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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shotgun Trua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trua comes to the cage accompanied by Rancid - Ruby Soho. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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32
191 lbs
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30
202 lbs
13 - 14 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shotgun Trua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Danky there.
A big left from Danky misses.
Danky fails with a takedown attempt.
Danky misses with a hook
and Danky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danky wants to land a leg kick but Trua is out of range.
Trua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Danky in his tracks.
Trua's corner calls for a 1-2. Trua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danky thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Danky tries to get set, Trua tries to push him back and clinch up but Danky manages to avoid the attempt.
Danky throws a jab when Trua was well out of range.
Danky scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky misses with a combination
and Trua counters with a nice uppercut.
Trua throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trua 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.
Trua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danky misses with a left hand
and Trua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trua.
Trua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danky takes a shot to the head.
Danky breaks from the clinch.
Danky misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Danky misses.
It looked like Trua was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Danky.
Danky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a leg kick
and Trua counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danky.
Danky throws an off balance right hand
and Trua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danky misses with a few strikes there.
Trua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danky throws a head kick that misses
and Trua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Danky scores with a body shot.
Danky has his takedown stuffed
and Trua counters with a straight right hand.
Danky tries to land a leg kick but Trua saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Trua was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Danky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a series of punches but Danky moves out of range.
Trua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trua tries to counter by clinching up but Danky breaks away and moves out of range.
Danky dives in and scores a takedown into Trua's guard.
Trua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Danky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Danky has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danky postures up in Trua's guard and throws a big left but Trua blocks it.
Danky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Danky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky works over Trua with some ground and pound from guard.
Trua controls Danky momentarily but Danky frees himself.
Danky scoring with punches to the head and body.
Danky has gone for a leg lock! Trua slips out almost immediately though and dives into Danky's guard.
Danky has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Trua is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Danky.
Trua trying to control the position but Danky is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shotgun Trua dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Trua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danky.
No luck for Danky with that takedown attempt.
Trua is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Danky.
Danky misses with an uppercut
and Trua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Danky is predictable there
and Trua counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danky.
A counter left hand to the body from Trua misses its target.
Shotgun Trua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Danky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danky 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 Trua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Trua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Trua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shotgun Trua is winning the standup battle so far.
Danky shoots in and drives through. Trua sprawls well.
A left lands for Trua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua checks a leg kick.
Danky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Trua counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Trua.
Danky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danky takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danky.
A little feinted left hand from Trua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trua leaves Danky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trua trying to control from the bottom.
Trua preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Trua is looking to control Danky's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trua avoid being mounted?
Danky wants to control but Trua is keeping him busy.
Trua is trying to stand.
Trua makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trua circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Trua on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Danky fails with a takedown attempt.
Trua throws a counter high kick but Danky was just alert enough to avoid it.
Danky misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a hook but Trua blocks it.
It looked like Trua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danky backs up against the cage.
Danky throws a leg kick
and Trua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trua slips a jab and a cross from Danky.
Trua throws a leg kick but Danky checks it.
Danky throws a shot from downtown. Trua moves away and avoids it.
Trua is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Danky.
Danky lands a nice looking body shot.
Trua leaves Danky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky has a takedown stuffed.
Danky scores with a hook to the body. Trua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danky can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky shoots and misses
and Trua counters with a left to the body.
Danky throws a leg kick
and Trua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trua scores with a jab to the body.
Trua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danky misses with a takedown attempt
and Trua counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shotgun Trua dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Trua fails to land with a series of punches.
Danky misses with a left hand
and Trua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danky misses with a takedown
letting Trua counter with a right hand.
Danky thows a leg kick but Trua checks it
and Trua counters with a good low kick that Danky was not able to check.
Danky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trua but Trua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trua tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Danky manages to circle out of the way.
Danky throws a right hand that misses
and Trua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky fails to land the takedown.
Trua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shotgun Trua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Danky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danky misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trua moves into the clinch.
Danky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Danky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danky tries for a takedown but Trua circles away easily
and Danky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shotgun Trua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Trua.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Trua's head but Trua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trua is looking to counter the offense by Danky and move into the clinch.
Danky 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.
Trua tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Danky manages to circle out of the way.
Shotgun Trua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Trua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trua wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Danky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Trua misses.
Trua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danky moves away.
Danky misses with a takedown attempt
and Trua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danky throws a combination that misses
and Trua counters with a three punch combo that has Danky backing up. Danky nods at Trua to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Trua with a hook.
