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EVO 260: Traylor vs Mangrove J PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Luca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gabriel Garcia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca misses with a straight left.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luca just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Luca 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Luca misses with a looping left.
Garcia is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Luca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia keeps Luca at a distance using the push kick.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Luca saw that one coming.
Luca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luca misses with a low kick.
Garcia lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Luca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Gabriel Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Garcia.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Luca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luca is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Luca circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Luca.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luca manages to avoid it.
Luca throws a counter combo.
Garcia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Gabriel Garcia has been cut.
Luca throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Luca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luca manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Luca throws a combination that misses
and Garcia counters with a body kick that stops Luca in his tracks momentarily.
Luca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia jabs Luca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Luca walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Luca moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Luca throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia is rocked!
Luca clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luca lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Luca.
A short right from Luca on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luca.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luca lands an elbow just above Garcia 's eye.
Luca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luca throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Garcia attempts a counter takedown but Luca avoids it well and moves away.
Luca drops Garcia with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Garcia! Luca dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Luca!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Luca thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osgar Ragnvaldr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osgar Ragnvaldr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnvaldr lands a front kick.
Ragnvaldr jabs Van Der Sluijs right on the nose. Van Der Sluijs blinks but takes it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs being controlled for a moment.
Ragnvaldr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Der Sluijs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ragnvaldr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Der Sluijs will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs defending against the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Van Der Sluijs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ragnvaldr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ragnvaldr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ragnvaldr is controlling him well.
Van Der Sluijs is being controlled here.
Van Der Sluijs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnvaldr prevents Van Der Sluijs from escaping the position.
Ragnvaldr controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ragnvaldr has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Der Sluijs checks a leg kick.
Ragnvaldr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Der Sluijs if he has to take too many more of those.
Ragnvaldr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ragnvaldr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr throws a low kick, looking for Van Der Sluijs's leg but Van Der Sluijs calmly moves out of range.
Ragnvaldr swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Ragnvaldr misses with an uppercut. Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming.
Ragnvaldr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnvaldr swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about the counter body kick.
Van Der Sluijs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ragnvaldr misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body kick.
Ragnvaldr cracks the inside of Van Der Sluijs's front leg.
Osgar Ragnvaldr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnvaldr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnvaldr throws a leg kick which misses Van Der Sluijs's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr misses with a left hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a head kick.
Ragnvaldr looks to land a left hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range nicely.
Ragnvaldr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Der Sluijs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnvaldr shoots for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ragnvaldr misses with a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick that stops Ragnvaldr in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnvaldr scores with a nice right hand.
Van Der Sluijs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ragnvaldr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnvaldr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Sluijs feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osgar Ragnvaldr 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.
Ragnvaldr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnvaldr throws a push kick but Van Der Sluijs slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnvaldr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sluijs.
Ragnvaldr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Der Sluijs feints a counter leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs staying out of range there.
Van Der Sluijs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnvaldr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs gets caught flat footed, as Ragnvaldr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ragnvaldr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Sluijs can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand up but Ragnvaldr is controlling him.
Ragnvaldr is stalling in the full guard.
Ragnvaldr wants to pass the guard but Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Ragnvaldr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ragnvaldr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ragnvaldr trying to move into half guard but instead Van Der Sluijs has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Der Sluijs won't allow Ragnvaldr to sweep him here.
Van Der Sluijs tries to stand but Ragnvaldr is controlling from the bottom.
Ragnvaldr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ragnvaldr is looking for a triangle but Van Der Sluijs pushes his legs off easily.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand but Ragnvaldr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ragnvaldr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Der Sluijs tries to stand but Ragnvaldr is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Ragnvaldr won't let him.
Ragnvaldr is trying to control the position but Van Der Sluijs postures up.
Ragnvaldr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Der Sluijs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ragnvaldr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head.
Ragnvaldr throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Van Der Sluijs shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnvaldr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ragnvaldr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnvaldr throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnvaldr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Sluijs replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ragnvaldr blocks it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnvaldr. Van Der Sluijs shrugs it off though.
Ragnvaldr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Sluijs's waist but Van Der Sluijs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ragnvaldr off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnvaldr misses with a left hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a head kick. That will keep Ragnvaldr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ragnvaldr just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osgar Ragnvaldr dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Ragnvaldr misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnvaldr is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnvaldr tries to land a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnvaldr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ragnvaldr connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnvaldr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnvaldr feints and then cracks Van Der Sluijs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Der Sluijs down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sluijs tries to move into range but Ragnvaldr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ragnvaldr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Sluijs feints a counter leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnvaldr. Ragnvaldr obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Der Sluijs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ragnvaldr misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Der Sluijs defending well as Ragnvaldr loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Sluijs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Sluijs slips under a jab from Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about the counter body kick.
Ragnvaldr swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnvaldr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Der Sluijs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ragnvaldr lands the left hand.
