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Syn 462 - Devil's Playground PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horizon comes to the cage accompanied by Bring your whole crew. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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249 lbs
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328 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabneel punishes Horizon's body with a nice straight punch.
Jabneel thuds a left hand into Horizon's body.
Jabneel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horizon can pounce on him.
Jabneel jabs at Horizon's body.
Horizon avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Horizon.
Horizon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jabneel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Horizon keeping full guard, as Jabneel tries to pass.
Jabneel trying to control the position from guard on top but Horizon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabneel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horizon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabneel wants to control from the top but Horizon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabneel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Horizon pulls Jabneel in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jabneel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jabneel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horizon closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Jabneel.
Jabneel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jabneel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel prevents a body shot from Horizon.
Horizon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jabneel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horizon's elbow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jabneel has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jabneel misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Horizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Horizon - that landed with a thud.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horizon blocking some punches.
Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horizon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Jabneel.
Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabneel lands with a light punch inside.
Jabneel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horizon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jabneel backwards.
Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jabneel's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
Horizon tries to break free but Jabneel pushes him back against the cage.
Horizon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Horizon throws a head punch that misses.
Jabneel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
Horizon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jabneel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Horizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabneel scores with a hook to the body.
Horizon is breathing heavily.
Horizon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabneel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horizon.
Horizon blocks a body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel prevents a body shot from Horizon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jabneel is working Horizon over against the cage.
Jabneel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horizon backwards.
Jabneel scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jabneel.
Jabneel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horizon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabneel throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Horizon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Horizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabneel throws a head punch that misses.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Horizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabneel has a couple of punches blocked by Horizon.
Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Horizon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jabneel working aggressively here.
Horizon seems to have got his legs back now.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabneel misses with the head strike.
Horizon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horizon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jabneel tries a body shot but Horizon blocks it.
Horizon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horizon working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land.
Horizon lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jucal Jabneel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A lazy left from Jabneel finds it's target.
Jabneel blocks a head kick by Horizon.
Jabneel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horizon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horizon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jabneel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jabneel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horizon pinned against the cage. Horizon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jabneel is looking to land body kicks.
Horizon misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Jabneel. Beautiful body shot.
Jabneel fails with the takedown.
Evan Horizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabneel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Horizon sprawls well. Horizon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jabneel gets slowly back to his feet.
Evan Horizon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jucal Jabneel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon checks a leg kick.
Horizon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horizon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jabneel checks it well.
Jabneel punishes Horizon's body with a nice straight punch.
Jabneel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horizon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabneel.
Jabneel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Horizon.
Horizon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabneel manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horizon.
No luck for Horizon with that takedown attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Jabneel misses.
Horizon misses the shot to the body.
Jabneel throws out a counter right but Horizon avoids it with no problem.
Jabneel checks a low kick from Horizon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jabneel. Horizon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jabneel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabneel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jabneel trying to control but Horizon is working from the bottom.
Jabneel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jabneel advances to half guard.
Jabneel wants to take a breather but Horizon is having none of it.
Jabneel working Horizon over with strikes.
Jabneel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Horizon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jabneel is working away from the top position though.
Jabneel trying to control from half guard but Horizon is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabneel working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jabneel is looking to take a break and control but Horizon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Horizon taking some punishment here, with Jabneel in his half guard.
Jabneel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horizon keeps working.
Jabneel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horizon tries to get to full guard but Jabneel has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horizon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horizon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horizon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horizon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Horizon counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jucal Jabneel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jabneel thuds a left hand into Horizon's body.
Jabneel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horizon looks to throw the jab but Jabneel is out of range.
Jabneel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jabneel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jabneel clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jabneel.
Jabneel gets through Horizon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horizon blocks an uppercut.
Horizon blocking some punches.
Horizon is trying to maintain a safe position but Jabneel gets an underhook and turns Horizon into the cage.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
Jabneel tries a body shot but Horizon blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon blocking some punches.
Horizon has had enough of the clinch but Jabneel keeps him there for the moment.
Jabneel gets through Horizon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Jabneel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jabneel as Horizon tries to tie him up.
Horizon scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon blocking some punches.
Jabneel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horizon.
Jabneel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Horizon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jabneel.
Horizon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabneel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by Horizon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horizon.
Horizon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jabneel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabneel lands a right hand.
Jabneel throws a head punch that misses.
Horizon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horizon is looking to control Jabneel's arms but Jabneel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Horizon has his back to the cage.
Jabneel creates a bit of distance for himself, with Horizon pressed up against the cage and cracks Horizon with a massive uppercut! Horizon goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Jabneel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jucal Jabneel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Police Officer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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167 lbs
13 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Police Officer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fortune misses.
Officer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fortune connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Fortune tenderised Officer's leg. Officer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Officer wants to clinch.
Fortune lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fortune lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been told by Fortune's head coaches at LOD - Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fortune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortune lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Officer misses with a shot to the body
and Fortune connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fortune throws a left and a right that both miss
and Officer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Fortune misses.
Officer misses with a jab to the body
and Officer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Officer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fortune leaves Officer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fortune ducks under a wild hook from Officer.
Officer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortune tries to kick Officer off but Officer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Officer trying to control from half guard but Fortune is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortune is working an open guard so Officer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fortune swats away the attempt to clinch by Officer.
Officer throws a series of punches but Fortune moves out of range.
Fortune scores with a nice strike.
Officer is looking to land body kicks.
Officer moves out of range as Fortune strikes.
Officer wants to counter with a clinch but Fortune pushes him away.
Officer is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortune was well out of range. Poor timing from Officer.
Officer clinches with his opponent.
Fortune looking to slow down the pace here.
Fortune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortune lands a body shot.
Officer blocks a body shot from Fortune.
A head punch on the inside from Officer fails to land.
