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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Dellaria is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Connor MacManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Dellaria!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellaria throws a leg kick that misses.
MacManus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dellaria's sensitive parts.
Dellaria shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dellaria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacManus.
MacManus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dellaria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dellaria throws a head kick but MacManus moves out of range.
MacManus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dellaria throws a leg kick
and MacManus counters with a good low kick that Dellaria was not able to check.
Dellaria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dellaria.
Dellaria misses with a double jab.
Dellaria tests MacManus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dellaria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacManus circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellaria throws a leg kick
and MacManus counters with a good low kick that Dellaria was not able to check.
Dellaria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dellaria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacManus looks to score with a jab to the body but Dellaria is just out of range.
MacManus scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Dellaria.
Greg Dellaria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Dellaria.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dellaria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacManus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dellaria misses with a leg kick
and MacManus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacManus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacManus throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from MacManus tenderised Dellaria's leg. Dellaria is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacManus checks the leg kick nicely there.
MacManus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dellaria is out of range.
Good work by Dellaria as he checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Dellaria's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dellaria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacManus scores with a punch to the head.
Dellaria moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
MacManus lands with a nice body punch.
Dellaria tries a head kick but it misses.
Dellaria stalks MacManus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into MacManus's face. MacManus staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by MacManus.
Dellaria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacManus.
Dellaria scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dellaria throws the left hand but MacManus avoids the punch easily.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Dellaria.
Dellaria lands a jab-cross combination.
Dellaria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacManus circles away quickly and effectively.
MacManus drives through and clinches with Dellaria against the cage.
MacManus tries to throw a body punch but Dellaria avoids it by throwing MacManus back against the cage.
Dellaria blocks an uppercut.
Dellaria blocking some punches.
MacManus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacManus has a couple of punches blocked by Dellaria.
MacManus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dellaria.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacManus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dellaria stalls.
MacManus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dellarias head.
MacManus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacManus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dellaria working aggressively here.
Dellaria misses with the head strike.
MacManus misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacManus has a couple of punches blocked by Dellaria.
MacManus tries to throw a body punch but Dellaria avoids it by throwing MacManus back against the cage.
MacManus tries a body shot but Dellaria blocks it.
Dellaria lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacManus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Dellaria on the inside.
MacManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus has a couple of punches blocked by Dellaria.
MacManus pushes Dellaria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dellaria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MacManuss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacManus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dellaria's elbow.
MacManus misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacManus tries to work over Dellaria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MacManus.
MacManus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dellaria.
MacManus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dellaria throws a head punch that misses.
MacManus working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacManus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacManus misses with a body punch.
Dellaria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacManus scores with a hook to the body.
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 Connor MacManus will probably get the nod.
That's time! MacManus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dellaria throws a low kick but MacManus avoids it.
MacManus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dellaria avoids the body shot from MacManus.
Dellaria wants to counter the offense by MacManus and move into the clinch position.
MacManus connects with a solid leg kick.
MacManus scores with a hook.
MacManus misses with an uppercut. Dellaria saw that one coming.
MacManus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dellaria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacManus is looking to counter punch.
Dellaria fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacManus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Danga de danga de dang - Dellaria scores with a four punch combination!
MacManus throws an overhand right that lands on Dellaria's shoulder, as Dellaria tries to avoid the shot.
MacManus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dellaria's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacManus throws a push kick but Dellaria slaps the foot to one side.
Dellaria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
MacManus is looking to counter punch.
Dellaria throws a big shot that misses.
Dellaria missing with a left hand there. MacManus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacManus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dellaria throws a right hand that misses
and MacManus counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by MacManus there.
Dellaria tries to clinch there but MacManus circles away.
MacManus just misses with a punch to the body.
Dellaria thuds his right hand into MacManus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Dellaria. Those never looked like landing.
MacManus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dellaria just manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dellaria connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from MacManus tenderised Dellaria's leg. Dellaria is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dellaria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dellaria avoids the body shot from MacManus.
MacManus throws a low kick, looking for Dellaria's leg but Dellaria calmly moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Dellaria.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MacManus.
MacManus scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellaria throws a leg kick but MacManus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dellaria.
Donk. MacManus catches Dellaria right on the button with a cross.
MacManus misses the jab.
Dellaria throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from MacManus lands.
MacManus scores with a leg kick.
Dellaria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacManus circles away quickly and effectively.
Dellaria swinging wildly here.
MacManus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from MacManus.
Dellaria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and MacManus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacManus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dellaria's sensitive parts.
MacManus scores with a hook to the body. Dellaria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacManus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacManus throws a body shot but no joy.
MacManus clobbers Dellaria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dellaria falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacManus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dellaria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dellaria misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Greg Dellaria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dellaria misses with an uppercut. MacManus saw that one coming.
Dellaria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dellaria looks to land a combination but MacManus avoids it well.
MacManus throws a hook to the side of Dellaria's head but Dellaria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dellaria misses with the combination.
MacManus lands a high kick!
MacManus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dellaria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacManus throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacManus pushes Dellaria up against the cage in a clinch.
MacManus's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
MacManus prevents Dellaria from breaking the clinch.
A short left from MacManus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from MacManus on the inside.
Dellaria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
MacManus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacManus blocks an uppercut.
Dellaria pushes MacManus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by MacManus.
A head punch on the inside from MacManus fails to land.
Dellaria digs a right hand into MacManus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MacManus's gas tank.
Dellaria prevents a body shot from MacManus.
Dellaria misses with a punch to the body.
