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LEGACY! 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mack Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Lomax Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mack Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clint Lomax Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy misses with a left hand
and Lomax Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lomax Jr throws a lazy right hand but Daddy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lomax Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Lomax Jr misses.
Daddy tries to clinch but Lomax Jr moves out of range.
Lomax Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daddy blocks it well.
Lomax Jr throws a looping overhand right but Daddy ducks down to avoid it.
Lomax Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lomax Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lomax Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daddy's calf.
Lomax Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Daddy.
Daddy misses with an uppercut. Lomax Jr saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lomax Jr, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax Jr lands a jab.
Daddy moves away from the strike by Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr scores with a leg kick.
Lomax Jr slips under a jab from Daddy.
Lomax Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daddy's head backwards.
Daddy scores with a hook.
Lomax Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Daddy counters with a nice body shot.
Lomax Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax Jr.
Daddy wants to clinch.
Daddy misses with a hook.
Lomax Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Daddy.
Daddy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lomax Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomax Jr catches Daddy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lomax Jr throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Daddy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lomax Jr thumps Daddy with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daddy manages to avoid it.
Daddy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cave Fighting Team in the buildup to the fight.
Lomax Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daddy.
Daddy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lomax Jr's hands.
Daddy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lomax Jr.
Daddy looks to throw the jab but Lomax Jr is out of range.
Daddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Lomax Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lomax Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lomax Jr slips a jab from Daddy.
Lomax Jr throws a front kick aimed at Daddy's knee but Daddy avoids it well.
Lomax Jr cracks the inside of Daddy's front leg.
Daddy misses the jab.
Clint Lomax Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daddy tries to clinch up but Lomax Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lomax Jr jabs Daddy right on the nose. Daddy blinks but takes it well.
Lomax Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daddy.
Daddy scores with a jab.
Lomax Jr misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Daddy misses its intended target.
Daddy misses with an uppercut
and Lomax Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lomax Jr loads up on a big right hand but Daddy slips the punch.
Lomax Jr throws a body punch but Daddy moves out of range.
Lomax Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Daddy throws a big counter combination but Lomax Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daddy's corner calls for a 1-2. Daddy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Daddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lomax Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lomax Jr misses the target.
Daddy throws a hook to the side of Lomax Jr's head but Lomax Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daddy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lomax Jr ducks under a wild hook from Daddy.
Lomax Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daddy.
Daddy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomax Jr takes a swing at Daddy's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Daddy misses the target.
Daddy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lomax Jr lands with a good body shot.
Lomax Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Lomax Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daddy throws a nice looking combination but Lomax Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daddy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lomax Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daddy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lomax Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daddy moves in looking to clinch but Lomax Jr pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lomax Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daddy.
Daddy doesn't manage to clinch there - Lomax Jr circles away.
Daddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lomax Jr misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Daddy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lomax Jr throws the left hand but Daddy avoids the punch easily.
Daddy throwing a counter right hand but Lomax Jr manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Lomax Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Daddy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lomax Jr ducks under a wild hook from Daddy.
Lomax Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Lomax Jr finds it's way through Daddy's defenses.
Lomax Jr takes a swing at Daddy's ribcage but misses.
Lomax Jr blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Daddy.
Lomax Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daddy avoids the body shot from Lomax Jr.
Daddy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lomax Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daddy misses the body punch
and Lomax Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daddy misses with an uppercut. Lomax Jr saw that one coming.
Lomax Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax Jr throws the kick towards the body but Daddy avoids it.
That kick from Lomax Jr tenderised Daddy's leg. Daddy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daddy moves out of range as Lomax Jr strikes.
Lomax Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lomax Jr misses with a hook.
Daddy throwing a counter right hand but Lomax Jr manages to avoid it.
Daddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daddy misses with the combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Daddy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Daddy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daddy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daddy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lomax Jr avoids the body shot from Daddy.
Lomax Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Daddy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daddy misses with a hook.
Lomax Jr blocks a jab.
Daddy avoids the body shot from Lomax Jr.
Daddy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daddy throws a lazy right hand but Lomax Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clint Lomax Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lomax Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daddy.
Daddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lomax Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lomax Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daddy takes a swing at Lomax Jr's ribcage but misses.
Lomax Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr misses the jab.
Lomax Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lomax Jr looks to land a left hand but Daddy moved out of range nicely.
Lomax Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daddy tries to clinch
and Lomax Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lomax Jr slips a jab from Daddy.
Lomax Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daddy tries to clinch there but Lomax Jr circles away.
Lomax Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lomax Jr throws a body punch but Daddy moves out of range.
A lazy left from Lomax Jr finds it's target.
Lomax Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daddy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lomax Jr on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy rushes Lomax Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daddy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Daddy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomax Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Lomax Jr is pushing Daddy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lomax Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lomax Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lomax Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lomax Jr lands a body punch.
Daddy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daddy misses with some punches.
Lomax Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lomax Jr.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Good body shot from Daddy.
Daddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daddy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lomax Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lomax Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Daddy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Daddy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lomax Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lomax Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daddy moves away.
Lomax Jr throws a leg kick which misses Daddy's front leg but catches the back leg as Daddy tries to avoid it.
Daddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr lands with a straight right. Daddy didn't see that one coming.
Lomax Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daddy on the side of the head.
Lomax Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daddy's sensitive parts.
Daddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lomax Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lomax Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Lomax Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daddy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Daddy loads up on a big right hand but Lomax Jr slips the punch.
Lomax Jr misses with a body shot.
Lomax Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daddy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lomax Jr throws a looping overhand right but Daddy ducks down to avoid it.
Daddy wants to clinch up but Lomax Jr keeps it at a distance.
Daddy blocks a jab.
Lomax Jr misses with a left hand
and Daddy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Daddy misses.
