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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golden comes to the cage accompanied by Kongos- Come with me now. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golden scores with a jab to the head.
Golden walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Immanuel ducks under a wild hook from Golden.
Golden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Immanuel is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Immanuel tries to land a leg kick but Golden saw it coming and moves away.
Golden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Immanuel counters with a series of strikes. Golden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Golden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Immanuel lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Trey Golden has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel dips to his left and cracks Golden with an uppercut!
Golden blocks a low kick nicely.
Immanuel connects with the punch.
Golden misses with a looping right.
Golden misses with a head kick.
Golden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Immanuel.
The fight stays on the outside here - Immanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Immanuel.
Immanuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Immanuel moves out of range easily.
Immanuel moves to clinch but Golden breaks away
and Golden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Golden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Immanuel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Immanuel blocks a leg kick.
Golden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Immanuel can pounce on him.
Immanuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Immanuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golden tries to keep at a distance but Immanuel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Immanuel.
Golden trying to land knees to the body.
Immanuel misses with the head strike.
Immanuel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Golden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden is trying to pull guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Golden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Immanuel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
As Golden backs off Immanuel throws a huge counter combo but Golden manages to avoid it all.
Good standup being displayed there by Immanuel as he connects with a hook.
Golden misses with a hook
and Immanuel counters with a nice leg kick.
Immanuel wants to slow Golden down by chopping away at his legs.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Immanuel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Golden.
Immanuel throws a hook to the side of Golden's head but Golden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golden misses with a head kick.
Golden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Immanuel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Golden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Golden misses the target.
Immanuel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Golden avoids the head kick by Immanuel.
Golden is looking to counter punch.
Immanuel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Golden's head.
Decent striking displayed by Immanuel there.
An inside leg kick lands from Golden.
Immanuel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Golden is out of range and Immanuel settles back down.
Golden throws a counter high kick but Immanuel was just alert enough to avoid it.
Immanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Immanuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golden scores with a jab to the head.
Immanuel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golden throws a pinpoint strike between Immanuel's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Immanuel crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Golden scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trey Golden!
During a confident post fight interview, Trey Golden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shotgun Trua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rancid - Ruby Soho kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shunsui Kyoraku had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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186 lbs
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191 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shotgun Trua!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trua clobbers Kyoraku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Trua lands a jab to Kyoraku's midsection.
Trua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the side of Trua's head but Trua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Trua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Trua moves out of range easily.
Trua clinches up against the cage.
Kyoraku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyoraku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trua misses with some punches.
Trua lands a right hand.
Trua tries to throw a body punch but Kyoraku avoids it by throwing Trua back against the cage.
Kyoraku tries to work over Trua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trua working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku is trying to maintain a safe position but Trua gets an underhook and turns Kyoraku into the cage.
Trua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyoraku.
Trua working aggressively here.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Trua avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyoraku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Kyoraku.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trua.
Trua misses with the head strike.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyoraku trying to control the position but instead, Trua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyoraku into the cage.
Trua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyoraku's elbow.
Trua blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Kyoraku lands with a right to the head.
Trua misses with some punches.
Trua prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Trua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trua up against the cage.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Trua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku throws a punch but it's blocked by Trua.
Trua throws a head punch that misses.
Kyoraku trying to control the position but instead, Trua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyoraku into the cage.
Trua tries to work over Kyoraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kyoraku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trua lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyoraku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trua backwards.
Trua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Trua.
Kyoraku swings wildly with an uppercut but Trua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Trua controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Trua.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kyoraku wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Trua.
Trua throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyoraku.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trua.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trua.
Kyoraku trying to control the position but instead, Trua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kyoraku into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kyoraku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trua tries a body shot but Kyoraku blocks it.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Trua controls the action.
Trua struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyoraku controls his hands.
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Trua avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Trua lands a body punch.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyoraku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kyoraku tries a body shot but Trua blocks it.
Kyoraku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Trua controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shotgun Trua will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kyoraku clobbers Trua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kyoraku takes one on the button.
Kyoraku throws a sloppy head kick and Trua moves out of range easily.
Trua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Trua.
Kyoraku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Trua on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trua clinches up against the cage.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyoraku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shotgun Trua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyoraku.
Trua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyoraku lands with a short shot to the head.
Trua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Trua.
Trua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trua takes a shot to the head.
Trua is rocked!
Trua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyoraku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trua is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyoraku finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Kyoraku.
A short left from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyoraku pushes Trua against the cage. Kyoraku is working some dirty boxing. Kyoraku pushes off with a quick right hook! Trua goes down! Trua tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kyoraku moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
A very excited looking Shunsui Kyoraku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Shotgun Trua spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry to all of my the fans...i promise i'll be back and win.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go 2 Sleep by Ludacris. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duarte gets a double leg takedown into Donnelly's guard.
Duarte landing some decent shots from guard.
Donnelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Donnelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duarte is fighting to break Donnelly's control of his arms but Donnelly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Donnelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donnelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly working a defensive guard here.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Donnelly keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.
