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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Akki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Akki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber loads up on a big right hand but Akki slips the punch.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Haber.
Haber takes a little break here. Akki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Akki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Akki trying to remain calm as Haber controls from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber trying to control the action but Akki is working from the bottom.
Haber working the head and body with strikes.
Akki is trying to escape the position but Haber is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Akki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haber.
Akki sneaks out the side door and pushes Haber away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Haber tests Akki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from Haber.
Haber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber has an Americana. Akki didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Haber is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Haber hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Uri Haber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne has chosen Knock You Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Browne!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong with a nice cross.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Wong drives through with a takedown into Browne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wong looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong is in close to Browne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Browne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Browne is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Browne breaks the clinch.
Wong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Browne defends it nicely.
Wong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Browne!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong tries to score with some ground and pound. Browne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Browne wants to get back to his feet.
Wong 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.
Browne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wong lands an elbow.
Wong tries to score with some ground and pound. Browne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Wong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wong scoring with punches from side control.
Wong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wong.
Wong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Browne some visible discomfort.
Wong working the ground and pound but Browne is defending the strikes.
Wong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wong landing a few strikes.
Browne pushes Wong away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wong gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Browne taking a bit of punishment here - Wong scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Browne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Browne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wong lands some shots froms side control.
Browne is rocked!
Browne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wong connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Browne some visible discomfort.
Browne is still in real trouble! Can Wong finish him?
Browne is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong cracks Browne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That has opened up Travis Browne's cut even more.
Wong tries to score with some ground and pound. Browne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wong working the head with strikes.
The cut above Travis Browne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wong lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Browne! Wong senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Browne out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Master Wong!
Master Wong 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 Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Lomax Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabaisama comes to the cage accompanied by Liquid Swords. This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clint Lomax Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yabaisama avoids the body shot from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lomax Jr just manages to avoid it.
Lomax Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yabaisama gets a clinch.
Lomax Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Yabaisama controls the action.
Yabaisama lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yabaisama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yabaisama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lomax Jr's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lomax Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yabaisama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lomax Jr backwards.
Yabaisama tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lomax Jr smiles and moves away.
Yabaisama connects with a body shot that sends Lomax Jr's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yabaisama is able to avoid easily.
Lomax Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lomax Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yabaisama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lomax Jr ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Lomax Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lomax Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Yabaisama walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lomax Jr lands a jab to Yabaisama's midsection.
Lomax Jr cracks Yabaisama with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut. Lomax Jr saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Lomax Jr - just one landing.
Yabaisama thuds his right hand into Lomax Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yabaisama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yabaisama looks to throw the jab but Lomax Jr is out of range.
Lomax Jr lands a jab to the head.
Lomax Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yabaisama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lomax Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lomax Jr. That's going to slow Yabaisama down.
Lomax Jr thuds a left hand into Yabaisama's body.
Yabaisama stuns Lomax Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lomax Jr looks to land a left hand but Yabaisama moved out of range nicely.
Lomax Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut
and Lomax Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Lomax Jr throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama throws the kick towards the body but Lomax Jr avoids it.
Yabaisama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama looks to land a right hand but Lomax Jr moved out of range.
A head kick by Yabaisama misses
and Lomax Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lomax Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yabaisama.
Lomax Jr throws out a counter right but Yabaisama avoids it with no problem.
Clint Lomax Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yabaisama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lomax Jr. That one must have hurt.
Lomax Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Lomax Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yabaisama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lomax Jr blocks a leg kick.
Lomax Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yabaisama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice jab there from Lomax Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yabaisama avoids the body shot from Lomax Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lomax Jr tries to work over Yabaisama's front leg with a kick but Yabaisama checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Lomax Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama checks a leg kick.
Lomax Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lomax Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yabaisama swings for the body but Lomax Jr moves out of range.
Lomax Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Lomax Jr throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lomax Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lomax Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good shot there by Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Yabaisama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lomax Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yabaisama misses the target.
Lomax Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yabaisama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lomax Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Lomax Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Lomax Jr misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lomax Jr checks a leg kick.
Yabaisama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yabaisama was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yabaisama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yabaisama moves out of range as Lomax Jr strikes.
Yabaisama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Lomax Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabaisama manages to avoid it.
