin tries to pass.
Murphy wants to stand but Malkin is controlling the position.
Malkin content to stall in guard here.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Malkin controlling him for the moment.
Malkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Murphy is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malkin is able to avoid easily.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy throws a body kick that misses.
Malkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Malkin.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malkin.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy throws the left hand but Malkin avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy scores with a head kick. Malkin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malkin.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Malkin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Malkin looks for the body kick but Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Malkin throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Malkin counters with a takedown into side control.
Murphy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Murphy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin is trying to work for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
Malkin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Malkin wants to pass the guard but Murphy is defending well.
Malkin is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Malkin is looking for a kimura here.
Malkin trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Murphy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Malkin advances position into side control!
Malkin swings around for an armbar but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Malkin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Malkin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Murphy's guard.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Malkin from controlling successfully.
Evgeniy Malkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Malkin controlling him for the moment.
Malkin wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
Murphy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Malkin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy 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.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malkin.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malkin misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Malkin keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy throws a head kick but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy scores with a push kick.
Cedric Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Malkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Malkin. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Malkin saw it coming and moves away.
Malkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy throws a leg kick
so Malkin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Murphy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Malkin passes Murphy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murphy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy trying to control but Malkin postures up.
Malkin is looking to advance position but Murphy won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin 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.
Murphy is trying to stand.
Murphy tries to roll over but Malkin keeps him under control.
Malkin is looking for a kimura here.
Evgeniy Malkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Malkin.
Murphy trying to control from the bottom.
Cedric Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malkin is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Malkin moves into full mount! Murphy won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is squirming around, avoiding Malkin's attempts to control the action.
Murphy avoids a strike by Malkin and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Malkin's guard! Fantastic escape!
Malkin controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Murphy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malkin, up you get!
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Malkin's head but Malkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Malkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murphy's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy throws a push kick but Malkin slaps the foot to one side.
Malkin swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy cracks Malkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murphy sizes up Malkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cedric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Murphy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Malkin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Malkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murphy's calf.
Malkin blocks a jab.
A jab from Murphy misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malkin is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy unleashes a big counter combination but Malkin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Malkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Malkin saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cedric Murphy.
I've got Murphy 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Murphy!
A very excited looking Cedric Murphy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by My Life. The crowd seem to be enjoying Robertson's choice of entrance music: Smoke On. Lil Wayne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, James Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wayne thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it
and Robertson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Robertson misses the body punch
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robertson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robertson misses with a takedown
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Robertson seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters with a nice body kick.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Robertson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Decent striking displayed by Robertson there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne misses with a lunging right hand
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robertson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Robertson.
Wayne cracks Robertson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wayne cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Wayne throws a low kick but Robertson moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robertson! But no joy.
Wayne 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.
Robertson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Robertson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wayne lands a nice shot that snaps Robertson's head back.
Robertson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body kick from Wayne.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Robertson checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Robertson saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Robertson misses.
Wayne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robertson misses the jab.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robertson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robertson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wayne rather than just go for the knockout.
Wayne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Robertson will feel that in the morning.
Wayne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne misses with a low kick as Robertson jumps back.
Wayne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne pushes Robertson away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne tests Robertson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne throws a low kick but Robertson moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Robertson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wayne thuds his shin into the meat of Robertson's side.
Robertson scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Robertson finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Robertson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Robertson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Robertson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Wayne misses
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Robertson lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne lands a head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne digs a good hook to Robertson's body.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Robertson clobbers Wayne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Robertson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Robertson misses.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robertson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robertson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wayne sizes up Robertson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robertson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Wayne.
Wayne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Robertson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Robertson's calf.
Lil Wayne is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Wayne.
Robertson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne wants to land a leg kick but Robertson is out of range.
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robertson momentarily.
Robertson lands with a right hand.
Robertson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne thinks about countering with a body kick.
Robertson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Robertson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Robertson down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wayne throws a lazy head kick
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robertson can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne 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.