Fortune takes a shot to the head.
Fortune lands a left hand that snaps the head of Officer backwards.
Officer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fortune misses with a body punch.
Fortune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortune lands an uppercut.
Officer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fortune walks away with a smile on his face. Officer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dominic Fortune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Police Officer.
Fortune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Officer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Officer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fortune defends it well.
Fortune moves away from the strike by Officer.
No luck for Officer with that takedown attempt.
Officer just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFortune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Officer scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fortune wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Officer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Officer misses with a hook to the body
and Fortune counters with a leg kick.
Officer has his takedown stuffed
and Fortune makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fortune scores with a jab. Officer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Officer throws a combination that misses
and Fortune finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fortune gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fortune struggles to land a body shot inside as Officer controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Fortune - that landed with a thud.
Fortune lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Fortune dominated that round.
That's time! Fortune's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Officer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fortune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Officer can do to turn this around?
Officer drives through with a takedown into Fortune's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Officer being controlled here momentarily.
Officer gets to his feet - Fortune follows without any prompting.
Officer closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Officer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Officer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fortune after a bit of a struggle.
A right handed body shot lands from Officer.
Officer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortune misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Officer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortune lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fortune working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Officer tries to pull guard but Fortune forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fortune misses with some punches.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Officer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Officer swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Officer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fortune is defending well.
Dominic Fortune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Police Officer.
Fortune lands an uppercut.
Officer throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortune lands with a short shot to the head.
Fortune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Officer throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Fortune.
Officer is trying to pull guard but Fortune has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Officer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortune controls his hands.
Officer blocking some punches.
Fortune breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Officer fails with the takedown
and Fortune counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Fortune as he connects with a hook.
Officer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fortune sprawls well. Fortune wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Officer gets slowly back to his feet.
Fortune closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Officer darts in trying to clinch
enabling Fortune to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune thumps Officer with a low kick.
Fortune throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Officer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fortune sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Officer somewhat.
Fortune closes the distance and pushes Officer back into the cage.
Officer blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fortune fails to land.
Fortune lands a body shot.
Officer has picked Fortune up - he's going for a ride! Officer dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune is holding on to half guard well.
Fortune kicks off Officer and gets to his feet.
Fortune scores with a head kick. Officer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Officer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fortune finds it's way round the side to connect with Officer's head.
Fortune ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Officer tries to clinch up but Fortune circles away and keeps his distance.
Officer looks to land a right hand but Fortune moved out of range.
Fortune lands with a good body shot.
Fortune avoids the body shot from Officer.
Fortune doesn't manage to clinch there - Officer circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Fortune. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Fortune dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Fortune.
Officer moves into range and clinches up with Fortune.
Fortune lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Officer backwards.
A right hand to the body from Officer.
Fortune working aggressively here.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Fortune's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominic Fortune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Officer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fortune pinned against the cage. Fortune gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Officer dives in and grabs Fortune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fortune pushes down on Officer's head and hops out.
Officer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fortune. That one must have hurt.
Police Officer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Officer closes the distance and clinches.
Fortune is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dominic Fortune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Police Officer.
Fortune digs a right hand underneath Officer's ribcage. Officer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Officer's elbow.
Officer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Officer blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Officer tries to score a body lock takedown but Fortune shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fortune tries a body shot but Officer blocks it.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Officer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Officer lands a takedown into guard.
Fortune manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Fortune.
Officer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fortune tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Officer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominic Fortune is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Fortune. That snapped Officer's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortune looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Officer fails with a takedown attempt.
Fortune misses with a body shot.
Fortune bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortune connects with a solid leg kick.
Fortune listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fortune lands a front kick.
Fortune wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Officer dodges the punch combination from Fortune.
Fortune throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Officer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fortune avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortune throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Officer blocks the leg kick.
Officer shoots and misses
and Fortune counters with a series of strikes. Officer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Good leg kick by Fortune there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Fortune. No joy for Officer on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Officer.
Fortune throwing a counter right hand but Officer manages to avoid it.
Fortune clinches with his opponent.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortune taking a breather.
Officer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fortune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominic Fortune is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fortune misses with a hook to the ribs.
Officer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortune's elbow.
Police Officer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortune lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Fortune showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fortune 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Fortune!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellow Mood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mood lands a high kick!
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
Dobson cracks Mood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Mellow Mood has been cut.
Mood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A good leg kick by Dobson.
Dobson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mood has time to react.
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Mood cracks Dobson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dobson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dobson lands a really nice looking cross but Mood seems unphased.
Dobson avoids a kick to the body.
Mood misses with a straight right.
Mood has closed the distance and engaged Dobson in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mood tries a body shot but Dobson blocks it.
Dobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Dobson misses
and Mood counters with a stiff right hand.
Dobson misses with an uppercut.
Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mood.
Dobson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
Mood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mood throws a body punch but Dobson moves out of range.
Mood scores with a kick to the body.
Dobson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Mood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mood lands with a good body shot.
Mood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood avoids the body shot from Dobson.
Mood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it.
Dobson digs a good hook to Mood's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dobson is looking to wear down Mood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mood checks the leg kick.
Mood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mood scores with a hook.
Dobson swings for the body but Mood moves out of range.
Mood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dobson is looking to clinch.
Mood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mood.
Dobson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dobson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mood misses with a wild body shot.
Mood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dobson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mood connects with a body shot.
Dobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mood connects with an inside leg kick.
Mood clobbers Dobson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dobson misses with a hook. Mood ducked under it nicely.
Dobson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dobson misses the target.
Mood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Mood.
Dobson is looking to slow Mood down with leg kicks.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it.
Dobson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mood clinches with his opponent.
Mood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mood lands an uppercut.
Dobson is rocked!
Mood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Dobson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dobson blocks an uppercut.