Donnelly controls Duarte momentarily but Duarte frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte scoring with some ground and pound.
Donnelly wants to stand but Duarte is controlling the position.
Duarte trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte won't allow Donnelly to get back to his feet.
Duarte scoring with some ground and pound.
Duarte works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Duarte is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Donnelly gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donnelly is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Donnelly stalls.
Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duarte.
Donnelly sets himself, and Duarte steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
Nice takedown defense from Donnelly. No joy for Duarte on that attempt.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Donnelly as he avoids it easily.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duarte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Duarte steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly cracks the inside of Duarte's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Duarte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duarte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Duarte goes for a double leg but Donnelly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Donnelly continues to drive forward.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Donnelly lands with a slapping head kick.
Donnelly digs a good hook to Duarte's body.
Duarte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donnelly connects with a body shot.
Duarte has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Donnelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donnelly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duarte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duarte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Duarte moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Duarte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duarte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Marcos Duarte has been cut.
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!
Donnelly leaves Duarte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duarte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Duarte's ribs.
Duarte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick
and Duarte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Donnelly pushes Duarte off and gets back to his feet.
Duarte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donnelly's waist but Donnelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duarte off to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donnelly.
Duarte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donnelly can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Duarte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donnelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duarte throws out the jab.
Duarte blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a slapping body shot.
Donnelly cracks Duarte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Duarte is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donnelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Donnelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duarte.
Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Duarte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donnelly.
Duarte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donnelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses the body punch
and Duarte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donnelly's guard.
Donnelly wants to stand and escape but Duarte is having none of it.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donnelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to stand but Duarte is controlling the position.
Duarte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
Donnelly wants to stand up but Duarte is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duarte is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly throws a shot to the body.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly sets himself, and Duarte steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
That's two 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.
Donnelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duarte.
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Duarte's legs.
Donnelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brian Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnelly tried to score with a low kick but Duarte checks it.
Duarte blocks the body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duarte is looking for a takedown.
Brian Donnelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Duarte.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donnelly presses Duarte against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duarte tries to pull guard but Donnelly won't allow it.
Donnelly is pushing Duarte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Donnelly stalling in the clinch.
Donnelly seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Donnelly after a bit of a struggle.
Donnelly lands a shot to the body.
Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duarte can do to turn this around?
Duarte has Donnelly pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Donnelly manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Duarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte checks a leg kick.
And Duarte tries to counter it with a takedown but Donnelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Donnelly connects with a looping right hand.
Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duarte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duarte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Duarte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duarte tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A cross from Donnelly lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a head kick!
Donnelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duarte counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Donnelly both land. Nice combination.
Donnelly misses with a leg kick.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duarte decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Donnelly is trying to stand.
Duarte slips a nice elbow through Donnelly's hands, connecting with Donnelly's forehead.
Donnelly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donnelly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to stand up but Duarte is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Duarte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duarte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly works the jab nicely.
A combination from Donnelly does no damage.
Donnelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duarte counters with a takedown into side control.
Duarte landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duarte trying to control the position but Donnelly is working away.
Duarte looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Donnelly is avoiding damage well.
Duarte throws an elbow but Donnelly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Duarte cracks Donnelly with a big right hand but Donnelly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've been hearing good reports from Donnelly's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Duarte lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte landing strikes.
Donnelly is trying to improve his position.
Donnelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duarte on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet but Duarte drags him back down.
Donnelly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Duarte connects with a decent elbow.
Donnelly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Duarte.
Donnelly is trying to get back to his feet.
Donnelly is looking to regain half guard here but Duarte keeps moving and retains side control.
Duarte lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duarte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donnelly down.
Duarte lands some shots froms side control.
Duarte lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Donnelly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marcos Duarte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donnelly tries to escape but Duarte is in control.
Duarte grinds an elbow into Donnelly's temple.
Donnelly explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Duarte counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duarte tries to clinch but Donnelly is having none of it.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Duarte counter with a right hand.
Duarte is looking to chop away at Donnelly's legs.
Duarte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donnelly.
Duarte throws out a counter right but Donnelly avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Duarte avoids it.
Donnelly misses with a hook
and Duarte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duarte.
Duarte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donnelly's head.
Duarte looking to pass the guard.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duarte postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duarte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donnelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Duarte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet but Duarte passes into half guard.
Donnelly is trying to stand up here but Duarte is controlling him well.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donnelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Duarte working Donnelly over with strikes.
Donnelly wants to control but Duarte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Donnelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Duarte.
Donnelly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duarte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duarte is trying to control. Donnelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Duarte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donnelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duarte lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Duarte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donnelly 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes to the cage accompanied by Once Solemn . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
185 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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43
178 lbs
40 - 21 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Povetkin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Lapis or perhaps it was just good defense by Povetkin, which made it look bad.
Lapis lands with a good body shot.
Povetkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lapis.
Lapis moves into the clinch.
Povetkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lapis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lapis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lapis is trying to get an arm triangle but Povetkin is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapis is trying to get an arm triangle but Povetkin is defending well.
Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Povetkin is trying to improve his position.
Lapis trying to control the position but Povetkin is working away.
Lapis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lapis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Povetkin has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Lapis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Povetkin, who protects the arm well.
Povetkin is trying to control Lapis's posture but Lapis avoids it.
Lapis wants to control but Povetkin is keeping him busy.
Povetkin manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Povetkin is refusing to be controlled, as Lapis sits in half guard.
Lapis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lapis is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Povetkin is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lapis looking for a submission but Povetkin manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Lapis trying to control the position from guard on top but Povetkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lapis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lapis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Lapis dominated that round.
That's time! Lapis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lapis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Povetkin is trying to stand up here but Lapis is controlling him well.
Lapis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lapis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lapis is looking for a kimura here.
Lapis stops Povetkin from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Povetkin wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis is looking for a kimura but Povetkin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lapis to get the leverage.
Lapis seems to be looking for submissions.
Lapis is looking to stall here but Povetkin recovers full guard.
Lapis trying to control the position from guard on top but Povetkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Povetkin is trying to keep Lapis in close.
Povetkin is pulling down on Lapis's head to control his posture.
Lapis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Povetkin can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Povetkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lapis slips nicely into half guard.
Povetkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lapis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Povetkin has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been hearing good reports from Lapis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lapis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Povetkin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lapis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Povetkin has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lapis.
Lapis controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Andrey Lapis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Povetkin tries to work over Lapis's front leg with a kick but Lapis checks it.
Lapis fails to land the takedown.
Povetkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Povetkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Povetkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lapis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Povetkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lapis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Povetkin on the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lapis.
Povetkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin connects with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lapis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lapis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Povetkin moves away.
Andrey Lapis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Povetkin scores with a nice right hand.
Povetkin tries to move into range but Lapis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Povetkin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Lapis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Povetkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lapis.
Lapis shoots in looking for a takedown. Povetkin tries to sprawl out of it but Lapis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Povetkin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Povetkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lapis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Povetkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Povetkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Povetkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Povetkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Povetkin misses with a straight left.
Povetkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Povetkin lands a nice shot that snaps Lapis's head back.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lapis is defended easily by Povetkin.
Povetkin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Povetkin misses with a hook. Lapis ducked under it nicely.
Lapis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lapis moves in looking to clinch but Povetkin pushes him off.
Povetkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lapis on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Povetkin on the side of the head.
Lapis shoots and misses
and Povetkin counters with a series of strikes. Lapis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lapis is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Povetkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lapis fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Lapis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lapis moves out of range as Povetkin strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Povetkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Lapis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Povetkin lands a big uppercut and Lapis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lapis looks OK. Povetkin waves Lapis back to his feet!
Povetkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lapis.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Povetkin has cracked Lapis with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Povetkin lands another huge swinging hook and Lapis tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Lapis, before Povetkin can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Povetkin!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alexander Povetkin thanked ****160Q Energy for $150**** for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Keller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
190 lbs
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34
197 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Virgil Keller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Quin.
Quin scores with a shot to the body.
Keller moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin tries to bum rush Keller with a series of wild strikes but Keller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keller 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Quin as he connects with a hook.
Keller misses the jab.
Quin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin avoids the body shot from Keller.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keller manages to avoid it.
Quin lands with a right hand.
Quin connects with a looping right hand.
Keller swings for the body but Quin moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Quin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller cracks Quin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keller throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin avoids the body shot from Keller.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quin looks to throw the jab but Keller is out of range.
Quin scores with a punch to the head.
Quin clinches.
Quin lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Keller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Keller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quin misses with a body punch.
Keller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quin or not.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keller blocks a jab.
Quin lands a jab.
Quin lands a glancing blow to the side of Keller's head.
Quin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Keller counters with a straight right hand.
Quin throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Keller tries to clinch up.
Quin tries to counter by clinching up but Keller breaks away and moves out of range.
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keller blocks a jab.
Keller tried to score with a low kick but Quin checks it.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quin connects with a right hand. Keller shakes it off.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller misses with a looping left.
Keller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keller throws a looping overhand right but Quin ducks down to avoid it.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quin manages to avoid it.
Keller is looking to clinch but Quin is avoiding it.
Quin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quin blocks a jab.
Quin misses with a body punch
enabling Keller to counter with a crisp jab.
Quin pushes Keller up against the cage in a clinch.
Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Keller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Keller manages to circle out of the way.
Quin feints a jab promting Keller to slip. Quin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Quin misses.
Quin slips a jab and a cross from Keller.
Quin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quin tries to counter by clinching up but Keller breaks away and moves out of range.
Quin misses with a body punch
and Keller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quin slips a jab from Keller.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Keller's head but Keller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quin misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Keller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quin checks a low kick from Keller.
Keller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quin.
Nice uppercut lands for Quin. That snapped Keller's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Quin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keller circles away quickly and effectively.
Quin swings for the body but Keller moves out of range.
Quin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keller.
Quin misses with an uppercut
and Keller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quin thinking.