Dellaria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dellaria tries to work over MacManus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dellaria breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Dellaria tenderised MacManus's leg. MacManus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dellaria throws a hook but MacManus avoids it easily.
MacManus pushes Dellaria up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacManus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dellaria is looking to score with low kicks.
MacManus lands the left hand.
Dellaria tries a head kick but it misses.
Dellaria misses with a combination
and MacManus counters with a straight right hand.
Dellaria throws a right and a left that MacManus avoids nicely.
MacManus misses with a wild combination.
Dellaria throws a head kick but MacManus moves out of range.
MacManus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dellaria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for MacManus. That snapped Dellaria's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dellaria loads up on a big right hand but MacManus slips the punch.
Dellaria misses with a few strikes there.
Dellaria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacManus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacManus throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacManus throws a lazy right hand but Dellaria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dellaria's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria avoids the body shot from MacManus.
MacManus looks to land a body kick but Dellaria moved away.
MacManus connects with a leg kick. Dellaria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch lands to the side of Dellaria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as MacManus blocks the low kick.
Dellaria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dellaria misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Dellaria.
Greg Dellaria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dellaria moves out of range as MacManus strikes.
MacManus connects with a body shot.
MacManus takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by MacManus.
MacManus slips a jab and a cross from Dellaria.
MacManus lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dellaria.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacManus scores with a jab. Dellaria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Greg Dellaria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor MacManus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacManus moves away from the strike by Dellaria.
Dellaria throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and MacManus counters with a left to the body.
MacManus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dellaria swings widly with a right hand
and MacManus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dellaria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dellaria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dellaria throws a sloppy head kick and MacManus moves out of range easily.
Dellaria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacManus dips to his left and cracks Dellaria with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from MacManus.
Dellaria wants to counter with a clinch but MacManus pushes him away.
Dellaria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dellaria is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dellaria throws a leg kick but MacManus checks it.
Dellaria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dellaria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacManus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacManus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dellaria closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
MacManus feints and then cracks Dellaria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dellaria down.
MacManus with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacManus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacManus dodges the punch combination from Dellaria.
MacManus scores with a punch to the head.
Dellaria misses with a hook
enabling MacManus to counter with a crisp jab.
MacManus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dellaria takes a step back to recover.
Dellaria walks into a left hand.
MacManus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dellaria can do to turn this around?
MacManus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dellaria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dellaria misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from MacManus misses the target.
MacManus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
MacManus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as MacManus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dellaria doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellaria tries a head kick but it misses.
Dellaria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacManus.
Nice body kick from MacManus.
Dellaria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacManus is able to avoid easily.
Dellaria wants to land a leg kick but MacManus is out of range.
MacManus jabs Dellaria to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacManus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
MacManus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacManus checks a leg kick.
MacManus lands a nice looking body kick.
Dellaria throws a front kick aimed at MacManus's knee but MacManus avoids it well.
Dellaria loads up on a big right hand but MacManus slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from MacManus finds it's target.
MacManus moves in looking to clinch but Dellaria pushes him off.
Dellaria throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacManus scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor MacManus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacManus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor MacManus!
Connor MacManus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Greg Dellaria spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to all the fans in the audience tonight...I'll be back!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bear Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanford's entrance music is Stevie Wonder - Superstition. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bear Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson tries to work over Sanford's front leg with a kick but Sanford checks it.
Sanford misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson moves out of range as Sanford throws a body kick.
Stevenson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevenson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A lazy left from Stevenson finds it's target.
Sanford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanford circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid body kick from Stevenson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stevenson checks a leg kick.
Sanford moves out of range of the body kick from Stevenson.
Stevenson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Sanford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanford looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Stevenson motions for Sanford to come forward. Stevenson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevenson swings widly with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a three punch combo that has Stevenson backing up. Stevenson nods at Sanford to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanford looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanford cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanford throws a push kick but Stevenson slaps the foot to one side.
Lamont Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanford at a distance.
A big right from Sanford misses.
Sanford moves forwards but Stevenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanford tries to work over Stevenson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson cracks Sanford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Stevenson is looking to chop away at Sanford's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanford misses its target.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanford is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevenson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stevenson 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.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanford circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson dives in and scores a takedown into Sanford's guard.
Stevenson throwing strikes from guard but Sanford blocks nicely.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
Sanford is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at 5 Star Spar Bazaar that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Sanford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevenson throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevenson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanford trying to control the position here.
Sanford trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanford has wrist control.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanford looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanford, not yet.
Stevenson throws a strike but Sanford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanford defends well.
Stevenson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanford is stalling in the full guard.
Stevenson wants to sweep here but Sanford controlling him for the moment.
Sanford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stevenson thows a huge punch but Sanford dodges it nicely.
Stevenson misses with a head shot. Sanford uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sanford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevenson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanford has wrist control.
Stevenson throwing strikes but missing.
Stevenson pushes down on Sanford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stevenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Stevenson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stevenson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Lamont Sanford has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
An inside leg kick lands from Stevenson.
Sanford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
Sanford scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanford connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanford throws a right and a left that Stevenson avoids nicely.
Sanford looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson lands a right hook to the body.
Sanford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stevenson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stevenson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanford.
Sanford walks into a jab.
Sanford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stevenson.
Stevenson shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Sanford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson cracks Sanford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sanford.
Bear Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Sanford moves out of range.
Sanford thuds his right hand into Stevenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanford scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanford lands a nice looking body kick.
Sanford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
A swing and a miss from Sanford.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Sanford moved out of range nicely.
Sanford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanford's guard.