Lomax Jr throws a push kick but Yabaisama slaps the foot to one side.
Yabaisama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yabaisama scores with a body shot.
Lomax Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yabaisama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yabaisama missing with a left hand there. Lomax Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lomax Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clint Lomax Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yabaisama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lomax Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Yabaisama misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Lomax Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Yabaisama misses with a jab to the body
and Lomax Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Yabaisama blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama avoids the body shot from Lomax Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabaisama tries a head kick but it misses.
Yabaisama throws a front kick aimed at Lomax Jr's knee but Lomax Jr avoids it well.
Yabaisama checks a low kick from Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a hook.
Lomax Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Lomax Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lomax Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lomax Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Yabaisama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yabaisama throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lomax Jr avoids it.
Lomax Jr lands with a good body shot.
Lomax Jr misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lomax Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax Jr blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Lomax Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Yabaisama misses.
A slow jab from Lomax Jr misses its intended target.
Yabaisama seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Yabaisama jabs at Lomax Jr's body.
Yabaisama has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama prevents Lomax Jr from breaking the clinch.
Yabaisama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yabaisama misses with a knee to the head.
Lomax Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yabaisama up against the cage.
Yabaisama ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yabaisama no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yabaisama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lomax Jr is one step ahead there.
Lomax Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yabaisama trying to control the position.
Yabaisama has his foot on Lomax Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lomax Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
The fighters circling - Lomax Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Lomax Jr backs away, Yabaisama returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lomax Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yabaisama doesn't manage to clinch there - Lomax Jr circles away.
Lomax Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lomax Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yabaisama.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yabaisama.
Lomax Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lomax Jr tests Yabaisama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yabaisama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lomax Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yabaisama scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Yabaisama misses.
Lomax Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yabaisama's head.
Lomax Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Yabaisama misses the target.
Yabaisama throws a low kick but Lomax Jr avoids it.
Yabaisama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Lomax Jr.
Lomax Jr blocks the body kick.
Lomax Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lomax Jr takes a swing at Yabaisama's ribcage but misses.
Yabaisama throws a solid leg kick but Lomax Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yabaisama.
Yabaisama throws a lazy head kick
and Lomax Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Lomax Jr moves out of range as Yabaisama strikes.
Yabaisama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lomax Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabaisama manages to avoid it.
Yabaisama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lomax Jr.
Diagoro Yabaisama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lomax Jr tests Yabaisama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomax Jr tries to score with a low kick but Yabaisama moves his leg out of the way.
Yabaisama appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lomax Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Yabaisama off the cage and back into range.
Lomax Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lomax Jr.
Yabaisama is looking to land body kicks.
Lomax Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yabaisama is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lomax Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yabaisama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lomax Jr moves away.
Yabaisama throws a big shot that misses.
Lomax Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yabaisama pushes Lomax Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lomax Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lomax Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lomax Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Yabaisama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lomax Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yabaisama at a distance.
Yabaisama wants to land a leg kick but Lomax Jr is out of range.
Lomax Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabaisama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yabaisama tries a low kick but Lomax Jr avoids it.
Yabaisama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lomax Jr digs a good hook to Yabaisama's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yabaisama.
Lomax Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lomax Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabaisama moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax Jr walks into a left hand.
Yabaisama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lomax Jr! But no joy.
Yabaisama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lomax Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Yabaisama misses its target.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lomax Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lomax Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yabaisama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Lomax Jr lands.
Lomax Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Lomax Jr throws a leg kick which misses Yabaisama's front leg but catches the back leg as Yabaisama tries to avoid it.
Lomax Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yabaisama was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax Jr.
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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Lomax Jr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blind Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaman has chosen Shaman's Dream as his entrance music. Blind Shaman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Blind Shaman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shaman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hussle throws a leg kick but Shaman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shaman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hussle's head.
Hussle lands with a straight right. Shaman didn't see that one coming.
Hussle lands a jab to the nose.
Hussle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaman.
Shaman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shaman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hussle throws a solid leg kick but Shaman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hussle.
Hussle throws a body punch but Shaman moves out of range.
Shaman scores with a nice right hand.
Shaman lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Shaman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shaman.
Shaman blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Shaman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shaman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shaman.