Daddy misses with an uppercut. Lomax Jr saw that one coming.
Lomax Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daddy throwing a counter right hand but Lomax Jr manages to avoid it.
Lomax Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daddy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lomax Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daddy misses the jab.
Daddy moves out of range of the body kick from Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daddy.
Mack Daddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daddy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomax Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daddy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lomax Jr with a hook.
Lomax Jr throws a push kick but Daddy slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Daddy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lomax Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daddy counters with a stiff right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lomax Jr!
Daddy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daddy looks to land a left hand but Lomax Jr moved out of range nicely.
Daddy tries to move into range but Lomax Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lomax Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daddy on the side of the head.
Lomax Jr throws a body punch but Daddy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to clinch.
Lomax Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Lomax Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lomax Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lomax Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Lomax Jr thows a body kick. Daddy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Daddy tries to close the distance and clinch but Lomax Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lomax Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Daddy throws out a loose jab but Lomax Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lomax Jr misses with a low kick.
Lomax Jr throws a hook but Daddy avoids it easily.
Daddy staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy tries to clinch but Lomax Jr is having none of it.
Lomax Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Daddy lands a nice looking body shot.
Daddy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daddy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch lands to the side of Lomax Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lomax Jr tries a low kick but Daddy avoids it.
Daddy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lomax Jr. That's going to slow Daddy down.
Lomax Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Daddy counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomax Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lomax Jr thuds his right hand into Daddy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Daddy throws a shot from downtown. Lomax Jr moves away and avoids it.
Daddy misses with a hook
and Lomax Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Daddy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Lomax Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lomax Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Lomax Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamb comes to the cage accompanied by Tea for the Tillerman. 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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163 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakiyev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamb misses the target.
Bakiyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamb.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Lamb throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Lamb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakiyev.
Lamb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the side of Lamb's head but Lamb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.
Bakiyev cracks a nice hook into Lamb's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakiyev.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Darren Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lamb throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Lamb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Globo Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bakiyev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lamb shoots in for a double leg but Bakiyev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bakiyev scores with a body shot.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Lamb closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bakiyev to the mat! Bakiyev manages to get full guard.
Lamb stops Bakiyev from standing up.
Bakiyev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lamb.
Bakiyev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lamb is controlling him.
Lamb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bakiyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bakiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamb prevents Bakiyev from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamb throws an elbow that misses. Bakiyev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lamb's guard. Nice move by Bakiyev!
Lamb is pulling down on Bakiyev's head. It's preventing any offense from Bakiyev, at least for the moment.
Bakiyev stopping the sweep attempt from Lamb.
Bakiyev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lamb's guard.
Lamb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bakiyev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bakiyev stuffs the takedown.
Bakiyev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamb closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lamb lands in his opponent's guard.
Bakiyev wants to stand up but Lamb is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakiyev is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bakiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a big elbow that misses.
Lamb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lamb postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lamb prevents Bakiyev from getting back to his feet.
Lamb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Bakiyev keeps moving.
Lamb scoring with some ground and pound.
Lamb with a nice head shot there.
Bakiyev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lamb with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lamb trying to control but Bakiyev is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darren Lamb will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamb.
Bakiyev throws a body punch but Lamb moves out of range.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
Bakiyev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lamb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamb connects with a looping right hand.
Lamb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
Bakiyev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Bakiyev misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lamb to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakiyev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lamb rather than just go for the knockout.
Lamb bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bakiyev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb throws a strike aimed at the side of Bakiyev's head but Bakiyev avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Lamb crashes against the mat.
Lamb looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bakiyev is avoiding damage well.
Bakiyev explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A cross from Bakiyev lands.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Lamb misses with an uppercut. Bakiyev saw that one coming.
Lamb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.
Lamb throws a poor cross that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamb.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Bakiyev is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bakiyev! But no joy.
Bakiyev slips under a jab.
Lamb throws a jab but it's blocked by Bakiyev.
Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamb misses the target.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakiyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Bakiyev slips a jab from Lamb.
Lamb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bakiyev under the eye.
Lamb throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamb thinking.
Lamb misses with a body shot
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakiyev slaps away a takedown attempt from Lamb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb swings widly with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.
Bakiyev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamb doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamb's corner calls for a 1-2. Lamb obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb thuds his right hand into Bakiyev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bakiyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamb finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakiyev seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the body from Lamb misses
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb throwing a counter right hand but Bakiyev manages to avoid it.
Bakiyev misses with a wild body shot.
Bakiyev takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakiyev. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakiyev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lamb throws a poor cross that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lamb misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lamb decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bakiyev pushes Lamb off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakiyev punishes Lamb's body with a nice straight punch.
Lamb throws a sloppy body shot
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lamb scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lamb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bakiyev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamb doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamb tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bakiyev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lamb somewhat.
Bakiyev throws out a counter right but Lamb avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb looks to land a right hand but Bakiyev moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lamb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lamb thuds a left hand into Bakiyev's body.
Lamb misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Bakiyev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bakiyev lands a nice hook to Lamb's body. Lamb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bakiyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakiyev.
Lamb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bakiyev.
Lamb with a poor takedown
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Lamb misses with a body shot
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Lamb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bakiyev's waist but Bakiyev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lamb off to one side.
Bakiyev cracks a nice hook into Lamb's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bakiyev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lambs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bakiyev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lamb in his tracks.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but Bakiyev is just out of range.
Lamb closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bakiyev did well to prevent Lamb getting side control.
Bakiyev kicks Lamb off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb misses with a hook. Bakiyev ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Bakiyev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bakiyev connects with the punch.
Bakiyev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lamb.
Bakiyev throws out a counter right but Lamb avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb throws an off balance right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev jabs Lamb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lamb misses with a straight right.