Dobson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mood tries a body shot but Dobson blocks it.
Dobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mood's elbow.
Mood looking to throw knees to the head but Dobson is blocking nicely.
Mood manages to break the clinch.
Dobson throws a low kick, looking for Mood's leg but Mood calmly moves out of range.
Mood lands with an overhand left.
Mood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dobson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it.
Dobson misses the shot to the body.
Dobson is looking to slow Mood down with leg kicks.
Dobson swings widly with a right hand
and Mood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mood is looking to clinch.
Mood cracks the inside of Dobson's front leg.
Dobson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mood is looking to slow Dobson down with leg kicks.
Mood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dobson is just out of range.
Mood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dobson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dobson throws a leg kick but Mood checks it.
Dobson throws a leg kick that misses.
Dobson misses with an uppercut. Mood saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dobson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dobson tries to work over Mood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to Dobson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dobson's face.
Mood has Dobson pushed against the cage.
Mood prevents a body shot from Dobson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mood working aggressively here.
Dobson 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.
Mood prevents a body shot from Dobson.
Mood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mood.
Mood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobson.
Mood lands a nice uppercut.
Mood can't find room to land a body shot as Dobson controls the action.
Dobson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mood won't allow it.
Mood has a couple of punches blocked by Dobson.
Mood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mood lands with a light punch inside.
Mood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mood blocks the body kick.
Mood scores with a leg kick.
Mood misses with a wild body shot.
Dobson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dobson's sensitive parts.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
Dobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it.
Mood lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mood.
Some wild striking there from Mood.
Dobson throws an overhand right that lands on Mood's shoulder, as Mood tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mood finds it's way through Dobson's defenses.
Dobson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mood doesn't seem bothered though.
Dobson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mood on the side of the head.
Dobson walks into a jab.
Ben Dobson's cut is getting worse.
Mood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobson throws a hook but Mood blocks it.
Dobson moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Dobson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away.
Dobson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dobson misses with a two punch combination.
Mood defending well as Dobson loads up on a big left hand.
Dobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mood scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mood scores with a hook to the body. Dobson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mood lands with a kick to the temple. Dobson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mood misses with a body kick.
Dobson misses with a low kick as Mood jumps back.
Dobson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dobson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mood throws a nice looking combination but Dobson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mood with a hook.
Dobson lands a slapping body shot.
Dobson moves out of range of the body kick from Mood.
Dobson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mood just manages to avoid it.
Mood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dobson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dobson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mood to counter with a crisp jab.
Mood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mood punishes Dobson's body with a nice straight punch.
Mellow Mood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mood tries a low kick but Dobson avoids it.
Mood digs a good hook to Dobson's body.
Mood defending well as Dobson loads up on a big left hand.
Mood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mood scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Mood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dobson doesn't seem phased though.
Mood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobson takes a swing at Mood's ribcage but misses.
Mood throws a series of punches but Dobson avoids them all with ease.
Dobson misses with a head kick.
Mood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dobson moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Dobson.
Dobson scores with a hook to the body. Mood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dobson scores with a hook.
Good exchange - Mood coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobson is looking to land body kicks.
Mood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mood feints and then cracks Dobson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dobson down.
Dobson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mood to score with a decent uppercut.
Dobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dobson under the eye.
Mood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mood is looking to clinch but Dobson is avoiding it.
Dobson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mood is looking to clinch.
Mood blocks a leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Mood has knocked Dobson down with a huge combo! Mood steps away and waves a wobbly Dobson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mood is looking to slow Dobson down with leg kicks.
Dobson cracks the inside of Mood's front leg.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobson. Mood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dobson tries to keep at a distance but Mood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dobson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mood won't allow it.
Mellow Mood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dobson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mood has time to react.
Mood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood lands a nice hook to Dobson's body. Dobson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dobson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mood can pounce on him.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dobson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Mood as he connects with a hook.
Mood fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dobson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dobson looks to clinch but Mood throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dobson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mellow Mood!
Mellow Mood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roko Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo 's entrance music is It's a fight!!. A fine choice. Tiili comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Antti Railio - Halla ja etelätuuli kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Da Skrumbo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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137 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Tiili!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiili takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiili. That snapped Skrumbo 's head back.
The fighters circling - Skrumbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrumbo misses with a hook. Tiili ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Skrumbo . Beautiful body shot.
Tiili misses with a body shot.
Tiili looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range.
Skrumbo cracks Tiili with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skrumbo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiili stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Skrumbo walks into a straight right hand from Tiili.
Skrumbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiili tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skrumbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiili.
It looked like Skrumbo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the side of Tiili's head but Tiili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Tiili 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.
Roko Tiili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiili cracks Skrumbo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo throws a low kick, looking for Tiili's leg but Tiili calmly moves out of range.
Skrumbo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiili looks to land a right hand but Skrumbo moved out of range.
Tiili throws a poor cross that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skrumbo misses the shot to the body.
Skrumbo misses with a hook. Tiili ducked under it nicely.
Tiili rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Skrumbo to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiili thuds his right hand into Skrumbo 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
Tiili swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Skrumbo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Tiili moves away and avoids it.
Tiili lands a lovely overhand right.
Skrumbo is rocked!
Tiili throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skrumbo 's waist but Skrumbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tiili off to one side.
Skrumbo misses with a looping left.
Tiili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbo .
Tiili takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skrumbo lunges at Tiili with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiili's hand.
Tiili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skrumbo .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiili.
A bone on bone clash there as Tiili blocks the leg kick.
Skrumbo punishes Tiili's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo swings for the body but Tiili moves out of range.
Tiili misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
Tiili takes a swing at Skrumbo 's ribcage but misses.
Tiili throws a sloppy body shot
and Skrumbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skrumbo lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Skrumbo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tiili lands with an uppercut that bounces Skrumbo off the cage and back into range.