Shaman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaman misses with a low kick.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaman manages to avoid it.
Shaman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hussle.
Hussle throws a leg kick
and Shaman counters with a straight right hand.
Hussle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Hussle - just one landing.
We've been told by Hussle's head coaches at Aaron's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hussle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaman manages to avoid it.
Hussle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hussle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaman pushes Hussle up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hussle can't find room to land a body shot as Shaman controls the action.
Hussle digs a right hand into Shaman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shaman's gas tank.
Shaman scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussle scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaman.
Shaman is looking for a takedown.
Hussle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussle swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaman tries to throw a body punch but Hussle avoids it by throwing Shaman back against the cage.
Shaman crunches a lovely knee into Hussle's ribcage.
Hussle is leaning against Shaman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shaman prevents a body shot from Hussle.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussle.
A nice left hand lands by Hussle.
Shaman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shaman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shaman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shaman taking a breather.
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hussle scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hussle fails to land.
Hussle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussle can't find room to land a body shot as Shaman controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shaman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hussle is defending well for now.
Hussle misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Shaman.
Hussle avoiding damage as Shaman throws knees to the body.
Shaman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hussle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hussle.
Good body shot from Hussle.
Shaman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hussle misses with a body punch.
Hussle misses with a body punch.
Shaman tries a body shot but Hussle blocks it.
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaman.
Hussle tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Hussle back against the cage.
Hussle taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussle working aggressively here.
Shaman tries to throw a body punch but Hussle avoids it by throwing Shaman back against the cage.
Shaman slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Hussle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shaman blocking some punches.
Hussle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussle can't find room to land a body shot as Shaman controls the action.
Shaman tries to pull guard but Hussle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mike Hussle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blind Shaman.
Still in the clinch, Shaman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaman tries to land knees in the clinch but Hussle avoids the damage to the body.
Shaman lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hussle.
Shaman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Shaman.
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 Mike Hussle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy left from Hussle finds it's target.
Shaman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hussle throws an overhand right that lands on Shaman's shoulder, as Shaman tries to avoid the shot.
Hussle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shaman swings for the body but Hussle moves out of range.
Shaman connects with a nice looking jab.
Shaman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
Shaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaman is out of range and Hussle settles back down.
Shaman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
Hussle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussle connects with the punch.
Hussle missing with a left hand there. Shaman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle misses with a straight left.
Shaman checks a leg kick.
Shaman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hussle. Hussle obviously looking to wear him down.
Shaman checks a low kick from Hussle.
Shaman wants to counter the offense by Hussle and move into the clinch position.
Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hussle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaman.
Mike Hussle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hussle avoids the elbow strike from Shaman, against the cage.
Shaman blocking some punches.
Hussle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shaman missing with knees to the body.
Hussle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shaman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hussle avoids it.
Hussle tries to work over Shaman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hussle tries to throw a body punch but Shaman avoids it by throwing Hussle back against the cage.
Hussle prevents a body shot from Shaman.
A short left from Hussle.
Hussle misses with a body punch.
Hussle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hussle lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hussle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hussle struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaman controls his hands.
Shaman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hussle misses with the head strike.
Shaman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shaman tries to pull guard but Hussle won't allow it.
Hussle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaman blocks an uppercut.
Hussle misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman blocks a body shot from Hussle.
Hussle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hussle can't find room to land a body shot as Shaman controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hussle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaman.
Shaman working Hussle over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hussle lands a body punch.
Shaman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hussle or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to throw a body punch but Hussle avoids it by throwing Shaman back against the cage.
Hussle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hussle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamans head.
A short body shot lands from Hussle as the two fighters clinch.
Shaman fails to pull guard.
Shaman trying to land knees to the body.
Hussle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hussle pushes Shaman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hussle working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Hussle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaman.
Shaman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hussle throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaman.
Shaman can't find room to land a body shot as Hussle controls the action.
Hussle misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussle misses with a punch to the body.
Hussle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hussle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hussle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hussle lands a body punch.
Hussle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hussle can't find room to land a body shot as Shaman controls the action.
Hussle tries to work over Shaman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shaman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Hussle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hussle lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaman backwards.