Lamb misses with a left hand
letting Bakiyev counter with a right hand.
Lamb tries for a takedown but Bakiyev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but Bakiyev is out of range.
Bakiyev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lamb misses with a lunging right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bakiyev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bakiyev works Lamb's body with a nice hook.
Lamb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a nice body shot.
Lamb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bakiyev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lamb throws a right hand that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamb tries for a takedown but Bakiyev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bakiyev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Bakiyev. Beautiful body shot.
Lamb scores with a jab to the head.
Bakiyev scores with a jab. Lamb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bakiyev digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
Bakiyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Lamb takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bakiyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamb is just out of range.
Lamb misses with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Bakiyev thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lamb. Lamb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamb throws out a loose jab but Bakiyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lamb takes one to the chin there.
Lamb misses with a hook
and Bakiyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamb shoots and misses
and Bakiyev counters with a straight right hand.
Lamb throws a shot from downtown. Bakiyev moves away and avoids it.
Bakiyev digs a good hook to Lamb's body.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Lamb throws a body punch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Lamb misses with an uppercut
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamb with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamb looks to land a left hand but Bakiyev moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bakiyev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
An out of breath Toktogulovich Bakiyev 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hardijan Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm comes to the cage accompanied by Der Kaptain. Hardijan Matic has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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25
146 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Grey Worm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hardijan Matic!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Worm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Worm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Worm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Matic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Matic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worm is looking to take a break and control but Matic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Worm is trying to get an arm triangle but Matic is defending well.
Matic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Worm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Matic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Worm prevents Matic from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Matic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matic lands a body shot.
Hardijan Matic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matic misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic looks to land a right hand but Worm moved out of range.
Worm has his takedown stuffed
and Matic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Worm is defended easily by Matic.
Worm goes for a double leg but Matic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Matic continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Worm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matic as he jumps to the side.
Matic throws a nice looking combination but Worm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matic stuffs the takedown.
Matic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic cracks Worm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matic throws a shot to the body.
Worm shoots in for a double leg but Matic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Worm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worm fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Worm backing away here, and Matic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Worm's head.
Worm slips a straight right by Matic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matic moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Matic tries to work over Worm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hardijan Matic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matic counters with a stiff right hand.
Matic moves into the clinch.
Worm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Worm goes for a double leg but Matic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Matic continues to drive forward.
Grey Worm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Worm somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Worm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matic drops Worm with a beautiful combination! Worm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matic is looking for the KO!
Worm is rocked!
Hardijan Matic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matic can pounce on him.
Worm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Matic as Worm shoots in.
Worm moves out of range as Matic throws a body kick.
Matic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worm shoots in and gets a takedown into Matic's guard.
Matic keeping moving, preventing Worm from controlling successfully.
Matic can't keep his opponent in guard - Worm advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matic wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matic is trying to stand.
Matic trying to control but Worm postures up.
Matic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worm throwing shots but Matic is blocking nicely.
Worm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Matic sees it coming and defends easily.
Worm prevents Matic from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matic defends it well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Worm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardijan Matic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matic pushes Worm up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Worm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matic working aggressively here.
Matic manages to break the clinch.
Worm scores with a takedown into Matic's guard.
Worm stands up from Matic's guard - Worm perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matic tries to clinch but Worm is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Matic as Worm shoots in.
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch but Worm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matic moves into the clinch.
Matic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Worm went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hardijan Matic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Matic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matic cracks the inside of Worm's front leg.
Matic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matic misses with a low kick as Worm jumps back.
Worm is looking for a counter combo.
Matic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matic tries to bum rush Worm with a series of wild strikes but Worm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Worm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matic tries to clinch but Worm moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matic is looking to clinch.
Worm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Worm or perhaps it was just good defense by Matic, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Worm is out of range.
Worm misses with a takedown
and Matic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worm misses with a wild combination.
Matic lands a jab to the head.
Matic throws a leg kick
letting Worm counter with a right hand.
Matic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Matic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Worm blocks the leg kick.
Worm throwing a counter right hand but Matic manages to avoid it.
Worm has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Worm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matic lands a nice hook to Worm's body. Worm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matic throws a solid leg kick but Worm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matic.
Worm fails with the takedown.
Matic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matic as he avoids it easily.
Matic leaves Worm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matic! But no joy.
Worm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matic tries to avoid it but Worm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matic to the ground. Matic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Worm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Worm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matic with a jab.
Whack! Matic lands a heavy head kick that drops Worm. The ref tackles Matic to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Worm was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hardijan Matic!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hardijan Matic thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fortune counter with a right hand.
It looks like Duncan Jon has been cut.
Fortune throws a head kick that misses.
Jon throws a shot from downtown. Fortune moves away and avoids it.
Jon throws a shot to the body.
Jon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fortune counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch combination from Jon misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortune! But no joy.
Jon throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortune counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fortune darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fortune scores with a jab. Jon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fortune tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jon throws a big shot that misses.
Jon punishes Fortune's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortune lands a glancing blow to the side of Jon's head.
Jon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fortune in his tracks.
Jon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fortune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortune moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jon coming out on top.
Fortune closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jon throws a hook but Fortune avoids it easily.
Fortune has Jon up against the cage in a clinch.
Jon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jon working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Jon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jon blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jon.
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortune's elbow.
Jon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jon prevents a body shot from Fortune.
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortune's elbow.
Fortune misses with a punch on the inside.
Jon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortune ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
Fortune closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fortune looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune blocking some punches.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jon pushes Fortune back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fortune.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jon blocking some punches.