Danky slips under a jab from Trua.
Danky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Trua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Danky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Trua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Trua counters with a nice uppercut.
Danky walks into a left hand.
Danky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Trua misses the target.
Danky misses with a body shot.
Trua seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Danky tries for a takedown but Trua circles away easily
and Trua counters by clinching up.
Trua breaks from the clinch.
Danky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trua.
Danky swings widly with a right hand
enabling Trua to counter with a crisp jab.
Danky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Trua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky throws a body punch but Trua moves out of range.
Danky misses with a low kick.
Trua is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Danky.
Trua works over Danky's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Trua.
Danky looks to land a left hand but Trua moved out of range nicely.
Danky fails with the takedown
and Trua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trua throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
Danky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shotgun Trua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shotgun Trua!
Shotgun Trua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motorhead - The King Of Kings. The crowd seem to be enjoying Down's choice of entrance music: Let's Go. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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30
179 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kendrik Down!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Down defends it nicely.
Halo darts in looking for a takedown but Down gets double underhooks and turns Halo into the cage.
Halo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo gets a double leg takedown into Down's guard.
Halo throws a strike but Down rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Down looking to sit in guard and control but Halo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halo wants to pass the guard but Down is keeping the position.
Down looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Halo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Down is keeping the position for now.
Halo forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is working for a kimura but Down is defending it quite comfortably.
Halo is working for a kimura but Down is defending it quite comfortably.
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halo looking for a submission but Down manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Halo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Down swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halo working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Down is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Down is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Halo landing some decent shots from guard.
Halo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Down's head.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down controls Halo momentarily but Halo frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Halo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Down is keeping the position for now.
Down working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo pushing down on Down's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Halo winds up and cracks Down with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Halo thows a huge punch but Down dodges it nicely.
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Down keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Down is looking to control Halo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Down avoid being mounted?
Halo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halo is looking for a kimura but Down is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halo to get the leverage.
Halo is working for a kimura here but Down manages to reverse the position and he's now in Halo's guard.
Halo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Down is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Down throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Halo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Down loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Halo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Down but Down pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Down avoids it really well and circles away.
Halo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Down to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Down working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Halo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down with a flurry of punches that miss.
Down throwing strikes but missing.
Down is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Down from controlling successfully.
Down slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Halo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Halo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Down can do to turn this around?
Down cracks Halo with a solid left hand.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Down doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Down manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Down stopping the sweep attempt from Halo.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is looking for a triangle but Down pushes his legs off easily.
Halo working for a triangle but Down defends it easily.
Down throws a big right hand that misses.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Down displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Down tries to avoid it but Halo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Down to the ground. Down escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Halo fails with the takedown
and Down counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halo throws a right hand that Down ducks under and follows up with a left that Down also avoids with ease.
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Halo shoots in for a takedown but Down shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halo moves out of range as Down strikes.
Down shoots in and gets a takedown into Halo's guard.
Down trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Down showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Down landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrik Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Down connects with a looping right hand.
Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Halo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Down lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halo at a distance.
Down throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo shoots in looking for a takedown but Down manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Halo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Down misses with a body shot.
Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Halo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Down is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Down throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Down.
Down tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Down stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Down wants it to stay on the feet.
Down misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Down as Halo shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Down sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Down moves into the clinch.
Halo fails to pull guard.
Down gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Down wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Down in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Down throws an elbow that misses. Halo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Down's guard. Nice move by Halo!
Down is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halo throws a big right hand that misses.
Halo trying to move into half guard but instead Down has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down trying to control the position from guard on top but Halo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Down trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Down controlling from the top position.
Down wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Down trying to control but Halo is working from the bottom.
Down throwing strikes from guard but Halo blocks nicely.
Down avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Down from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Halo with that takedown attempt.
Halo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Down doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo misses with a takedown attempt
and Down counters with a straight right hand.
Halo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Down pinned against the cage. Down gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Down throws out a counter right but Halo avoids it with no problem.
Arthur Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Down clobbers Halo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrik Down comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Down 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrik Down!
An out of breath Kendrik Down 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Creepy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Creepy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chisholm avoids the head kick by Creepy.
Chisholm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chisholm works Creepy's body with a nice hook.
Chisholm just misses with a punch to the body.
Chisholm loads up on a big right hand but Creepy slips the punch.
Creepy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Creepy dodges the punch combination from Chisholm.
A little jabbing left from Creepy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Creepy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chisholm misses with a leg kick.
