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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector comes to the cage accompanied by Monster!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector darts in and clinches Castrello up against the cage.
Castrello scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ector is defending well for now.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Ector leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castrello utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castrello pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ector misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castrello throws an elbow but misses.
Ector drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ectors head.
Ector blocks an uppercut.
Ector lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ector.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Ector - that landed with a thud.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ector tries to work over Castrello's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
I was talking to Ector's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ector tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ector lands with a left to the head.
Castrello throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ector.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ector lands a body shot.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ector tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castrello moves away.
Ector with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castrello to score with a decent uppercut.
Castrello misses with an uppercut.
Ector misses with a few strikes there.
Castrello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello dodges the punch combination from Ector.
Ector takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Castrello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ector wants to clinch up but Castrello keeps it at a distance.
Ector is looking to clinch but Castrello is avoiding it.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Ector's leg. Ector is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrello swats away the attempt to clinch by Ector.
Ector lands a jab.
Castrello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ector has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ector lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ector struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
Ector lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ector creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ector misses with some punches.
Castrello lands a shot to the body.
Ector blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ector working aggressively here.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello scores with a shot to the side of Ector's head.
Castrello throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ector lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ector lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Ector in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Ector can't get the takedown.
Ector on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Castrello lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kay Ector's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ector instigates a clinch.
Ector gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
A short right from Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow that misses.
Castrello blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Castrello 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.
Ector manages to break the clinch.
Castrello scores with a jab to the head.
Castrello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ector.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castrello scores with a kick to the midsection.
Castrello throws a push kick but Ector slaps the foot to one side.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ector takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ector doesn't manage to clinch there - Castrello circles away.
Castrello tries to keep at a distance but Ector has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ector scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ector lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kay Ector has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ector has Castrello pushed against the cage.
Castrello tries to throw a body punch but Ector avoids it by throwing Castrello back against the cage.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Ector blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ector.
Ector scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Ector struggles to land a body shot inside as Castrello controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ector.
Ector tries to score a body lock takedown but Castrello shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Castrello lands with a light punch inside.
Ector scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castrello creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ector avoids it.
Ector has a couple of punches blocked by Castrello.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Ector.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castrello's elbow.
Ector will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castrello up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castrello looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ector blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castrello.
A body shot lands from Castrello.
Castrello gets through Ector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castrello misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
Castrello stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Castrello presses Ector against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ector lands a body shot.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector is looking to control Castrello's arms but Castrello gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ector has his back to the cage.
Ector lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Castrello can't find room to land a body shot as Ector controls the action.
Ector lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ector is defending well for now.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cullen Castrello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kay Ector's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ector is looking to clinch but Castrello is avoiding it.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castrello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castrello lands a jab to Ector's midsection.
Ector looks to land a left hand but Castrello moved out of range nicely.
Castrello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ector.
Ector clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castrello lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ector managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Ector blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello swings wildly with an uppercut but Ector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castrello throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector lands a shot to the body.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector blocking some punches.
Castrello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector blocks a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello has Ector pressed against the cage, preventing Ector from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
Castrello misses with an elbow strike.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ector prevents a body shot from Castrello.
Castrello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but Ector blocks it.
Castrello struggles to land a body shot inside as Ector controls his hands.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kay Ector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castrellos head.
Ector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a body punch.
Castrello tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ector lands a right hand.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ector avoids the damage to the body.
Ector tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Ector.
Castrello misses with a punch to the body.
Ector on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the 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!
Castrello blocking some punches.
Ector misses with a body punch.
Ector lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castrello.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ector.
Ector blocks a body shot from Castrello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ector.
Ector managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
Ector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Ector managing to block the knees to the body from Castrello.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ector.
Castrello is rocked!
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Castrello is still on wobbly legs! Can Ector finish him?
Castrello blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castrello seems to have recovered his senses.
Castrello takes a shot to the head.
Ector lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ector presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castrello blocking some punches.
Ector dodges an elbow strike from Castrello.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Castrello uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four 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!
Ector scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ector avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ector.
Castrello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Ector.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Castrello.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ector misses with a punch to the body.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Ector.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ector's defenses.
Castrello misses with some punches.
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Ector avoids the damage to the body.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ector is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castrello.
Ector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kay Ector showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castrello 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cullen Castrello!
An out of breath Cullen Castrello thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere. Jae Suk has chosen DJ SNAKE - GET LOW as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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243 lbs
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeo Jae Suk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jae Suk keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Jae Suk.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Jae Suk.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jae Suk is just out of range.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Jae Suk saw that one coming.
Jae Suk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jae Suk misses with a head kick.
Jae Suk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Jae Suk counters with a leg kick.