Sanford pushes Stevenson off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanford is looking to counter with a body kick.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Sanford has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanford.
Stevenson misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanford throws a lazy body kick
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stevenson slips a jab from Sanford.
Nice body kick from Stevenson.
Sanford tests Stevenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Stevenson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanford off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson fails to land the takedown.
Sanford jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanford. Sanford obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanford ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson with the counter takedown but Sanford avoids it easily.
Stevenson lands with an overhand left.
Stevenson tries to land a front kick but Sanford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stevenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Sanford.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Stevenson sees coming a mile off.
Sanford drops his hands momentarily and Stevenson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stevenson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford tries to land a front kick but Stevenson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stevenson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a front kick.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1-2. Stevenson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanford dips to his left and cracks Stevenson with an uppercut!
Stevenson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stevenson duly obliges.
Stevenson throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Sanford slams his shin into Stevenson's torso.
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Sanford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bear Stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Sanford moved out of range nicely.
Sanford lands with a cross.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevenson throws out a leg kick but Sanford moves out of range and Stevenson only half commits.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Sanford moves out of range easily.
Sanford scores with a push kick.
Sanford works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
Sanford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Crunch! Sanford slams his shin into Stevenson's torso.
Sanford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stevenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stevenson misses with a kick to the body.
Sanford delivers a nice body kick.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanford connects with a leg kick. Stevenson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanford lands a jab to the nose.
Stevenson connects with a jab.
Sanford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stevenson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanford.
Sanford throws a front kick that sends Stevenson stumbling back into the cage.
Stevenson avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Stevenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanford counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Stevenson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford delivers a nice body kick.
Stevenson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevenson!
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanford.
Sanford scores with a nice right hand.
Stevenson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Sanford moves away and avoids it.
Sanford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Sanford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanford delivers a nice body kick.
Stevenson cracks Sanford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Sanford lands a head kick!
Stevenson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanford tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevenson, right into the meat.
Stevenson walks into a jab.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stevenson throwing strikes from guard but Sanford blocks nicely.
Stevenson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevenson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stevenson throws a strike but Sanford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stevenson wants to hit a switch here but Sanford passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stevenson there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevenson is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanford trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sanford controlling from mount.
Sanford prevents Stevenson from getting the reversal.
Sanford controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson can't escape the position.
Stevenson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Sanford clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanford's head.
Stevenson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanford has Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Stevenson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to throw a body punch but Sanford avoids it by throwing Stevenson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson misses with a body punch.
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Stevenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson slips a jab from Sanford.
Sanford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanford blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
It appears Sanford was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stevenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanford tried to counter with a leg kick but Stevenson avoided it.
Sanford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Sanford
and Stevenson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanford defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Sanford moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Stevenson.
Sanford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanford throws the kick towards the body but Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson connects with a looping right hand.
Sanford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Sanford scores with a push kick.
Stevenson throws a leg kick which misses Sanford's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanford tries to avoid it.
Stevenson 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.
Sanford fakes the leg kick and cracks Stevenson in the body.
Sanford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanford slips under a jab.
Stevenson lands a nice looking body kick.
Sanford pushes Stevenson away with a front kick.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
And Sanford counters with a quick kick to the body but Stevenson blocks it.
Sanford tests Stevenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
A jab from Stevenson does it's job there.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanford.
Sanford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevenson tries to land a front kick but Sanford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanford misses the target.
Sanford thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses.
Sanford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevenson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Sanford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevenson's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Stevenson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Sanford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanford misses with a straight right.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Sanford moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanford looks for the body kick but Stevenson saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Sanford.
Sanford throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Sanford moved out of range.
Sanford scores with a jab.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Sanford blocks the low kick.
Stevenson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sanford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Sanford lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Sanford had his way with Bear Stevenson in that round.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
That's time! Sanford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stevenson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanford throws a combination that misses
and Stevenson counters with a left to the body.
Stevenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanford on the side of the head.
Stevenson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanford counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevenson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Sanford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Sanford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the body from Stevenson misses
and Sanford counters with a good low kick that Stevenson was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Sanford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Stevenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanford moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Sanford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevenson, pushing him back against the cage.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Stevenson misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Stevenson.
Sanford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevenson feints the counter takedown.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sanford. Stevenson shrugs it off though.
Stevenson blocks the body kick.
Stevenson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Sanford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stevenson takes a step back to recover.
Stevenson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanford blocks the body kick.
Sanford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stevenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanford to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stevenson blocks the body kick.
Stevenson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Stevenson catches Sanford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Sanford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stevenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Stevenson.
Stevenson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stevenson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevenson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stevenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stevenson seems to be working for a kimura but Sanford defends the submission attempt.
Stevenson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanford defending well though.
Stevenson with the ground and pound but Sanford uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stevenson throws a strike but Sanford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford preventing the sweep.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Sanford from controlling successfully.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stevenson wants to improve his position but instead Sanford has moved into half guard.
Stevenson actively working from the bottom here.
Sanford sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bear Stevenson.
I think Stevenson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Josh West scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Lamont Sanford retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bach Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Phobia by Kreator. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bach Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West throws a poor cross that misses
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schtrappe cracks the inside of West's front leg.
West scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Schtrappe fails in his attempt to clinch.
West 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.
Randy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schtrappe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Schtrappe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Schtrappe.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
West cracks Schtrappe with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West looks for the body kick but Schtrappe saw that one coming.
West misses with a looping left.
West blocks a leg kick.
West is looking to clinch.
West keeps Schtrappe at a distance using the push kick.