Keller 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.
Quin digs a good hook to Keller's body.
Keller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keller throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quin looks to land a combination but Keller avoids it well.
Quin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Keller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matt Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Keller throws a right hand that misses
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keller circles away quickly and effectively.
Keller misses with a low kick.
Quin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut there from Quin.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Quin misses.
Quin clobbers Keller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Keller is looking to land body kicks.
Quin tries to counter by clinching up but Keller breaks away and moves out of range.
Quin misses with a combination
and Keller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quin's knee momentarily.
Quin instigates a clinch.
Keller throws a punch but it's blocked by Quin.
Come on Quin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Keller tries to circle away but Quin has him pinned against the cage.
Keller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quin prevents Keller from breaking the clinch.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Keller has had enough of the clinch but Quin keeps him there for the moment.
Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quin moves out of range of the body kick.
Quin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Keller throws a push kick but Quin slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Quin.
A left and a right from Quin both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin misses with a body shot
and Keller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kellers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keller throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Quin slips a jab and a cross from Keller.
Quin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keller.
Keller looks to land a body kick but Quin moved away.
Quin throwing a counter right hand but Keller manages to avoid it.
Keller fakes the leg kick and cracks Quin in the body.
Keller tries to move into range but Quin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin can't find room to land a body shot as Keller controls the action.
Quin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Keller blocks an uppercut.
Quin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Quin.
Keller tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Keller fails to land.
Keller misses with a body punch.
Matt Quin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keller is trying to break the clinch but Quin has him pressed against the cage.
Keller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Keller is trying to break the clinch but Quin is controlling him.
Quin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Quin lands a left hand.
Quin blocks a body shot from Keller.
Keller tries to break the clinch but Quin is controlling the position.
Quin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keller up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Keller.
Keller blocks an uppercut.
Quin stalling in the clinch but Keller improves position.
Keller wants to get back to striking at distance but Quin won't allow it.
Quin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keller is trying to break the clinch but Quin is controlling him.
Keller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quin prevents a body shot from Keller.
Keller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quin lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller gets through Quin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quin lands with a light punch inside.
Keller misses with a punch on the inside.
Keller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keller has had enough of the clinch but Quin keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Keller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quin cracks Keller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Keller counters with a leg kick.
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Keller on the side of the head.
Keller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keller misses with a double jab.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keller misses with a hook.
Keller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Quin.
Keller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quin misses with a hook.
Keller walks into a straight right hand from Quin.
Keller looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Keller. Keller obviously looking to wear him down.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Quin misses.
Keller tries to score with a low kick but Quin moves his leg out of the way.
Keller blocks a jab.
A jab from Keller misses.
Quin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keller misses with a punch to the body.
Keller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a head punch that misses.
Quin scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keller wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Quin to work.
Keller misses with some punches.
Keller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Quin.
Quin punishes Keller's body with a nice straight punch.
Keller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Keller.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keller misses with a kick to the body
and Quin counters with a nice body shot.
Quin cracks Keller with an open hand slap.
Keller slips under a jab from Quin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keller.
Keller slips a straight right by Quin.
Keller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Quin with a body shot.
Quin staying out of range there.
Quin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Keller lands with a hook. Quin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Keller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keller lands a nice hook to Quin's body. Quin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keller connects with a single shot there.
Virgil Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quin clinches with his opponent.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Quin.
Keller tries to break the clinch but Quin is controlling the position.
Keller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quin dodges the punch combination from Keller.
Quin is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keller throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller throws a body kick that misses.
Keller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Keller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Keller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keller moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Quin misses with a shot to the body
and Keller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin's corner calls for a 1-2. Quin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Quin misses.
Keller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Keller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Quin lands a lovely overhand right.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Keller.
Quin blocks a jab.
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 Matt Quin.
Well Quin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
Matt Quin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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242 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem scores with a leg kick.
Nukem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mandragoran connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nukem scrambles back to his feet.
We've been told by Nukem's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID260K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nukem punishes Mandragoran's body with a nice straight punch.
Nukem cracks a nice hook into Mandragoran's ribs.
Nukem throws a hook but Mandragoran avoids it easily.
Mandragoran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Nukem.
Nukem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mandragoran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Mandragoran releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nukem tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mandragoran stuffs the takedown.
Mandragoran just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandragoran has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mandragoran feints and then cracks Nukem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nukem down.
Nukem misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nukem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandragoran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Nukem.
Mandragoran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandragoran thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nukem if he has to take too many more of those.
Mandragoran swings for the body but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem with a jab.
Mandragoran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Mandragoran finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mandragoran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nukem rather than just go for the knockout.
Nukem is breathing heavily.
Nukem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Mandragoran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nukem doesn't seem phased though.
Mandragoran works Nukem's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Mandragoran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nukem doesn't seem phased though.
Mandragoran misses with a leg kick.
Nukem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandragoran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mandragoran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nukem on the side of the head.
Mandragoran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandragoran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran digs a good body shot into Nukem's ribs.
Nice jab there from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran misses with a body shot.