Ragnvaldr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James Van Der Sluijs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand back up but Ragnvaldr is controlling him
Ground and pound from Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs pushes Ragnvaldr off but Ragnvaldr dives into side control.
The strikes coming from Ragnvaldr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here.
Van Der Sluijs stops Ragnvaldr from passing to mount.
Ragnvaldr in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to get back to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ragnvaldr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ragnvaldr cracks Van Der Sluijs with a big right hand but Van Der Sluijs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ragnvaldr controlling the position.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ragnvaldr is controlling him well.
Ragnvaldr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to buck Ragnvaldr off.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnvaldr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs defending well as Ragnvaldr loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osgar Ragnvaldr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnvaldr 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osgar Ragnvaldr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dark Fear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winston Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fear's calf.
Fear clinches with his opponent.
Fear pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hughes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
We've been informed that Hughes 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 quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
Fear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
A right hook to the body lands for Hughes.
Hughes breaks the clinch.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fear scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
Fear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hughes lands a left hand.
Hughes lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Hughes lands a hook that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fear.
Fear blocks an uppercut.
Fear is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Fear, against the cage.
Hughes misses with some punches.
Fear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes lands with a right to the head.
Fear tries to work over Hughes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hughes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fears head.
Fear wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
Fear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hughes.
Fear's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Fear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Fear.
Hughes digs a right hand underneath Fear's ribcage. Fear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fear throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes lands a front kick.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1-2. Hughes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fear gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hughes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Hughes on the inside.
Hughes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hughes.
It looks like Dark Fear has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fear.
Fear misses with a punch on the inside.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hughes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fear throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Hughes.
Fear closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes keeps Fear at a distance using the push kick.
Hughes sizes up Fear with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hughes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hughes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fear instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes gets through Fear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Hughes - just one landing.
Fear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hughes counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Hughes tenderised Fear's leg. Fear is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hughes misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Fear misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hughes throws a leg kick which misses Fear's front leg but catches the back leg as Fear tries to avoid it.
That kick from Hughes tenderised Fear's leg. Fear is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Fear moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fear. Fear circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes lands a jab to Fear's midsection.
Hughes tries to keep at a distance but Fear has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark Fear's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hughes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fear tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Hughes slips a straight right by Fear.
Hughes thinks about the counter body kick.
Fear darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Fear, against the cage.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughes lands with a light punch inside.
Fear lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Fear tries to clinch up
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fear is looking to clinch.
Hughes throws out a counter right but Fear avoids it with no problem.
Fear misses with the combination.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fear closes the distance but Hughes moves to the side
and Hughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fear wants to clinch
and Hughes counters with a nice body shot.
Hughes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fear is rocked!
Fear tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Fear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winston Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fear.
Hughes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fear seems to have got his legs back now.
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hughes scores with a hook to the body. Fear takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hughes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hughes there.
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!
Hughes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fear tries to clinch
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Hughes lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Hughes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hughes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fear looks to clinch
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes drops Fear with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fear! Hughes dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Hughes!
In his post fight interview, Winston Hughes started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Am The Walrus. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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184 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Risley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barclay throws a right and a left that Risley avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Risley.
Risley looks to land a right hand but Barclay moved out of range.
Risley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barclay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice straight punches there by Barclay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barclay.
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Barclay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barclay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Risley finds it's way round the side to connect with Barclay's head.
Barclay avoids the body shot from Risley.
Barclay scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Barclay misses its intended target.
Risley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barclay.
Risley scores with a jab. Barclay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Risley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Risley.
Risley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Barclay throws a body punch but Risley moves out of range.
Risley throwing a counter right hand but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Risley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barclay. Risley shrugs it off though.
Barclay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Risley scores with a nice right hand.
Barclay missing with a left hand there. Risley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barclay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barclay moves into the clinch.
Barclay is trying to push Risley away but Risley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Risley blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Risley looking to slow down the pace here.
Barclay trying to land knees to the body.
Risley tries a body shot but Barclay blocks it.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Risley controls his hands.
Barclay misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Risley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Risley lands a nice shot to the body.
Barclay has a couple of punches blocked by Risley.
Risley blocks a body shot from Barclay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay lands with a short shot to the head.
Barclay throws a head punch that misses.
Barclay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Risley avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Risley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Risley throws a head punch that misses.
Risley blocking some punches.
Barclay can't find room to land a body shot as Risley controls the action.
Barclay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Risley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barclay tries a body shot but Risley blocks it.
Barclay pushes Risley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barclay can't find room to land a body shot as Risley controls the action.
Barclay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Risley's elbow.
Barclay pushes Risley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barclay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barclay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley blocks an elbow strike.
Barclay misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barclay.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barclay.
A left hand lands to the body for Barclay.
A short uppercut from Risley.
Risley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Risley misses with the head strike.
Barclay working aggressively here.
Barclay missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Risley.
Barclay is trying to force a seperation but Risley has the dominant position.
Risley misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Risley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Barclay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barclay misses with a punch to the body.