Creepy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Creepy misses the target.
Creepy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creepy throws a jab but it's blocked by Chisholm.
Chisholm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Creepy. That did some damage!
Creepy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Creepy.
Jab by Creepy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Chisholm does it's job there.
An inside leg kick lands from Chisholm.
Creepy throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Creepy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Creepy blocks the low kick.
Chisholm slips under a jab from Creepy.
Nice body punch from Chisholm.
Ambrose Chisholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creepy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body kick from Chisholm.
Creepy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chisholm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Creepy tries a low kick but Chisholm avoids it.
Chisholm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chisholm lands a head kick. Creepy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chisholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Creepy blocks the low kick.
Creepy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Creepy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chisholm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chisholm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Creepy.
Creepy throws a head kick but Chisholm moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Chisholm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creepy misses with an uppercut.
Creepy takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Creepy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chisholm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creepy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chisholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Creepy blocks the leg kick.
Creepy tries a quick counter leg kick but Chisholm is wise to it.
Creepy lands the left hand.
Chisholm throws a hook to the side of Creepy's head but Creepy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creepy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chisholm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chisholm connects with a right hand. Creepy shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creepy misses with a body shot.
Creepy tries to clinch up but Chisholm circles away and keeps his distance.
Chisholm misses with a body kick.
Creepy feints a counter leg kick.
Chisholm misses with a body shot
and Creepy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chisholm throws a good cross that connects.
Creepy misses with a right hand
enabling Chisholm to counter with a crisp jab.
Chisholm throws a solid leg kick but Creepy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chisholm.
Chisholm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chisholm throws a low kick, looking for Creepy's leg but Creepy calmly moves out of range.
Creepy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chisholm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Creepy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chisholm lands a nice looking body kick.
Creepy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Creepy keeps Chisholm at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creepy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chisholm doesn't seem bothered though.
Creepy misses with a leg kick.
Chisholm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Creepy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creepy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creepy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chisholm looks to land a left hand but Creepy moved out of range nicely.
Creepy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chisholm manages to avoid it.
Creepy misses with a low kick.
Creepy tries to close the distance and clinch but Chisholm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Creepy tries to land a front kick but Chisholm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Creepy throws a hook to the side of Chisholm's head but Chisholm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creepy looks to throw the jab but Chisholm is out of range.
Chisholm looks to land a combination. Creepy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Creepy is rocked!
Creepy clinches up against the cage.
Creepy is still on wobbly legs! Can Chisholm finish him?
Creepy working aggressively here.
Creepy seems to have recovered his senses.
Chisholm is leaning against Creepy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creepy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chisholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chisholm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chisholm prevents a body shot from Creepy.
Creepy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Chisholm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ambrose Chisholm dominated that round.
That's time! Chisholm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chisholm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Creepy cracks a nice hook into Chisholm's ribs.
Creepy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creepy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chisholm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Creepy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ambrose Chisholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Creepy misses with a few strikes there.
Creepy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chisholm backing away here, and Creepy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Creepy misses with an uppercut.
Chisholm misses with a hook.
Chisholm misses the shot to the body.
Creepy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chisholm with a body shot.
Chisholm 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.
A slow jab from Creepy misses its intended target.
It looked like Chisholm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisholm throws a hook to the side of Creepy's head but Creepy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creepy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Creepy throws a head kick that Chisholm semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creepy throws a big shot that misses.
Chisholm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chisholm.
Chisholm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chisholm moves forwards but Creepy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chisholm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Creepy finds it's way through Chisholm's defenses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chisholm.
Chisholm throws a low kick, looking for Creepy's leg but Creepy calmly moves out of range.
Chisholm slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chisholm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Creepy checks a leg kick nicely.
Chisholm throws a looping overhand right but Creepy ducks down to avoid it.
Creepy misses with a hook. Chisholm ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Creepy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chisholm throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Creepy tenderised Chisholm's leg. Chisholm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Creepy misses with a low kick.
Creepy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the liver by Chisholm. Beautiful body shot.
Chisholm slips a straight right by Creepy.
Chisholm misses with a jab to the body
and Creepy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chisholm's knee momentarily.
Creepy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chisholm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Creepy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chisholm throws a right hand that misses
and Creepy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creepy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chisholm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Creepy misses with a straight left.
Creepy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creepy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chisholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Creepy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creepy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chisholm.
Chisholm 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.
Creepy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creepy throws a low kick, looking for Chisholm's leg but Chisholm calmly moves out of range.