Tiili takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo misses with a leg kick.
Skrumbo throws out a loose jab but Tiili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiili let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tiili throws a big shot that misses.
Skrumbo lands with an overhand left.
Skrumbo throws a hook but Tiili avoids it easily.
Tiili swings for the body but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Skrumbo digs a good hook to Tiili's body.
Tiili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbo .
Tiili misses with a hook.
Tiili fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skrumbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skrumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Tiili's shoulder, as Tiili tries to avoid the shot.
Skrumbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiili.
Tiili misses with a kick to the body
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiili.
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tiili connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skrumbo momentarily.
Tiili scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Skrumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Tiili misses with a straight right.
Skrumbo seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Tiili there.
Tiili ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Skrumbo misses its intended target.
Tiili connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiili throws a head kick but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Skrumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiili manages to avoid it.
Tiili comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 Da Skrumbo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skrumbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skrumbo moves away.
Tiili thows a leg kick but Skrumbo checks it
and Skrumbo counters with an inside leg kick.
Tiili moves away from the strike by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a hook. Tiili ducked under it nicely.
Tiili misses with a looping left.
Tiili walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skrumbo misses with a right hand
and Tiili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skrumbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiili.
Skrumbo thumps Tiili with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiili cracks Skrumbo with an open hand slap.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Tiili slips the punch.
Skrumbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiili's calf.
Tiili cracks a nice hook into Skrumbo 's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrumbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiili in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo takes one on the button.
Skrumbo misses with a body shot.
Tiili swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skrumbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiili misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skrumbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skrumbo lands with a shot to the body.
Tiili throws a shot from downtown. Skrumbo moves away and avoids it.
Skrumbo loads up on a big right hand but Tiili slips the punch.
A left lands for Tiili.
Skrumbo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tiili.
Tiili throws a low kick, looking for Skrumbo 's leg but Skrumbo calmly moves out of range.
Tiili looks to score with a jab to the body but Skrumbo is just out of range.
Tiili throws out a loose jab but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbo is looking to counter punch.
Tiili throws a big shot that misses.
Skrumbo tried to counter with a leg kick but Tiili avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiili lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skrumbo at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiili lands a glancing blow to the side of Skrumbo 's head.
An inside leg kick from Skrumbo misses.
Tiili takes a swing at Skrumbo 's ribcage but misses.
Tiili lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for Skrumbo . That snapped Tiili's head back.
Skrumbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiili manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo misses with a straight right.
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tiili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiili tests Skrumbo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skrumbo throws a lazy right hand but Tiili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skrumbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo swings widly with a right hand
and Tiili counters with a crisp right that sends Skrumbo to the canvas! Tiili follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roko Tiili!
Roko Tiili decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Da Skrumbo spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moonra comes to the cage accompanied by Boombastic. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Master Wong enters the cage!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Moonra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Wong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Wong.
Wong shoots in and drives through. Moonra sprawls well.
Wong blocks a jab.
Moonra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moonra looks to throw a body kick
and Wong counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Moonra!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong working the ground and pound but Moonra is defending the strikes.
Moonra dodges the ground and pound from Wong.
Wong working the ground and pound but Moonra is defending the strikes.
Moonra is trying to get back to half guard.
Wong looks up at the clock and then as Moonra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wong smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Moonra tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wong working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moonra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moonra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wong trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra working Wong over with strikes.
Moonra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moonra thows a huge punch but Wong dodges it nicely.
Wong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Moonra.
Wong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moonra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moonra's back!
Wong throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wong misses with a punch to the head.
Moonra is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Wong off. It looks like it's working - Wong slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Moonra displaying calm under pressure there.
Wong fails with a takedown attempt.
Moonra tries to counter with a takedown but Wong is quick to defend against it.
Moonra looks to throw a body kick
and Wong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Moonra is retaining full guard.
Wong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonra keeping full guard, as Wong tries to pass.
Wong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moonra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong throws a big elbow that misses.
Moonra working a defensive guard here.
Moonra wants to stand up but Wong is controlling him.
Wong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moonra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Wong postures up in Moonra's guard and throws a big left but Moonra blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong tries to free his leg and advance position but Moonra is retaining full guard.
Wong throws a big elbow that misses.
Moonra looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moonra has his feet on Wong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wong dives in and grabs Moonra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moonra pushes down on Wong's head and hops out.
Moonra feinted with a counter takedown.
Jacob Moonra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Wong.
Wong looks for a takedown but Moonra sprawls well.
Wong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Moonra sprawls well initially but Wong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moonra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wong thows a huge punch but Moonra dodges it nicely.
Wong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moonra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wong scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moonra wants to get back to his feet.
Moonra wants to control but Wong is keeping busy.
Wong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wong tries to pass to full mount but Moonra defends it.
Wong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moonra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wong trying to advance position but Moonra counters by regaining guard.
Wong throws an elbow that misses. Moonra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wong's guard. Nice move by Moonra!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Master Wong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moonra tries to clinch up.
Wong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moonra tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moonra tries to clinch up.
Wong is looking for the big counter here.
Jacob Moonra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong blocks a head kick by Moonra.
Moonra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moonra throws a leg kick but Wong moved away.
Moonra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moonra connects with a leg kick. Wong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Moonra to regain full guard.
Wong wants to pass the guard but Moonra is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moonra wants to get back to his feet but Wong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wong works over Moonra with some ground and pound from guard.
Wong wants to pass the guard but Moonra is keeping the position.
Wong throwing strikes from guard but Moonra blocks nicely.
Wong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moonra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wong advances to half guard.
Moonra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wong.
Wong working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wong throwing strikes from guard but Moonra blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wong throwing strikes from guard but Moonra blocks nicely.