Barclay blocks a body shot from Risley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Risley jabs Barclay right on the nose. Barclay blinks but takes it well.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Risley blocks the low kick.
Barclay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Risley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barclay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Risley. That did some damage!
Barclay throws a body punch but Risley moves out of range.
Barclay fakes the leg kick and cracks Risley in the body.
Barclay connects with the punch.
Risley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barclay checks it well.
Barclay throws a right hand that Risley ducks under and follows up with a left that Risley also avoids with ease.
Barclay tries to land a leg kick but Risley saw it coming and moves away.
Risley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Risley throws a jab when Barclay was well out of range.
Risley looks to land a left hand but Barclay moved out of range nicely.
Risley loads up on a big right hand but Barclay slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Barclay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Risley.
Risley throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
Risley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
A jab from Risley misses.
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Risley avoids it.
Risley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barclay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barclay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barclay misses with a straight left.
Risley throws a hook but Barclay avoids it easily.
Barclay throws a push kick but Risley slaps the foot to one side.
Risley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barclay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barclay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Risley tries a head kick but it misses.
Barclay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barclay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Risley moves out of range of the leg kick from Barclay.
Barclay misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Risley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Risley checks a leg kick.
Risley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Risley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barclay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Risley cracks Barclay with a good jab.
Barclay motions for Risley to come forward. Barclay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Risley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barclay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Barclay blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barclay pushes Risley up against the cage in a clinch.
Barclay lands a nice uppercut.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Risley has a couple of punches blocked by Barclay.
Risley pushes Barclay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Risley tries a body shot but Barclay blocks it.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Risley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay trying to land knees to the body.
Barclay is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Risley.
Barclay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Risley wants to slow Barclay down by chopping away at his legs.
Risley blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Barclay throws a sloppy head kick
and Risley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Risley is looking to slow Barclay down with leg kicks.
Risley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Barclay blocks a head kick by Risley.
Barclay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Risley.
Barclay throws a body shot but no joy.
Barclay lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barclay.
Risley blocks a leg kick.
Barclay throws a nice looking combination but Risley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barclay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barclay doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barclay blocks a head kick by Risley.
A head kick misses from Risley.
Risley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barclay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Risley misses with a looping right.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barclay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Risley throws a head kick that misses.
Barclay fails to land with a series of punches.
Barclay throws a body kick that misses.
Risley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Risley throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Risley digs a good body shot into Barclay's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barclay's sensitive parts.
Risley avoids a kick to the body.
Risley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Risley blocks a head kick by Barclay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Risley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barclay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barclay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joe Risley is winning the standup battle so far.
Barclay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barclay misses with a leg kick.
Risley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barclay scores with a nice right hand.
Risley loads up on a big right hand but Barclay slips the punch.
Risley lands with a shot to the body.
Risley throws a sloppy head kick and Barclay moves out of range easily.
Risley throws a head kick that misses.
Risley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barclay with a nice cross.
Barclay misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Risley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Risley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Risley throws a body shot but no joy.
Risley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barclay was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barclay misses with a low kick as Risley jumps back.
Barclay misses with a right hand
and Risley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Barclay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Risley misses the target.
Barclay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Risley misses with a straight right.
Risley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barclay's sensitive parts.
Barclay throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barclay misses with a looping right.
Barclay misses the jab.
A punch combination from Barclay misses.
Barclay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Risley.
Risley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barclay to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Barclay avoids the body shot from Risley.
Risley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barclay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barclay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Risley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barclay avoids the head kick by Risley.
Risley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barclay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Risley is looking for a counter combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Risley.
Barclay uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Risley has time to react.
Risley lands with an overhand left.
Risley punishes Barclay's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Barclay misses
and Risley counters by clinching up.
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!
Barclay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Risleys head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Risley.
Barclay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Risley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barclay struggles to land a body shot inside as Risley controls his hands.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Risley is defending well for now.
Barclay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barclay can't find room to land a body shot as Risley controls the action.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Risley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay breaks from the clinch.
Risley throws a head kick that misses.
Barclay misses with a right hand
and Risley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Risley throws a jab but it's blocked by Barclay.
A low kick from Barclay is predictable there
and Risley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barclay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Risley slips under a jab from Barclay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Risley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barclay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Risley can pounce on him.
Danga de danga de dang - Risley scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Barclay does no damage.
Barclay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Risley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Barclay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barclay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Risley.
Barclay walks into a left hand.
Barclay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Risley.
Barclay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Risley can pounce on him.
Risley scores with a sloppy right hand. Barclay should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barclay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Risley, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
Risley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Risley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barclay or not.
Risley prevents a body shot from Barclay.
Risley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barclay.
Barclay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Risley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barclay takes a shot to the head.
Risley blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Andy Barclay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barclay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barclay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Risley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Risley misses the jab.
Risley misses with a double jab.
Risley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barclay throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Risley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Risley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Risley!
An out of breath Joe Risley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Andy Barclay was interviewed post fight and said 'I shoulda stayed with the band...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bary Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bary Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kahn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kahn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahn thumps Allen with a low kick.