Nukem glances at the clock... BAM! Mandragoran nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Nukem crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Nukem is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lan Mandragoran!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finkle moves away.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finkle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Finkle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and Finkle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Finkle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Finkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Finkle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finkle misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez 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.
Finkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Finkle counter with a right hand.
Finkle lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Finkle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Finkle's ribs.
Finkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle connects with a body shot.
Finkle throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkle.
Finkle throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Finkle counters with a nice uppercut.
Finkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Finkle's legs.
Finkle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finkle slips a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Finkle's ribs.
Finkle is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Finkle avoids it.
Finkle tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanchez avoided it.
Finkle with a nice cross.
Finkle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez throws a jab when Finkle was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Finkle misses the target.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Finkle defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Finkle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkle misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Finkle misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez is looking to slow Finkle down with leg kicks.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Finkle swinging wildly here.
Finkle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Finkle off balance momentarily.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Finkle counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Finkle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finkle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Finkle throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Finkle dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
Finkle is looking to land body kicks.
Finkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Sanchez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Finkle scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finkle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finkle's head.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Finkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Finkle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finkle checks the leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Finkle slips the punch.
Finkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Finkle.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finkle can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finkle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finkle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
It appears Finkle was looking to counter with a kick there.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
Finkle ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez feints and then cracks Finkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Finkle down.
Good work by Finkle as he checks the leg kick.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
enabling Finkle to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Finkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finkle tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Finkle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sanchez.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Finkle checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finkle misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Finkle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Finkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez punishes Finkle's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez throws a hook but Finkle blocks it.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Finkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finkle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Finkle coming out on top.
Sanchez throws a hook but Finkle avoids it easily.
Finkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Finkle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finkle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Finkle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Finkle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Finkle cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finkle checks a leg kick.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finkle manages to avoid it.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Finkle is just out of range.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkle.
Finkle looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Finkle.
A left lands for Finkle.
Nice body punch from Finkle.
Finkle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Finkle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the cage. Finkle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finkle scores with a nice right hand.
Finkle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez jabs Finkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finkle throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Finkle throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Finkle.
Finkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finkle takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Finkle missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finkle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanchez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Finkle throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Finkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Finkle's body.
Finkle misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Finkle lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Finkle misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Finkle takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Finkle throws a counter high kick but Sanchez was just alert enough to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Finkle's body.
Finkle lands a head kick!
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Finkle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Finkle's shoulder, as Finkle tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Finkle's head back.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finkle throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Finkle throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings for the body but Finkle moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Finkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkle.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finkle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finkle moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Finkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finkle scores with a three punch combo!
Finkle checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Finkle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Finkle tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Finkle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Finkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Finkle connects with a jab.
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Finkle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Finkle is out of range.
Finkle feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Finkle moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Finkle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finkle misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Finkle scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finkle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Finkle if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Finkle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Finkle with an uppercut!
Sanchez slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Finkle.
Nice uppercut there from Finkle.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Ray Finkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez wants to slow Finkle down by chopping away at his legs.
Finkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Finkle.
Finkle throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Sanchez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Olonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Olonga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Olonga coming out on top.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Olonga is out of range.
Olonga is looking to counter punch.
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olonga throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Olonga moves out of range of the strikes.
Olonga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olonga lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Henry Olonga has been cut.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Olonga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Olonga throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Olonga connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Olonga moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Olonga avoids the punch easily.
Olonga throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Olonga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
A jab from Olonga misses.
Olonga scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olonga walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Olonga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a nice body kick.
Olonga throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Olonga's body. Olonga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Olonga scores with a leg kick.
Olonga throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Olonga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Olonga.
Olonga throwing a counter right hand but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Olonga with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olonga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Olonga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Olonga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Olonga with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olonga avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Olonga tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Olonga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Olonga tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko lands an overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Olonga.
Olonga throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Olonga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Olonga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Olonga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olonga misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Olonga.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko tries to work over Olonga's front leg with a kick but Olonga checks it.
Olonga swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Olonga blocks it well.
Olonga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Olonga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olonga.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Olonga strikes.
Olonga misses with a hook.
Emelianenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Olonga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
letting Olonga counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olonga.
Emelianenko wants to slow Olonga down by chopping away at his legs.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. Olonga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelianenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olonga throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Olonga throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olonga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henry Olonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olonga tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelianenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olonga is out of range.
Emelianenko defending well as Olonga loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Olonga.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Olonga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olonga connects with a crisp jab.
Olonga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko wants to slow Olonga down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olonga counters with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Olonga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Olonga throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Henry Olonga's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Olonga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olonga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olonga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olonga.
Emelianenko thumps Olonga with a low kick.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Olonga's shoulder, as Olonga tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Olonga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Olonga throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Olonga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olonga thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Emelianenko with a nice cross.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
Olonga moves out of range of the strikes.
Olonga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olonga.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olonga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
Emelianenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olonga.