Chisholm lands with a hook. Creepy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chisholm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Creepy misses with a kick to the body
and Chisholm counters with a straight right hand.
Creepy tests Chisholm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Creepy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chisholm.
Creepy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chisholm slips a jab from Creepy.
Chisholm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creepy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creepy. Chisholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chisholm lands a nice shot that snaps Creepy's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creepy misses the shot to the body.
Creepy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creepy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chisholm throws a jab when Creepy was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chisholm.
Chisholm looks to land a combination but Creepy avoids it well.
Creepy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chisholm's calf.
Chisholm throws a nice looking combination but Creepy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Creepy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chisholm 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.
Creepy throws a low kick but Chisholm avoids it.
Chisholm throws a big counter combination but Creepy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Creepy lands a head kick. Chisholm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chisholm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chisholm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chisholm throws a leg kick which misses Creepy's front leg but catches the back leg as Creepy tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chisholm lands with an uppercut that bounces Creepy off the cage and back into range.
Creepy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Creepy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chisholm.
Chisholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creepy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Uncle Creepy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Creepy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chisholm.
Creepy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Creepy checks the leg kick.
Creepy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chisholm connects with a nice looking jab.
Creepy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creepy lands a jab to the head.
Creepy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chisholm is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chisholm lands a jab.
Chisholm scores with a leg kick.
Creepy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Creepy.
Jab by Creepy.
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!
Chisholm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Creepy.
Chisholm scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creepy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Creepy forces Chisholm back against the cage and clinches.
Creepy misses with the head strike.
Creepy swings wildly with an uppercut but Chisholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm pushes Creepy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chisholm is pushing Creepy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chisholm unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Creepy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chisholm is unloading with more strikes now! Creepy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ambrose Chisholm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Calirante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calirante comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santiago Calirante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Ray Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calirante throws out the jab.
Calirante checks the leg kick.
Lennox throws a leg kick but Calirante checks it.
Lennox misses with a leg kick
and Calirante counters with a single leg into guard. Lennox didn't expect that.
Calirante is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lennox is controlling Calirante's posture.
Lennox working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennox has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Calirante doesn't defend quickly enough and Lennox has managed to lock this one up! Can Calirante escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lennox on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ray Lennox!
Ray Lennox seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters 's entrance music is Simply the Best. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Schtrappe's choice of entrance music: Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground. Ken Masters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Masters !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters throws a right hand that Schtrappe ducks under and follows up with a left that Schtrappe also avoids with ease.
Schtrappe misses with a leg kick.
Schtrappe wants to slow Masters down by chopping away at his legs.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Schtrappe throws a solid leg kick but Masters takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schtrappe.
Schtrappe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masters walks into a stiff left hand from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Masters .
An attempted straight right counter from Masters misses the target.
Masters throws a leg kick but Schtrappe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schtrappe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Schtrappe slips a straight right by Masters .
A clash of legs there as Schtrappe blocks the low kick.
Masters scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Masters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schtrappe at a distance.
Schtrappe misses with a head kick.
Masters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Masters scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schtrappe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a sloppy head kick
and Masters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been informed that Schtrappe 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.
Masters thuds a left hand into Schtrappe's body.
Schtrappe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schtrappe misses with the combination.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut. Masters saw that one coming.
Masters throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Masters 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.
A lazy left from Masters finds it's target.
Masters connects with a high kick.
Masters 's corner calls for a 1-2. Masters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masters misses with a leg kick
letting Schtrappe counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Masters finds it's target.
Schtrappe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masters has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schtrappe finds it's way round the side to connect with Masters 's head.
Masters moves out of range as Schtrappe strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Masters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masters loads up on a big right hand but Schtrappe slips the punch.
Schtrappe lands a right hook to the body.
Masters slips under a jab.
Schtrappe looks to throw the jab but Masters is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Masters misses the target.
Masters throws a hook but Schtrappe blocks it.
Schtrappe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Masters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Masters finds it's target.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Masters walks into a jab.
Masters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schtrappe can pounce on him.
Schtrappe has managed to clinch.
Schtrappe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Schtrappe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Schtrappe is working an open guard so Masters takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Masters misses with a left hand
and Schtrappe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masters looks to land a left hand but Schtrappe moved out of range nicely.
Schtrappe looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range.
Masters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schtrappe can pounce on him.
Masters lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Masters jabs Schtrappe right on the nose. Schtrappe blinks but takes it well.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick.
Masters slips under a jab.
Schtrappe throws a sloppy head kick and Masters moves out of range easily.