Jon tries to circle away but Fortune has him pinned against the cage.
Jon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fortune stalling in the clinch but Jon improves position.
Jon blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Jon.
Jon swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Jon.
Fortune is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortune digs a right hand into Jon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jon's gas tank.
Jon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Fortune on the inside.
Jon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Fortune to work.
Jon blocking some punches.
Fortune scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jon presses Fortune against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Fortune trying to stall but Jon improves his position.
A short right from Fortune.
Jon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Fortune scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon misses with some punches.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortune tries to work over Jon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortune swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Jon working aggressively here.
Fortune tries a body shot but Jon blocks it.
Jon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fortune scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortune lands with a left to the head.
Jon is trying to break the clinch but Fortune has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fortune - that landed with a thud.
Jon has had enough of the clinch but Fortune keeps him there for the moment.
Fortune is pushing Jon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fortune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Fortune dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duncan Jon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fortune ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jon moves away.
Fortune has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jon lands a shoulder strike.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jon working aggressively here.
A short left from Jon.
Fortune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jon breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fortune.
Fortune throws a combination. Jon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jon loads up on a big right hand but Fortune slips the punch.
Fortune lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortune ducks under a wild hook from Jon.
Fortune keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jon throws a series of punches but Fortune moves out of range.
Fortune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortune takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fortune tries to clinch but Jon is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fortune counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortune was well out of range. Poor timing from Jon.
Jon throws a nice looking combination but Fortune bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duncan Jon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortune connects with a body shot.
Fortune gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fortune stalling the fight.
Fortune lands a body shot.
Fortune has a couple of punches blocked by Jon.
Fortune misses with a punch on the inside.
Jon blocking some punches.
Fortune has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Fortune.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Jon lands a left hand.
Fortune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jon's elbow.
Fortune blocking some punches.
A short left from Fortune.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortune blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon wants to get back to striking at distance but Fortune won't allow it.
Jon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortune.
Fortune lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jon backwards.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Jon.
Fortune lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jon manages to break the clinch.
Fortune lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jon circles away quickly and effectively.
Fortune defending well as Jon loads up on a big left hand.
Fortune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fortune slips a jab from Jon.
Fortune walks into a stiff left hand from Jon.
Fortune rushes Jon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Fortune.
Jon wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dominic Fortune seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
Jon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortune presses Jon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fortune misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Jon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Fortune gets through Jon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fortune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortune stalling the fight.
Fortune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jon's elbow.
Jon blocks a body shot from Fortune.
Jon tries to throw a body punch but Fortune avoids it by throwing Jon back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fortune.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Jon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fortune misses with the head strike.
Jon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jon blocks an uppercut.
Fortune stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortune or not.
Jon breaks from the clinch.
Fortune tries to clinch but Jon is having none of it.
Jon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortune moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jon just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortune now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fortune cracks Jon with a good jab.
A big left from Jon misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jon. Fortune does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Fortune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duncan Jon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jon lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortune has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fortune there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Jon does it's job there.
Fortune lands a nice shot to the body.
Jon misses with a looping right.
Fortune throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jon keeps the fight on the outside.
Fortune listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duncan Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortune scores with a leg kick.
Fortune tries to clinch there but Jon circles away.
Fortune closes the distance and pushes Jon back into the cage.
Fortune can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Fortune scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune throws a punch but it's blocked by Jon.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune scores with a shot to the side of Jon's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fortune.
Jon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jon blocks an uppercut.
Fortune struggles to land a body shot inside as Jon controls his hands.
Jon working hard to break the clinch.
Jon wants to get back to striking at distance but Fortune won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fortune.
Jon lands a left hand.
Fortune is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Jon fails to land.
Fortune softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jon fails to land.
Jon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune slips under a jab.
Jon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fortune is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fortune cracks Jon with an open hand slap.
Jon throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fortune to counter with a crisp jab.
Jon swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortune.
Jon throws a shot from downtown. Fortune moves away and avoids it.
Fortune scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fortune tries to clinch up.
Jon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortune.
Fortune tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jon misses with a wild body shot.
Fortune thinks about the counter body kick.
Jon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Fortune does it's job there.
Jon misses with an uppercut.
Fortune doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fortune fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Jon misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortune looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jon throws a big counter combination but Fortune scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fortune slips under a jab.
Fortune throws out a counter right but Jon avoids it with no problem.
Jon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fortune.
Jon misses with a jab to the body
enabling Fortune to counter with a crisp jab.
Jon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fortune's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fortune finds it's way through Jon's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortune jabs Jon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jon swings for the body but Fortune moves out of range.
Fortune moves out of range as Jon strikes.
Fortune uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jon has time to react.
Fortune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jon throws a combination that misses
and Fortune counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fortune is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jon is looking to counter punch.
Fortune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jon.
Dominic Fortune is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jon misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fortune! But no joy.
Duncan Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Fortune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortune 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Fortune!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthas Menethil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menethil kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arthas - Let it go. Wright comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Neon Indian - Slumlord kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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32
142 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthas Menethil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menethil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Menethil.
Menethil scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright throws a right hand that Menethil ducks under and follows up with a left that Menethil also avoids with ease.
Wright looks to land a combination but Menethil avoids it well.
Wright lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright tests Menethil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Menethil misses with a straight left.
Wright misses with a combination
and Menethil moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menethil tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Menethil.
Menethil prevents a body shot from Wright.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menethil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Menethil backwards.
A short uppercut from Menethil.
Wright tries a body shot but Menethil blocks it.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but Wright blocks it.