West dips to his left and cracks Schtrappe with an uppercut!
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head.
Schtrappe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
West stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch lands to the side of West 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schtrappe takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West rushes Schtrappe and presses him up against the cage.
Schtrappe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schtrappe presses West against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schtrappe lands a left hand.
West working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West wants to stall.
West trying to land knees to the body.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
Schtrappe prevents a body shot from West.
Schtrappe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down West.
West stalling.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schtrappe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West crunches a lovely knee into Schtrappe's ribcage.
West wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
Schtrappe pushes West back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands with a short shot to the head.
West is rocked!
West with a knee to the head.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe cracks West with a nice body shot.
Schtrappe tries a body shot but West blocks it.
Schtrappe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
Schtrappe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of West backwards.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe lands with a short shot to the head.
Schtrappe gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe - that landed with a thud.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schtrappe gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe misses with a short punch on the inside.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West prevents a body shot from Schtrappe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bach Schtrappe 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.
West takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from West - that will leave a mark!
Schtrappe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Schtrappe throws a low kick, looking for West's leg but West calmly moves out of range.
West misses with a looping right.
Schtrappe takes the fight into the clinch.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
West trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schtrappe tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Schtrappe back against the cage.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe can't find room to land a body shot as West controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
Schtrappe managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West stalling in the clinch.
Schtrappe working aggressively here.
Schtrappe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
West tries to stall but Schtrappe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schtrappe blocks an uppercut.
Bach Schtrappe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
West blocking some punches.
Schtrappe gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
West tries a body shot but Schtrappe blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with some punches.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West is leaning against Schtrappe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
Schtrappe managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schtrappe swings wildly with an uppercut but West uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schtrappe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
West misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schtrappe.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
West slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by West.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.
West lands with a right to the head.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West stalling.
Schtrappe is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
West lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schtrappe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schtrappe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with West's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
West blocks an uppercut.
Schtrappe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bach Schtrappe has been cut.
Schtrappe has a couple of punches blocked by West.
Schtrappe lands a nice uppercut.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schtrappe digs a right hand into West's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West's gas tank.
West blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West misses with a short punch on the inside.
West stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
West working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
Schtrappe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
West stalling in the clinch but Schtrappe improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
West wants to stall.
West seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Schtrappe is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
A head punch on the inside from Schtrappe fails to land.
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 Randy West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bach Schtrappe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
West lands a slapping body shot.
West lets loose with a powerful body kick. Schtrappe will feel that in the morning.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from West.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West backing away here, and Schtrappe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That kick from West tenderised Schtrappe's leg. Schtrappe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by West.
Schtrappe scoring well with a low kick there.
Schtrappe lands with a straight right. West didn't see that one coming.
Schtrappe moves away from the strike by West.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West misses with a lunging right hand
and Schtrappe counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for West to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Schtrappe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bach Schtrappe!
Bach Schtrappe made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by "The Red" by Chevelle. Asa Sharp acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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35
165 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
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30
168 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopkins's face.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopkins is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sharp.
Sharp is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sharp throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp is working for takedown but Hopkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Sharp looking for a takedown.
Ryan Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asa Sharp.
Sharp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hopkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopkins.
Sharp is trying to drag Hopkins to the mat but Hopkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sharp.
Sharp is trying to drag Hopkins to the mat but Hopkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sharp.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hopkins.
Sharp looks winded!
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins stalling against the cage.
Hopkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Hopkins lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Sharp.
Hopkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Sharp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hopkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Sharp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharp is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hopkins is defending well.
Hopkins prevents a body shot from Sharp.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Sharp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Hopkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp has Hopkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hopkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sharp is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hopkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sharp avoiding Hopkins 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp controlling well, preventing Hopkins from escaping the position.
Hopkins avoids the strikes from Sharp.
Hopkins trying to control the hands but Sharp won't let him.
Hopkins covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hopkins breaks Sharp's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sharp is looking for a triangle here but Hopkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sharp is trying to control Hopkins's posture but Hopkins avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins blocks the strikes from Sharp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Hopkins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hopkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins stops a takedown attempt from Sharp.
Sharp tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp letting Hopkins take a breather here.
Sharp crunches a lovely knee into Hopkins's ribcage.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins stalling.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sharp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Sharp misses with a knee strike.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sharp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hopkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hopkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hopkins trying to stall but Sharp improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins is pressed up against the cage. Sharp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hopkins down to the mat. Hopkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hopkins lands a high kick!
Hopkins throws a hook to the side of Sharp's head but Sharp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Hopkins's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Sharp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.
Sharp lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharp.
Sharp blocking some punches.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
A short left from Hopkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharp blocking some punches.
Sharp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Sharp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Sharp gets an underhook and turns Hopkins into the cage.
Sharp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
A short left from Hopkins.
Hopkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Sharp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Sharp's head.
Hopkins takes a shot to the head.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Sharp is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ryan Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asa Sharp.
Sharp tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins stalling.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopkins.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
Hopkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Hopkins - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a knee to the head.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hopkins.
A short right from Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Hopkins.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
Sharp is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Hopkins finish him?
Hopkins lands a right hand.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopkins unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sharp! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hopkins is unloading with more strikes now! Sharp drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Hopkins!
Ryan Hopkins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Esqueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esqueda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cant del Barça. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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31
168 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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38
155 lbs
37 - 22 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Esqueda!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esqueda scores with a nice right hand.
Lamond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Esqueda on the side of the head.
Esqueda throws a shot from downtown. Lamond moves away and avoids it.