Kahn is looking to chop away at Allen's legs.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kahn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn misses with a double jab.
Allen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen cracks Kahn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Allen is looking to counter the offense by Kahn and move into the clinch.
Kahn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn lands a really nice looking cross but Allen seems unphased.
Allen checks a low kick from Kahn.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
Allen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Allen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Allen prevents Kahn from improving his position.
Allen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Allen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn has hold of Allen's hands but Allen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kahn is refusing to be controlled, as Allen sits in half guard.
Kahn controlling the position well.
Kahn won't allow Allen to pass to mount.
Kahn actively working from the bottom here.
Allen is taking a breather. Kahn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throwing shots but Kahn is blocking nicely.
Allen is trying to control. Kahn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kahn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Allen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kahn tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
Allen thows a huge punch but Kahn dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen winds up and cracks Kahn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Allen winds up and cracks Kahn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kahn trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Allen there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahn is trying to get back to full guard.
Kahn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kahn wants to improve his position but Allen is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Allen lands a nice short elbow.
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 Bary Allen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kahn moves forwards but Allen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Kahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahn counters with a body kick.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kahn connects with a looping right hand.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Kahn misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Kahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Kahn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kahn thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Kahn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn thuds a left hand into Allen's body.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Allen blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyson Kahn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kahn swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen lands a jab to Kahn's midsection.
Kahn throws a big shot that misses.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Allen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKahn.
Allen throws a sloppy body shot
and Kahn counters with a left to the body.
Allen scores with a jab.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Allen at a distance.
Allen misses with a straight right.
Allen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Allen lands with a hook. Kahn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn misses with a left hand
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Allen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahn can do to turn this around?
Allen digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Kahn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kahn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Allen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen drops Kahn with a beautiful combination! Kahn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Allen is looking for the KO!
Kahn is rocked!
Kahn is aggressively charging in as Allen backs up avoiding any damage. Allen tosses out a jab and Kahn runs right into it face first! Kahn is out cold! Allen dropped down on all fours and is barking in Kahn's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bary Allen!
An intense looking Bary Allen took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Stupid auto flight, free win for opponent'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Yves Cachemaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's entrance music is Noah Gundersen - Oh Death. A fine choice. Slim Crowe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Yves Cachemaille!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Crowe jabs at Cachemaille's body.
Cachemaille misses with a lunging right hand
and Crowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cachemaille just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe throws a leg kick that misses.
Crowe throws a jab when Cachemaille was well out of range.
Cachemaille fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cachemaille misses with a leg kick.
Cachemaille tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cachemaille misses with a low kick.
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
Crowe swinging wildly here.
Cachemaille only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachemaille throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Cachemaille takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cachemaille just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cachemaille's head.
Crowe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cachemaille throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crowe.
Cachemaille thumps Crowe with a low kick.
Cachemaille drives through and clinches with Crowe against the cage.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Jean Yves Cachemaille has been cut.
Cachemaille lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Crowe misses.
Crowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cachemaille throws a body shot but no joy.
Cachemaille swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cachemaille misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cachemaille throws out the jab.
Cachemaille thows a leg kick but Crowe checks it
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Cachemaille throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crowe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cachemaille uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Cachemaille appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille gets a clinch.
Cachemaille is trying to maintain a safe position but Crowe gets an underhook and turns Cachemaille into the cage.
Cachemaille misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cachemaille is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cachemaille misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe lands a body punch.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe breaks from the clinch.
Cachemaille looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe thumps Cachemaille with a low kick.
Cachemaille on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crowe misses with a hook.
Cachemaille throws out a counter right but Crowe avoids it with no problem.
It looks like Crowe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cachemaille moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Cachemaille misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Cachemaille is rocked!
Cachemaille throws a big shot that misses.
Cachemaille is still on wobbly legs! Can Crowe finish him?
Crowe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cachemaille counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cachemaille seems to have recovered his senses.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cachemaille can pounce on him.
Cachemaille ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Crowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowe sets himself, and Cachemaille steps forward looking for the clinch! Crowe avoids it this time.
Cachemaille is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crowe rather than just go for the knockout.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cachemaille scores with a hook to the body. Crowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Cachemaille lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crowe doesn't seem phased though.
Crowe lands a big head kick that sends Cachemaille tumbling to the mat! Crowe takes a step backwards and waves Cachemaille back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cachemaille throws a series of punches but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe backing away here, and Cachemaille unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crowe throws a leg kick
and Cachemaille counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cachemaille lands a jab.
Cachemaille works Crowe's body with a nice hook.
Cachemaille looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowe throwing a counter right hand but Cachemaille manages to avoid it.
Crowe blocks a head kick by Cachemaille.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cachemaille.
Crowe lands a slapping body shot.
Crowe scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Cachemaille misses.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crowe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cachemaille connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cachemaille! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slim Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Yves Cachemaille's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cachemaille can do to turn this around?