Jae Suk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jae Suk.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jae Suk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jae Suk throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy pushes Jae Suk up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Murphy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jae Suk scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Jae Suk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Jae Suk avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Jae Suk has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Yeo Jae Suk has been cut.
Jae Suk wants to break free but Murphy has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Jae Suk looks winded!
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jae Suks head.
A short left from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Jae Suk's head.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy drops Jae Suk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jae Suk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jae Suk or not.
We've been informed that Jae Suk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Murphy drops Jae Suk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jae Suk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jae Suk is rocked!
Murphy is leaning against Jae Suk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jae Suk is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy drops Jae Suk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jae Suk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murphy lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Murphy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Murphy pushes Jae Suk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy drops Jae Suk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jae Suk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Murphy tries to work over Jae Suk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jae Suk's elbow.
Murphy digs a right hand into Jae Suk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jae Suk's gas tank.
Jae Suk seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jae Suk backwards.
Murphy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jae Suk with a big uppercut! Jae Suk tries to clinch up but Murphy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jae Suk to the mat! Jae Suk covers up and Murphy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Murphy!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Murphy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laoka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Bell Tolls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
53 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Stoppers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Stoppers misses.
Laoka throws a leg kick which misses Stoppers's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoppers tries to avoid it.
Laoka tries a low kick but Stoppers avoids it.
Laoka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stoppers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoppers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stoppers throwing a counter right hand but Laoka manages to avoid it.
Laoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoppers is just out of range.
Laoka tries to clinch up but Stoppers circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoppers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laoka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Stoppers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laoka.
Stoppers lands a big head kick that sends Laoka tumbling to the mat! Stoppers takes a step backwards and waves Laoka back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers throws a poor cross that misses
and Laoka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laoka is looking to slow Stoppers down with leg kicks.
Stoppers tries to work over Laoka's front leg with a kick but Laoka checks it.
Stoppers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laoka. Laoka obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Laoka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoppers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laoka scores with a leg kick.
Laoka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stoppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laoka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laoka throws a sloppy head kick and Stoppers moves out of range easily.
Laoka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laoka swings widly with a right hand
and Stoppers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laoka 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 Stoppers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stoppers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stoppers cracks Laoka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Laoka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stoppers finish him?
Laoka is rocked!
Stoppers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laoka is still on wobbly legs! Can Stoppers finish him?
Laoka slips a straight right by Stoppers.
Laoka seems to have recovered his senses.
Stoppers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laoka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stoppers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stoppers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laoka throws a lazy right hand but Stoppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Stoppers misses the target.
Laoka sizes up Stoppers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laoka throws a hook but Stoppers blocks it.
A big right from Laoka misses.
Stoppers cracks Laoka with a good jab.
Laoka just misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laoka blocks a jab.
Laoka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoppers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laoka blocks a head kick by Stoppers.
Stoppers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laoka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stoppers in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laoka lands with a nice combination. Stoppers backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laoka tries to clinch
and Stoppers counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Laoka misses.
Laoka scores with a leg kick.
Laoka tries to score with a low kick but Stoppers moves his leg out of the way.
Stoppers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laoka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stoppers is rocked!
Stoppers walks straight into a right hand from Laoka - that's dropped him! Laoka jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Stoppers from any more punishment! Stoppers complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Katsu Laoka!
After the fight, Katsu Laoka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanford comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Wonder - Superstition. Lamb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tea for the Tillerman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
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160 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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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
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford looks to land a body kick but Lamb moved away.
Sanford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses
and Lamb counters with a single leg into guard. Sanford didn't expect that.
Sanford being controlled here, momentarily.
Lamb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lamb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Sanford keeps moving.
Sanford controls Lamb momentarily but Lamb frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sanford throws an overhand right that lands on Lamb's shoulder, as Lamb tries to avoid the shot.
Lamb scores with a jab. Sanford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanford rushes Lamb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lamb tries to pull guard but Sanford won't allow it.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lamb avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Sanford has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lamb.
Lamb prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Lamb lands a body shot.
Sanford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanford throws a push kick but Lamb slaps the foot to one side.
Sanford throws a head kick but Lamb moves out of range.
Jab from Lamb.
Sanford tries to land a front kick but Lamb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanford defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanford misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
Lamb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb misses with a straight left.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Lamb.
Lamont Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford throws a solid leg kick but Lamb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanford.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Sanford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanford throws out a leg kick but Lamb moves out of range and Sanford only half commits.
Sanford throws a front kick that sends Lamb stumbling back into the cage.
Sanford digs a good body shot into Lamb's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamb. Sanford does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Sanford was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sanford moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamb jabs Sanford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lamb shoots in and gets a takedown into Sanford's guard.
Sanford is looking to stand up but Lamb isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a strike but Sanford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lamb is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanford is stalling in the full guard.
Lamb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamb is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanford stopping the sweep attempt from Lamb.
