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Destiny Tuesday 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murat Orgun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Pope's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Pope!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope jabs Orgun right on the nose. Orgun blinks but takes it well.
Orgun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pope throws out a counter right but Orgun avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Pope misses.
Pope throws a hook but Orgun avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Pope.
Orgun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orgun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pope.
Pope moves out of range of the strikes.
Pope misses with a hook.
Orgun throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pope displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orgun throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Orgun. No joy for Pope on that attempt.
Orgun wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Orgun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orgun.
Pope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orgun. That did some damage!
Orgun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orgun scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope throws out a loose jab but Orgun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orgun digs a good body shot into Pope's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pope.
Pope throws a series of punches but Orgun avoids them all with ease.
Orgun gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Orgun is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pope knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Orgun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pope keeps working.
Orgun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Orgun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Check out the look on Orgun's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Orgun misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Pope's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orgun is looking to take a break and control but Pope is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pope is avoiding damage well.
Orgun scoring with punches and elbows.
Pope manages to work his way to half guard, despite Orgun's best efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orgun wants to control but Pope is keeping him busy.
Orgun throwing shots but Pope is blocking nicely.
Orgun is just content to waste time from the top position. Pope takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Orgun trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
Pope looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orgun.
Orgun wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Orgun is looking to work some ground and pound but Pope has wrist control.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orgun 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.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orgun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orgun preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Orgun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orgun trying to control but Pope is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Orgun with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throws a hook but Orgun avoids it easily.
As Pope tries to get set, Orgun tries to push him back and clinch up but Pope manages to avoid the attempt.
Orgun is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pope's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Orgun. Orgun maintains the clinch.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orgun digs a right hand into Pope's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pope's gas tank.
Pope is pressed up against the cage. Orgun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pope down to the mat. Pope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Orgun slips a jab from Pope.
Orgun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pope.
Pope lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pope tries to keep at a distance but Orgun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orgun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orgun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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 Murat Orgun will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pope throws a right hand that Orgun ducks under and follows up with a left that Orgun also avoids with ease.
Pope rushes Orgun and presses him up against the cage.
Pope lands a nice shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope lands an uppercut.
Pope scores with a shoulder strike.
Orgun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pope is defending well for now.
Orgun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
Orgun struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Orgun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orgun misses with a knee strike.
Orgun tries to work over Pope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orgun.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orgun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pope gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Pope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orgun tries a body shot but Pope blocks it.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orguns head.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murat Orgun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orgun blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope.
Orgun pushes Pope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Orgun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orgun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Pope avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Pope managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Orgun tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
Orgun drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Orgun lands a knee to the head.
Pope lands with a light punch inside.
Pope throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orguns head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope trying to control the position but instead, Orgun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pope into the cage.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pope avoids it.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Orgun.
Pope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
Pope scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Pope on the inside.
Orgun tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Pope.
Orgun stalling.
Pope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orgun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pope is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pope fails to land.
Pope swings wildly with an uppercut but Orgun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
Pope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orgun takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pope as Orgun tries to tie him up.
Orgun is trying to maintain a safe position but Pope gets an underhook and turns Orgun into the cage.
Orgun looking for a takedown.
Pope softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pope avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pope is defending well for now.
Pope avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Pope scores with a shot to the side of Orgun's head.
Orgun has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pope after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pope.
Orgun blocks an uppercut.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Orgun.
Pope lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pope lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orgun is trying to stall.
Orgun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orgun.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Pope - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pope lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Pope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pope avoids it.
Orgun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Pope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Orgun shoots in but no luck this time.
Pope throws the left hand but Orgun avoids the punch easily.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orgun cracks Pope with an open hand slap.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Pope.
Murat Orgun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orgun fails to land the takedown.
Orgun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pope pinned against the cage. Pope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murat Orgun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orgun takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Orgun checks a low kick from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pope misses the jab.
Jan Pope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orgun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orgun moves out of range as Pope strikes.
No luck for Orgun with that takedown attempt.
Pope tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Orgun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pope misses with a hook. Orgun ducked under it nicely.
Orgun looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pope avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orgun.
Pope keeping control of the position.
Orgun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope is refusing to be controlled, as Orgun sits in half guard.
Orgun is nestled in close to Pope, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pope trying to control here.
Pope tries to get to full guard but Orgun has control of the leg.
Orgun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pope defending well though.
Orgun with the ground and pound but Pope uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Orgun throws a big elbow that misses.