A jab from Crowe misses.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cachemaille.
A nice combination there by Crowe.
Cachemaille throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A bone on bone clash there as Cachemaille blocks the leg kick.
Cachemaille drops his hands momentarily and Crowe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cachemaille stuns Crowe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cachemaille can pounce on him.
Cachemaille moves into the clinch.
Cachemaille swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cachemaille prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crowe gets through Cachemaille's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Cachemaille.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Cachemaille.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille digs a right hand underneath Crowe's ribcage. Crowe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Cachemaille.
Crowe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crowe tries a body shot but Cachemaille blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crowe.
Cachemaille misses with some punches.
Crowe scores with a shot to the side of Cachemaille's head.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cachemaille has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crowe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cachemaille can turn it around.
Cachemaille has Crowe pressed against the cage.
Cachemaille lands a shot to the body.
Crowe tries a knee to the head but Cachemaille blocks it.
Crowe tries to break the clinch but Cachemaille is controlling the position.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Cachemaille struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cachemaille tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Cachemaille back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cachemaille.
Cachemaille displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crowe up against the cage.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cachemaille fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cachemaille.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cachemaille misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cachemaille misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cachemaille takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cachemaille looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowe throws a right and a left that Cachemaille avoids nicely.
Crowe backing away here, and Cachemaille unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cachemaille drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cachemaille misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Crowe is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cachemaille throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cachemaille.
Crowe digs a good body shot into Cachemaille's ribs.
Crunch! Crowe slams his shin into Cachemaille's torso.
Cachemaille is breathing heavily.
Cachemaille drops his hands momentarily and Crowe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Cachemaille tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cachemaille with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crowe to score with a decent uppercut.
Cachemaille throws a head kick but Crowe moves out of range.
Cachemaille moves in looking to clinch but Crowe pushes him off.
Crowe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cachemaille checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crowe works Cachemaille's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cachemaille throws a jab but it's blocked by Crowe.
Cachemaille moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
Cachemaille counters with a body kick.
Crowe lands with a right that hurts Cachemaille. Cachemaille looks to clinch but Crowe throws a short knee that drops Cachemaille. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Slim Crowe!
A very excited looking Slim Crowe rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Jalovaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taneli Hauki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jaska Jalovaara's chin.
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36
197 lbs
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35
195 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taneli Hauki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaska Jalovaara!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hauki clinches up against the cage.
Jalovaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haukis head.
A head punch on the inside from Hauki fails to land.
Jalovaara throws a punch but it's blocked by Hauki.
Jalovaara blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hauki.
Hauki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jalovaara up against the cage.
Hauki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hauki misses with a punch on the inside.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hauki.
Jalovaara throws a head punch that misses.
Hauki controlling the action here for a moment.
Jalovaara lands a body punch.
Hauki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalovaara's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Jalovaara.
Hauki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalovaara pulls guard effortlessly.
Hauki stopping the sweep attempt from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara working for a triangle but Hauki defends it easily.
Hauki stays in close to Jalovaara's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Jalovaara, not yet.
Jalovaara lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jalovaara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jalovaara won't allow Hauki to sweep him here.
Jalovaara landing with the ground and pound.
Jalovaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jalovaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara wants to pass the guard but Hauki is keeping the position.
Jalovaara is working Hauki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jalovaara working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jalovaara throws a strike but Hauki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jalovaara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hauki passes into half guard.
Jalovaara looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hauki passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hauki controlling the position.
Jalovaara has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara tries to improve position but can't.
Jalovaara sneaks back into half guard.
Jalovaara throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Hauki manages to pass to side control.
Jalovaara is looking to regain half guard here but Hauki keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jalovaara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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 Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jalovaara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hauki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara misses with a body shot.
Hauki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jalovaara manages to circle out of the way.
Jalovaara takes a swing at Hauki's ribcage but misses.
Jalovaara misses with a few strikes there.
Jalovaara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jalovaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hauki moves in looking to clinch but Jalovaara pushes him off.
Jalovaara tries a quick counter leg kick but Hauki is wise to it.
Hauki slips a straight right by Jalovaara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauki avoids the body shot from Jalovaara.
A little feinted left hand from Hauki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hauki misses with a looping left.
Jalovaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalovaara keeps Hauki at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jalovaara finds it's way round the side to connect with Hauki's head.
Jalovaara throws a jab when Hauki was well out of range.
Hauki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jalovaara manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hauki on his heels. He'll look to pass Hauki's guard now, I'm sure.
Jalovaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalovaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hauki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jalovaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Hauki is retaining full guard.
Hauki seems keen to control Jalovaara's posture.
Hauki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jalovaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara working some strikes from top position.
Jalovaara throws a big elbow that misses.
Jalovaara throws a strike but Hauki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jalovaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hauki 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.
Jalovaara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jalovaara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jalovaara tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara controls Hauki momentarily but Hauki frees himself.
Jalovaara trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jalovaara wants to sweep but no luck.