Lamb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lamb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanford defends well.
Sanford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lamb wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darren Lamb will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanford blocks a jab.
Lamb moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Sanford looks to land a body kick but Lamb moved away.
Lamb throws a body punch but Sanford moves out of range.
Lamb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanford.
Lamb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sanford with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Lamb.
Lamb moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Nice cross by Lamb.
Lamb 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.
Lamb closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanford quickly recovers to half guard.
Sanford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lamb.
Lamb is taking a breather. Sanford 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.
Lamb thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanford's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb controlling the action here.
Lamb not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanford moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lamb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Lamb has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lamb throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lamb passes Sanford's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lamb.
Lamb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lamb keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sanford is refusing to be controlled, as Lamb sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lamb looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lamb trying to control the action but Sanford is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb seems to be looking for submissions.
Lamb is working for a kimura but Sanford is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lamb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
Lamb lands a jab to the head.
Sanford misses with a kick to the body.
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamb scores with a jab to the body.
Sanford misses with a wild combination.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanford wants to clinch up but Lamb keeps it at a distance.
Sanford defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
Sanford is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamb to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamb lands a nice shot that snaps Sanford's head back.
Sanford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford swinging wildly here.
Lamb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanford throws a head kick that half lands.
Lamb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lamont Sanford is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamb stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lamb swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
Sanford throws a low kick but Lamb moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lamb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sanford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamb has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lamb throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sanford was covering up waiting for the punch and Lamb finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Darren Lamb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lamb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lamb sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lamb with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb trying to control but Sanford is working from the bottom.
Sanford pulls Lamb in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lamb throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamb throws a hook but Sanford avoids it easily.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Lamb sees coming a mile off.
Sanford moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanford looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
Sanford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamb. That snapped Sanford's head back.
Lamont Sanford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws an overhand right that lands on Sanford's shoulder, as Sanford tries to avoid the shot.
Sanford swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanford 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.
Lamb tests Sanford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamont Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb throws an overhand right that lands on Sanford's shoulder, as Sanford tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Sanford misses.
Sanford throws a head kick but Lamb moves out of range.
Sanford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamb's calf.
Sanford cracks Lamb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lamb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lamb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanford misses with a double jab
and Lamb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanford looks to land a body kick but Lamb moved away.
Sanford misses with a body kick.
Lamb jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamb now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanford looks for the body kick but Lamb saw that one coming.
Lamb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lamb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanford doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanford is looking to land body kicks.
Lamb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanford on the side of the head.
Lamb keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
Lamb misses the jab.
Sanford closes the distance and pushes Lamb back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Lamb avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb lands a body punch.
Lamb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamb lands a shoulder strike.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Lamb prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Sanford pushes Lamb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanford misses with a double jab
and Lamb counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lamb, as that shot connected.
Lamb moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanford moves into the clinch.
Sanford tries a body shot but Lamb blocks it.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Sanford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamb.
Sanford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Lamb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lamb 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Lamb!
Our winner, Darren Lamb, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bart Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliah Marshal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshal has chosen "Straight Outta Compton" by NWA as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eliah Marshal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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32
143 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliah Marshal!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bunga throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshal lands a head shot.
Bunga lands a nice looking body shot.
Marshal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bunga at a distance.
Bunga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marshal throws out a loose jab but Bunga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshal misses the shot to the body.
Bunga throws a body shot but no joy.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshal slips under a jab from Bunga.
Marshal throws an off balance right hand
and Bunga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunga moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bunga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunga scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bunga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marshal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bunga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target.
Bunga looks to throw the jab but Marshal is out of range.
Eliah Marshal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal scores with a head kick. Bunga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marshal lands a head kick!
A shot to the body from Bunga misses
letting Marshal counter with a right hand.
Bunga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bunga forces Marshal back against the cage and clinches.
Marshal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marshal lands an elbow just above Bunga 's eye.
It looks like Bart Bunga has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshal blocks an uppercut.
Bunga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bunga misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal working aggressively here.
Bunga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshal landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshal.
Marshal is leaning against Bunga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bunga prevents a body shot from Marshal.
Marshal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunga avoiding damage as Marshal throws knees to the body.
Marshal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bunga.
Bunga being controlled against the cage.
Bunga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bunga's efforts to push away.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bunga works on Marshal's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Marshal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bunga as the two fighters clinch.
Bunga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshal backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshal.
Bunga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marshal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bunga up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunga.
Marshal misses with an elbow strike.
Marshal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marshal throws an elbow but misses.
Bunga misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunga struggles to land a body shot inside as Marshal controls his hands.
Marshal misses with an elbow over the top.
Marshal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bunga is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bunga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bunga.
Marshal misses with a body punch.
Bunga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bunga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal throws a lazy right hand but Bunga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marshal blocks a head kick by Bunga.