Shaman lands with a short shot to the head.
Shaman lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussle backwards.
Hussle avoiding damage as Shaman throws knees to the body.
Hussle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hussle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shaman avoiding damage.
Hussle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Shaman missing with a left hand there. Hussle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaman throws a leg kick which misses Hussle's front leg but catches the back leg as Hussle tries to avoid it.
Hussle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hussle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hussle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaman.
Hussle blocks a leg kick.
Hussle missing with a left hand there. Shaman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussle slips under a jab.
Hussle looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaman is just out of range.
Shaman throws a head kick that misses.
Shaman avoids the body shot from Hussle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaman is looking to slow Hussle down with leg kicks.
Shaman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hussle takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Shaman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussle looks to throw the jab but Shaman is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman moves away from the strike by Hussle.
Hussle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hussle lands a jab to the head.
Blind Shaman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaman scores with a body shot.
Hussle tries to land a leg kick but Shaman saw it coming and moves away.
Hussle throws the left hand but Shaman avoids the punch easily.
Hussle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shaman misses with a straight left.
Hussle throws a solid leg kick but Shaman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hussle.
Hussle misses with a lunging right hand
and Shaman counters with a low kick, right behind Hussle 's knee.
Hussle throws out a loose jab but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussle connects with a solid leg kick.
Shaman misses the shot to the body.
Hussle misses with a body shot.
Hussle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shaman.
A big left from Hussle misses.
Blind Shaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussle misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaman throws a head kick but Hussle moves out of range.
Shaman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussle.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaman misses the target.
Hussle misses with a straight left.
Hussle slips under a jab from Shaman.
Hussle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shaman. That did some damage!
Hussle takes a swing at Shaman's ribcage but misses.
Hussle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hussle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaman moves away.
Hussle moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussle connects with an inside leg kick.
Hussle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hussle throws a leg kick
and Shaman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hussle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hussle scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaman.
Shaman lands a nice shot that snaps Hussle's head back.
Shaman lands a jab to the head.
Hussle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shaman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hussle blocks it well.
Hussle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shaman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hussle throws a front kick aimed at Shaman's knee but Shaman avoids it well.
Hussle throws out a loose jab but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shaman misses with a head kick.
Hussle throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hussle misses the target.
Shaman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hussle with a body shot.
Hussle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaman throws an overhand right that lands on Hussle's shoulder, as Hussle tries to avoid the shot.
Hussle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hussle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaman digs a good hook to Hussle's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaman throws a chopping leg kick but Hussle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hussle clobbers Shaman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shaman misses with a low kick.
Hussle lands with a hook. Shaman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hussle slips a straight right by Shaman.
A little feinted left hand from Hussle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hussle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hussle throws a hook to the side of Shaman's head but Shaman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaman moves out of range as Hussle strikes.
A low kick from Hussle misses
and Shaman counters with a left to the body.
Hussle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shaman counters with a good, hard body kick but Hussle shrugs it off.
Shaman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hussle tries a low kick but Shaman avoids it.
Hussle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shaman's sensitive parts.
Shaman clobbers Hussle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaman misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blind Shaman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hussle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jericho Hill has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Pedro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pedro fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Hill.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pedro.
A clash of legs there as Hill blocks the low kick.
Pedro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pedro throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Pedro motions for Hill to come forward. Pedro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pedro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pedro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Pedro blocks the body kick.
Hill lands with a hook. Pedro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro misses the shot to the body.
Hill moves away from the strike by Pedro.
Pedro looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Pedro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pedro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pedro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hill keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro is trying to control. Hill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pedro is trying to control the action in half guard but Hill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pedro not doing much here.
Pedro 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pedro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hill looking to control.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
Pedro is pushing down on Hill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hill is fighting to maintain full guard but Pedro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pedro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hill regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pedro.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pedro trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pedro is really struggling to control Hill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Hill scores with a hook to the body. Pedro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pedro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Pedro tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by Pedro as he connects with a hook.
Pedro lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hill misses.
Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pedro swivels and escapes.
Pedro slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pedro is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick from Pedro lands but Hill takes it in his stride.
