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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Rapture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maiden comes to the cage accompanied by Wildfire in the streets. Rapture has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Eddy Maiden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddy Maiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Rapture!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapture misses with a low kick.
Maiden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maiden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maiden throws a poor cross that misses
and Rapture counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maiden won't be happy with that.
Maiden regains half guard, as Rapture was trying to land strikes.
Maiden trying to control from the bottom.
Rapture content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rapture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maiden keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maiden's head.
Rapture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maiden keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maiden defending well though.
Rapture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maiden is staying active underneath Rapture, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rapture throwing shots but Maiden is blocking nicely.
Rapture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rapture is looking for a kimura but Maiden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rapture to get the leverage.
Rapture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rapture uses his free foot to push down on Maiden's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maiden.
Maiden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapture controlling from mount.
Rapture scoring with strikes but Maiden is staying in there.
Maiden sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rapture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rapture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maiden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rapture wants to free his trapped foot but Maiden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maiden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rapture.
Rapture trying to control the action but Maiden is working from the bottom.
Rapture throwing shots but Maiden is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Maiden is trying to maintain the position but Rapture is very close to passing his half guard.
Rapture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rapture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maiden's head.
Rapture stalling.
Maiden taking some punishment here, with Rapture in his half guard.
Maiden trying to control from the bottom.
Maiden gets back to full guard.
Maiden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maiden looking to control.
Rapture cracks Maiden with a solid left hand.
Rapture is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rapture is looking to work some ground and pound but Maiden has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rapture wants to pass the guard but Maiden is keeping the position.
Rapture works over Maiden with some ground and pound from guard.
Rapture loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rapture trying to control but Maiden is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rapture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rapture wants to control from the top but Maiden keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rapture dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maiden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rapture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maiden.
Maiden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rapture takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maiden throws a hook but Rapture blocks it.
Rapture is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rapture ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maiden throws the left hand but Rapture avoids the punch easily.
Eddy Maiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rapture crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Maiden - the referee stops the clock and Rapture gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Maiden. Rapture manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rapture ducks under a wild hook from Maiden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapture looks to land a left hand but Maiden moved out of range nicely.
Maiden looks to land a left hand but Rapture moved out of range nicely.
Rapture drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapture trying to control but Maiden is working from the bottom.
Maiden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapture scoring with some ground and pound.
Rapture wants to pass the guard but Maiden is keeping the position.
Rapture showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maiden keeping moving, preventing Rapture from controlling successfully.
Maiden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maiden keeping moving, preventing Rapture from controlling successfully.
Rapture distracts Maiden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maiden has control of Rapture's left arm, preventing Rapture from doing any damage.
Rapture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rapture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maiden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maiden keeping moving, preventing Rapture from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rapture avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Maiden.
Maiden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rapture counters with a shoot takedown. Maiden fights it but they end up in guard.
Maiden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rapture trying to control the position from guard on top but Maiden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maiden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rapture keeping moving, preventing Maiden from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapture is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maiden is aware though and is defending well.
Rapture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rapture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maiden defends it easily.
Rapture looking for a sweep. Not yet Rapture, not yet.
Maiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maiden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rapture 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.
Rapture escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maiden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 Eddy Maiden will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rapture lands with a nice body punch.
Maiden thuds a left hand into Rapture's body.
Maiden cracks a nice hook into Rapture's ribs.
Rapture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maiden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapture was well out of range. Poor timing from Maiden.
Rapture throws out a loose jab but Maiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapture misses the shot to the body.
Maiden misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maiden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rapture throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maiden throws a head kick but Rapture moves out of range.
Maiden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rapture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden throws a right hand that Rapture ducks under and follows up with a left that Rapture also avoids with ease.
A cross from Rapture lands.
Maiden cracks Rapture with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maiden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rapture on the side of the head.
Maiden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rapture counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maiden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maiden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rapture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Rapture misses.
Rapture tried to score with a low kick but Maiden checks it.
Maiden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rapture. That did some damage!
Rapture throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maiden misses with an uppercut
and Rapture counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maiden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rapture manages to get himself to full guard.
Rapture escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maiden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rapture working for a triangle but Maiden defends it easily.
Maiden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rapture has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maiden has managed to get both his arms back between Rapture's legs - danger averted.
Rapture working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maiden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maiden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapture is looking for a triangle but Maiden pushes his legs off easily.
Maiden won't allow Rapture to sweep him here.
Rapture looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maiden being controlled here momentarily.
Rapture trying to control the position.
Maiden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maiden chips away with some ground and pound.
Maiden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rapture escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maiden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maiden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rapture is looking to regain half guard here but Maiden keeps moving and retains side control.
Rapture manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maiden's best efforts.
Rapture is pressing down on Maiden's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Rapture has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Maiden looking to pass the guard.