Olonga misses with a straight right.
Olonga throws a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Olonga might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Olonga misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Olonga moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Olonga throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olonga slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Olonga throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Olonga was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeps Olonga at a distance using the push kick.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Olonga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Olonga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Olonga lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Emelianenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Olonga.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olonga throws out the jab.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Olonga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Olonga finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
Olonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Olonga.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Olonga thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Olonga. Beautiful body shot.
Emelianenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Olonga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olonga misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olonga.
Emelianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Olonga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Olonga takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Emelianenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Olonga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Olonga throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelianenko lands an overhand right.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick as Olonga jumps back.
Olonga looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Olonga's front leg but catches the back leg as Olonga tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Olonga takes a step back to recover.
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!
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Olonga.
Olonga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olonga.
Olonga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Olonga is out of range.
It looked like Olonga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body kick there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Olonga is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Olonga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good shot there by Olonga.
Olonga walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olonga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Olonga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Olonga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Olonga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olonga throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Olonga has time to react.
A jab lands there for Olonga.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Olonga is just out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. Emelianenko catches Olonga right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olonga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olonga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Olonga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olonga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Olonga tries to score with a low kick but Emelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Olonga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Olonga throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko punishes Olonga's body with a nice straight punch.
Olonga misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelianenko.
Olonga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko with a hook.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Olonga moves out of range.
Olonga pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olonga throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olonga throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko tries a low kick but Olonga avoids it.
Emelianenko lands with a shot to the body.
Olonga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Olonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Emelianenko cracks Olonga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from Emelianenko.
Nice uppercut lands for Emelianenko. That snapped Olonga's head back.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Olonga avoids it.
Olonga will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Emelianenko there.
Olonga avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Olonga off the cage and back into range.
Olonga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olonga misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Olonga.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Olonga doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Olonga misses.
Olonga throws a right hand that misses
and Olonga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Henry Olonga's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Olonga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A lazy left from Olonga finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Olonga misses the target.
Olonga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelianenko's hands.
Henry Olonga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olonga checks a leg kick.
Olonga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Emelianenko.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Olonga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko works Olonga's body with a nice hook.
Olonga misses with a leg kick.
Olonga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Olonga misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olonga tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Olonga misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olonga. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. Olonga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Olonga misses with a straight left.
Olonga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olonga is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Emelianenko!
A very excited looking Alexander Emelianenko rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Remember The Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernando Prado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Prado slips a straight right by Stein.
Prado thumps Stein with a low kick.
Prado digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Prado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prado scores with a kick to the body.
Prado throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Stein throws the left hand but Prado avoids the punch easily.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stein on the side of the head.
Prado steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stein.
We've been told by Prado's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stein throws a lazy uppercut
and Prado counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prado misses with a straight left.
Stein throws out a counter right but Prado avoids it with no problem.
Prado lands a nice looking body shot.
Prado jabs at Stein's body.
Stein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Prado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prado. That's going to slow Stein down.
Prado throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Stein counter with a right hand.
Stein throws a leg kick
and Prado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stein misses with a left hand
and Prado counters with a stiff right hand.
Prado throws a nice head kick!
Stein misses with a looping right.
Stein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stein connects with a looping right hand.
Stein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Prado swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Prado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stein has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Prado misses with a straight left.
Fernando Prado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stein misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Stein.
Stein cracks Prado with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Prado finds it's target.
Prado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Prado.
Prado digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Stein throws the left hand but Prado avoids the punch easily.
Prado misses with a body kick.
Stein tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Prado defends well and Stein ends up having to push Prado into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Prado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stein.
Stein cracks a nice hook into Prado's ribs.
Stein looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stein is taking a breather. Prado says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein is stalling here. Prado is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stein seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Prado has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Stein tries to bench press Prado off him but Prado keeps the position.
Prado misses with the ground and pound.
Prado throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Prado is looking to take a break and control but Stein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stein gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Prado trying to control but Stein is having none of it.
Stein manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Prado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Stein misses its intended target.
Prado defending well as Stein loads up on a big left hand.
Prado tried to counter with a leg kick but Stein avoided it.
Prado ducks under a wild hook from Stein.
Prado throws a head kick that half lands.
Stein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Prado is out of range.
Prado walks into a stiff left hand from Stein.
Prado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prado scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Stein.
Prado jabs Stein right on the nose. Stein blinks but takes it well.
Stein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein's corner calls for a 1-2. Stein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stein misses with a hook.
Fernando Prado is winning the standup battle so far.
Stein throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado throws a half hearted mid kick.
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stein's sensitive parts.
Prado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Prado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Prado.
Stein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Prado keeps Stein at a distance using the push kick.
Stein moves away from the strike by Prado.
Stein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prado counters with a nice uppercut.
Prado misses with a two punch combination.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
Stein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prado momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Prado - that will leave a mark!
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Prado misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Prado throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Stein throws an overhand right that lands on Prado's shoulder, as Prado tries to avoid the shot.