Jalovaara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hauki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jalovaara scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hauki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jalovaara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara trying to pass the guard but Hauki defending well.
Jalovaara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hauki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jalovaara.
Jalovaara is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jalovaara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jalovaara wants to work for an arm triangle but Hauki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hauki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Jalovaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jalovaara scores with a hook.
Jalovaara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hauki to the ground. Jalovaara is now in Hauki's guard.
Jalovaara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hauki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jalovaara looking to pass the guard.
Jalovaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jalovaara throwing strikes from guard but Hauki blocks nicely.
Jalovaara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalovaara trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hauki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jalovaara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hauki defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalovaara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hauki controlling from the top position.
Jalovaara throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jalovaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jalovaara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hauki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hauki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jalovaara wants to improve his position but instead Hauki has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jalovaara looking for subs from the bottom but Hauki mounts him!
Jalovaara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hauki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jalovaara tries to reverse the position but Hauki maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalovaara tries to hold on but Hauki postures up.
Jalovaara is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jalovaara tries to lock up and control but Hauki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taneli Hauki.
I think Hauki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grin Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ribber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ay Ay Ay. Richmond Finch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
148 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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35
148 lbs
27 - 16 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grin Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Ribber.
Finch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribber. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grin Ribber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch wants to land a leg kick but Ribber is out of range.
Nice jab there from Ribber.
Finch throws a wild body kick that Ribber sees coming a mile off.
Finch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ribber throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribber just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ribber lands a jab.
Finch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ribber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribber staying out of range there.
Ribber staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Finch slips under a jab.
Good work by Ribber as he checks the leg kick.
Ribber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Finch throws a leg kick but Ribber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ribber throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Finch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ribber is in Finch's guard.
Finch is trying to control the position but Ribber postures up.
Ribber 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.
Ribber landing some decent shots from guard.
Finch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Finch defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribber looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribber, not yet.
Ribber looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Finch has picked Ribber up and slammed him! Ribber can't keep hold of the triangle and Finch manages to pass to side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber is trying to get back to half guard.
Finch decides to stand back up. Finch steps back and let's Ribber get back to his feet.
Ribber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Finch at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Finch.
Finch ducks right into an uppercut from Ribber.
Finch digs a good body shot into Ribber's ribs.
Ribber misses with a body kick.
Ribber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Ribber.
Finch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Ribber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Finch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Finch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finch throws a front kick aimed at Ribber's knee but Ribber avoids it well.
Finch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ribber scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
Ribber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch lunges at Ribber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ribber's hand.
Ribber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Finch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ribber looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Ribber swings widly with a right hand
and Finch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ribber's knee momentarily.
Ribber walks into a straight right hand from Finch.
Ribber moves out of range of the body kick.
Finch throws a jab when Ribber was well out of range.
Ribber lands a jab to the nose.
Ribber blocks a head kick by Finch.
A slow jab from Ribber misses its intended target.
Finch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Finch avoids a kick to the body.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Ribber's shoulder, as Ribber tries to avoid the shot.
Finch throws a body kick that misses.
Ribber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Finch counters with a nice uppercut.
Ribber misses with an uppercut.
Finch feints a counter leg kick.
Finch connects with a single shot there.
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 Grin Ribber will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ribber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ribber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
Finch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Finch wants it to stay on the feet.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Ribber misses with a straight right.
Ribber throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A punch lands to the side of Ribber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A cross from Ribber lands.
Ribber misses with a right hand
and Finch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ribber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
A jab from Finch does it's job there.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Ribber saw that one coming.
Ribber takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribber misses with a hook to the body
and Finch counters with a straight right hand.
Finch blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finch sprawls well. Finch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribber gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribber throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ribber.
Finch lands an overhand right.
Finch swings for the body but Ribber moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ribber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richmond Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ribber lands a nice looking body shot.
Ribber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Finch!
Finch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ribber's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribber lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to get to full guard but Ribber has control of the leg.
Finch is doing well to control the position and prevent Ribber from advancing to side control.
Ribber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ribber wants to control but Finch is keeping him busy.
Finch is trying to stand up here but Ribber is controlling him well.
Ribber is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ribber connects with a nice short shot to Finch's temple.
Ribber seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Finch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ribber.
Finch is trying to control the position but Ribber postures up.
Finch is looking to stand up but Ribber isn't so interested in that idea.
Ribber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Finch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ribber is in close to Finch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finch wants to stand but Ribber is controlling the position.
Ribber won't allow Finch to sweep him here.
Ribber postures up in Finch's guard and throws a big left but Finch blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribber misses with a two punch combination.
Ribber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ribber dips to his left and cracks Finch with an uppercut!
Ribber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ribber ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Finch misses.
Ribber throws a big shot that misses.
Finch throws a fast counter high kick but Ribber manages to duck under it in time.
Finch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richmond Finch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Finch walks into a jab.
Ribber digs a good hook to Finch's body.
Ribber scores with a hook.
Finch works the jab nicely.
Jab by Ribber.