Orgun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pope is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orgun looking to pass the guard.
Orgun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orgun.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orgun misses with a kick to the body.
Jan Pope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Orgun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Pope misses the target.
Orgun throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pope was covering up waiting for the punch and Orgun finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Orgun trying to control the position from guard on top but Pope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pope looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orgun is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orgun tries to free his leg and advance position but Pope is retaining full guard.
Pope looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orgun tries to free his leg and advance position but Pope is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Pope.
I think Pope has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Pope!
An out of breath Jan Pope thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Garcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incheol Wonha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pierre Garcon'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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Garcon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wonha's hands.
Garcon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcon scores with a hook to the body. Wonha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garcon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wonha is out of range.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Garcon breaks away and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcon.
Garcon throws a head kick that misses.
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Garcon pushes him off.
Garcon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wonha rushes Garcon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcon scores with a shot to the side of Wonha's head.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Wonha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wonha avoiding damage.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Garcon wants to get back to striking at distance but Wonha won't allow it.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcon tries to break free but Wonha pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Wonha.
Wonha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garcon blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Garcon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonha jabs at Garcon's body.
Garcon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonha was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcon.
Wonha is looking to counter the offense by Garcon and move into the clinch.
Garcon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wonha counters with a straight right hand.
Garcon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wonha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Garcon.
Garcon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha scores with a decent looking hook.
Garcon tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcon 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.
Wonha checks a leg kick.
Garcon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wonha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcon.
A swing and a miss from Wonha.
Garcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wonha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Wonha. That snapped Garcon's head back.
Garcon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonha.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Garcon breaks away and moves out of range.
Wonha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Wonha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcon doesn't seem phased though.
Garcon is rocked!
Pierre Garcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha lands with a shot to the body.
Garcon is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonha finish him?
Garcon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wonha lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Garcon - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Wonha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Incheol Wonha!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Micheal Jackson smooth criminal. Schilling has chosen Sweet Caroline-Neil Diamond as his entrance music. Richard Riddick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick connects with a single shot there.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Schilling moved out of range.
Schilling is looking for the big counter here.
Riddick leaves Schilling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riddick throws a leg kick but Schilling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schilling is looking for the big counter here.
Schilling shoots for a double leg takedown but Riddick sprawls well. He's pushed Schilling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schilling is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Schilling 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.
Riddick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schilling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riddick tries to avoid it but Schilling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riddick to the ground. Riddick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richard Riddick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Schilling.
Riddick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick misses with a hook. Schilling ducked under it nicely.
Riddick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schilling throws a counter combo.
Riddick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schilling counters with a nice uppercut.
Riddick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling shoots in looking for a takedown but Riddick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schilling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Schilling shoots for a takedown but Riddick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riddick lands with a good body shot.
Riddick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Riddick duly obliges.
Riddick looks to land a left hand but Schilling moved out of range nicely.
Riddick scores with a push kick.
Riddick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riddick keeps Schilling at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheers as Riddick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schilling doesn't seem phased though.
Schilling is rocked!
Riddick connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Schilling covering up! Riddick comes in with a big uppercut and Schilling goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richard Riddick!
After the big win, Richard Riddick made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors $30 items and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Elwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elwood comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Why We Thugs. Santa Cruz has chosen 50 cent P.I.M.P as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Elwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz tries to clinch but Elwood moves out of range.
Elwood misses with the combination.
Elwood wants to clinch up but Santa Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Santa Cruz connects with a right hand. Elwood shakes it off.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Santa Cruz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Santa Cruz lunges at Elwood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elwood's hand.
Elwood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elwood throws a poor cross that misses
and Santa Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santa Cruz scores with a leg kick.
Elwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Elwood looks to land a combination. Santa Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Santa Cruz.
Elwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santa Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santa Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
Elwood misses with a jab to the body
enabling Santa Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santa Cruz is looking to slow Elwood down with leg kicks.
Santa Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Elwood off balance momentarily.
Elwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elwood throws a body kick that misses.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Santa Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elwood momentarily.
Elwood tries a head kick but it misses.
Elwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santa Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santa Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santa Cruz tests Elwood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santa Cruz connects with a leg kick. Elwood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santa Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Elwood misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santa Cruz.
Elwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santa Cruz can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Elwood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santa Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Santa Cruz.
Elwood misses with a wild combination.
Santa Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Elwood.
Santa Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santa Cruz misses with a hook.
Elwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elwood tries to bum rush Santa Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Santa Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santa Cruz dodges the punch combination from Elwood.
A lazy left from Santa Cruz finds it's target.
Elwood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Santa Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elwood.
Santa Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Elwood takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elwood throws a head kick that misses
enabling Santa Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Santa Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Elwood is rocked!
Santa Cruz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh Elwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elwood is breathing heavily.
Santa Cruz throws an overhand right that drops Elwood like a sack of potatoes! Santa Cruz dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Santa Cruz!
An out of breath Rafael Santa Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Llavicrep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon comes to the cage accompanied by Riot - Three Days Grace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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42
283 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
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30
280 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mad Raefon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Llavicrep!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raefon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Llavicrep defends it nicely.
Raefon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Llavicrep!
Llavicrep can't do much from the bottom here.
Llavicrep avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Raefon.
Llavicrep tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raefon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Llavicrep gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Raefon slips a nice elbow through Llavicrep's hands, connecting with Llavicrep's forehead.
Raefon scores with a big shot! Llavicrep's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Llavicrep! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Raefon!
A relieved looking Mad Raefon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pikku Kakkipylly has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pikku Kakkipylly!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa connects with a body shot.
Kakkipylly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escargesa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
Kakkipylly missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Escargesa.
Escargesa breaks from the clinch.
Kakkipylly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escargesa throws out a loose jab but Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakkipylly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escargesa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kakkipylly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Escargesa there.
Kakkipylly connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escargesa lands with a straight right. Kakkipylly didn't see that one coming.
Escargesa avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly lands a head kick!
Escargesa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kakkipylly keeps the fight on the outside.
Escargesa scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escargesa lands with an overhand left.
Escargesa forces Kakkipylly back against the cage and clinches.
Escargesa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escargesa takes an elbow to the temple.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
Escargesa tries to work over Kakkipylly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escargesa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escargesa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kakkipylly or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kakkipylly as Escargesa tries to tie him up.
Kakkipylly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Escargesa.
Escargesa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
A short right from Escargesa on the inside.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escargesa takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Escargesa tries to throw a body punch but Kakkipylly avoids it by throwing Escargesa back against the cage.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escargesa.
Escargesa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Escargesa blocks an elbow strike.
Escargesa avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Kakkipylly has Escargesa pushed against the cage.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escargesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escargesa misses with some punches.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Escargesa avoids the damage to the body.
Escargesa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Escargesa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escargesa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Vincent Escargesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escargesa clinches up with Kakkipylly and pushes him back against the cage.
Kakkipylly lands a damaging elbow.
Escargesa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Escargesa has a couple of punches blocked by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Escargesa avoids the damage to the body.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Escargesa 's eye.
A short right from Escargesa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escargesa misses with some punches.
Kakkipylly prevents a body shot from Escargesa.
Escargesa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kakkipylly controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escargesa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakkipylly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakkipylly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escargesa. Kakkipylly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escargesa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kakkipylly throws a wild body kick that Escargesa sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakkipylly.
Escargesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakkipylly moves away.
Kakkipylly throws a big counter head kick but Escargesa avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escargesa lands a head shot.
Escargesa sends Kakkipylly crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Escargesa is motioning to the referee to let Kakkipylly up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Kakkipylly is rocked!
Escargesa lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Kakkipylly head around and knocks him out cold! Escargesa hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincent Escargesa!
A very excited looking Vincent Escargesa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog/ Nazareth. Man has chosen Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
205 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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34
205 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Stewart Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Hunter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunter.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Man looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man thows a body kick. Hunter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM in the buildup to the fight.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Man.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Man jabs Hunter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Hunter misses with a combination
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Hunter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hunter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunter is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Man finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunter in the body.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stewart Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man tries to counter with a clinch but Hunter shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Hunter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunter is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hunter trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Hunter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunter's guard. Nice move by Man!
Hunter seems keen to control Man's posture.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Method Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Method Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick from Man.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man slips under a jab from Hunter.
A countering left hand to the body from Man misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Hunter catches Man right on the button with a cross.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hunter throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Hunter's defenses.
Man misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hunter is rocked!
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Man circles away.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Hunter! Man dives in looking to finish! Hunter is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Method Man!
A less than humble Method Man misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Don't Mean A Thing as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
185 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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29
183 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelson wants to break free but Hak has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hak.
Hak tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson throws a right hand that Hak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hak also avoids with ease.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
Hak misses the shot to the body.
Hak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick from Hak.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Hak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson with a hook.