Marshal digs a good hook to Bunga's body.
Marshal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marshal scores with a hook to the body. Bunga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marshal wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eliah Marshal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bart Bunga's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marshal misses with a head kick.
Marshal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunga. Bunga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bunga misses with a wild body shot.
Bunga misses with an uppercut.
Bunga misses with a wild body shot.
Marshal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bunga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bunga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bunga throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshal moves out of range as Bunga strikes.
Marshal is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marshal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bunga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Marshal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marshal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marshal misses with a body shot
and Bunga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marshal misses with a shot to the body
and Bunga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marshal's knee momentarily.
Bunga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bunga misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Bunga.
Bunga lands with a shot to the body.
Bunga throws a poor cross that misses
and Marshal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshal looks to throw the jab but Bunga is out of range.
Marshal jabs Bunga to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marshal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bunga.
Marshal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshal is looking to chop away at Bunga's legs.
Bunga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eliah Marshal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshal throws a lazy head kick
and Bunga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshal misses with a wild body shot.
Bunga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marshal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bunga scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshal should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bunga does it's job there.
Marshal is rocked!
Bunga feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Marshal collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bart Bunga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shaw's choice of entrance music: Family Force 5 - Chainsaw. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
206 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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31
214 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Shaw misses with a double jab.
Shaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaw follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shaw misses the jab.
Richards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Shaw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shaw appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Shaw tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped Shaw's head back.
Shaw lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Richards throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
Shaw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaw throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Shaw throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shaw's hands.
Richards has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Shaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shaw checks the leg kick.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shaw drives through and clinches with Richards against the cage.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards is working Shaw over against the cage.
Shaw tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shaw working aggressively here.
Richards lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Shaw is working Richards over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Shaw.
Richards presses Shaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richards lands an uppercut.
A short right from Shaw on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Shaw.
Shaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Shaw effectively controlling the action here.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Shaw.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Richards.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Still in the clinch, Shaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaws head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Shaw has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
A head punch on the inside from Shaw fails to land.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Shaw.
A hook to the body from Richards.
Shaw lands a right hand.
Shaw stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Shaw will probably get the nod.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Some wild striking there from Shaw.
Richards throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Richards rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaw controls his hands.
Shaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Shaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shaw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Shaw on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Shaw trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Shaw.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Shaw to work.
Shaw is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shaws head.
Richards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richards lands a left hand.
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!
Richards works on Shaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards lands a body punch.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards scores with a hook to the body.
Shaw misses with the head strike.
Viv Richards has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shaw working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Shaw avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Richards.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shaw stalling in the clinch.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shaw's elbow.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Shaw trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Shaw.
Richards tries to work over Shaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Richards gets a clinch.
Richards tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Shaw is rocked!
Richards lands a big right hand that drops Shaw! The killer instinct kicks in and Richards finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Richards!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viv Richards!
Viv Richards thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dijkstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Gennero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dijkstra comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. Gennero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alan Walker - Faded kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ed Gennero has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
200 lbs
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29
202 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Omar Dijkstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Gennero !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gennero does it's job there.
Gennero lands a jab.
Dijkstra drives through with a takedown into Gennero 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gennero wants to stand but Dijkstra is controlling the position.
Dijkstra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gennero is keeping the position for now.
Gennero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dijkstra is controlling him.
Dijkstra is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gennero keeping full guard, as Dijkstra tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gennero pushes Dijkstra off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gennero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dijkstra in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gennero . Dijkstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gennero misses with a straight left.
Gennero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gennero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gennero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dijkstra's sensitive parts.
Ed Gennero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dijkstra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dijkstra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick from Dijkstra.
Dijkstra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gennero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero wants to slow Dijkstra down by chopping away at his legs.
Dijkstra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Dijkstra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dijkstra sizes up Gennero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dijkstra scores with a nice strike.
Crunch! Gennero slams his shin into Dijkstra's torso.
Dijkstra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gennero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gennero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gennero throws an overhand right that lands on Dijkstra's shoulder, as Dijkstra tries to avoid the shot.
Dijkstra takes a swing at Gennero 's ribcage but misses.
Gennero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gennero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dijkstra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dijkstra slips under a jab from Gennero .
Gennero throws a front kick that sends Dijkstra stumbling back into the cage.
Dijkstra throws a combination. Gennero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gennero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dijkstra circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero throws a low kick but Dijkstra avoids it.
Gennero looks to throw the jab but Dijkstra is out of range.
Gennero throws a wild body kick that Dijkstra sees coming a mile off.
Dijkstra feinted with a counter takedown.
Gennero tries to land a front kick but Dijkstra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dijkstra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gennero checks a leg kick.
Gennero takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dijkstra.
Gennero misses with a low kick as Dijkstra jumps back.