Ribber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Finch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ribber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribber scores with a jab. Finch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ribber misses with a leg kick
and Finch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A lazy left from Ribber finds it's target.
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!
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Ribber lands.
Ribber throws a body kick that misses
and Finch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ribber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Finch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finch.
Ribber connects with a single shot there.
Ribber misses the jab.
Finch throws a big counter head kick but Ribber avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Ribber coming out on top.
Ribber throws a series of punches but Finch moves out of range.
Finch takes one to the side of the head.
Finch takes one on the button.
Finch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ribber misses with a low kick.
Ribber lands a two punch combo.
Finch is rocked!
Ribber slips a straight right by Finch.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribber finish him?
Ribber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribber throws an overhand right that lands on Finch's shoulder, as Finch tries to avoid the shot.
Finch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch cracks Ribber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ribber takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Ribber with a jab.
Finch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ribber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribber attempts a counter takedown but Finch avoids it well and moves away.
Ribber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ribber looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ribber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Finch.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Ribber shoots and misses
and Finch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ribber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Finch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribber under the eye.
Ribber throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Finch misses the shot to the body.
Finch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Finch enables Ribber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Finch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ribber tries to free his leg and advance position but Finch is retaining full guard.
Finch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ribber throwing strikes from guard but Finch blocks nicely.
Ribber throwing strikes but missing.
Finch wants to stand and escape but Ribber is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribber looking to pass the guard.
Ribber passes Finch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribber trying to control from half guard but Finch is working away.
Finch won't allow Ribber to pass to mount.
Ribber winds up and cracks Finch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finch controlling the position for now.
Finch has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ribber is stalling here. Finch is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ribber seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Finch has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grin Ribber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ribber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grin Ribber!
Grin Ribber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Richmond Finch spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess I'll be drowning my sorrows instead of celebrating at tonight's after party. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Hardman 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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257 lbs
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273 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Harrington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardman misses with a looping left.
Harrington throws a body punch but Hardman moves out of range.
Harrington loads up on a big right hand but Hardman slips the punch.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Hardman pushes him off.
Hardman thumps Harrington with a low kick.
Hardman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harrington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardman.
Hardman cracks Harrington with an open hand slap.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Hardman swinging wildly here.
Harrington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harrington is looking to slow Hardman down with leg kicks.
Harrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardman.
Good leg kick by Harrington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Harrington takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
A big left from Harrington misses.
Harrington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harrington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Hardman misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardman, as that shot connected.
Hardman tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrington moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardman is looking to land body kicks.
Hardman wants to land a leg kick but Harrington is out of range.
Harrington tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hardman manages to circle out of the way.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington misses with a jab to the body
and Hardman counters with a crisp one two that drops Harrington! Hardman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harrington to his feet! Harrington is in big trouble!
Harrington is rocked!
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!
Hardman walks into a stiff left hand from Harrington.
Harrington missing with a left hand there. Hardman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harrington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hardman moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardman cracks Harrington with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hardman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Harrington to stand back up!
Oh Harrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardman misses with a two punch combination.
Harrington tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hardman manages to circle out of the way.
Harrington looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hardman lands a right hand from hell, dropping Harrington. Hardman pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Hardman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tevin Mangrove Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Mangrove Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traylor manages to avoid it.
Traylor tries to clinch there but Mangrove Jr circles away.
Traylor misses with a body shot.
A jab from Mangrove Jr does it's job there.
Traylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mangrove Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangrove Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Traylor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Forcefield Ludas in the buildup to the fight.
Traylor looks to land a right hand but Mangrove Jr moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Traylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Traylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mangrove Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mangrove Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Traylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mangrove Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Traylor moves away.
Mangrove Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Traylor avoids the body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Traylor takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove Jr looks to land a body kick but Traylor moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Traylor on the side of the head.
Traylor scores with a body shot.
Traylor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mangrove Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Mangrove Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Traylor at a distance.
Mangrove Jr connects with a body shot that sends Traylor's belly button to the back.
Traylor thuds his right hand into Mangrove Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mangrove Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mangrove Jr throws a lazy right hand but Traylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Traylor looks to land a right hand but Mangrove Jr moved out of range.
Traylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr throws a wild body kick that Traylor sees coming a mile off.
Traylor throws a lazy right hand but Mangrove Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Traylor misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor loads up on a big right hand but Mangrove Jr slips the punch.
Mangrove Jr looks for the body kick but Traylor saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice hook to Traylor's body. Traylor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangrove Jr. Traylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Traylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Traylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mangrove Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Mangrove Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Traylor taking a breather.
Traylor digs a right hand into Mangrove Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mangrove Jr's gas tank.
Mangrove Jr blocking some punches.
Mangrove Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Traylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Mangrove Jr lands with a left to the head.
Traylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Traylor.
Mangrove Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr lands a body shot.
Mangrove Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Traylor.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Traylor controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Traylor.
Traylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Traylor lands a nice uppercut.