Lamond misses with a body shot
and Esqueda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lamond's knee momentarily.
Esqueda throws a leg kick but Lamond moved away.
Lamond moves into range and clinches up with Esqueda.
Lamond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esqueda lands an uppercut.
Esqueda can't get the takedown.
Lamond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Esqueda.
A shot in the inside from Esqueda.
Lamond using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Esqueda's defenses.
It looks like Gerard Esqueda has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Lamond.
Esqueda pushes Lamond back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esqueda is trying to break the clinch but Lamond has him pressed against the cage.
Esqueda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lamond blocks an uppercut.
Lamond pushes Esqueda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamond unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esqueda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lamond lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esqueda has hold of one of Lamond's legs. Lamond is fighting the takedown attempt but Esqueda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lamond is pulling down on Esqueda's head to control his posture.
Lamond keeping full guard, as Esqueda tries to pass.
Esqueda throwing strikes from guard but Lamond blocks nicely.
Lamond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Esqueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamond is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Esqueda advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lamond defending against the ground and pound.
Esqueda creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lamond sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Lamond's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Esqueda are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Esqueda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lamond keeps working.
Esqueda tries to score with some ground and pound. Lamond controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Esqueda wants to control but Lamond is keeping him busy.
Esqueda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esqueda is trying to get an arm triangle but Lamond is defending well.
Lamond struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda tries to advance to mount but Lamond denies him.
Esqueda trying to control the position but Lamond is working away.
Lamond tries to escape but Esqueda is in control.
Lamond parries the strikes from Esqueda easily there. Esqueda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lamond to escape.
Lamond is not content to let Esqueda control the position.
An elbow from Esqueda crashes against the mat.
Esqueda is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lamond's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
The ground and pound from Esqueda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lamond is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Esqueda's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Esqueda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
My spies in All Elite Coach Specialist inform me that Esqueda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Lamond trying to remain calm as Esqueda controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esqueda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lamond keeps working.
Esqueda throws an elbow but Lamond slips to the side and avoids it well.
Esqueda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Esqueda trying to control the action but Lamond is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Esqueda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Esqueda scores with a jab to the head.
Esqueda throws a body shot but no joy.
Esqueda misses with a looping left.
Esqueda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Lamond misses its intended target.
Lamond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gerard Esqueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esqueda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lamond wants to clinch up but Esqueda keeps it at a distance.
Esqueda lands a front kick.
Esqueda throws a head kick that misses.
Lamond lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lamond is looking to slow Esqueda down with leg kicks.
Esqueda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esqueda fails to land the takedown.
Esqueda fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordon Lamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond takes a swing at Esqueda's ribcage but misses.
Lamond doesn't manage to clinch there - Esqueda circles away.
Esqueda misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Esqueda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lamond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Esqueda. That one must have hurt.
Lamond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good work by Lamond as he checks the leg kick.
Esqueda lands with a nice body kick.
Lamond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Esqueda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
A big right from Esqueda misses.
Lamond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Esqueda's hands.
Esqueda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esqueda was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamond.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esqueda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horrible takedown attempt by Esqueda or perhaps it was just good defense by Lamond, which made it look bad.
Gordon Lamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Esqueda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lamond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lamond throws a jab when Esqueda was well out of range.
Lamond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Esqueda can pounce on him.
Esqueda throws a leg kick but Lamond sees it coming and moves out of range.
Esqueda misses with a looping left.
Lamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Esqueda.
Esqueda scores with a nice right hand.
Esqueda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamond as he jumps to the side.
Esqueda circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Lamond misses.
Lamond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Esqueda avoids the body shot from Lamond.
Esqueda loads up on a big right hand but Lamond slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamond. Esqueda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Esqueda misses with a right hand
and Lamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Esqueda gets tackled into the cage by Lamond. Lamond maintains the clinch.
Esqueda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Esqueda.
Esqueda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Esqueda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lamond fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Esqueda cracks Lamond with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lamond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Esqueda has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Esqueda and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Esqueda throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamond tests Esqueda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esqueda throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamond walks into a straight right hand from Esqueda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Esqueda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esqueda scores with a jab.
Esqueda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esqueda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Esqueda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Esqueda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
Esqueda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lamond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Esqueda throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamond is looking to clinch.
Esqueda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lamond clinches.
Esqueda lands with a light punch inside.
Lamond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Esqueda's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esqueda blocks it with crossed arms.
Esqueda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lamond backwards.
Esqueda lands an uppercut.
Lamond scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Esqueda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gerard Esqueda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lamond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esqueda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Esqueda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esqueda throws a body kick that misses.
Esqueda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esqueda just misses with a punch to the body.
Esqueda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esqueda looks for a takedown but Lamond sprawls well.
Lamond lands with a nice body punch.
Gerard Esqueda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Esqueda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Esqueda connects with a leg kick. Lamond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Esqueda circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Esqueda, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Esqueda.
Lamond gets a clinch.
Esqueda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lamond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Esqueda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamond is looking to clinch but Esqueda is avoiding it.
Lamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esqueda was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamond.
Lamond misses with a straight right.
Esqueda looks to land a body kick but Lamond moved away.
Esqueda lands an overhand right.
Lamond avoids a kick to the body.
Esqueda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Esqueda swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamond.
Lamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esqueda moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Esqueda.
Good exchange - Esqueda coming out on top.
Lamond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esqueda jabs Lamond right on the nose. Lamond blinks but takes it well.
Gordon Lamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Lamond - just one landing.
Lamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esqueda lands a jab to Lamond's midsection.