Prado fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prado swivels and escapes.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prado. That's going to slow Stein down.
Prado punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
Prado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prado tests Stein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prado lands with a nice body punch.
Prado missing with a left hand there. Stein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stein needs to keep his hands up - Prado had a free shot at his head there.
Prado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stein can do to turn this around?
Prado looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stein's sensitive parts.
Prado closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prado throws a nice head kick!
Stein misses with a head kick.
Prado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stein blocks the body kick.
Stein throws a jab when Prado was well out of range.
Stein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stein with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prado wants it to stay on the feet.
Prado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prado clobbers Stein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stein thows a leg kick but Prado checks it
and Prado counters with a leg kick.
Prado cracks a nice hook into Stein's ribs.
Prado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado thumps Stein with a low kick.
Prado misses with an uppercut.
Prado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stein.
A slapping body kick lands there for Prado.
Prado motions for Stein to come forward. Prado throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prado throws a leg kick but Stein moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prado.
Prado thumps Stein with a low kick.
Prado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stein. Stein obviously looking to wear him down.
Stein misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prado keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prado works the jab nicely.
Prado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stein.
Stein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prado with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stein.
Stein misses with a looping right.
Prado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Prado.
Prado lands a jab.
Prado fakes the leg kick and cracks Stein in the body.
Stein throws a right hand that misses
letting Prado counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Prado. Stein shrugs it off though.
Prado loads up on a big right hand but Stein slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prado avoids it really well and circles away.
Stein throws a hook but Prado blocks it.
Stein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prado avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stein throws out the jab.
Prado tries to score with a low kick but Stein moves his leg out of the way.
Stein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prado takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Stein unleashes a big counter combination but Prado bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prado tries to land a front kick but Stein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stein is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Prado misses its intended target.
Prado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stein's calf.
Stein shoots in for a takedown but Prado shows good takedown defense.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ein Stein.
Prado with a jab.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
Stein misses with a hook.
Stein motions for Prado to come forward. Stein throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stein. Stein obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado slips a straight right by Stein.
Stein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stein with the counter takedown but Prado avoids it easily.
Prado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Prado misses.
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Stein throws a body kick that misses.
Stein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Prado fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head.
Stein throws a shot from downtown. Prado moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Stein misses.
Stein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
Prado half committed to a counter leg kick.
Prado connects with an inside leg kick.
Stein staying out of range there.
Stein tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stein's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Prado.
Prado stuffs the takedown.
Prado connects with a leg kick. Stein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prado thumps Stein with a low kick.
Stein misses with a head kick.
Stein moves out of range as Prado throws a body kick.
Prado blocks a head kick by Stein.
Stein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good exchange - Prado coming out on top.
Stein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prado throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prado scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prado slips a straight right by Stein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prado throws a leg kick but Stein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a jab but it's blocked by Stein.
Stein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prado with a jab.
Prado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stein misses the shot to the body.
Prado lands a leg kick that knocks Stein off balance momentarily.
Prado connects with a body shot that sends Stein's belly button to the back.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Stein is predictable there
and Prado counters with an inside leg kick.
Stein lands with an uppercut that bounces Prado off the cage and back into range.
Prado throws a leg kick which misses Stein's front leg but catches the back leg as Stein tries to avoid it.
Prado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Prado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prado tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stein is able to avoid easily.
Stein throws a counter combo.
Stein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prado. Prado obviously looking to wear him down.
Stein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado clearly takes 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.
Stein throws a shot from downtown. Prado moves away and avoids it.
Prado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stein's hands.
Prado scores with a spinning back kick!
Stein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prado slips a jab from Stein.
Stein avoids the body shot from Prado.
Prado throws a body shot but no joy.
Stein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prado.
Prado moves away from the strike by Stein.
Stein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Prado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Prado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Prado.
Prado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stein.
Prado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stein lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Nice jab there from Prado.
A jab from Prado finds it's way through Stein's defenses.
Prado tries to land a leg kick but Stein saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prado.
Stein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prado is out of range and Stein settles back down.
Stein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prado.
Prado slips under a jab from Stein.
Prado connects with a leg kick. Stein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prado throws a front kick that sends Stein stumbling back into the cage.
Prado misses with a straight left.
Stein misses with a two punch combination.
Prado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prado dips to his left and cracks Stein with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Stein.
Prado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stein.
Nice shot by Stein.
Prado throws out a leg kick but Stein moves out of range and Prado only half commits.
Stein finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prado. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prado pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stein is out of range and Prado settles back down.
Prado throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Prado scores with a hook.
Prado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stein throws a hook but Prado blocks it.
Prado lands a right hook to the body.
Stein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prado staying out of range there.
Stein on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Prado throws out a loose jab but Stein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein misses with an uppercut.
Prado takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stein throws a hook but Prado avoids it easily.
Stein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stein moves out of range of the body kick from Prado.
Prado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Prado blocks the body kick.
Prado ducks right into an uppercut from Stein.