Menethil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright tries to work over Menethil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menethil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Wright as the two fighters clinch.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
Menethil trying to land knees to the body.
Wright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Menethil.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Menethil.
A short body shot lands from Menethil as the two fighters clinch.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a left hand.
Menethil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Menethil.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menethil misses with the head strike.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menethil.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Menethil scores with a shoulder strike.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright blocks a body shot from Menethil.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menethil with a knee to the head.
Menethil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Menethil blocking some punches.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright scores with a shoulder strike.
Menethil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Menethil.
Menethil tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Menethil looking to throw knees to the head but Wright is blocking nicely.
Menethil prevents a body shot from Wright.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Menethil controls the action.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menethil lands with a short shot to the head.
Menethil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Menethil lands a body punch.
Menethil definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menethil.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wright avoids it.
Menethil pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menethil misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright.
Menethil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've been informed that Wright has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Menethil.
Menethil prevents a body shot from Wright.
Menethil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wright lands with a right to the head.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menethil lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wright misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menethil scores a nice knee to the body.
Menethil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wright prevents a body shot from Menethil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthas Menethil will probably get the nod.
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.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menethil closes the distance and clinches.
Menethil tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Menethil has Wright pushed against the cage.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Menethil lands an uppercut.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Menethil.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Menethil fails to land.
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Menethil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menethil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Menethil working Wright over with knees to the body.
Menethil works on Wright's body with a couple of short punches.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Menethil.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Menethil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Menethil.
Menethil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Menethil.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menethil works on Wright's body with a couple of short punches.
Menethil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Menethil.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Menethil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menethil lands with a short shot to the head.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menethil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Menethil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright is rocked!
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Menethil controls the action.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Menethil finish him?
Wright avoiding damage as Menethil throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menethil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil controlling the action here for a moment.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Menethil blocking some punches.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wright misses with some punches.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Menethil.
A shot in the inside from Menethil.
Menethil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Menethil pushes Wright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Menethil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
Menethil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wright being controlled against the cage.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Menethil avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menethil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menethil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Menethil - that landed with a thud.
Menethil blocks an uppercut.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Menethil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Menethil.
Menethil lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Menethil missing with knees to the body.
Menethil taking a breather.
Menethil tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Menethil missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Menethil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthas Menethil dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Menethil 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 Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wright misses with a hook
and Menethil counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Menethil takes a shot to the head.
Menethil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Menethil swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menethil is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright digs a right hand underneath Menethil's ribcage. Menethil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Menethil lands with a right to the head.
Menethil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Menethil.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menethil.
Menethil content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Menethil stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil lands a nice uppercut.
Wright tries a body shot but Menethil blocks it.
Menethil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Menethil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright tries a body shot but Menethil blocks it.
Wright misses with a punch on the inside.
Menethil working aggressively here.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Menethil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Menethil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Menethil taking a breather.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Menethil.
Wright tries a body shot but Menethil blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Menethil is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Menethil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Menethil struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Menethil can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Arthas Menethil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Menethil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright works on Menethil's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menethil throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Wright as the two fighters clinch.
Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Menethil.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Menethil lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright blocks a body shot from Menethil.
Menethil lands a knee to the body.
Menethil tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright tries to work over Menethil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menethil misses with a punch to the body.
Menethil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menethil tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Menethil back against the cage.
Menethil can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Menethil swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright prevents a body shot from Menethil.
Menethil is looking to control Wright's arms but Wright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Menethil has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Menethil.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menethil tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Menethil back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Menethil lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Menethil.
Menethil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Menethil.
Wright misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menethil.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menethil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Menethil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Menethil is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wright is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthas Menethil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Menethil, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthas Menethil!
Arthas Menethil 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It's a fight!!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
146 lbs
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24
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Jay slips the punch.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jay is just out of range.
Jay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skrumbo .
Skrumbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jay fails with the takedown.
Skrumbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jay misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skrumbo moves away.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skrumbo cracks Jay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skrumbo sprawls well. Skrumbo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jay gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay closes the distance and clinches.
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skrumbo .
A right hand to the body from Skrumbo .
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skrumbo scores with a shot to the side of Jay's head.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skrumbo 's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Jay.
A short right from Skrumbo .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo manages to break the clinch.
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jay manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo lands a body shot.
Jay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skrumbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Skrumbo misses.
Jay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jay stuns Skrumbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skrumbo lands a leg kick that knocks Jay off balance momentarily.
Skrumbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Skrumbo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skrumbo keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay tries to move into full mount but can't pass Skrumbo 's legs.
You can see the frustration on Skrumbo 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Skrumbo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Skrumbo pushes Jay away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jay gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jay wants to control but Skrumbo is keeping him busy.
Jay looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jay tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jay taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
That's time! Skrumbo 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skrumbo digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs.
Jay shoots in but Skrumbo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skrumbo motions for Jay to come forward. Skrumbo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Jay.
Jay ducks right into an uppercut from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Jay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay drops his hands momentarily and Skrumbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skrumbo tried to score with a low kick but Jay checks it.
And Jay tries to counter it with a takedown but Skrumbo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jay throws a leg kick that misses.
Skrumbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A lazy left from Skrumbo finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut. Jay saw that one coming.
Skrumbo takes a swing at Jay's ribcage but misses.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jay.
Jay walks into a straight right hand from Skrumbo .
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Skrumbo avoids the body shot from Jay.
Skrumbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skrumbo connects with a single shot there.
Jay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skrumbo tries to bum rush Jay with a series of wild strikes but Jay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skrumbo to score with a decent uppercut.
Jay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrumbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skrumbo , pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jay - that landed with a thud.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbo misses with a body punch.