Wong wants to pass the guard but Moonra is keeping the position.
Moonra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Moonra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moonra is on top in guard.
Moonra won't allow Wong to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonra throws an elbow that misses. Wong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moonra's guard. Nice move by Wong!
Master Wong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moonra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wong stops Moonra from standing up.
Moonra manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wong fails with a takedown attempt.
Moonra tries to close the distance and clinch but Wong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moonra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wong finds it's way round the side to connect with Moonra's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wong is defended easily by Moonra.
Jacob Moonra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Wong.
Wong lands the left hand.
Wong shoots in looking for a takedown but Moonra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wong.
Wong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moonra scores with a leg kick.
Moonra wants to clinch.
Wong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Master Wong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wong.
Moonra clinches up with Wong and pushes him back against the cage.
Moonra gets underhooks to prevent Wong's takedown attempt.
Wong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moonra prevents it.
Jacob Moonra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Wong.
Wong is looking for a takedown.
Moonra is pressed up against the cage. Wong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moonra down to the mat. Moonra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moonra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wong shoots in and bounces Moonra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moonra has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Wong is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Moonra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moonra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moonra digs a right hand into Wong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wong's gas tank.
Moonra lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Moonra.
Moonra is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moonra drops Wong onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wong is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Moonra lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wong to his knees! Moonra keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Moonra!
A relieved looking Jacob Moonra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farrokh Bulsara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bulsara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bohemian Rhapsody. Ji Lu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Farrokh Bulsara's chin.
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283 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Farrokh Bulsara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
Lu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bulsara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulsara misses with a wild combination.
Bulsara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bulsara closes the distance and pushes Lu back into the cage.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
Lu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bulsara.
Lu misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu avoids a wild elbow strike from Bulsara.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Bulsara avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lu fails to land.
Lu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Lu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bulsara looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Lu.
Lu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu lands with a right to the head.
Lu is leaning against Bulsara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bulsara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lu.
Bulsara pushes Lu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lu tries to throw a body punch but Bulsara avoids it by throwing Lu back against the cage.
Bulsara tries to throw a body punch but Lu avoids it by throwing Bulsara back against the cage.
Lu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lu.
Lu lands a shot to the body.
Lu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bulsara is rocked!
Lu dips a shoulder and cracks Bulsara with a mighty uppercut! Bulsara falls back against the cage and Lu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bulsara is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ji Lu!
A relieved looking Ji Lu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruyne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road . De Bruyne told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker throws a front kick aimed at Bruyne's knee but Bruyne avoids it well.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Coker moves away and avoids it.
Bruyne scores with a nice head shot.
We've been hearing reports that Coker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bruyne defending well as Coker loads up on a big left hand.
Bruyne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bruyne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bruyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne moves out of range of the leg kick from Coker.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coker cracks the inside of Bruyne's front leg.
Bruyne is looking to land body kicks.
Coker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Coker attempts a counter takedown but Bruyne avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Coker cracks Bruyne with an open hand slap.
Coker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bruyne.
Bruyne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bruyne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coker misses with a low kick as Bruyne jumps back.
Bruyne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne is looking to land body kicks.
Coker takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker connects with a single shot there.
Coker connects with an inside leg kick.
Coker cracks Bruyne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Bruyne throws the kick towards the body but Coker avoids it.
Coker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne slips a jab and a cross from Coker.
Coker loads up on a big right hand but Bruyne slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruyne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Coker - the referee stops the clock and Bruyne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Coker. Bruyne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bruyne connects with a body shot.
Coker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruyne!
Good shot there by Bruyne.
Coker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
Bruyne lands with a nice body punch.
Coker throws a big shot that misses.
Coker lands with a kick to the temple. Bruyne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bruyne thuds his shin into the meat of Coker's side.
Coker ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker wants to slow Bruyne down by chopping away at his legs.
Bruyne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruyne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coker.
Bruyne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruyne cracks Coker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bruyne connects with a looping right hand.
Coker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bruyne did well to prevent Coker getting side control.
Coker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruyne is staying active underneath Coker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bruyne is trying to maintain the position but Coker is very close to passing his half guard.
Bruyne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coker pulls his head out easily.
Bruyne moves into full guard.
Bruyne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruyne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruyne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bruyne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Coker has Bruyne in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but De Bruyne 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.
Coker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. Coker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bruyne under the eye.
Bruyne tests Coker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruyne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coker digs a good hook to Bruyne's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Coker misses the target.
Bruyne scores with a head kick. Coker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bruyne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruyne.
Bruyne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Coker.
Bruyne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruyne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Coker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruyne thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coker.
Coker throws a solid leg kick but Bruyne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coker.
Coker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Bruyne lands.
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bruyne.
Coker throws a push kick but Bruyne slaps the foot to one side.
Bruyne lands with a straight right. Coker didn't see that one coming.
Bruyne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bruyne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Bruyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cokers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coker.
Coker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruyne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne connects with a single shot there.
Coker misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruyne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruyne misses with a hook. Coker ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick.
Coker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruyne with a nice cross.
Bruyne drops his hands momentarily and Coker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bruyne lands with an overhand left.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Coker.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker thows a body kick. Bruyne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruyne misses the target.
Coker feinted with a counter takedown.
De Bruyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruyne staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Bruyne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Coker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruyne defending well as Coker loads up on a big left hand.
Coker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruyne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bruyne throws a push kick but Coker slaps the foot to one side.
Coker throws a head kick that misses.
Coker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruyne scores with a decent looking hook.
Bruyne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Coker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bruyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Coker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruyne misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coker.
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!
Coker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Coker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker tries to counter with a takedown but Bruyne is quick to defend against it.
Coker fails with the takedown.
Bruyne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coker tries to counter with a takedown but Bruyne is quick to defend against it.