Esqueda is looking to score with low kicks.
Lamond is looking to wear down Esqueda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lamond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lamond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esqueda.
Lamond lands a really nice looking cross but Esqueda seems unphased.
Lamond lands with an uppercut that bounces Esqueda off the cage and back into range.
Esqueda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamond.
Lamond feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esqueda's calf.
Esqueda works Lamond's body with a nice hook.
Lamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Esqueda.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Esqueda.
Esqueda throws a shot from downtown. Lamond moves away and avoids it.
Lamond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Esqueda avoids the head kick by Lamond.
Gerard Esqueda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lamond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamond wants to clinch up but Esqueda keeps it at a distance.
Esqueda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lamond can pounce on him.
Lamond throws a lazy right hand but Esqueda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamond staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Lamond.
Esqueda fails with a takedown attempt.
Esqueda looks to land a body kick but Lamond moved away.
Esqueda avoids the body shot from Lamond.
Esqueda only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lamond takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lamond lands the left hand.
Esqueda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Esqueda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Esqueda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Esqueda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Lamond misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esqueda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
Esqueda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lamond's sensitive parts.
Esqueda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamond.
Lamond takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Esqueda is looking to slow Lamond down with leg kicks.
Esqueda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lamond.
Lamond ducks right into an uppercut from Esqueda.
Esqueda throws a solid leg kick but Lamond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esqueda.
As Esqueda tries to get set, Lamond tries to push him back and clinch up but Esqueda manages to avoid the attempt.
Esqueda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lamond displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lamond throws a shot from downtown. Esqueda moves away and avoids it.
Esqueda thows a leg kick but Lamond checks it
and Lamond counters with a nice leg kick.
Esqueda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamond's calf.
Esqueda just misses with a punch to the body.
Esqueda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lamond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Esqueda scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esqueda throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Esqueda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esqueda 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Esqueda!
During a confident post fight interview, Gerard Esqueda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gods Son. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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153 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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov slips a straight right by Anders.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anders lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Anders.
Kuznetsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Anders circles away.
A big right from Anders misses.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov darts in and clinches Anders up against the cage.
Kuznetsov tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Anders dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov catches Anders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anders thumps Kuznetsov with a low kick.
Anders tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuznetsov is able to avoid easily.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Anders manages to avoid it.
Anders fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov instigates a clinch.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
Anders is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetsov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anders managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov tries to throw a body punch but Anders avoids it by throwing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Anders.
Kuznetsov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov has Anders pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Anders fails to land.
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov just leaning against Anders, taking a breather.
Anders is working Kuznetsov over against the cage.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
Anders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznetsov avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anders's brow.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anders takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ingemar Anders has been cut.
Anders blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anders.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Kuznetsov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Anders lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuznetsov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anders is struggling to control the position.
Anders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuznetsov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ingemar Anders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anders cracks a nice hook into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders throws out a counter right but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Anders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Anders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anders lands with a nice body punch.
Kuznetsov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov lands with a shot to the body.
Anders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov works Anders's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ingemar Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anders lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Anders lands with a nice combination. Kuznetsov backs away looking to recover.
Kuznetsov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anders jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
Anders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuznetsov's head backwards.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Anders circles away and keeps his distance.
Anders feints and then cracks Kuznetsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuznetsov down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
A left lands for Anders.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anders has managed to clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anders throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Anders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznetsov avoids it.
Anders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.
Anders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuznetsov up against the cage.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Anders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anders is trying to force a seperation but Kuznetsov has the dominant position.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Anders manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuznetsov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Anders circles away.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anders throws out the jab.
Anders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Anders misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but Anders checks it.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ingemar Anders's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anders moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anders wants to counter the offense by Kuznetsov and move into the clinch position.
Anders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuznetsov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anders gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
Kuznetsov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anders blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Anders blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Anders blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is leaning against Anders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov slows down the pace here.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Anders avoids the damage to the body.
Anders effectively controlling the action here.
Anders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuznetsovs head.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
A short uppercut from Anders.
Kuznetsov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anders dips to his left and cracks Kuznetsov with an uppercut!
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kuznetsov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anders fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter the offense by Anders and move into the clinch.
Anders lunges at Kuznetsov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuznetsov's hand.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Anders jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
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!
A nice combination there by Anders.
Anders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Anders.
Kuznetsov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuznetsov stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to throw a body punch but Anders avoids it by throwing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Anders blocks with his arms.
Anders trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to stall but Anders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anders lands a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage as Anders throws knees to the body.
Anders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a damaging elbow.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Anders.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Kuznetsov struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Alexandr Kuznetsov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Anders.
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anders prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Anders.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ingemar Anders.
I think Anders 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ingemar Anders!
A relieved looking Ingemar Anders 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Coleman Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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142 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn instigates a clinch.
Coleman Jr stalling the fight.
Coleman Jr stalling in the clinch but Steel Penn improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Steel Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Coleman Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coleman Jr misses with the head strike.
Coleman Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coleman Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Steel Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Coleman Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Coleman Jr avoiding damage.
Steel Penn avoiding damage as Coleman Jr throws knees to the body.
Steel Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steel Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coleman Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coleman Jr trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn can't get the takedown.
Steel Penn is trying to drag Coleman Jr to the mat but Coleman Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steel Penn can't break the clinch.
Coleman Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coleman Jr missing with knees to the body.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coleman Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Coleman Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman Jr misses with a body punch.
Coleman Jr avoiding damage.
Coleman Jr taking a breather.
Coleman Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman Jr cracks the inside of Steel Penn's front leg.