Ed Gennero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gennero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dijkstra's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Gennero . Those never looked like landing.
Dijkstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gennero .
Dijkstra throws a leg kick
and Gennero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gennero . That did some damage!
Nice uppercut there from Gennero .
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Dijkstra blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gennero 's half guard.
Dijkstra is trying to control. Gennero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dijkstra throwing shots but Gennero is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dijkstra tries to pass to full mount but Gennero defends it.
Dijkstra is working hard here to advance position.
Dijkstra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dijkstra tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gennero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ed Gennero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dijkstra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dijkstra there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Omar Dijkstra has been cut.
Gennero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gennero moves out of range as Dijkstra throws a body kick.
Dijkstra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dijkstra throws a leg kick that misses.
Gennero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra misses with a hook. Gennero ducked under it nicely.
Gennero lands a body shot.
Dijkstra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gennero tries to avoid it but Dijkstra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gennero to the ground. Gennero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gennero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dijkstra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gennero lands a lovely overhand right.
Gennero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gennero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dijkstra is able to avoid easily.
Gennero swings for the body but Dijkstra moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dijkstra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero throws a lazy right hand but Dijkstra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Gennero there.
Dijkstra moves out of range of the leg kick from Gennero .
Gennero throws a right and a left that Dijkstra avoids nicely.
Gennero misses with a wild combination.
Dijkstra attempts a counter takedown but Gennero avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Dijkstra misses the target.
Gennero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gennero throws a push kick but Dijkstra slaps the foot to one side.
Dijkstra throws a lazy head kick
and Gennero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gennero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gennero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gennero looks to throw a body kick
and Dijkstra counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gennero !
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dijkstra moves into full mount!
Gennero tries to buck Dijkstra off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra working Gennero over with strikes here.
Dijkstra is looking to work his way around to Gennero 's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dijkstra throws some wild stikes that Gennero manages to avoid easily.
Dijkstra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gennero 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dijkstra fails to advance to Gennero 's back.
Gennero bucks up and throws Dijkstra to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Dijkstra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gennero lands a nice hook to Dijkstra's body. Dijkstra takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Gennero scores with a four punch combination!
Gennero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dijkstra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dijkstra dodges the punch combination from Gennero .
Dijkstra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gennero . Gennero circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dijkstra blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gennero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dijkstra throws a leg kick that misses.
Gennero takes a swing at Dijkstra's ribcage but misses.
Dijkstra attempts a counter takedown but Gennero avoids it well and moves away.
Gennero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dijkstra checks it well.
Gennero cracks Dijkstra with a good jab.
Dijkstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dijkstra checks a low kick from Gennero .
Gennero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dijkstra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gennero . Dijkstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dijkstra feinted with a counter takedown.
Dijkstra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gennero is out of range and Dijkstra settles back down.
Gennero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dijkstra feinted with a counter takedown.
Dijkstra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dijkstra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Dijkstra misses.
Gennero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but Gennero avoids it.
Gennero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dijkstra.
Dijkstra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gennero checks the leg kick.
Dijkstra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gennero .
An inside leg kick from Dijkstra misses.
Gennero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dijkstra shoots in but no luck this time.
Gennero scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gennero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Omar Dijkstra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gennero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gennero throws a body shot but no joy.
Dijkstra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gennero 's calf.
Gennero slips a straight right by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gennero scores with a nice head shot.
Good leg kick by Dijkstra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gennero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good work by Gennero as he checks the leg kick.
Dijkstra feints and then cracks Gennero 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gennero down.
Gennero looks for the body kick but Dijkstra saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gennero . That's going to slow Dijkstra down.
Dijkstra misses with a jab to the body
and Dijkstra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gennero 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dijkstra under the eye.
Gennero 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dijkstra throws a low kick but Gennero avoids it.
Dijkstra throws a head kick but Gennero moves out of range.
Dijkstra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gennero takes a swing at Dijkstra's ribcage but misses.
Gennero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dijkstra's sensitive parts.
Dijkstra closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gennero 's guard.
Dijkstra prevents Gennero from getting back to his feet.
Dijkstra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gennero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dijkstra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gennero explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gennero throws a leg kick
and Dijkstra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gennero 's guard.
Dijkstra looking to pass the guard.
Ed Gennero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gennero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Omar Dijkstra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gennero keeping moving, preventing Dijkstra from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra misses with a low kick as Gennero jumps back.
Gennero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dijkstra manages to avoid it.
A big left from Gennero misses.
Dijkstra half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dijkstra wants to clinch up but Gennero keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Gennero as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dijkstra. Those never looked like landing.
Gennero doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gennero is looking to slow Dijkstra down with leg kicks.
Dijkstra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dijkstra connects with a body shot that sends Gennero 's belly button to the back.