Mangrove Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangrove Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Traylor blocks a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Traylor.
Mangrove Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
A hook to the body from Traylor.
Mangrove Jr looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
Traylor misses with some punches.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traylor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mangrove Jr's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Traylor tries to work over Mangrove Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Mangrove Jr controls the action.
Traylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangrove Jr blocks an uppercut.
Mangrove Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr blocking some punches.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Mangrove Jr.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traylor.
Traylor blocks a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Traylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mangrove Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Traylor lands an elbow inside that Mangrove Jr shrugs off.
Mangrove Jr misses with some punches.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traylor misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Traylor controls his hands.
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 Slade Traylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mangrove Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr defending well as Traylor loads up on a big left hand.
Mangrove Jr avoids the body shot from Traylor.
Mangrove Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mangrove Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mangrove Jr on the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Traylor throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Traylor misses the target.
Traylor looks to land a right hand but Mangrove Jr moved out of range.
Tevin Mangrove Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Traylor misses.
Tevin Mangrove Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traylor tries to clinch but Mangrove Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor misses with a straight right.
Mangrove Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traylor.
Mangrove Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Traylor is wise to it.
Mangrove Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Traylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Traylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mangrove Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Traylor blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Traylor misses with a kick to the body.
Traylor misses with a straight left.
Mangrove Jr lands a body shot.
Traylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Traylor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mangrove Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Mangrove Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Traylor.
Mangrove Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Traylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Traylor throws a hook but Mangrove Jr avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mangrove Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mangrove Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Mangrove Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mangrove Jr scores with a shot to the side of Traylor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr lands an uppercut.
Mangrove Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr pushes Traylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Traylor controls his hands.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Mangrove Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Traylor misses with some punches.
Mangrove Jr lands with a left to the head.
Traylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Traylor has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangrove Jr takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangrove Jr.
A short uppercut from Mangrove Jr.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Mangrove Jr blocks an uppercut.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Mangrove Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Traylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mangrove Jr.
Traylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangrove Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangrove Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Traylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Traylor trying to stall but Mangrove Jr improves his position.
Traylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangrove Jr.
A body shot lands from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traylor throws a head punch that misses.
Traylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slade Traylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mangrove Jr prevents a body shot from Traylor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Traylor controls his hands.
Mangrove Jr tries a body shot but Traylor blocks it.
Traylor blocks a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tevin Mangrove Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mangrove Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Traylor in the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Traylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mangrove Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mangrove Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mangrove Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Mangrove Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Traylor. Those never looked like landing.
Mangrove Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Traylor blocks a jab.
Mangrove Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mangrove Jr throws the kick towards the body but Traylor avoids it.
Traylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mangrove Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove Jr blocks a leg kick.
Mangrove Jr lands with a good body shot.
Mangrove Jr misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Mangrove Jr there.
Mangrove Jr throws a body punch but Traylor moves out of range.
Traylor darts in trying to clinch
and Mangrove Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Traylor thinking.
Traylor darts in and clinches Mangrove Jr up against the cage.
Traylor misses with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove Jr's elbow.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Traylor lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mangrove Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traylor lands an uppercut.
Traylor misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor blocking some punches.
Traylor blocks an uppercut.
Traylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Traylor.
Mangrove Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mangrove Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Traylor.
Traylor has a couple of punches blocked by Mangrove Jr.
Traylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
Traylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Traylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mangrove Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traylor working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Traylor controls the action.
Traylor working aggressively here.
Traylor tries to work over Mangrove Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangrove Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Traylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Traylor.
Traylor working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Mangrove Jr - that landed with a thud.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Mangrove Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr works on Traylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Traylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Mangrove Jr backwards.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Traylor controls his hands.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traylor lands a nice uppercut.
Mangrove Jr takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangrove Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body punch.
Mangrove Jr tries to throw a body punch but Traylor avoids it by throwing Mangrove Jr back against the cage.
Traylor working aggressively here.
Mangrove Jr presses Traylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mangrove Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traylor working aggressively here.
Mangrove Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr tries to throw a body punch but Traylor avoids it by throwing Mangrove Jr back against the cage.
Traylor tries to throw a body punch but Mangrove Jr avoids it by throwing Traylor back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Tevin Mangrove Jr just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Slade Traylor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mangrove Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Traylor moves out of range of the body kick from Mangrove Jr.
Traylor misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mangrove Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Mangrove Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traylor closes the distance and pushes Mangrove Jr back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangrove Jr.
Traylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove Jr's elbow.
Mangrove Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove Jr misses with a body punch.
Traylor blocks a body shot from Mangrove Jr.
Mangrove Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Traylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Mangrove Jr tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike.
Traylor pushes Mangrove Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mangrove Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Traylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangrove Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Traylor.
Traylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangrove Jr is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Traylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mangrove Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Traylor finish him?
Traylor dips a shoulder and cracks Mangrove Jr with a mighty uppercut! Mangrove Jr falls back against the cage and Traylor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mangrove Jr 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 - Traylor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slade Traylor!
After winning the bout, Slade Traylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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