Steel Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Coleman Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coleman Jr works over Steel Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
Steel Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Steel Penn wants to sweep here but Coleman Jr controlling him for the moment.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coleman Jr trying to control but Steel Penn is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel Penn has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coleman Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steel Penn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coleman Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Steel Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Coleman Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Steel Penn gets back to half guard.
Coleman Jr wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping him busy.
Steel Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coleman Jr is working away from the top position though.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Coleman Jr works over Steel Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn has Coleman Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Coleman Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Coleman Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steel Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman Jr cracks Steel Penn with a solid left hand.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steel Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Coleman Jr works over Steel Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
Coleman Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coleman Jr throwing strikes from guard but Steel Penn blocks nicely.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steel Penn's head.
Coleman Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Coleman Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coleman Jr stays in close to Steel Penn's body and controls the position.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr won't allow Steel Penn to sweep him here.
Coleman Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steel Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn, not yet.
Steel Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Steel Penn managing to control the position.
Coleman Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Coleman Jr from controlling successfully.
Coleman Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Steel Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel Penn has wrist control.
Steel Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Coleman Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steel Penn did well to prevent Coleman Jr getting side control.
Coleman Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman Jr is taking a breather. Steel Penn 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.
Coleman Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steel Penn defending well though.
Coleman Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Steel Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Coleman Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel Penn gets full guard.
Coleman Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steel Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr working some strikes from top position.
Coleman Jr postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it.
Coleman Jr postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it.
Coleman Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman Jr wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coleman Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coleman Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coleman Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steel Penn's head.
Coleman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mark Coleman Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Coleman Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steel Penn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Coleman Jr 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.
Coleman Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mark Coleman Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Steel Penn's head but Steel Penn avoids it well.
Coleman Jr working away.
Steel Penn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr working away.
Steel Penn tries to bench press Coleman Jr off him but Coleman Jr keeps the position.
Steel Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Coleman Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coleman Jr cracks Steel Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel Penn wants to control but Coleman Jr postures up.
Coleman Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn struggling a bit here.
Coleman Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Coleman Jr wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping him busy.
Coleman Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steel Penn down.
Steel Penn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Coleman Jr working away.
Coleman Jr scores with punches from side control.
Coleman Jr cracks Steel Penn with a big right hand but Steel Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Steel Penn dodges the ground and pound from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr scores with punches from side control.
Coleman Jr lands an elbow.
Coleman Jr scores with punches from side control.
Steel Penn is rocked!
Coleman Jr is working Steel Penn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Steel Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr working the ground and pound from side control.
Coleman Jr is putting a hurting on Steel Penn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Coleman Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Coleman Jr lands a strong strike to the head of Steel Penn. That's dazed him! Coleman Jr looking to finish here. Steel Penn is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Coleman Jr lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Coleman Jr!
Mark Coleman Jr managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Soul Supremacy Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, The Steel Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Your'e The Best Around as his entrance music. Sean Richards had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
146 lbs
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40
142 lbs
50 - 12 - 3 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
50 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Kesuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards wants to clinch but Miyagi slips to the side
and Miyagi counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Richards
and Miyagi counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Richards finds it's target.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyagi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richards.
Richards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Miyagi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards is looking to slow Miyagi down with leg kicks.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Miyagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Richards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Miyagi tries to get set, Richards tries to push him back and clinch up but Miyagi manages to avoid the attempt.
Richards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miyagi. Miyagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Miyagi's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miyagi checks it well.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards jabs Miyagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Richards misses with a combination
and Miyagi counters with an outside leg kick.
Miyagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richards lands with a hook. Miyagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miyagi throws a chopping leg kick but Richards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Richards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miyagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Richards checks a leg kick.
It looked like Richards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richards checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miyagi closes the distance and clinches.
Miyagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Richards lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miyagi doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Richards checks a low kick from Miyagi.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyagi ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Miyagi looks to land a body kick but Richards moved away.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Miyagi moves out of range easily.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a nice head kick!
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
That kick from Miyagi tenderised Richards's leg. Richards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miyagi misses with a low kick as Richards jumps back.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Miyagi moved out of range nicely.
Richards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miyagi has had enough of the clinch but Richards keeps him there for the moment.
Miyagi manages to break the clinch.
Miyagi tries to score with a low kick but Richards moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Miyagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richards.
Richards blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Miyagi's front leg but catches the back leg as Miyagi tries to avoid it.
Miyagi thows a leg kick but Richards checks it
and Richards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Richards sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Richards feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Miyagi cracks the inside of Richards's front leg.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miyagi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miyagi manages to circle out of the way.
Richards scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richards misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kesuke Miyagi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miyagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miyagi is looking to slow Richards down with leg kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Miyagi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Miyagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miyagi thuds his shin into the meat of Richards's side.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyagi is just out of range.
Miyagi tries a quick counter leg kick but Richards is wise to it.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyagi. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miyagi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miyagi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards throws a right hand that Miyagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyagi also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to clinch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Richards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miyagi tries to clinch up.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
Miyagi slips under a jab from Richards.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Miyagi avoids the body shot from Richards.
Miyagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
Richards checks the leg kick.
Richards throws a body punch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Miyagi as he checks the leg kick.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miyagi misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Richards blocks the low kick.
It looked like Richards was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Richards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards tries to counter by clinching up but Miyagi breaks away and moves out of range.
Richards moves out of range of the leg kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyagi is just out of range.
Sean Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Miyagi throws a fast counter high kick but Richards manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick.
Miyagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miyagi forces Richards back against the cage and clinches.
Richards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miyagi's efforts to push away.
Miyagi is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Richards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Miyagi manages to break the clinch.
Miyagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have Miyagi backpedaling.
Miyagi tries a low kick but Richards avoids it.
As Miyagi tries to get set, Richards tries to push him back and clinch up but Miyagi manages to avoid the attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miyagi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miyagi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miyagi lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a spinning back kick!
Miyagi blocks a head kick by Richards.
Miyagi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards looks for the body kick but Miyagi saw that one coming.
Miyagi feints a counter leg kick.
Richards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miyagi. Miyagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards throws a series of punches but Miyagi avoids them all with ease.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses
and Richards counters with a nice body shot.
Richards lands with a slapping head kick.
Miyagi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards is looking to clinch but Miyagi is avoiding it.
Miyagi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richards catches Miyagi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Miyagi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richards.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
As Miyagi tries to get set, Richards tries to push him back and clinch up but Miyagi manages to avoid the attempt.
Miyagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miyagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyagi thuds his shin into the meat of Richards's side.
Miyagi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miyagi tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miyagi throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a one-two to the body.
Miyagi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Richards takes a step back to recover.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richards wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Richards checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miyagi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richards checks a low kick from Miyagi.
As Miyagi tries to get set, Richards tries to push him back and clinch up but Miyagi manages to avoid the attempt.
Miyagi throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyagi moves away.
Miyagi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miyagi throws a leg kick but Richards moved away.
Miyagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miyagi throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Miyagi throws out a leg kick but Richards moves out of range and Miyagi only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Richards misses the target.
Miyagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richards. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miyagi.
Richards seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Miyagi throws a chopping leg kick but Richards manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Miyagi sees coming a mile off.
Miyagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Richards.
Miyagi throws a front kick aimed at Richards's knee but Richards avoids it well.
A low kick from Miyagi misses
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miyagi's knee momentarily.
Miyagi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richards is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Miyagi misses
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richards.
Richards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miyagi breaks the clinch.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
Miyagi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miyagi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richards.
Miyagi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
A jab lands there for Richards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Richards.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sean Richards!
A victorious Sean Richards 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Unkown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unkown comes to the cage accompanied by I.C.P. BITCHES! MIRrorCulZ. Mercado has chosen Pagsubok as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Unkown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mercado or perhaps it was just good defense by Unkown, which made it look bad.
Unkown scores with a takedown into Mercado's guard.
Unkown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unkown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unkown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mercado is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unkown throws a big elbow that misses.
Unkown won't allow Mercado to sweep him here.
Mercado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Unkown is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unkown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unkown postures up.
Mercado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Unkown manages to get himself to full guard.
Mercado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mercado is sitting in close to Unkown's body. Unkown has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mercado is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mercado is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Unkown.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Unkown!
An intense looking Johnny Unkown took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Whew-eeY! Tarnation eat sum bitch wuz like a blowjob from a transvestite if ya know what I mean! He was just axin for me to sho him why I iz known az da trailer park hero! I iz glad I fought the snake and won, ya never know when it comes to snake chokin! Yeehaw! '.
The defeated Danjie Mercado had this to say: 'Well, what can I say man. He's the better man today. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohchooto closes the distance and clinches.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Moses Ohchooto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohchooto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pettis slips under a jab from Ohchooto.
Pettis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pettis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with an uppercut
and Pettis counters by moving into the clinch.
Pettis wants to get back to striking at distance but Ohchooto won't allow it.
Ohchooto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ohchooto working aggressively here.
Ohchooto lands with a right to the head.
Pettis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Ohchooto.
A short right from Pettis.
Pettis working hard to break the clinch.
Pettis throws a head punch that misses.
Ohchooto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ohchooto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Ohchooto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a lazy head kick
and Pettis counters with a stiff right hand.
Ohchooto takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Ohchooto as he connects with a hook.
Ohchooto closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohchooto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pettis.
Pettis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Pettis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ohchooto.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ohchooto scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto misses with a kick to the body.
Ohchooto throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettis! But no joy.
Ohchooto connects with a body shot.
Pettis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Ohchooto throws a sloppy body shot
and Pettis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ohchooto.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ohchooto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pettis is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pettis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ohchooto - the referee stops the clock and Pettis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ohchooto. Pettis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ohchooto throws a leg kick
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Pettis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto scores with a body shot.
Ohchooto throws a push kick but Pettis slaps the foot to one side.
Pettis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohchooto sets himself, and Pettis steps forward looking for the clinch! Ohchooto avoids it this time.
Ohchooto clinches up with Pettis and pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
Pettis is trying to break free.
Ohchooto swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pettis can't break the clinch.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pettis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohchooto has him pressed against the cage.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis takes a shot to the head.
Ohchooto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pettis's elbow.
Ohchooto lands a good knee to the midsection. Pettis won't want to take too many of those.
Pettis tries to work over Ohchooto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohchooto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pettis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pettis.
Pettis wants to break free but Ohchooto has control.
Ohchooto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ohchooto lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis lands with a short shot to the head.
Ohchooto crunches a lovely knee into Pettis's ribcage.
Ohchooto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ohchooto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Pettis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohchooto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pettis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto punishes Pettis's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Pettis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ohchooto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pettis is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Ohchooto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ohchooto finish him?
Ohchooto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Pettis wants to stay close but Ohchooto steps back to make room for something. Pettis seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Ohchooto and Pettis drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Moses Ohchooto!
Moses Ohchooto retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Moses Ohchooto gave a big smile as he said 'ELIAH! ELIAH Marshall I want your strap. Make it happen Peel. Make it happen.'.
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