Jay prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
Skrumbo tries to break the clinch but Jay is controlling the position.
Jay tries a body shot but Skrumbo blocks it.
Jay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skrumbo working aggressively here.
Jay tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbo avoids it by throwing Jay back against the cage.
Skrumbo lands a nice uppercut.
Skrumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Skrumbo tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Skrumbo back against the cage.
Skrumbo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jay blocking some punches.
Skrumbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jay prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo gets through Jay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jay blocking some punches.
Jay misses with a body punch.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrumbo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jay controls his hands.
Da Skrumbo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skrumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Jay.
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skrumbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jay can do to turn this around?
Jay tries a body shot but Skrumbo blocks it.
Jay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skrumbo after a bit of a struggle.
Da Skrumbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bee Jay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jay fails with the takedown.
Jay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Skrumbo .
Jay fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skrumbo . Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Jay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jay looks up at the clock. Bad move! Skrumbo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jay. Skrumbo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Da Skrumbo !
Our winner, Da Skrumbo , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dead man walking. Antonio Lobo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
165 lbs
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22
166 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Lobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobo throws a leg kick but Murray checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Lobo checks a low kick from Murray .
A bone on bone clash there as Murray blocks the leg kick.
Murray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lobo's calf.
Lobo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray checks the leg kick.
Lobo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray .
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lobo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lobo checks the leg kick.
Lobo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lobo blocks the body kick.
Murray checks a leg kick nicely.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Murray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lobo tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo backing away here, and Murray unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Lobo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lobo blocks a body shot from Murray .
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray cracks Lobo with a nice body shot.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lobo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Lobo, against the cage.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lobo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lobo misses with an elbow over the top.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray tries a body shot but Lobo blocks it.
Murray lands with a right to the head.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray .
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Lobo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray lands a left hand.
Lobo blocks an uppercut.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lobo throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray .
Murray lands a right hand.
Lobo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murray just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lobo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Lobo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lobo lands a nice elbow.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray blocks the elbow strike.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Lobo is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lobo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murray 's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lobo's elbow.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Lobo, against the cage.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Lobo.
A big right from Murray misses.
Lobo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Murray misses.
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Lobo connects with an inside leg kick.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lobo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Some bone on bone action there as Murray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo 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 Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Lobo checks it.
Murray keeps the fight on the outside.
Good shot there by Murray .
Lobo staying out of range there.
Lobo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lobo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lobo 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 Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
Antonio Lobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Lobo is predictable there
and Murray counters with a solid body kick.
Murray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lobo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lobo wants to clinch up but Murray keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lobo, right into the meat.
Lobo wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
A big right from Murray misses.
Lobo tried to counter with a leg kick but Murray avoided it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lobo.
Lobo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lobo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murray lands with a straight right. Lobo didn't see that one coming.
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murray throws a low kick, looking for Lobo's leg but Lobo calmly moves out of range.
Lobo tries to land a leg kick but Murray saw it coming and moves away.
Murray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lobo walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray checks the leg kick.
Lobo clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Murray .
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lobo decides to pull guard.
Lobo working a defensive guard here.
Murray tries to stand but Lobo is controlling from the bottom.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray gets to his feet - Lobo follows without any prompting.
Lobo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Lobo backwards.
Nice body punch from Murray .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray blocks an elbow strike.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray blocks an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lobo misses with an elbow over the top.
Chad Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Lobo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Murray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lobo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murray is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Lobo.
Chad Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Lobo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lobo has Murray pressed against the cage, preventing Murray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray blocks an elbow strike from Lobo.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Murray checks a leg kick.
Lobo drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murray . That's going to slow Lobo down.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
Lobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lobo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lobo misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray ! But no joy.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray looks to land a body kick but Lobo moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murray . That did some damage!
Murray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lobos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lobo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lobo clinches with his opponent.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray blocks the elbow strike.
Lobo misses with an elbow strike.
Lobo takes a shot to the head.
Murray tries to break the clinch but Lobo is controlling the position.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Lobo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray dodges an elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Murray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Lobo avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo is trying to pull guard but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Murray .
Murray lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Lobo, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray .
Lobo throws an elbow that misses.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lobo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lobo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Lobo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lobo.
Lobo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
Lobo throws a low kick but Murray moves out of range easily.
Murray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Murray throws a hook to the side of Lobo's head but Lobo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lobo throws out a leg kick but Murray moves out of range and Lobo only half commits.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Murray 's legs.
Lobo throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lobo looks to clinch
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lobo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lobo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lobo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lobo throws a front kick aimed at Murray 's knee but Murray avoids it well.
Murray scoring well with a low kick there.
Lobo is looking to score with low kicks.
Lobo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lobo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lobo tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Lobo is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray lands with a right hand.
Murray motions for Lobo to come forward. Murray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murray misses.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Lobo checks it.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lobo checks it well.
Lobo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lobo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray scores with a spinning back kick!
Lobo is looking to clinch.
Lobo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lobo moves out of range as Murray strikes.
That kick from Lobo tenderised Murray 's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lobo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lobo manages to avoid it.
Lobo misses with a low kick.
Murray counters with a body kick.
Lobo throws a chopping leg kick but Murray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lobo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murray can pounce on him.
Murray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lobo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray checks a low kick from Lobo.
Murray tries to keep at a distance but Lobo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lobo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray blocks an elbow strike.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lobo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lobo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murray avoids a wild elbow strike from Lobo.
Lobo misses with an elbow over the top.
Lobo blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Lobo controls his hands.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lobo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lobo pushes off an throws an elbow but Murray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Lobo blocks an uppercut.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murray walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lobo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lobo 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.