Jericho Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pedro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedro laying and praying for a moment but Hill takes advantage and regains half guard.
Pedro is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pedro controlling the action here.
Hill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pedro misses with a hook
and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pedro is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hill to the mat. Hill regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pedro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hill wants to sweep but no luck.
Pedro being controlled here momentarily.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Pedro is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Pedro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pedro wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hill can do to turn this around?
Hill keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pedro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hill under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill lands a jab to the nose.
Hill 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.
Pedro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Pedro misses.
Pedro swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pedro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pedro blocks the body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Pedro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hill, pushing him back against the cage.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pedro tries to score a body lock takedown but Hill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro working aggressively here.
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!
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro is trying to trip Hill. He has hold of a leg but Hill is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pedro persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
Pedro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro stopping the sweep attempt from Hill.
Hill has Pedro pulled in close to control his posture.
Pedro wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pedro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pedro is able to avoid easily.
Hill attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pedro throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedro.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Hill swings for the body but Pedro moves out of range.
Pedro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hill checks it well.
Hill throws the kick towards the body but Pedro avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pedro tries to bum rush Hill with a series of wild strikes but Hill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pedro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pedro.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Pedro defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Pedro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hill holds on and takes a little breather.
Pedro lands a couple of elbows.
Pedro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pedro passes Hill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pedro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pedro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hill is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pedro controlling from the top position.
Pedro wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill trying to control the position here.
Hill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pedro controls the pace.
Pedro passes Hill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hill has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hill trying to hold on to Pedro's head to control him but Pedro postures up.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pedro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pedro's back!
Pedro trying to control but not successfully.
Hill lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Jericho Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hill.
Pedro can't escape the position.
Pedro wants to control his opponent's hands but Hill gets his hands free.
Hill is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro is keeping busy.
Good control from Hill.
Pedro covering up well under a series of strikes from Hill.
Pedro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pedro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hill is pressing down on Pedro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pedro is holding on for now.
Hill is trying to control. Pedro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hill working Pedro over with strikes.
Hill slips a nice elbow through Pedro's hands, connecting with Pedro's forehead.
Hill is looking to pass Pedro's guard but actually Pedro recovers to full guard.
Pedro trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Pedro pulls Hill in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill cracks Pedro with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jericho Hill.
I think Pedro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pedro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eeazy Ee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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26
260 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eeazy Ee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon throws a lazy head kick
enabling Ee to counter with a crisp jab.
Eeazy Ee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bannon 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.
Ee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bannon lunges at Ee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ee's hand.
It looks like Eeazy Ee has been cut.
Ee digs a good body shot into Bannon's ribs.
Bannon lands with a shot to the body.
Ee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bannon.
Ee checks a leg kick.
Bannon scores with a nice strike.
Ee misses with a leg kick
and Bannon counters with a head kick. That will keep Ee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School of Hard Knocks (Elite Training for $225) in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bannon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bannon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ee misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Bannon misses.
Bannon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Ee does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eeazy Ee's cut is getting worse.
Ee looks for the body kick but Bannon saw that one coming.
Ee walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ee limp body while Bannon jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Bannon!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake has chosen Dead Man as his entrance music. Vincent Oketch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to William Blake's 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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws a leg kick but Oketch checks it.
And Oketch counters with a quick kick to the body but Blake blocks it.
Blake lands an overhand right.
Blake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oketch counters with an outside leg kick.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oketch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oketch throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Oketch only half commits.
Blake connects with a body shot.
Blake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oketch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oketch tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Oketch counters with an inside leg kick.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch lands a front kick.
Blake misses the jab.
Blake throws a body punch but Oketch moves out of range.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Oketch is out of range.
Oketch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Oketch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Oketch connects with a body shot.
Oketch is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings for the body but Oketch moves out of range.
Oketch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blake just manages to avoid it.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oketch is out of range.
Oketch forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Oketch misses with a punch on the inside.
Oketch has Blake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oketch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oketch misses with the head strike.
Blake scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake lands with a right to the head.
Blake tightens his grip and picks Oketch up, before dumping him to the ground. Oketch manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oketch is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oketch controlling from the top position.