A solid body kick from Bruyne.
Coker misses with a wild body shot.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coker.
Coker lunges at Bruyne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruyne's hand.
Coker misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bruyne to counter with a crisp jab.
Coker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
Coker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good exchange - Bruyne coming out on top.
Coker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coker connects with a leg kick. Bruyne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bruyne throws a shot to the body.
Bruyne swinging wildly here.
Coker misses with a hook.
Coker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bruyne throws a good cross that connects.
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Coker moved out of range.
Coker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker slips a straight right by Bruyne.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bruyne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruyne throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coker thumps Bruyne with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne lands a head shot.
Coker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bruyne misses with a looping left.
Coker tries to counter with a takedown but Bruyne is quick to defend against it.
Bruyne connects with a solid leg kick.
Coker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good work by Bruyne as he checks the leg kick.
Coker takes a swing at Bruyne's ribcage but misses.
Coker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coker changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bruyne misses with a wild body shot.
Coker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruyne.
A head kick misses from Coker.
Bruyne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruyne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne moves out of range as Coker strikes.
Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coker.
Good work by Bruyne as he checks the leg kick.
Bruyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coker looks to land a right hand but Bruyne moved out of range.
Jab from Bruyne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coker connects with a right hand. Bruyne shakes it off.
Coker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Bruyne scores with a four punch combination!
Bruyne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coker just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruyne scores with a hook.
Coker misses with a left hand
and Bruyne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coker tried to score with a low kick but Bruyne checks it.
Coker motions for Bruyne to come forward. Coker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne checks the leg kick.
Bruyne connects with the punch.
Bruyne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coker.
Coker throws out a loose jab but Bruyne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne checks a leg kick nicely.
Coker takes one to the chin there.
Bruyne misses with a straight right.
Bruyne lands with a straight right. Coker didn't see that one coming.
Coker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Coker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bruyne. That one must have hurt.
Bruyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coker moves away.
Bruyne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Coker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruyne walks into a jab.
Bruyne clobbers Coker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coker looks to land a left hand but Bruyne moved out of range nicely.
Coker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruyne.
Bruyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coker throws out the jab.
Coker moves away from the strike by Bruyne.
Bruyne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coker if he has to take too many more of those.
Bruyne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coker moves out of range of the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruyne.
Coker tries to move into range but Bruyne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Coker catches Bruyne right on the button with a cross.
Coker blocks the body kick.
Bruyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cokers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a body shot.
Bruyne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coker doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruyne scores with a shot to the body.
Coker with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne lands a jab.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruyne scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne blocks the body kick.
Coker connects with the punch.
Coker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Coker.
Coker takes one to the side of the head.
Bruyne misses with a series of wild punches.
Coker avoids the body shot from Bruyne.
An inside leg kick lands from Bruyne.
A cross from Bruyne lands.
Bruyne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with a solid body kick.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruyne misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a body shot but no joy.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Coker feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruyne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range and Coker settles back down.
Bruyne lands a leg kick that knocks Coker off balance momentarily.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruyne is looking to land body kicks.
Coker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Coker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruyne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Coker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bruyne won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Coker throws a strike aimed at the side of Bruyne's head but Bruyne avoids it well.
Bruyne is trying to get back to half guard.
Bruyne struggling a bit here.
Coker scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Coker landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bruyne is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bruyne rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Coker's guard! Nice work there by Bruyne!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Coker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bruyne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Coker will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bruyne moves out of range of the strikes.
Coker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coker shoots in for a double leg but Bruyne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruyne scores with a hook.
Coker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy.
Bruyne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker misses the body punch
and Bruyne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bruyne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bruyne loads up on a big right hand but Coker slips the punch.
Coker drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bruyne sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with the combination.
Bruyne misses with an uppercut. Coker saw that one coming.
Bruyne scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruyne moves out of range as Coker throws a body kick.
Bruyne scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruyne lands with an overhand left.
Bruyne avoids the head kick by Coker.
Bruyne scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Coker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Coker.
Bruyne connects with a body shot.
Bruyne throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker takes a swing at Bruyne's ribcage but misses.
Bruyne connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruyne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Coker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coker wants to control but Bruyne postures up.
Bruyne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruyne fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Coker struggling a bit here.
Bruyne grinds an elbow into Coker's temple.
Check out the look on Bruyne's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne with the ground and pound but Coker regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Coker won't allow Bruyne to pass to mount.
Bruyne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coker is looking to improve his position.
Akeen Coker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruyne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coker punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruyne is trying to control. Coker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bruyne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruyne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruyne moves away.
Bruyne connects with a single shot there.
Bruyne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bruyne shoots in and drives through. Coker sprawls well.
Bruyne misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruyne throws an overhand right that lands on Coker's shoulder, as Coker tries to avoid the shot.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Bruyne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Coker scores with a jab to the body.
Coker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Bruyne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruyne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Bruyne!
De Bruyne 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kanitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Kanitz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kanitz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kanitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Hessler off the cage and back into range.
Kanitz cracks the inside of Hessler's front leg.
Hessler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick there by Kanitz.
Hessler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hessler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Simon Kanitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanitz rushes Hessler and presses him up against the cage.
Kanitz tries to work over Hessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Hessler.
Hessler misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanitz is working Hessler over against the cage.
Hessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hessler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanitz blocking some punches.
A short right from Kanitz.
Hessler blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler pushes Kanitz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hessler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hessler.
A head punch on the inside from Hessler fails to land.
Kanitz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kanitz blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Kanitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
Kanitz gets through Hessler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hessler tries to throw a body punch but Kanitz avoids it by throwing Hessler back against the cage.