Schtrappe misses with a straight right.
Masters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Masters 's corner calls for a 1-2. Masters obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schtrappe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schtrappe thumps Masters with a low kick.
Schtrappe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Schtrappe.
Masters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schtrappe.
The fighters circling - Masters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good work by Masters as he checks the leg kick.
Schtrappe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schtrappe lands a lovely overhand right.
Schtrappe misses with a hook.
Masters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Masters misses the target.
Masters throws a body punch but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Schtrappe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Schtrappe misses.
Masters throwing a counter right hand but Schtrappe manages to avoid it.
Masters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schtrappe.
Masters jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters throws an overhand right that lands on Schtrappe's shoulder, as Schtrappe tries to avoid the shot.
Schtrappe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Schtrappe misses the target.
Masters blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Masters 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.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Masters checks it.
Masters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick
and Masters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masters .
Schtrappe lands a leg kick that knocks Masters off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Masters misses the target.
Masters slips a jab from Schtrappe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters . Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schtrappe is looking for the big counter here.
Masters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Masters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schtrappe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Masters .
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
No joy there for Schtrappe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masters lands a jab to Schtrappe's midsection.
Schtrappe connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schtrappe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters throwing a counter right hand but Schtrappe manages to avoid it.
Masters works Schtrappe's body with a nice hook.
Schtrappe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masters .
Masters tries to work over Schtrappe's front leg with a kick but Schtrappe checks it.
Masters takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masters throws a shot from downtown. Schtrappe moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schtrappe! But no joy.
Schtrappe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Ken Masters is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Schtrappe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters lands a jab to the nose.
Masters throws an overhand right that lands on Schtrappe's shoulder, as Schtrappe tries to avoid the shot.
Masters looks to throw the jab but Schtrappe is out of range.
Masters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schtrappe misses with a hook
and Schtrappe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe wants to counter the offense by Masters and move into the clinch position.
Schtrappe misses with a leg kick
and Masters counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Masters .
Masters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schtrappe.
Masters moves out of range of the strikes.
Schtrappe throws out a loose jab but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masters scores with a jab. Schtrappe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schtrappe blocks a leg kick.
Schtrappe ducks right into an uppercut from Masters .
Masters takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Schtrappe tries a quick counter leg kick but Masters is wise to it.
Masters looks to score with a jab to the body but Schtrappe is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Schtrappe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Masters misses.
Masters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters misses with a hook
and Schtrappe counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masters misses with a straight right.
Schtrappe moves forwards but Masters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schtrappe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schtrappe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schtrappe.
A head kick from Schtrappe lands but Masters takes it in his stride.
Masters lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schtrappe momentarily.
Schtrappe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Masters in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masters . Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schtrappe throws out a loose jab but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Schtrappe.
Masters appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Masters misses with a straight left.
Masters lunges at Schtrappe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schtrappe's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Schtrappe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schtrappe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masters lands a slapping body shot.
Schtrappe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schtrappe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schtrappe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Masters swats away the attempt to clinch by Schtrappe.
Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schtrappe looks to land a left hand but Masters moved out of range nicely.
Masters lands with a nice combination. Schtrappe backs away looking to recover.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schtrappe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masters . Masters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schtrappe throws a chopping leg kick but Masters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Masters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schtrappe on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Schtrappe looks to land a combination but Masters avoids it well.
Masters throws a sloppy body shot
and Schtrappe counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters throws a combination that misses
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schtrappe's knee momentarily.
Schtrappe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schtrappe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schtrappe misses with a two punch combination.
Schtrappe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Schtrappe thumps Masters with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Masters .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schtrappe throws a leg kick that misses.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
Schtrappe blocks a jab.
Masters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schtrappe momentarily.
Schtrappe has closed the distance and engaged Masters in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe tries to pull guard but Masters won't allow it.
Schtrappe throws a head punch that misses.
Schtrappe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Masters smiles and moves away.
Masters fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schtrappe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Masters misses its target.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Masters checks it.
Masters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schtrappe thumps Masters with a low kick.
Masters scores with a three punch combo!
Masters lands the left hand.
Masters swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schtrappe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Masters checks a leg kick.
Masters throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schtrappe counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a straight right.
Schtrappe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Masters blocks the leg kick.
Schtrappe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masters .
Schtrappe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masters throws a hook to the side of Schtrappe's head but Schtrappe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schtrappe throws a counter combo.
Schtrappe throws a head kick but Masters moves out of range.