Robertson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Robertson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robertson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wayne cracks the inside of Robertson's front leg.
Wayne throws a push kick but Robertson slaps the foot to one side.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Robertson is just out of range.
Robertson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Robertson.
Robertson cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wayne thows a body kick. Robertson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wayne throws the left hand but Robertson avoids the punch easily.
Robertson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wayne tries to clinch there but Robertson circles away.
Robertson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Robertson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne slips under a jab.
Wayne thuds his shin into the meat of Robertson's side.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Robertson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Robertson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wayne has got the better of the exchanges.
Robertson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robertson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Robertson takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne feints and then cracks Robertson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robertson down.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses.
Robertson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wayne moves out of range as Robertson strikes.
Wayne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Robertson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne gets a clinch.
Robertson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wayne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robertson lands an uppercut.
Wayne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
A hook to the body from Robertson.
Robertson throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Wayne.
Robertson has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
Robertson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
Robertson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne has a couple of punches blocked by Robertson.
Robertson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robertson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Robertson throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Robertson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body
and Robertson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wayne thinking.
Wayne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Robertson throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Robertson saw that one coming.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Robertson.
Wayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wayne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne throws a big counter combination but Robertson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wayne scores with a jab to the head.
Robertson connects with a nice looking jab.
Robertson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Robertson blocks the body kick.
Robertson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robertson jabs at Wayne's body.
Wayne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wayne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wayne thumps Robertson with a low kick.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Robertson's knee but Robertson avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Robertson misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
Wayne cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Robertson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wayne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.
Robertson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Robertson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Robertson misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne misses with a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Robertson.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wayne thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Robertson. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Wayne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robertson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne defending well as Robertson loads up on a big left hand.
Robertson moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robertson throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
Robertson with a nice cross.
Wayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robertson.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that Robertson sees coming a mile off.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robertson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robertson just misses with a punch to the body.
Robertson checks a leg kick.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne throws a looping overhand right but Robertson ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Robertson throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Robertson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wayne tries to land a body kick
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Robertson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses
and Robertson counters with a nice uppercut.
Robertson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robertson needs to keep his hands up - Wayne had a free shot at his head there.
Wayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Robertson tries to counter it with a takedown but Wayne pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wayne lands a leg kick that knocks Robertson off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Robertson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Wayne
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Wayne.
Wayne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robertson scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Robertson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wayne.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Wayne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Robertson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robertson's sensitive parts.
Wayne throws a body kick that misses
and Robertson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wayne scores with a kick to the body.
Robertson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Robertson cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Robertson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
Robertson throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
Robertson misses with a body kick.
Wayne appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Robertson blocks a head kick by Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Robertson - that will leave a mark!
Robertson misses with a body punch
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.
Robertson throws a hook but Wayne avoids it easily.
Robertson throws a series of strikes that have Wayne backpedaling.
Robertson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne is looking to counter punch.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robertson lands with a nice body kick.
Wayne blocks a head kick by Robertson.
Wayne looks to land a combination. Robertson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Robertson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Wayne.
Wayne throws a hook but Robertson blocks it.
Wayne throws a lazy head kick
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.
Robertson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne tries to counter by clinching up but Robertson breaks away and moves out of range.
Robertson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robertson! But no joy.
Wayne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robertson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wayne, right into the meat.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Robertson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robertson moves away.
Robertson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Robertson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lil Wayne will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wayne throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robertson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wayne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wayne wants to slow Robertson down by chopping away at his legs.
Robertson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Wayne.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Robertson under the eye.
Wayne tries a low kick but Robertson avoids it.
Wayne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne moves out of range as Robertson throws a body kick.
Wayne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Robertson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Robertson slips a straight right by Wayne.
Wayne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Robertson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Robertson misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wayne.
Robertson throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Robertson stumbling back into the cage.