Omar Dijkstra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gennero scoring well with a low kick there.
Dijkstra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dijkstra wants to get back to striking at distance but Gennero won't allow it.
Gennero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dijkstra's efforts to push away.
Dijkstra has had enough of the clinch but Gennero keeps him there for the moment.
Dijkstra is trying to pull guard but Gennero has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gennero tries a body shot but Dijkstra blocks it.
Dijkstra pulls guard.
Gennero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dijkstra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gennero has managed to get both his arms back between Dijkstra's legs - danger averted.
Gennero tries to stand but Dijkstra is controlling from the bottom.
Dijkstra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gennero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gennero wants to stand but Dijkstra is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gennero gets to his feet - Dijkstra follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Gennero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gennero 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gennero !
Ed Gennero spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julien Touret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerbert Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touret comes to the cage accompanied by La Valse d'Amelie. Julien Touret is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julien Touret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Touret takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Bryant has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Touret 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 Bryant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice sprawl there from Touret as Bryant shoots in.
Bryant scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bryant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Touret.
Touret throws a low kick, looking for Bryant's leg but Bryant calmly moves out of range.
Touret avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Touret uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
A quick step to the side and Touret tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Julien Touret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Touret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Touret jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bryant doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Touret changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Touret looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bryant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Touret looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Touret misses with a body shot.
Bryant works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Touret throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Touret throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Touret on his heels. He'll look to pass Touret's guard now, I'm sure.
Touret keeping full guard, as Bryant tries to pass.
Touret is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Touret is pulling down on Bryant's head to control his posture.
Touret is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Touret keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touret controls Bryant momentarily but Bryant frees himself.
Bryant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Touret's guard.
Touret is trying to control but can't.
Bryant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Touret controlling the position well.
Touret on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Touret is looking to escape.
Touret is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Touret's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant slips a nice elbow through Touret's hands, connecting with Touret's forehead.
Bryant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bryant controlling the pace.
Bryant sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Touret! Oh, Touret is in big trouble! Bryant lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerbert Bryant!
Gerbert Bryant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kang Xi Jia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DMX - Ruff Ryders anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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26 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukasz Wolek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolek lands with a shot to the body.
Xi Jia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Wolek misses the target.
Wolek misses with a hook.
Xi Jia misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Xi Jia.
Xi Jia misses with a right hand
and Wolek counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've been informed that Xi Jia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xi Jia shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Xi Jia 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.
Wolek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Xi Jia with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Xi Jia tenderised Wolek's leg. Wolek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xi Jia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xi Jia lands a nice hook to Wolek's body. Wolek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia looks for the body kick but Wolek saw that one coming.
Xi Jia tries to land a body kick
and Wolek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wolek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xi Jia sizes up Wolek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolek tries to bum rush Xi Jia with a series of wild strikes but Xi Jia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolek scores with a sloppy right hand. Xi Jia should have avoided that one.
Wolek keeps the fight on the outside.
Xi Jia tries to land a front kick but Wolek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xi Jia throws a chopping leg kick but Wolek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wolek throws an overhand right that lands on Xi Jia's shoulder, as Xi Jia tries to avoid the shot.
Xi Jia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wolek defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia throws a body punch but Wolek moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xi Jia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolek.
Wolek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wolek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xi Jia throws out the jab.
Xi Jia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wolek if he has to take too many more of those.
Xi Jia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolek's sensitive parts.
Xi Jia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wolek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lukasz Wolek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xi Jia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wolek misses with a lunging right hand
and Xi Jia counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wolek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia slips a jab from Wolek.
Xi Jia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Xi Jia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wolek is positioning himself well to prevent Xi Jia advancing to mount.
Wolek wants to get back to his feet.
Xi Jia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolek is looking to improve his position.
Wolek trying to control here.
Xi Jia prevents Wolek from standing back up.
Xi Jia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wolek has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wolek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xi Jia is working away from the top position though.
Xi Jia tries to pass to full mount but Wolek defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kang Xi Jia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wolek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xi Jia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolek circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolek.
Xi Jia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wolek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xi Jia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wolek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolek is looking to counter with head kicks.
Xi Jia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolek. That did some damage!
Xi Jia lands a nice looking body shot.
Xi Jia throws a right hand that misses
and Wolek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wolek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wolek checks a leg kick.
Xi Jia misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Wolek misses its target.
Xi Jia misses the body punch
and Wolek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolek stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia cracks Wolek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Wolek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xi Jia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wolek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xi Jia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xi Jia slips a jab from Wolek.
Wolek throws a shot from downtown. Xi Jia moves away and avoids it.
Wolek lands a leg kick that knocks Xi Jia off balance momentarily.
Wolek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Xi Jia coming out on top.
Wolek lands a jab to the head.