Schtrappe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schtrappe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masters .
Good shot there by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masters slips a straight right by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schtrappe misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
Masters looks to land a right hand but Schtrappe moved out of range.
Schtrappe throws a jab but it's blocked by Masters .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Schtrappe tries a quick counter leg kick but Masters is wise to it.
Masters tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schtrappe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Schtrappe looks to move away, Masters throws a big counter combo but Schtrappe just gets out of the way.
Masters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schtrappe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schtrappe cracks Masters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Masters throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacque Schtrappe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Masters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schtrappe throws an overhand right that lands on Masters 's shoulder, as Masters tries to avoid the shot.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Masters walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Masters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schtrappe looks to score with a jab to the body but Masters is just out of range.
Schtrappe checks a leg kick.
Schtrappe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schtrappe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masters .
Masters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schtrappe. That did some damage!
Schtrappe misses with a series of wild punches.
Masters is looking to counter with head kicks.
Masters feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schtrappe's calf.
Schtrappe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot.
Masters takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Masters jabs at Schtrappe's body.
Schtrappe blocks a head kick by Masters .
A little jabbing left from Schtrappe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Masters lands a jab to the nose.
Masters connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ken Masters .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masters , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Masters !
An out of breath Ken Masters 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 Gerbert Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toole has chosen Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerbert Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ottis Toole!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toole under the eye.
A slow jab from Toole misses its intended target.
Bryant throws a right hand that misses
so Toole counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Toole throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Bryant's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bryant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Toole throws a big elbow that misses.
Toole postures up in Bryant's guard and throws a big left but Bryant blocks it.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Toole from controlling successfully.
Toole throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toole works over Bryant with some ground and pound from guard.
Bryant lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Toole is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control but Toole is working from the bottom.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Toole has wrist control.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Toole has wrist control.
Toole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toole escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bryant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Toole trying to control the position.
Bryant stopping the sweep attempt from Toole.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant trying to control but Toole is working from the bottom.
Toole wants to sweep but no luck.
Toole is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Toole counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bryant won't be happy with that.
Bryant manages to get back to half guard.
Bryant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bryant.
Toole with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toole distracts Bryant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Toole stopping the sweep attempt from Bryant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole is looking to work some ground and pound but Bryant has wrist control.
Bryant keeping full guard, as Toole tries to pass.
Toole chips away with some ground and pound.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Toole is one step ahead there.
Toole looking to sit in guard and control but Bryant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Toole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ottis Toole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bryant staying out of range there.
Bryant throws a shot from downtown. Toole moves away and avoids it.
Bryant slips under a jab from Toole.
Toole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toole with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bryant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toole connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toole shoots and misses
and Bryant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ottis Toole has been cut.
Bryant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toole swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bryant lands a really nice looking cross but Toole seems unphased.
Toole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bryant counters with a straight right hand.
Gerbert Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ottis Toole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bryant.
Toole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toole slips a jab and a cross from Bryant.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toole drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bryant defends it well.
Toole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryant blocks a jab.
Bryant misses with a looping left.
Toole looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well.
A jab from Bryant does it's job there.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toole counters with a stiff right hand.
Bryant shoots for a takedown but Toole saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Toole throws out a counter right but Bryant avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Bryant catches Toole right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole misses with a takedown attempt
and Bryant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryant throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toole throws a hook but Bryant avoids it easily.
A jab from Toole misses.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Toole's head but Toole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryant scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toole is defended easily by Bryant.
Toole misses with a takedown
and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Toole won't be happy with that.
Bryant trying to control the position but Toole is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant scoring with punches from side control.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toole can do to turn this around?
Toole tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bryant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryant working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Toole trying his best to control but Bryant has mounted him.
Toole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Toole is rocked!
Bryant loads up with a big shot that hurts Toole! He's pulled Bryant in close but Bryant has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Toole survive? More strikes from Bryant and Toole is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerbert Bryant!
Gerbert Bryant is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Gerbert Bryant thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ottis Toole was interviewed post fight and said 'My opponent may have won this time, but I'm going to eat his children. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani comes into the arena with Busta Rhymes - Arab Money blaring out of the sound system. Shaw has chosen Family Force 5 - Chainsaw as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suleimani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Suleimani takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shaw throws a right hand that misses
and Suleimani counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Suleimani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Suleimani.
Shaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suleimani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suleimani misses the jab.
Suleimani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Shaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Shaw misses
and Suleimani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaw moves away from the strike by Suleimani.