Hak scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hak. That one must have hurt.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hak.
Hak throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Hak.
Hak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nelson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Hak's head but Hak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hak has Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hak has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Hak can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Hak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hak lands with a left to the head.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Hak misses with a head kick.
Hak throws a leg kick which misses Nelson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nelson tries to avoid it.
Hak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A jab from Nelson finds it's way through Hak's defenses.
To Hak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Hak throws a leg kick but Nelson checks it.
Hak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hak dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hak moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Hak.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Nelson throws a monster overhand right that drops Hak! Nelson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Nelson!
A victorious Roy Nelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masa Mune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sher Shah Suri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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158 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masa Mune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sher Shah Suri!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mune throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Suri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mune misses with a hook. Suri ducked under it nicely.
Mune misses with the body kick
and Suri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suri cracks Mune with a good jab.
Mune on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mune shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Suri missing with a left hand there. Mune was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Mune misses the target.
Suri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mune stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mune fails with a takedown attempt.
Suri misses with an uppercut.
Mune attempts a counter takedown but Suri avoids it well and moves away.
Mune connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suri lands a lovely overhand right.
Suri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suri 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.
Suri misses with a jab to the body
and Mune decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Suri's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mune working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suri's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mune is fighting to break Suri's control of his arms but Suri is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Suri working a defensive guard here.
Suri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mune is one step ahead there.
Suri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mune is trying to get back to full guard.
Suri with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suri is trying to control the action in half guard but Mune is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mune might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mune looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mune is trying to maintain the position but Suri is very close to passing his half guard.
Mune is looking for a sweep. Suri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suri is thwarting Mune's attempts to control the position.
Suri wants to pass the guard but Mune is defending well.
Mune is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suri trying to control the pace.
Suri is keen to just control but Mune is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suri prevents Mune from improving his position.
Mune is working hard here to advance position.
Suri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mune throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suri tries to land a front kick but Mune steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mune throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suri counters with a stiff right hand.
Sher Shah Suri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mune feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suri's calf.
Mune throws out a loose jab but Suri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suri lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mune just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mune misses the target.
Mune shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suri as he avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suri.
Suri is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch lands to the side of Mune 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sher Shah Suri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mune misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sher Shah Suri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mune lunges at Suri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suri's hand.
Mune throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suri.
Suri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mune showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suri.
Suri scores with a hook to the body. Mune takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mune staying out of range there.
Suri cracks the inside of Mune's front leg.
Mune throws a nice looking combination but Suri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suri slips a straight right by Mune.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mune tries to bum rush Suri with a series of wild strikes but Suri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mune takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mune goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suri feints a counter leg kick.
Mune throws a push kick but Suri slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri slips under a jab from Mune.
A telegraphed right hand from Mune misses the target.
Mune moves away from the strike by Suri.
Mune looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mune is taking a breather. Suri says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suri is not content to let Mune control the position.
Suri has his hands clasped together around Mune's back. He's all about the action.
Suri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mune.
Mune is looking to stall here but Suri recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mune preventing the sweep.
Mune trying to control the position from guard on top but Suri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mune landing with the ground and pound.
Suri working a defensive guard here.
Suri looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mune sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suri's guard.
Suri is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mune trying to control from half guard but Suri is working away.
Mune throwing shots but Suri is blocking nicely.
Suri is controlling Mune's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mune prevents Suri from improving his position.
Suri is staying active underneath Mune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mune is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mune is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mune is trying to control. Suri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice combination there by Suri.
Mune staying out of range there.
Suri misses with a looping right.
A big left from Mune misses.
Suri looks to land a body kick but Mune moved away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mune needs to keep his hands up - Suri had a free shot at his head there.
Mune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suri can pounce on him.
Suri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mune.
Suri throws a hook but Mune blocks it.
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 Masa Mune will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suri can pounce on him.
Suri has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mune appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Suri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mune lands a glancing blow to the side of Suri's head.
Mune takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mune punishes Suri's body with a nice straight punch.
Suri checks a low kick from Mune.
Mune's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mune scrambles back to his feet.
Mune avoids the body shot from Suri.
Mune tried to counter with a leg kick but Suri avoided it.
Suri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suri misses the shot to the body.
Mune tries to score with a low kick but Suri moves his leg out of the way.
Mune uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suri throws a good cross that connects.
Mune takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Suri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mune counters with a nice uppercut.