Hessler tries a body shot but Kanitz blocks it.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanitz prevents a body shot from Hessler.
Hessler tries a body shot but Kanitz blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Hessler controls the action.
Hessler tries to work over Kanitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hessler lands with a right to the head.
Kanitz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hessler lands a nice uppercut.
Kanitz lands a shoulder strike.
Kanitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Hessler backwards.
Kanitz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
Hessler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hessler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hessler backwards.
Kanitz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kanitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hessler's elbow.
Hessler can't find room to land a body shot as Kanitz controls the action.
Hessler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanitz's elbow.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Hessler.
Kanitz can't find room to land a body shot as Hessler controls the action.
Hessler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanitz is leaning against Hessler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanitz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanitz.
Kanitz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hessler.
Hessler blocks an uppercut.
Kanitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hessler controls his hands.
Hessler blocks a body shot from Kanitz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
Kanitz has a couple of punches blocked by Hessler.
Hessler misses with the head strike.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanitz lands with a light punch inside.
Hessler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kanitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hessler misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hessler.
Hessler is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanitz gets an underhook and turns Hessler into the cage.
Kanitz misses with some punches.
Hessler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kanitz fails to land.
Kanitz prevents a body shot from Hessler.
Kanitz tries to throw a body punch but Hessler avoids it by throwing Kanitz back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hessler.
Kanitz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kanitz blocks a body shot from Hessler.
Kanitz working aggressively here.
Kanitz misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Kanitz 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.
Hessler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hessler is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hessler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Hessler 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.
Hessler lands a jab to the nose.
Hessler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kanitz. That one must have hurt.
Kanitz jabs Hessler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hessler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kanitz, right into the meat.
Hessler misses with a body shot.
Kanitz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hessler counters with a shoot takedown. Kanitz fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessler throws an elbow that misses. Kanitz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hessler's guard. Nice move by Kanitz!
Hessler looking for a sweep. Not yet Hessler, not yet.
Kanitz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kanitz trying to control but Hessler is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kanitz wants to get up but he can't break Hessler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hessler wants to sweep here but Kanitz controlling him for the moment.
Hessler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kanitz's guard.
Kanitz wants to stand but Hessler is controlling the position.
Hessler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanitz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz wants to stand up but Hessler is controlling him.
Kanitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hessler.
Hessler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kanitz wants to get back to his feet but Hessler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hessler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kanitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kanitz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hessler advances position into side control!
Hessler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kanitz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kanitz tries to escape but Hessler is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler landing strikes.
Kanitz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hessler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hessler lands an elbow.
Hessler working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kanitz wants to control but Hessler postures up.
Kanitz is trying to improve his position.
Hessler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kanitz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kanitz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hessler.
Kanitz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Clinton Hessler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler working the strikes but Kanitz uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hessler thows a huge punch but Kanitz dodges it nicely.
Hessler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hessler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hessler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hessler is nestled in close to Kanitz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hessler winds up and cracks Kanitz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hessler lands a nice short elbow.
Kanitz wants to improve his position but Hessler is controlling well.
Hessler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinton Hessler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hessler throws a series of punches but Kanitz moves out of range.
Hessler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanitz throws an overhand right that lands on Hessler's shoulder, as Hessler tries to avoid the shot.
Kanitz lands a slapping body shot.
Hessler loads up on a big right hand but Kanitz slips the punch.
Hessler scores with a body shot.
Hessler throws a jab when Kanitz was well out of range.
Kanitz lands a front kick.
Kanitz looks to land a body kick but Hessler moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hessler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kanitz doesn't seem bothered though.
Hessler throws a hook but Kanitz blocks it.
Kanitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kanitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Hessler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hessler down.
Kanitz scores with a punch to the head.
Kanitz punishes Hessler's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kanitz.
Kanitz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kanitz misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Hessler - just one landing.
Hessler misses with a straight right.
Kanitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kanitz lands a nice hook to Hessler's body. Hessler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kanitz checks a low kick from Hessler.
Kanitz lands with a hook. Hessler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws the kick towards the body but Hessler avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hessler.
Hessler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanitz. That did some damage!
Hessler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kanitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hessler.
A good leg kick by Kanitz.
Kanitz lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Hessler misses.
Kanitz lands with a straight right. Hessler didn't see that one coming.
Hessler checks a low kick from Kanitz.
Hessler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kanitz throws a shot from downtown. Hessler moves away and avoids it.
Kanitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kanitz thows a leg kick but Hessler checks it
and Hessler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hessler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Hessler.
Kanitz feints and then cracks Hessler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hessler down.
Kanitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hessler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kanitz throws the kick towards the body but Hessler avoids it.
Hessler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanitz thinks about the counter body kick.
A big right from Hessler misses.
Hessler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Kanitz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler throws a body punch but Kanitz moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kanitz misses its intended target.
Kanitz throws a body kick that misses.
Hessler misses with a right hand
and Kanitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hessler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hessler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanitz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hessler throwing a counter right hand but Kanitz manages to avoid it.
Kanitz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hessler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hessler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanitz.
Hessler with a hook.
Kanitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hessler's sensitive parts.
Hessler misses with an uppercut. Kanitz saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Kanitz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kanitz lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Kanitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kanitz 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Kanitz!
The defeated Clinton Hessler had this to say: 'Legend.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dias Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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32
212 lbs
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29
220 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Dias Jimenez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur misses with a low kick.
Dias Jimenez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kocur.
Kocur misses with a kick to the body.
Kocur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dias Jimenez's corner calls for a 1-2. Dias Jimenez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dias Jimenez moves to clinch but Kocur breaks away
and Kocur counters with a one-two to the body.
Dias Jimenez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dias Jimenez throws a body punch but Kocur moves out of range.
Dias Jimenez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kocur.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses
and Dias Jimenez counters with a straight right hand.