Robertson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson blocks a head kick by Wayne.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Wayne moves away and avoids it.
Robertson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robertson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
James Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Robertson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Robertson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Robertson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wayne misses with a leg kick
and Robertson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robertson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Robertson misses with a shot to the body
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Robertson misses with an uppercut
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robertson's knee momentarily.
Robertson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robertson checks a leg kick.
Wayne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wayne scoring well with a low kick there.
Wayne throws a low kick but Robertson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Robertson's leg. Robertson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne lands a slapping body shot.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson throws a lazy body kick
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
A nice combination there by Wayne.
Robertson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Robertson.
Robertson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wayne.
Robertson throws a right hand that misses
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne sizes up Robertson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Wayne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Robertson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Wayne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robertson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body kick from Robertson.
Crunch! Wayne slams his shin into Robertson's torso.
Robertson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Robertson thinks about the counter body kick.
Robertson scores with a hook to the body. Wayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wayne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wayne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne is the new featherweight champion!
Lil Wayne looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Shout out to Stu Pidasol, he'll be missed in this game.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croft's entrance music is I Came to Play - Downstait. A fine choice. Fortunado has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joaquin Fortunado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquin Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado moves out of range as Croft throws a body kick.
Fortunado throws a head kick but Croft moves out of range.
Croft fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fortunado just manages to avoid it.
Fortunado throws a body kick that misses.
Fortunado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Croft can pounce on him.
Croft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortunado thinks about the counter body kick.
Croft misses with a hook. Fortunado ducked under it nicely.
Fortunado is trying to counter with his kicks.
Croft wants to slow Fortunado down by chopping away at his legs.
Croft goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Croft is looking to chop away at Fortunado's legs.
Fortunado throws a sloppy head kick and Croft moves out of range easily.
Fortunado swings for the body but Croft moves out of range.
Joaquin Fortunado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortunado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortunado lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fortunado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Croft counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Croft blocks a head kick by Fortunado.
Croft feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortunado's calf.
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!
Croft cracks Fortunado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Croft keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortunado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Croft.
Croft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortunado counters with a leg kick.
Fortunado scores with a spinning back kick!
Croft fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Croft lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fortunado doesn't seem phased though.
Fortunado 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.
Croft moves out of range of the body kick.
Fortunado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Croft looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Croft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortunado moves away.
Fortunado misses with a kick to the body
and Croft counters with a leg kick.
Croft looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortunado is just out of range.
And Fortunado responds with a good body kick, but Croft manages to step out the way in time.
Fortunado misses with a head kick.
Fortunado lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Croft looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fortunado scores with a nice head shot.
Fortunado moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croft lands with a nice combination. Fortunado backs away looking to recover.
Fortunado moves out of range of the body kick from Croft.
Croft throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Croft 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Croft takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortunado throws a front kick that sends Croft stumbling back into the cage.
Fortunado scores with a nice body kick.
Croft connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortunado. Fortunado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fortunado tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortunado lands a high kick!
It looks like Colin Croft has been cut.
Croft avoids the head kick by Fortunado.
Croft misses with a low kick.
Fortunado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Croft throws a body punch but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Croft.
Croft fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fortunado checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fortunado takes a step back to recover.
Fortunado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Croft. Croft obviously looking to wear him down.
Fortunado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fortunado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Croft throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortunado let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fortunado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Croft takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortunado checks a leg kick nicely.
Fortunado tries a quick counter leg kick but Croft is wise to it.
Croft avoids the head kick by Fortunado.
Fortunado scores with a nice body kick.
A shot to the body from Croft misses
and Fortunado counters with a solid body kick.
Croft walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fortunado.
Croft is breathing heavily.
Fortunado scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Fortunado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crunch! Fortunado slams his shin into Croft's torso.
Both fighters circling a little - Fortunado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croft 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.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fortunado throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Croft is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joaquin Fortunado!
Joaquin Fortunado decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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