Suri takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mune looks to score with a jab to the body but Suri is just out of range.
Suri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mune misses with a wild body shot.
Mune catches Suri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mune on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mune is looking to land body kicks.
Suri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Suri avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mune.
Masa Mune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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Mune wants to control but Suri is keeping him busy.
Mune sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Suri is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mune throwing strikes but Suri manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mune is letting Suri control him for a moment.
Mune is looking for a sweep.
Suri controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mune is looking to regain half guard here but Suri keeps moving and retains side control.
Suri trying to control the action but Mune is working from the bottom.
Mune is looking for a sweep.
Mune is trying to work for a sweep but Suri has mounted him!
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.
Suri controlling his opponent.
Mune tries to reverse the position but Suri maintains control.
Suri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mune tries to reverse the position but Suri maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sher Shah Suri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sher Shah Suri!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sher Shah Suri thanked SP Ultimate Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Hellbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. Hellbane has chosen Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ultimate Hellbane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellbane.
Hellbane checks a leg kick.
Hellbane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hawkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Hawkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hellbane's sensitive parts.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hellbane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawkins scrambles back to his feet.
Hawkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hellbane blocks the body kick.
Hellbane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hellbane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hellbane misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hellbane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellbane tries to circle away but Hawkins has him pinned against the cage.
Hellbane taking a breather.
Hawkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hellbane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hellbane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellbane working aggressively here.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hellbane wants to break free but Hawkins has control.
Hawkins misses with the head strike.
Hellbane controlling the action here for a moment.
Hawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellbane's elbow.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hellbane prevents a body shot from Hawkins.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellbane swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hellbane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins thuds his right hand into Hellbane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lamont Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawkins misses with a head kick.
Hellbane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hellbane if he has to take too many more of those.
Hawkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Hellbane moves out of range.
Hellbane changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellbane misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Hellbane walks into a straight right hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Hellbane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hellbane.
Hellbane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawkins counters with a three punch combo that has Hellbane backing up. Hellbane nods at Hawkins to acknowledge the strikes.
Hellbane moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Hawkins has closed the distance and engaged Hellbane in a clinch.
Hellbane tries to pull guard but Hawkins won't allow it.
Lamont Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Hellbane.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins is trying to stall.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawkins lands an uppercut.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hellbane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellbanes head.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Hellbane.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellbane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hellbane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellbane backwards.
Hellbane wants to break free but Hawkins has control.
Hawkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hellbane. Hellbane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hellbane connects with a body shot.
Hawkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Hawkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawkins throws a head kick but Hellbane moves out of range.
Hellbane cracks a nice hook into Hawkins's ribs.
Hellbane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hellbane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Hawkins connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses
and Hellbane counters with a straight right hand.
Hawkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hawkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Hellbane tries for a takedown but Hawkins manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellbanes head.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellbane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lamont Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Hellbane.
Hellbane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellbane is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling him.
Hawkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellbane is trying to stall.
Hawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hellbane can do to turn this around?
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkins working aggressively here.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellbane lands an uppercut.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hellbane misses with a hook
and Hawkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hawkins blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hellbane backwards.
Hawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hellbane backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins stops a takedown attempt from Hellbane.
Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Hellbane lands with a right hand.
Hawkins scores with the left hand. Hellbane knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Hellbane misses.
Hawkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hellbane looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Hellbane moves forwards but Hawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hellbane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins blocks a jab.
Hawkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Hellbane is just out of range.
Hawkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hellbane scores with a nice head shot.
Lamont Hawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawkins lands a head kick. Hellbane smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hellbane misses with a body shot.
Hellbane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hellbane has time to react.
Hawkins throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hellbane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hawkins half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hellbane lunges at Hawkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawkins's hand.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hellbane gets tackled into the cage by Hawkins. Hawkins maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hawkins.
Hellbane is looking to control Hawkins's arms but Hawkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hellbane has his back to the cage.
Hawkins presses Hellbane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hellbane is breathing heavily.
Hawkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hellbane manages to pull guard.
Hawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hellbane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Hawkins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice cross by Hawkins.
Hellbane looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Hellbane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hellbane moves forwards but Hawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hellbane is rocked!
Hellbane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
Hellbane is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawkins finish him?
Hellbane gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lamont Hawkins!
Lamont Hawkins retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Lamont Hawkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ultimate Hellbane was interviewed post fight and said 'can't say i didn't expect this!'.
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