Lobo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lobo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick from Lobo misses.
Murray misses with a body kick.
Murray throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lobo 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.
Lobo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murray .
Lobo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lobo rushes Murray and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray breaks the clinch.
Lobo feints and then cracks Murray 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murray .
Lobo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murray counters with a nice body shot.
Murray throws a hook but Lobo avoids it easily.
Lobo tries to clinch but Murray moves away
and Murray counters with a stiff right hand.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Murray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lobo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lobo tries a low kick but Murray avoids it.
Lobo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murray 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Murray !
A relieved looking Chad Murray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartella comes to the cage accompanied by ICE-T That's How Im Livin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 3, fighting out of London, Drake Kartella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maneno throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range.
Kartella takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kartella moves away.
A nice combination there by Kartella.
Kartella forces Maneno back against the cage and clinches.
Kartella decides to pull guard.
Maneno gets to his feet - Kartella follows without any prompting.
A big left from Kartella misses.
Kartella gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Drake Kartella has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Kartella misses
and Maneno counters with a stiff right hand.
Maneno works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kartella is rocked!
Kartella lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maneno circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Kartella is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Kartella is predictable there
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Kartella tries to clinch
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maneno lands a body shot.
Kartella is breathing heavily.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kartella moves away.
Maneno scores with a body shot.
Kartella gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maneno gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kartella is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiku Maneno!
A victorious Chiku Maneno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Drake Kartella spoke after the fight, saying 'He was a tough opponent. I'm getting pretty old. Might be time to settle down'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beech kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Know My Name. Arlington Beech could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kukulcan Tonga's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arlington Beech!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beech avoids the head kick by Tonga.
A leg kick checked by Beech.
Beech scoring well with a low kick there.
Beech dodges the punch combination from Tonga.
Tonga misses with a body kick.
Beech wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Beech moves away from the strike by Tonga.
Beech just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonga takes one on the button.
Tonga throws out a powerful jab.
Beech blocks a head kick by Tonga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beech throws an overhand right that lands on Tonga's shoulder, as Tonga tries to avoid the shot.
Tonga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tonga fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beech checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga avoids the body shot from Beech.
Beech on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonga. Tonga obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy body kick from Beech
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tonga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Beech lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonga doesn't seem phased though.
Tonga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beech is out of range and Tonga settles back down.
Beech looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Tonga. Those never looked like landing.
Beech blocks a low kick nicely.
Beech misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Tonga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tonga blocks the body kick.
Tonga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beech.
Beech slips a jab from Tonga.
Beech slips under a jab.
Tonga misses with a head kick.
Beech tried to counter with a leg kick but Tonga avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Beech lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonga doesn't seem phased though.
Beech throws a right hand that Tonga ducks under and follows up with a left that Tonga also avoids with ease.
Tonga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Tonga motions for Beech to come forward. Tonga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Beech on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beech checks a leg kick nicely.
Beech avoids a kick to the body.
Tonga scoring well with a low kick there.
Beech scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beech throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beech just misses with a punch to the body.
Beech blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonga checks a leg kick.
Tonga throws a head kick but Beech moves out of range.
Beech moves out of range as Tonga throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tonga is predictable there
and Beech counters with a body kick.
Tonga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beech quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Beech on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Tonga is predictable there
and Beech counters with a nice leg kick.
Tonga misses with a low kick as Beech jumps back.
Beech scores with a nice head shot.
Tonga slips under a jab from Beech.
Beech tries a low kick but Tonga avoids it.
Tonga has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beech dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonga. That did some damage!
A big right from Tonga misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beech. Tonga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beech tried to score with a low kick but Tonga checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonga. That's going to slow Beech down.
Beech misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonga.
Beech takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonga pushes Beech away with a front kick.
Beech misses with a straight left.
Tonga throws a counter combo.
A combination from Tonga does no damage.
As Tonga backs away, Beech returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Beech throws a leg kick but Tonga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tonga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beech swinging wildly here.
Tonga was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tonga works Beech's body with a nice hook.
Beech checks a leg kick.
Tonga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beech counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tonga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Tonga scores with a four punch combination!
Beech misses the shot to the body.
As Beech backs off Tonga throws a huge counter combo but Beech manages to avoid it all.
Tonga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kukulcan Tonga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tonga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beech.
Beech misses with a low kick.
Kukulcan Tonga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonga thows a body kick. Beech tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tonga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beech is out of range and Tonga settles back down.
Tonga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tonga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonga looks to score with a jab to the body but Beech is just out of range.
Tonga avoids a kick to the body.
Tonga tries to score with a low kick but Beech moves his leg out of the way.
Tonga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beech.
Beech avoids the body shot from Tonga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga throws a front kick aimed at Beech's knee but Beech avoids it well.
Tonga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tonga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Beech might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tonga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beech uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonga.
Tonga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tonga.
Tonga lands a nice shot to the body.
Beech takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beech throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Beech.
Tonga cracks the inside of Beech's front leg.
Beech is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonga.
Tonga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beech's sensitive parts.
Tonga feints a jab promting Beech to slip. Tonga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beech slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beech avoids the head kick by Tonga.
Beech drops Tonga with a beautiful combination! Tonga stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beech is looking for the KO!
Tonga is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonga throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tonga is still on wobbly legs! Can Beech finish him?
Beech lands with a kick to the ribs.
Beech throws a body punch but Tonga moves out of range.
Tonga seems to have recovered his senses.
Kukulcan Tonga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonga.
Beech tries a head kick but it misses.
Tonga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Beech moved away.