Dias Jimenez throws a head kick but Kocur moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocur moves into the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Dias Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kocur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kocur scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Kocur can't find room to land a body shot as Dias Jimenez controls the action.
Kocur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Kocur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kocur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dias Jimenez is defending well for now.
We've been informed that Kocur 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.
A short left from Kocur.
Kocur lands a hook that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Kocur avoids the elbow strike from Dias Jimenez, against the cage.
Kocur takes a shot to the head.
Dias Jimenez lands with a light punch inside.
Dias Jimenez working aggressively here.
Dias Jimenez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dias Jimenez lands an uppercut.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kocur blocks an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kocur.
Dias Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Dias Jimenez back against the cage.
Kocur working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dias Jimenez is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dias Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
A left hand lands to the body for Kocur.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
A nice left hand lands by Kocur.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kocur cracks Dias Jimenez with a nice body shot.
A short right from Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dias Jimenez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kocur or not.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez lands a nice elbow.
Dias Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Dias Jimenez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dias Jimenez throws an elbow but misses.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Kocur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dias Jimenez tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur lands a left hand.
Kocur avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Kocur pushes Dias Jimenez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dias Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Kocur.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias Jimenez blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Dias Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kocur scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dias Jimenez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur misses with some punches.
Dias Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kocur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dias Jimenez.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dias Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dias Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez misses with the head strike.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Dias Jimenez.
Dias Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Kocur avoids a wild elbow strike from Dias Jimenez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Kocur's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dias Jimenez moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Kocur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Kocur
and Dias Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dias Jimenez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kocur.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dias Jimenez. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur moves out of range of the body kick from Dias Jimenez.
Kocur looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dias Jimenez slips a straight right by Kocur.
Dias Jimenez checks the leg kick.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Kocur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dias Jimenez tries to counter by clinching up but Kocur breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias Jimenez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joey Kocur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Kocur does it's job there.
Kocur takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dias Jimenez blocks the body kick.
Dias Jimenez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dias Jimenez. That's going to slow Kocur down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Kocur misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Dias Jimenez tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kocur's corner calls for a 1-2. Kocur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dias Jimenez moves out of range of the body kick.
Dias Jimenez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez swings for the body but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kocur. Beautiful body shot.
Dias Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dias Jimenez throws a lazy body kick
and Kocur counters with a low kick, right behind Dias Jimenez 's knee.
Kocur connects with a right hand. Dias Jimenez shakes it off.
Kocur rushes Dias Jimenez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kocur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dias Jimenez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kocur misses with a body punch.
Dias Jimenez blocks a body shot from Kocur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joey Kocur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Kocur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dias Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur swings wildly with an uppercut but Dias Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kocur.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kocur misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kocur on the inside.
Kocur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dias Jimenez misses with a punch to the body.
Kocur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dias Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Kocur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dias Jimenez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kocur obliges.
Kocur misses with a knee strike.
Dias Jimenez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kocur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kocur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Kocur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dias Jimenez backwards.
Dias Jimenez is rocked!
Kocur lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Dias Jimenez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dias Jimenez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kocur creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dias Jimenez with a big uppercut! Dias Jimenez tries to clinch up but Kocur pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dias Jimenez to the mat! Dias Jimenez covers up and Kocur unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Kocur! Joey Kocur retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Joey Kocur thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Diego might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tupac - I'm a Soldier. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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33
195 lbs
27 - 11 - 2 |
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego misses with a double jab
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutherford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Diego throws out a powerful jab.
Rutherford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rutherford lands with a right hand.
Diego forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
Diego blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Diego misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Diego.
I was talking to Diego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rutherfords head.
Rutherford lands a nice uppercut.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Diego seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutherford can turn it around.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego trying to stall but Rutherford improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego lands a body shot.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Diego pushes Rutherford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Diego pushes Rutherford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with some punches.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford scores with a hook to the body.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diego.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Rutherford's head.
Rutherford pushes Diego back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Rutherford avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Rutherford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutherford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego is looking to control Rutherford's arms but Rutherford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diego has his back to the cage.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Diego as the two fighters clinch.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diegos head.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Rutherford gets through Diego's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Rutherford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Rutherford lands with a right hand.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
Diego throws a lazy body kick
and Rutherford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutherford misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Diego lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutherford doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutherford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Diego.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutherford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Diego blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Rutherford.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego misses with some punches.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Diego blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diego lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego presses Rutherford against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diego working aggressively here.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Diego tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego working aggressively here.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Don Diego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diego is working Rutherford over against the cage.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
A short right from Rutherford.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
A short right from Rutherford on the inside.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Rutherford counters with a left to the body.
Steven Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diego tries to bum rush Rutherford with a series of wild strikes but Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good work by Rutherford as he checks the leg kick.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick by Rutherford misses
and Diego counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diego cracks Rutherford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Diego clinches.
Diego tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diego digs a right hand underneath Rutherford's ribcage. Rutherford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Diego tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
It seemed like Rutherford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego has Rutherford up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diego.
Rutherford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
Diego working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diego.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diego takes a shot to the head.
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford working aggressively here.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego looking to slow down the pace here.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Diego.
A nice left hand lands by Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Diego.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutherford's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Rutherford.
A short uppercut from Diego.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a short shot to the head.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
Diego stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford scores with a shot to the side of Diego's head.
Diego tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Rutherford.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Diego struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford is working Diego over against the cage.
Rutherford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Rutherford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutherford lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutherford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Rutherford - that landed with a thud.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a hook that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Diego wants to stall.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Diego.
Rutherford lands a right hand.
Diego is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutherford unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diego! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rutherford is unloading with more strikes now! Diego drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Rutherford!
Steven Rutherford is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Steven Rutherford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Don Diego stepped up to the mic, saying 'WOW, rematch please.'.
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