Blake isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Oketch stacks Blake on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Oketch!
Blake is looking to regain half guard here but Oketch keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oketch is working Blake over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blake regains half guard.
Oketch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blake has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blake tries to sprawl but Oketch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blake trying to hold on to Oketch's head to control him but Oketch postures up.
Oketch trying to control the pace.
Blake manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looking to control but Oketch passes into half guard.
Oketch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oketch trying to control from half guard but Blake is working away.
Oketch wants to pass to mount but Blake is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blake is looking for a sweep. Oketch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oketch stays in close to Blake's body and controls the position.
Oketch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oketch backing away here, and Blake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oketch keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blake being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch has momentary wrist control but Blake slips an elbow through the middle.
Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Oketch has control of Blake's left arm, preventing Blake from doing any damage.
Blake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blake is pushing down on Oketch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oketch is fighting to maintain full guard but Blake has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Blake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oketch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oketch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake walks into a jab.
Oketch dives in for a single leg takedown but Blake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blake jabs at Oketch's body.
Oketch moves out of range as Blake strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Oketch saw that one coming.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oketch doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oketch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake scores with a jab to the body.
Blake throws a body punch but Oketch moves out of range.
Oketch lands with a cross.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oketch to the ground. Blake is now in Oketch's guard.
Oketch is adopting a defensive guard.
Oketch keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Oketch working for a triangle but Blake defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oketch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blake forces his way into half guard.
Oketch is controlling Blake's trapped leg to prevent Blake from advancing to side control.
Vincent Oketch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch trying to hold on to Blake's head to control him but Blake postures up.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oketch keeps working.
Oketch is looking to improve his position.
Oketch is positioning himself well to prevent Blake advancing to mount.
Oketch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blake winds up and cracks Oketch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oketch is controlling Blake's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blake 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
After winning the bout, William Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankoli comes to the cage accompanied by Ravi Shankar - Om Shiva. 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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21 - 4 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shankoli counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
Shankoli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Attila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shankoli thinking.
Attila lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shankoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Attila swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shankoli counters with a left to the body.
Shankoli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shankoli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shankoli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Attila throws a leg kick but Shankoli checks it.
Shankoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Attila.
Shankoli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Attila misses its intended target.
Attila scores with a nice head shot.
Attila misses with a jab to the body
and Shankoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shankoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooh!!! Shankoli has knocked Attila down with a huge combo! Shankoli steps away and waves a wobbly Attila back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Attila is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Attila.
Attila is still on wobbly legs! Can Shankoli finish him?
Attila tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Attila seems to have recovered his senses.
Attila tries to close the distance and clinch but Shankoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shankoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Attila tries to land a leg kick but Shankoli saw it coming and moves away.
Shankoli lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Attila throws a jab when Shankoli was well out of range.
It looked like Shankoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila cracks Shankoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Attila throws a shot to the body.
Shankoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johan Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attila misses the jab.
Attila looks to score with a jab to the body but Shankoli is just out of range.
Shankoli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Attila misses with a jab to the body
and Shankoli counters with a right hand to the body.
Shankoli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shankoli cracks a nice hook into Attila's ribs.
Attila looking to score a takedown here. Shankoli is defending well but Attila drives through and ends up in Shankoli's guard.
Attila controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shankoli has control of Attila's left arm, preventing Attila from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shankoli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attila controlling from the top position.
Attila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Attila is standing up over Shankoli. Shankoli looks to escape but Attila dives into side control.
Shankoli tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Attila presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shankoli wants to get back to his feet.
Shankoli tries to hold on but Attila pushes him away.
Attila putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shankoli is squirming around, avoiding Attila's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Shankoli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Attila lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attila lands a couple of good shots and Shankoli has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Attila misses with a punch to the head.
Shankoli covering up well under a series of strikes from Attila.
Shankoli fending off the submission attempt from Attila.
Shankoli tries to break free.
Well, with Attila on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Shankoli is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Attila working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankoli tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shankoli is looking to improve his position but Attila isn't that keen on the idea.
Shankoli is squirming around, avoiding Attila's attempts to control the action.
Attila landing shots from mount.
Attila controlling the position easily from mount.