Suleimani misses with a straight right.
Suleimani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Suleimani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick from Suleimani lands but Shaw takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Shaw misses.
Suleimani ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Suleimani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaw.
Suleimani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Shaw walks into a stiff left hand from Suleimani.
Shaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaw thumps Suleimani with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shaw, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suleimani swings widly with a right hand
and Shaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Suleimani finds it's target.
Suleimani throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suleimani.
Suleimani takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani lands a jab.
Suleimani tries a head kick but it misses.
Suleimani slips under a jab.
Suleimani throws out a loose jab but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw throws a body punch but Suleimani moves out of range.
As Shaw backs away, Suleimani returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jab by Shaw.
Suleimani swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Suleimani throws the kick towards the body but Shaw avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shaw.
Shaw throws a head kick but Suleimani moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands a jab to the nose.
A bone on bone clash there as Suleimani blocks the leg kick.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Suleimani.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suleimani was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Shaw misses with the combination.
Shaw's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shaw duly obliges.
Shaw cracks Suleimani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shaw takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Suleimani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Shaw tenderised Suleimani's leg. Suleimani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shaw checks a low kick from Suleimani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Suleimani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw throws a head kick but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shaw ducks under a wild hook from Suleimani.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suleimani.
Shaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suleimani was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaw.
Suleimani fakes the leg kick and cracks Shaw in the body.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suleimani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Suleimani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suleimani is looking to score with low kicks.
Shaw misses with a leg kick
and Suleimani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Suleimani misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Suleimani misses with a head kick.
Shaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shaw connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Shaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Suleimani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suleimani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suleimani backing away here, and Shaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Suleimani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaw in his tracks.
Jab from Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a hook but Shaw avoids it easily.
Shaw appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shaw avoids a kick to the body.
Shaw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shaw is looking to land body kicks.
Suleimani swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw misses with a right hand
and Suleimani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shaw checks a leg kick nicely.
Qasem Suleimani is winning the standup battle so far.
Suleimani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shaw 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 Suleimani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suleimani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suleimani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by Suleimani.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Suleimani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suleimani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shaw throws a jab when Suleimani was well out of range.
It looked like Suleimani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Suleimani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Shaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suleimani avoids the body shot from Shaw.
Suleimani moves out of range as Shaw throws a body kick.
Suleimani looks to land a body kick but Shaw moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani throws a head kick that misses.
Shaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw misses with a low kick.
Suleimani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suleimani throws a leg kick that misses.
Shaw wants to slow Suleimani down by chopping away at his legs.
Shaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Suleimani will feel that in the morning.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suleimani tries a head kick but it misses.
Suleimani takes one on the button.
Suleimani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suleimani throws a quick counter kick to the body but Shaw avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Shaw misses with a body shot.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suleimani.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Suleimani there.
Shaw misses with a jab to the body
and Shaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suleimani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Suleimani takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Shaw lands a slapping body shot.
Shaw looks to land a left hand but Suleimani moved out of range nicely.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Shaw misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaw looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Suleimani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw misses with a low kick as Suleimani jumps back.
Suleimani is looking to counter punch.
Shaw moves out of range as Suleimani strikes.
Shaw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suleimani. Suleimani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Suleimani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Suleimani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Suleimani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaw checks a leg kick.
Shaw swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suleimani counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Qasem Suleimani will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shaw lands a slapping body shot.
Shaw swings for the body but Suleimani moves out of range.
Shaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaw catches Suleimani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shaw lands a head kick!
Shaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suleimani ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Suleimani keeps Shaw at a distance using the push kick.
Suleimani thuds his right hand into Shaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaw misses with a straight left.
Suleimani lands a really nice looking cross but Shaw seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw connects with a body shot.
Suleimani moves away from the strike by Shaw.
Shaw slips a straight right by Suleimani.
Suleimani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaw. That snapped Suleimani's head back.
Suleimani walks into a straight right hand from Shaw.
Suleimani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suleimani.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaw.
Shaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani blocks a head kick by Shaw.
Shaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suleimani.
Suleimani lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Suleimani does it's job there.
Suleimani takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw lands a leg kick that knocks Suleimani off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Shaw as he connects with a hook.
Shaw connects with a jab.
Shaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Suleimani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shaw takes a swing at Suleimani's ribcage but misses.
Shaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suleimani manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suleimani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Shaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shaw swinging wildly here.
Suleimani misses the jab.