Maiden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Eddy Maiden.
I think Maiden 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eddy Maiden!
Eddy Maiden gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Kevin Gates feat. August Alsina - I Don't Get Tired. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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173 lbs
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186 lbs
33 - 20 - 2 |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Granite 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
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portier takes the fight into the clinch.
Portier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Player throws a head punch that misses.
Portier lands with a right to the head.
Player lands a hook to the side of the head.
Player throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Portiers head.
Portier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Player avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Player misses with a hook to the ribs.
Player breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Player tries to land a leg kick but Portier saw it coming and moves away.
We've been informed that Portier 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.
Portier jabs Player right on the nose. Player blinks but takes it well.
Portier misses with an uppercut.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Player paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portier looks to land a combination. Player sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Player connects with a good right hand that stumbles Portier. Portier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Player looks to land a right hand but Portier moved out of range.
Portier thumps Player with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Portier.
Portier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Player.
Portier scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Player misses the shot to the body.
Portier throws a solid leg kick but Player takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Portier.
Player tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Portier manages to circle out of the way.
Portier tries to clinch up but Player circles away and keeps his distance.
Portier throws a leg kick that misses.
Portier throws a chopping leg kick but Player manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Player fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Player blocks a jab.
Player tries to land a leg kick but Portier saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Player.
Portier staying out of range there.
Portier throws a hook but Player blocks it.
Player is looking to chop away at Portier's legs.
Player takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Portier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Portier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player lands a body punch in the clinch.
Portier gets through Player's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portier blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portier scores with a hook to the body.
Portier gets through Player's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Player takes a shot to the head.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Portier keeps control of Player as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Player misses with the head strike.
Player misses with some punches.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Player uses good head movement to avoid it.
Player lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Portier.
Player misses with a short punch on the inside.
Player blocking some punches.
Portier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Player backwards.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Portier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Players head.
A nice left hand lands by Portier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Portier is leaning against Player and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Player is breathing heavily.
Portier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Player backwards.
Portier struggles to land a body shot inside as Player controls his hands.
Player swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier blocking some punches.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Player breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Portier.
Portier ducks under a wild hook from Player.
Player pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Portier sizes up Player with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Player showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Portier.
Player's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portier connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Player scrambles back to his feet.
Player scores with a crisp jab that stopped Portier in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Player finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier closes the distance and pushes Player back into the cage.
Player escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Player lands a really nice looking cross but Portier seems unphased.
Player looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Portier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Player circles away quickly and effectively.
Portier just misses with a punch to the body.
Player is looking to land body kicks.
Portier misses with a straight left.
Portier moves out of range as Player strikes.
Player throws a low kick but it's checked well by Portier.
Player moves out of range of the strikes.
Portier defending well as Player loads up on a big left hand.
Player jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Player throws a low kick but it's checked well by Portier.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portier just misses with a punch to the body.
Player wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Portier moves out of range as Player throws a body kick.
Player throws a looping overhand right but Portier ducks down to avoid it.
Portier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Portier misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier 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.
Portier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Portier lands with a straight right. Player didn't see that one coming.
Player takes the fight into the clinch.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Portier - that landed with a thud.
Portier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Portier lands a shot to the body.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Player's elbow.
Portier lands a right hand.
Portier lands a left hand.
Player throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier digs a right hand underneath Player's ribcage. Player let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Player throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Player backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier lands with a left to the head.
Player has had enough of the clinch but Portier keeps him there for the moment.
Portier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Portier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Player's elbow.
Portier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Linkin Portier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Portier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Player avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Player prevents a body shot from Portier.
Portier pushes Player back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Portier misses with some punches.
Player escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portier checks the leg kick.
Portier cracks the inside of Player's front leg.
Player throws a jab but it's blocked by Portier.
Player scores with a jab to the head.
Portier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Player has time to react.
Portier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Portier moves in looking to clinch but Player pushes him off.
Player ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Portier.
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!
Player throws a leg kick
and Portier counters with a three punch combo that has Player backing up. Player nods at Portier to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier misses with a few strikes there.
Player misses with a looping left.
Player misses with a hook. Portier ducked under it nicely.
Player darts in and clinches Portier up against the cage.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Player scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Portier.
Player escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portier takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Portier.
A short right from Portier on the inside.
Player makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Portier working aggressively here.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Player avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Portier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Player is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Player is trying to break free.
Portier cracks Player with a nice body shot.
Portier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Player backwards.
Portier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Player backwards.
Portier lands with a right to the head.
Portier tries to work over Player's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Player can't break the clinch.
Portier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Portier gets through Player's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Portier cracks Player with a nice body shot.
Player throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier lands with a short shot to the head.
Portier lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Portier.