Attila lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Attila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
That's time! Shankoli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Attila moves into range and connects with a jab.
Attila wants to clinch but Shankoli slips to the side
and Shankoli counters with a thumping low kick.
Attila swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shankoli tried to score with a low kick but Attila checks it.
Attila takes a swing at Shankoli's ribcage but misses.
Attila rushes Shankoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Attila tries a body shot but Shankoli blocks it.
Attila tries a body shot but Shankoli blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attila throws a punch but it's blocked by Shankoli.
Attila scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Shankoli as the two fighters clinch.
Shankoli presses Attila against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Attila is breathing heavily.
Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johan Attila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Attila tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Shankoli counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Johan Attila's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila misses with an uppercut
and Shankoli counters with a stiff right hand.
Attila misses with a hook.
Shankoli went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Attila misses.
Shankoli throws a big counter combination but Attila scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Attila missing with a left hand there. Shankoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Shankoli was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Attila throws a hook to the side of Shankoli's head but Shankoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shankoli seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Attila throws a lazy uppercut
and Shankoli counters with a right hand to the body.
Shankoli with a jab.
Shankoli moves out of range as Attila strikes.
Attila throws a leg kick
and Shankoli counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Johan Attila's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila tries for a takedown but Shankoli circles away easily
and Shankoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Attila misses with a hook
and Shankoli counters with a nice leg kick.
Attila lands with a hook. Shankoli tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shankoli sends Attila crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shankoli is motioning to the referee to let Attila up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Attila throws a lazy right hand but Shankoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shankoli thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shankoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Attila looks to land a left hand but Shankoli moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Shankoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shankoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Attila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shankoli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Attila tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shankoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Attila looks to move away, Shankoli throws a big counter combo but Attila just gets out of the way.
Shankoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Attila.
Attila tries to clinch
letting Shankoli counter with a right hand.
Johan Attila's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shankoli throws a nice looking combination but Attila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shankoli ducks under a wild hook from Attila.
Shankoli is looking for a counter combo.
Attila rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shankoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Attila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shankoli appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shankoli moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Shankoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Attila connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shankoli scrambles back to his feet.
Attila is looking to clinch.
Shankoli fires out a quick counter leg kick but Attila just manages to avoid it.
Ravi Shankoli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attila throws a push kick but Shankoli slaps the foot to one side.
Shankoli throws a big counter combination but Attila scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Attila lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Attila lands with an uppercut that bounces Shankoli off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Shankoli misses
and Attila counters with a stiff right hand.
Attila throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Shankoli counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johan Attila's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ravi Shankoli!
Ravi Shankoli retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Ravi Shankoli stared into the camera and said 'His spirit was strong, but my intention was to crush him. Psychologically, as well as physically with my boxing. I knew that he would be a willing opponent, and he showed heart, but my soul wanted this more! I feel triumphant upon avenging my loss. He is a worth adversary.'.
The defeated Johan Attila had this to say: 'Cant seem to get back another Titel. Well back to the drowing board and on to the next Opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is It's a fight!!. 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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146 lbs
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132 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo scores with a hook to the body. Kim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kim has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Skrumbo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Skrumbo avoids a kick to the body.
Kim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Kim is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skrumbo with a body shot.
Kim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim tries to land a leg kick but Skrumbo saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Skrumbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skrumbo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skrumbo lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Skrumbo tries to score with a low kick but Kim moves his leg out of the way.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
Skrumbo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kim.
Skrumbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kim lands with a left to the head.
Skrumbo blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Kim.
Skrumbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim pulls guard successfully.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing Skrumbo from standing up.
Kim has his foot on Skrumbo 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Skrumbo works his way back into a safe position though.
Skrumbo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Skrumbo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a hook
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Kim takes a swing at Skrumbo 's ribcage but misses.
Skrumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick
and Kim counters by clinching up.
Skrumbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skrumbo cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kim tests Skrumbo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skrumbo blocks a leg kick.
Skrumbo misses with a straight left.
Kim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skrumbo is fending him off so far but Kim persists. Nope, Skrumbo circles away and we're back to standing.
Kim slips under a jab.