Xi Jia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wolek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xi Jia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xi Jia fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Wolek.
Xi Jia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xi Jia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Xi Jia misses with a body punch
and Wolek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xi Jia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wolek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wolek lands a nice shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Xi Jia!
Xi Jia tries to land a body kick
and Wolek counters with a nice body shot.
Xi Jia slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolek slips a straight right by Xi Jia.
Wolek blocks the body kick.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xi Jia throws a wild body kick that Wolek sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Xi Jia.
Wolek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolek feints and then cracks Xi Jia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Xi Jia down.
Xi Jia misses with an uppercut
and Wolek counters with a straight right hand.
Xi Jia ducks right into an uppercut from Wolek.
Xi Jia with a poor takedown
and Wolek counters with a head kick that wobbles Xi Jia - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Wolek sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Wolek!
Lukasz Wolek retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Lukasz Wolek thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Kang Xi Jia had this to say: 'I lost because I wasn't drunk enough. Simple as that.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Panama. Cuenca has chosen 2pac - Troublesome '96 as his entrance music. Ricard Cuenca acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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33
210 lbs
32 - 10 - 1 |
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39
210 lbs
36 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Gage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage throws a good cross that connects.
Gage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cuenca.
Cuenca walks into a stiff left hand from Gage.
Gage misses with a hook.
Cuenca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gage misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Gage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cuenca doesn't seem phased though.
Cuenca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cuenca takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cuenca 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuenca misses with a double jab.
Gage connects with a looping right hand.
Gage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cuenca momentarily.
Cuenca darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage digs a good body shot into Cuenca's ribs.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuenca shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cuenca throws an overhand right that lands on Gage's shoulder, as Gage tries to avoid the shot.
Gage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Cuenca's head but Cuenca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gage misses with a jab to the body
and Cuenca counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Gage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cuenca doesn't seem phased though.
A lazy body kick from Gage
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gage throws a wild body kick that Cuenca sees coming a mile off.
Cuenca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gage throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Cuenca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cuenca.
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!
Gage lands a nice looking body shot.
Gage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gage lands a jab to the nose.
Gage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gage throws a chopping leg kick but Cuenca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Cuenca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cuenca takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
Cuenca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gage.
Gage thuds a left hand into Cuenca's body.
Cuenca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gage.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
Gage thuds a left hand into Cuenca's body.
Gage cracks the inside of Cuenca's front leg.
Cuenca throws a jab when Gage was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gage!
Gage throws a low kick but Cuenca avoids it.
Cuenca appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Gage.
Cuenca blocks a jab.
Gage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuenca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gage can pounce on him.
Gage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuenca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cuenca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuenca is looking to clinch.
Gage throwing a counter right hand but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage looks to throw a body kick
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Gage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cuenca doesn't seem phased though.
Gage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gage throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
Gage misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Gage is predictable there
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
Gage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cuenca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuenca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gage.
Cuenca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cuenca doesn't seem bothered though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gage.
Cuenca throws a low kick but Gage moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cuenca with a jab.
Gage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuenca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gage.
Jab from Gage.
Cuenca has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gage thows a leg kick but Cuenca checks it
and Cuenca counters with a straight right hand.
Gage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cuenca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gage. Cuenca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gage lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuenca off the cage and back into range.
Cuenca needs to keep his hands up - Gage had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage misses with a hook.
Gage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuenca.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage throws a leg kick
and Cuenca counters with a nice uppercut.
Gage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cuenca.
Gage misses with a looping right.
Cuenca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cuenca.
Gage thows a leg kick but Cuenca checks it
and Cuenca counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cuenca might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gage has got the better of the exchanges.
Crunch! Gage slams his shin into Cuenca's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gage.
Gage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cuenca can do to turn this around?
Gage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gage feints and then cracks Cuenca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cuenca down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gage was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuenca.
Cuenca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gage throws an overhand right that lands on Cuenca's shoulder, as Cuenca tries to avoid the shot.
Gage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Gage.
Cuenca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cuenca misses with the body kick
and Gage counters with a stiff right hand.
Gage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Decent striking displayed by Gage there.
Gage throws a good cross that connects.
Cuenca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cuenca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuenca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage misses with a series of wild punches.
Gage lands with a good body shot.
Gage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gage throws a body punch but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca slips under a jab from Gage.
Joe Gage is winning the standup battle so far.
Gage is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Gage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gage misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cuenca counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage wants to land a leg kick but Cuenca is out of range.
Cuenca moves out of range of the leg kick from Gage.
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Gage avoids it with no problem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gage, right into the meat.
Gage connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gage lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
That kick from Cuenca tenderised Gage's leg. Gage is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gage.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Cuenca.
Gage checks the leg kick.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Gage saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gage. Cuenca shrugs it off though.
Gage scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gage throws a head kick but Cuenca moves out of range.