Shaw stalks Suleimani and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suleimani's face. Suleimani staggers backwards, shaken.
Shaw throws a front kick aimed at Suleimani's knee but Suleimani avoids it well.
Shaw thuds his right hand into Suleimani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Suleimani misses with an uppercut.
Shaw walks into a jab.
Shaw lands a really nice looking cross but Suleimani seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw scores with a jab.
Suleimani loads up on a big right hand but Shaw slips the punch.
Suleimani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suleimani feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shaw throws a jab when Suleimani was well out of range.
Shaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Suleimani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shaw keeps Suleimani at a distance using the push kick.
Nice straight punches there by Suleimani. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Suleimani.
Suleimani lands a body shot.
Shaw throws a hook but Suleimani avoids it easily.
Shaw lands with a straight right. Suleimani didn't see that one coming.
Suleimani misses with a low kick.
Suleimani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shaw really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Shaw lands.
Shaw slips a jab from Suleimani.
Shaw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Suleimani checks a low kick from Shaw.
An attempted straight right counter from Suleimani misses the target.
Suleimani misses with a leg kick.
Suleimani jabs Shaw right on the nose. Shaw blinks but takes it well.
Shaw thumps Suleimani with a low kick.
Suleimani scores with a shot to the body.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Suleimani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick by Shaw misses
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Shaw misses with a body punch
and Suleimani counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throws a combination that misses
and Suleimani counters with a left to the body.
Shaw is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Suleimani.
Shaw slips under a jab.
Shaw scores with a jab to the head.
Suleimani scores with a nice strike.
Shaw blocks the body kick.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suleimani.
Shaw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suleimani is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Suleimani misses the target.
Suleimani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suleimani throws a hook but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw moves out of range as Suleimani throws a body kick.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suleimani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suleimani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Shaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Suleimani misses with a body shot.
Shaw is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A lazy left from Shaw finds it's target.
Suleimani looks to land a right hand but Shaw moved out of range.
Shaw lands a really nice looking cross but Suleimani seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Suleimani appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suleimani misses with a left hand
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Shaw connects with an inside leg kick.
Shaw tries to move into range but Suleimani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Shaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suleimani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suleimani is looking to land body kicks.
Suleimani scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaw slips under a jab.
Shaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shaw works over Suleimani's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice body kick there by Suleimani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suleimani misses the shot to the body.
Shaw doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Suleimani misses with a hook
and Shaw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shaw.
A short right from Suleimani.
Suleimani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suleimani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shaw blocking some punches.
Shaw misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Shaw.
Shaw works on Suleimani's body with a couple of short punches.
Shaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Suleimani has Shaw pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qasem Suleimani had his way with Jack Shaw in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Suleimani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shaw misses with a head kick.
Suleimani is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suleimani cracks the inside of Shaw's front leg.
Suleimani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Shaw lands but Suleimani takes it in his stride.
Shaw tries to move into range but Suleimani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Shaw misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani cracks Shaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shaw throws out a loose jab but Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suleimani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Suleimani scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Shaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a lazy right hand but Shaw sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaw moves out of range as Suleimani throws a body kick.
Shaw swings widly with a right hand
and Suleimani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Suleimani throws a head kick but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Suleimani.
Suleimani misses the jab.
Shaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suleimani.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Suleimani misses its intended target.
Shaw throws a body punch but Suleimani moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani misses the shot to the body.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suleimani takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaw moves away.
Suleimani thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Shaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Suleimani is out of range and Shaw settles back down.
Shaw lands a head kick. Suleimani smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Shaw tenderised Suleimani's leg. Suleimani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shaw misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani misses with a looping right.
Suleimani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shaw looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suleimani misses with a wild body shot.
Shaw looks to land a left hand but Suleimani moved out of range nicely.
Shaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suleimani moves away from the strike by Shaw.
Shaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shaw.
Suleimani throws a lazy uppercut
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Suleimani throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
A big left from Shaw misses.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a right hand
and Suleimani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Shaw.
Shaw throws a big shot that misses.
Shaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw cracks Suleimani with an open hand slap.
Shaw throws a head kick but Suleimani moves out of range.
Shaw avoids the body shot from Suleimani.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suleimani, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Suleimani.
Shaw moves out of range of the body kick from Suleimani.
Suleimani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
It seemed like Shaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw misses with a wild body shot.
Suleimani throwing a counter right hand but Shaw manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shaw has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shaw!
Jack Shaw is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jack Shaw thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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