Stein throws a hook to the side of Prado's head but Prado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein lands with a right hand.
Prado throws the left hand but Stein avoids the punch easily.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prado.
Prado punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
Stein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stein shoots in for a double leg but Prado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stein is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Prado finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prado lands with a nice body punch.
Stein lands a really nice looking cross but Prado seems unphased.
Prado scores with a kick to the midsection.
Prado is looking to chop away at Stein's legs.
Prado lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Prado had his way with Ein Stein in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prado thumps Stein with a low kick.
Stein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stein scores with the left hand. Prado knows he should have avoided that one.
Prado lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stein misses with a straight left.
Stein tries a head kick but it misses.
Prado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Prado avoids it really well and circles away.
Prado is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prado blocks a jab.
Prado checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein misses with a series of wild punches.
Prado lands a front kick.
Stein throws a hook but Prado blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Prado.
Stein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Prado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prado moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prado misses with a body shot.
Prado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stein 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.
Stein misses with a low kick.
Prado digs a good body shot into Stein's ribs.
Ein Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a sloppy head kick
and Prado counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stein's knee momentarily.
Stein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prado under the eye.
Prado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein ducks under a wild hook from Prado.
Stein throws an off balance right hand
and Prado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prado avoids the body shot from Stein.
Stein walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Prado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stein. That did some damage!
Prado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stein is looking to score with low kicks.
Prado fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stein just manages to avoid it.
Stein ducks right into an uppercut from Prado.
Prado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prado throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stein takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prado as he avoids it easily.
Fernando Prado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ein Stein.
Prado throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stein throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Prado to counter with a crisp jab.
Prado throws a sloppy head kick and Stein moves out of range easily.
Prado checks the leg kick.
Prado blocks the body kick.
Stein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stein throws out a loose jab but Prado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prado connects with a jab.
Prado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Prado.
Stein looks to throw the jab but Prado is out of range.
Stein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prado.
Stein misses with a hook. Prado ducked under it nicely.
Fernando Prado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Stein.
That kick from Prado tenderised Stein's leg. Stein is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prado punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
Prado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stein throws a solid leg kick but Prado takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stein.
Prado thows a body kick. Stein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stein loads up on a big right hand but Prado slips the punch.
Stein misses with a hook.
That kick from Stein tenderised Prado's leg. Prado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stein needs to keep his hands up - Prado had a free shot at his head there.
Stein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stein there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Prado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Prado!
Fernando Prado retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Fernando Prado thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jax Teller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teller misses with a straight left.
Richards ducks right into an uppercut from Teller.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teller.
Teller throws a leg kick but Richards moved away.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teller circles away quickly and effectively.
As Richards tries to get set, Teller tries to push him back and clinch up but Richards manages to avoid the attempt.
Richards throws a hook but Teller avoids it easily.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Teller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Teller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richards makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richards misses the jab.
Richards scores with a push kick.
Teller misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Teller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller throws a sloppy head kick
and Teller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards throws a body kick that misses
and Teller counters with a straight right hand.
Richards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Teller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped Teller's head back.
Teller is rocked!
A head kick by Richards misses
and Teller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teller slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Teller lands a leg kick that knocks Richards off balance momentarily.
Teller ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Teller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richards just manages to avoid it.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Teller stumbling back into the cage.
Teller throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Teller throws a sloppy head kick
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Teller throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Teller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
Teller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Teller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Teller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Teller.
Richards appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Teller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jax Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller forces Richards back against the cage and clinches.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards dodges an elbow strike from Teller.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Teller avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Teller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Teller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teller seems to have got his legs back now.
Teller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Teller.
Teller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Teller throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Teller blocks a head kick by Richards.
Teller tries to clinch up.
Teller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Teller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards throws a fast counter high kick but Teller manages to duck under it in time.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Teller moves out of range easily.
Teller lands with a straight right. Richards didn't see that one coming.
Teller has managed to clinch.
Teller struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Viv Richards will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teller lands a lovely overhand right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Richards in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Teller sees coming a mile off.
Richards tries to land a body kick
letting Teller counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards misses with a kick to the body
and Teller counters with a two punch combo.
Teller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Richards swings for the body but Teller moves out of range.
Teller blocks a head kick by Richards.
Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Teller.
Teller scores with a decent looking hook.
Richards lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller connects with an inside leg kick.
Teller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.
Teller misses with a head kick.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teller throws a sloppy head kick
and Richards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teller misses with a body shot
and Teller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
Richards throws a head kick but Teller moves out of range.
As Richards backs away, Teller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Teller tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Teller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Teller was not able to check.
Richards takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teller thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richards! But no joy.
Teller misses with a shot to the body
and Richards counters with a crisp right hand that drops Teller! Richards lets Teller back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Teller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Richards cracks Teller with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Teller looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Richards finish him?
Richards throws a powerful right kick. Teller tried to block low but the kick was high! Teller was taken right off of his feet! Richards jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Viv Richards!
Viv Richards is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Viv Richards thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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