Gage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cuenca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gage.
Gage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cuenca has time to react.
Cuenca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gage throws a big shot that misses.
Gage is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gage throws a right hand that misses
and Cuenca counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca throws a right hand that Gage ducks under and follows up with a left that Gage also avoids with ease.
Gage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Gage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca looks to land a right hand but Gage moved out of range.
A solid body kick from Gage.
Gage lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick from Gage.
Gage cracks the inside of Cuenca's front leg.
Gage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gage feints and then cracks Cuenca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cuenca down.
Gage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cuenca. That did some damage!
Cuenca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage takes one to the chin there.
Cuenca with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca throws a low kick but Gage moves out of range easily.
Gage throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cuenca's head.
Gage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cuenca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cuenca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gage misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cuenca to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuenca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gage moves away.
Gage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Cuenca thows a leg kick but Gage checks it
and Gage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cuenca misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuenca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gage scores with a shot to the body.
Gage looks for the body kick but Cuenca saw that one coming.
Gage lands a nice shot to the body.
Gage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Cuenca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cuenca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Cuenca misses.
Cuenca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuenca looks for the body kick but Gage saw that one coming.
Gage dips to his left and cracks Cuenca with an uppercut!
Cuenca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gage misses the target.
Cuenca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cuenca takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gage moves away from the strike by Cuenca.
Gage misses with a body shot.
Gage lands a nice hook to Cuenca's body. Cuenca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cuenca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gage thuds his shin into the meat of Cuenca's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cuenca if he has to take too many more of those.
Cuenca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cuenca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gage misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Gage.
Gage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gage moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuenca clinches up against the cage.
Gage lands a shoulder strike.
Cuenca blocking some punches.
Cuenca is trying to break free.
A short right from Gage.
Gage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
You can see that Cuenca has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuenca changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gage.
Gage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuenca.
Gage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gage.
Cuenca only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gage misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gage connects with a single shot there.
Cuenca looks to land a right hand but Gage moved out of range.
Cuenca walks into a stiff left hand from Gage.
Gage throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuenca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuenca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage thumps Cuenca with a low kick.
Gage misses with a left hand
and Cuenca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuenca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gage.
Gage tries to land a body kick
and Cuenca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gage lands a leg kick that knocks Cuenca off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gage.
Gage throws a leg kick which misses Cuenca's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuenca tries to avoid it.
Gage looks to land a body kick but Cuenca moved away.
Cuenca feints a counter leg kick.
Cuenca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cuenca moves out of range of the body kick.
Gage connects with a leg kick. Cuenca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gage - just one landing.
Gage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cuenca throws a big counter head kick but Gage avoids it with no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuenca gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cuenca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gage loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Gage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cuencas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cuenca misses with a leg kick
and Gage counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by Cuenca.
Gage throws a hook but Cuenca blocks it.
Cuenca blocks the body kick.
Gage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cuenca connects with a body shot that sends Gage's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gage had his way with Ricard Cuenca in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuenca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gage scores with a nice head shot.
Gage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cuenca connects with a single shot there.
Gage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cuenca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gage throws a lazy body kick
and Cuenca counters with a one-two to the body.
Cuenca takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gage - that will leave a mark!
Gage thuds a left hand into Cuenca's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gage throws a jab but it's blocked by Cuenca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Gage.
Gage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuenca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gage looks for the body kick but Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gage misses with a body kick.
Gage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gage lands a glancing blow to the side of Cuenca's head.
Nice body kick there by Gage.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuenca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cuenca throws a leg kick that misses.
Gage throwing a counter right hand but Cuenca manages to avoid it.
Ricard Cuenca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage throws a low kick, looking for Cuenca's leg but Cuenca calmly moves out of range.
Cuenca thinks about the counter body kick.
Cuenca tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuenca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cuenca steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gage. That one must have hurt.
Cuenca is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gage.
Gage misses with a hook.
Gage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gage scores with a body shot.
Gage scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca connects with a single shot there.
Gage misses with a body shot.
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Gage avoids it with no problem.
Gage connects with a body shot that sends Cuenca's belly button to the back.
That kick from Gage tenderised Cuenca's leg. Cuenca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cuenca throws a wild body kick that Gage sees coming a mile off.
Gage swings for the body but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuenca throws out a counter right but Gage avoids it with no problem.
Gage avoids the body shot from Cuenca.
Cuenca throws out a loose jab but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cuenca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gage jabs at Cuenca's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gage lands with a nice body punch.
Cuenca tries to clinch up but Gage circles away and keeps his distance.
Gage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cuenca's calf.
Gage misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gage loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Gage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gage sizes up Cuenca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Gage.
Joe Gage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cuenca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gage!
Joe Gage retains his light heavyweight title!
Joe Gage spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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