Tonga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beech is able to avoid easily.
Tonga throws out a leg kick but Beech moves out of range and Tonga only half commits.
Tonga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tonga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tonga punishes Beech's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonga feints and then cracks Beech's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beech down.
Beech motions for Tonga to come forward. Beech throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonga lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Beech crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tonga - the referee stops the clock and Beech gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tonga. Beech manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Beech closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beech throws a leg kick but Tonga sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga connects with a solid leg kick.
Beech avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beech fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tonga throws a leg kick that misses.
Beech is looking to wear down Tonga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tonga checks the leg kick.
Tonga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beech checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tonga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tonga misses with a double jab.
Beech moves out of range as Tonga throws a body kick.
Beech lands with a cross.
Beech is looking to slow Tonga down with leg kicks.
Tonga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beech moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beech fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tonga checks it well.
Beech misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beech feints and then cracks Tonga's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tonga down.
Beech checks the leg kick.
Tonga gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beech counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Tonga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beech fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tonga on the side of the head.
Beech delivers a nice body kick.
Tonga finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beech throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tonga looks for the body kick but Beech saw that one coming.
Tonga tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Beech checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Beech checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beech half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tonga lands a head kick!
Tonga scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kukulcan Tonga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beech has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tonga.
Beech keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tonga. Those never looked like landing.
Tonga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beech looks for the body kick but Tonga saw that one coming.
Beech loads up on a big right hand but Tonga slips the punch.
Tonga throws a leg kick
and Beech holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beech lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tonga.
Nice body punch from Tonga - that landed with a thud.
Beech softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga misses with a punch to the body.
Beech is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beech blocks an uppercut.
Beech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonga's elbow.
Tonga breaks the clinch.
Beech scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Beech throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beech scores with a head kick. Tonga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tonga connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tonga prevents a body shot from Beech.
Tonga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beech throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tongas head.
Tonga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tonga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Beech.
Tonga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beech throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonga slips a straight right by Beech.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonga.
Tonga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Beech.
Beech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beech moves out of range as Tonga strikes.
Tonga throws a leg kick but Beech moved away.
Beech thinks about countering with a body kick.
Tonga throws a jab but it's blocked by Beech.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tonga.
Beech feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tonga's calf.
Tonga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Beech checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beech swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tonga.
Tonga swings for the body but Beech moves out of range.
Tonga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beech manages to avoid it.
Tonga slips a straight right by Beech.
Tonga misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonga misses with a body kick.
Tonga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beech misses with a leg kick.
Beech lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tonga. Beech shrugs it off though.
Tonga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tonga looks to score with a jab to the body but Beech is just out of range.
Beech lands a slapping body shot.
Tonga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Beech closes the distance and clinches.
Beech misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beech misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonga blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Beech.
Tonga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beech lands a right hand.
Tonga misses with some punches.
Beech blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Beech.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beech.
Beech misses with a punch to the body.
Beech misses with the head strike.
Tonga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tonga misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga swings wildly with an uppercut but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beech tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beech lands a right hand.
Tonga swings wildly with an uppercut but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlington Beech clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beech's sensitive parts.
Tonga just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonga moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Tonga misses
and Beech counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tonga! Beech lets Tonga back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tonga lands with a nice body kick.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Beech moved away.
Beech wants to clinch up but Tonga keeps it at a distance.
Tonga looks to land a body kick but Beech moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beech.
Tonga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tonga throws the kick towards the body but Beech avoids it.
Beech cracks Tonga with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Tonga tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Beech pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Tonga is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arlington Beech!
Arlington Beech retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Arlington Beech thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Predator Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Jiu-Jitsu as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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149 lbs
37 - 13 - 1 |
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145 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Judo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Predator Burns!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Judo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns misses with a hook
and Judo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns thinking.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Judo takes one to the side of the head.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Judo is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Judo circles away and we're back to standing.
Judo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judo to score with a decent uppercut.
Judo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judo.
Judo missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Judo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Judo is just out of range.
Judo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Judo counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judo.
Burns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Judo looking for submissions off his back.
Judo is refusing to be controlled, as Burns sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo taking some punishment here, with Burns in his half guard.
Burns prevents Judo from improving his position.
Burns sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns working Judo over with strikes.
Burns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Judo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burns is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Judo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burns pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burns in particular looking to stall.
Burns passes to side control.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns happy to just control the position for now.
Judo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Judo actively working from the bottom here.
Burns slips a nice elbow through Judo's hands, connecting with Judo's forehead.
Burns is trying to control. Judo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burns is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Judo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Judo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Judo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Judo wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns trying to control but Judo is working from the bottom.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burns working some strikes from top position.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Judo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judo working for submissions but it's allowed Burns to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Predator Burns dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
Burns has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Judo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judo.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judo moves away.
A slow jab from Judo misses its intended target.
Burns 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judo.
Judo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Burns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Judo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo slips a nice elbow through Burns's hands, connecting with Burns's forehead.
Judo wants to control but Burns is keeping him busy.
Burns is trying to get back to full guard.
Judo is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.
Predator Burns has got the better of the ground game so far.
Judo seems to be working for a kimura but Burns defends the submission attempt.
Burns gets back to full guard.
Burns is looking to cinch up a triangle. Judo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Burns's body to avoid the submission. Burns has instead reached around Judo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Burns arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Predator Burns!
Predator Burns looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks guys, I have worked hard and the Burns team got me back on track. I regret not starting my career with Bradley Burns and my family but now I'm home.'.
The defeated Jack Judo had this to say: 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.
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FIGHT
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