Skrumbo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skrumbo .
Skrumbo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kim cracks the inside of Skrumbo 's front leg.
Skrumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim blocks a leg kick.
Kim moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
Jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Skrumbo blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Skrumbo sets himself, and Kim steps forward looking for the clinch! Skrumbo avoids it this time.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Skrumbo 's head but Skrumbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Skrumbo down.
A lazy left from Skrumbo finds it's target.
Skrumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kim.
A jab lands there for Kim.
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.
Kim cracks the inside of Skrumbo 's front leg.
Kim cracks the inside of Skrumbo 's front leg.
Skrumbo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skrumbo 's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrumbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jong Un Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Skrumbo 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skrumbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo misses with a low kick.
Skrumbo misses the jab.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Skrumbo tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skrumbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Skrumbo lands with a right hand.
Skrumbo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skrumbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Skrumbo throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo misses with a looping left.
Skrumbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skrumbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jong Un Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Skrumbo down.
Skrumbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim throws a leg kick but Skrumbo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Skrumbo sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Kim is predictable there
and Skrumbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Skrumbo avoids it.
Skrumbo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Skrumbo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim flicks out a counter leg kick but Skrumbo steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Kim slips a straight right by Skrumbo .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Skrumbo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Skrumbo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Skrumbo back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Skrumbo misses with the head strike.
Skrumbo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim lands a right hand.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skrumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skrumbo misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Kim.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skrumbo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Skrumbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skrumbo blocks the body kick.
Kim rushes Skrumbo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skrumbo backwards.
Skrumbo lands a shoulder strike.
Jong Un Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Skrumbo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kim jumps into guard, dragging Skrumbo to the mat.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Skrumbo defends easily.
Skrumbo wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to sweep here but Skrumbo controlling him for the moment.
Skrumbo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kim paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo misses with a leg kick
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Kim misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Skrumbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kim tries to land a body kick
letting Skrumbo counter with a right hand.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut.
Kim feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skrumbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim slips a straight right by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Skrumbo moves out of range as Kim throws a body kick.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Skrumbo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skrumbo connects with a body shot.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
A big left from Skrumbo misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Skrumbo down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Skrumbo misses.
Skrumbo tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skrumbo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kim throws out a counter right but Skrumbo avoids it with no problem.
Kim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skrumbo . Skrumbo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Skrumbo looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skrumbo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kim - the referee stops the clock and Skrumbo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kim. Skrumbo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skrumbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim looks for the body kick but Skrumbo saw that one coming.
Skrumbo throws a big shot that misses.
Skrumbo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skrumbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skrumbo doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim catches Skrumbo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skrumbo is rocked!
Skrumbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Skrumbo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Skrumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skrumbo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Kim cracks Skrumbo with a good jab.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Skrumbo off balance momentarily.
and Kim counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Skrumbo ! He's just covering up as Kim starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim is the new bantamweight champion!
Jong Un Kim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Da Skrumbo was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Philip Dyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Dyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dyson throws a looping overhand right but Norton ducks down to avoid it.
Norton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Dyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norton.
Norton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Philip Dyson has been cut.
Dyson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Dyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dyson misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyson scores with a hook to the body. Norton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson misses with a body shot.
Norton throws out a counter right but Dyson avoids it with no problem.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Dyson.
Dyson scores with a jab to the body.
Dyson lands a front kick.
Dyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norton momentarily.
Dyson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dyson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Scott Norton has been cut.
Dyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Philip Dyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton looks winded!
Dyson scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyson lands with a straight right. Norton didn't see that one coming.
Norton cracks Dyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson misses with a body kick.
Norton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norton swings for the body but Dyson moves out of range.
Dyson is looking to wear down Norton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dyson punishes Norton's body with a nice straight punch.
Norton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Norton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Dyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Dyson.
Dyson misses with a wild body shot.
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Dyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nortons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a looping left.
It looked like Dyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Norton.
Dyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Dyson throws a body punch but Norton moves out of range.
Dyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norton moves away.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dyson lands a head shot.
and Dyson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Norton! He's just covering up as Dyson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Dyson!
Philip Dyson retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Philip Dyson 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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