Portier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Portier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Players head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Player avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
Portier can't find room to land a body shot as Player controls the action.
Portier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Player is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Portier.
Oh Player is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Player's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Portier lands a shot to the body.
Player struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
Player takes a shot to the head.
Portier lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Player to his knees! Portier keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linkin Portier!
After winning the bout, Linkin Portier 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastila has chosen One Hit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Veikko Rastila enters the cage!
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32 - 11 - 0 |
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30 - 14 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrett looks to throw a body kick
and Rastila counters with a solid body kick.
Rastila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rastila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rastila there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Rastila throws a body kick that misses.
Jeremy Barrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Barrett misses its intended target.
Rastila moves out of range as Barrett throws a body kick.
Rastila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barrett checks it well.
Barrett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rastila checks it well.
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rastila, right into the meat.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rastila checks a leg kick.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barrett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rastila steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Barrett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rastila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barrett.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
and Rastila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barrett misses with a looping right.
Rastila flicks out a counter leg kick but Barrett steps away.
Barrett throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rastila counter with a right hand.
Barrett scores with a kick to the body.
Barrett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rastila's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rastila throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrett.
Rastila throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Barrett misses.
Barrett connects with a solid leg kick.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett misses with a leg kick.
Rastila lands with an uppercut that bounces Barrett off the cage and back into range.
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
A little jabbing left from Rastila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrett closes the distance and pushes Rastila back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Rastila - that landed with a thud.
Barrett struggles to land a body shot inside as Rastila controls his hands.
Barrett has a couple of punches blocked by Rastila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett lands with a left to the head.
Barrett scores with a shoulder strike.
Rastila breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Barrett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barrett walks into a left hand.
Barrett lands with a straight right. Rastila didn't see that one coming.
Rastila moves away from the strike by Barrett.
Rastila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barrett moves away.
Barrett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rastila counters with a right hand to the body.
Barrett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rastila.
Barrett throws a leg kick but Rastila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rastila misses with a looping right.
Barrett misses with a body kick.
Rastila throws a leg kick which misses Barrett's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrett tries to avoid it.
Rastila scores with a kick to the body.
Barrett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rastila.
Barrett wants to clinch up but Rastila keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rastila! But no joy.
Barrett moves out of range as Rastila throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrett was well out of range. Poor timing from Rastila.
Rastila checks a leg kick.
Rastila misses with a two punch combination.
Rastila walks into a left hand.
Barrett thows a leg kick but Rastila checks it
and Rastila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rastila lands a head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Rastila checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rastila works Barrett's body with a nice hook.
Rastila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rastila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rastila shapes to counter with a head kick.
Barrett misses with a hook. Rastila ducked under it nicely.
Rastila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrett swings widly with a right hand
and Rastila counters with a good low kick that Barrett was not able to check.
Barrett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barrett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rastila thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barrett if he has to take too many more of those.
Rastila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rastila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rastila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rastila moves out of range of the body kick from Barrett.
Barrett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Barrett lands a glancing blow to the side of Rastila's head.
Barrett looks to land a left hand but Rastila moved out of range nicely.
Rastila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Barrett throws a leg kick which misses Rastila's front leg but catches the back leg as Rastila tries to avoid it.
Rastila checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barrett working aggressively here.
Barrett misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rastila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rastila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barrett misses with a wild body shot.
Rastila lands a head shot.
Barrett tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Veikko Rastila will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
That's time! Barrett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barrett misses with a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a thumping low kick.
Rastila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rastila misses with an uppercut.
Barrett throws a chopping leg kick but Rastila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barrett has closed the distance and engaged Rastila in a clinch.
Barrett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rastila backwards.
Barrett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rastila avoids it.
Rastila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veikko Rastila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rastila connects with a solid leg kick.
Rastila takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrett wants to slow Rastila down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Rastila.
Rastila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrett.
Barrett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rastila misses with a hook. Barrett ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrett 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 Rastila has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rastila and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rastila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barrett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barrett walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrett. That's going to slow Rastila down.
Rastila avoids the head kick by Barrett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barrett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rastila - the referee stops the clock and Barrett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rastila. Barrett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barrett throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Rastila to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Barrett misses
and Rastila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrett wants to slow Rastila down by chopping away at his legs.
Barrett throws the left hand but Rastila avoids the punch easily.
Rastila looks to score with a jab to the body but Barrett is just out of range.
Barrett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barrett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rastila is able to avoid easily.
Barrett throws out a leg kick but Rastila moves out of range and Barrett only half commits.
An inside leg kick lands from Rastila.
Rastila throws a low kick, looking for Barrett's leg but Barrett calmly moves out of range.
Rastila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrett instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rastila fails to land.
Rastila is trying to drag Barrett to the mat but Barrett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Barrett.
Barrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rastila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrett.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rastila.
Barrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrett misses the jab.
That kick from Barrett tenderised Rastila's leg. Rastila is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barrett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rastila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rastila moves out of range as Barrett throws a body kick.
Rastila is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rastila looks to land a right hand but Barrett moved out of range.
Rastila takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barrett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrett throws a leg kick
and Rastila counters with a body kick that stops Barrett in his tracks momentarily.
Barrett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A leg kick checked by Rastila.
A countering left hand to the body from Rastila misses.
Barrett misses with an uppercut.
Rastila staying out of range there.
Barrett misses with a body shot.
Barrett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila moves forwards but Barrett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barrett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barrett looks to throw the jab but Rastila is out of range.
Rastila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rastila lands the left hand.
Barrett looks to clinch
and Rastila counters with an outside leg kick.
Rastila missing with a left hand there. Barrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrett closes the distance and clinches.
Rastila lands a hook that snaps the head of Barrett backwards.
Barrett misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rastila throws an elbow but misses.
Rastila breaks the clinch.
Barrett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barrett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rastila's sensitive parts.
Rastila lands a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barrett!
Rastila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett looks to throw a body kick
and Rastila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrett lands a left and a right that send Rastila crashing to the mat, dazed. Barrett thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barrett cracks the inside of Rastila's front leg.
Barrett cracks Rastila with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barrett has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rastila to stand back up!
Rastila is rocked!
That has opened up Veikko Rastila's cut even more.
Rastila 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.
Rastila is still on wobbly legs! Can Barrett finish him?
Rastila checks a low kick from Barrett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrett. That's going to slow Rastila down.
Barrett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrett tries a low kick but Rastila avoids it.
Barrett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrett misses the jab.
Barrett misses with an uppercut. Rastila saw that one coming.
Rastila seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rastila throws a body punch but Barrett moves out of range.
Rastila thuds a left hand into Barrett's body.
Barrett circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rastila to the canvas! Rastila doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Barrett keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Barrett!
Our winner, Jeremy Barrett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by KoRn En Vivo Mtv. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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35
156 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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146 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borislav Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vovchanchyn swivels and escapes.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight right.
Vovchanchyn catches Escobar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
Escobar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vovchanchyn pushes Escobar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Escobar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Vovchanchyn is right now.
Vovchanchyn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Escobar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vovchanchyn holds on to Escobar's head and controls the position momentarily.
Escobar trying to control the position but Vovchanchyn is working away.
Vovchanchyn struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Escobar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Escobar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Escobar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Escobar controls the position.
Escobar in side control, throwing shots but Vovchanchyn defends.
Vovchanchyn sneaks out the side door and pushes Escobar away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vovchanchyn loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escobar.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Escobar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Vovchanchyn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn gets caught flat footed, as Escobar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vovchanchyn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vovchanchyn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Escobar is putting a hurting on Vovchanchyn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Escobar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Vovchanchyn's face as Escobar controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to bench press Escobar off him but Escobar keeps the position.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Escobar postures up.
Vovchanchyn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Escobar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Vovchanchyn struggling a bit here.
Vovchanchyn is pushing Escobar's head away, looking to escape. Escobar manages to hold on to the position though.
Escobar is looking to take a break and control but Vovchanchyn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Borislav Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild combination.
As Vovchanchyn tries to get set, Escobar tries to push him back and clinch up but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid the attempt.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Vovchanchyn tries to get set, Escobar tries to push him back and clinch up but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid the attempt.
Escobar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vovchanchyn is looking for the big counter here.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Vovchanchyn there.
Vovchanchyn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Escobar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vovchanchyn tries to avoid it but Escobar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vovchanchyn to the ground. Vovchanchyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Escobar. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vovchanchyn as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vovchanchyn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Borislav Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Escobar avoids it well.
Pablo Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vovchanchyn loads up on a big right hand but Escobar slips the punch.
Escobar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Vovchanchyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
A slow jab from Vovchanchyn misses its intended target.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Borislav Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn scores with a one two! Escobar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar tries to move into range but Vovchanchyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Escobar is rocked!
BOOM! Vovchanchyn lands a beautiful left hook that drops Escobar. Escobar tries to recover but Vovchanchyn is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Escobar lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borislav Vovchanchyn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden has chosen Feiticeira by Deftones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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29
179 lbs
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39
170 lbs
37 - 27 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by DeVanzo there.
DeVanzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsden.
Marsden jabs DeVanzo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DeVanzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've been hearing reports that DeVanzo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marsden looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVanzo is just out of range.
DeVanzo misses with a looping left.
DeVanzo moves out of range of the strikes.
DeVanzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marsden's head backwards.
A big left from Marsden misses.
Marsden throws a leg kick but DeVanzo checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVanzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVanzo preventing the sweep.
DeVanzo lands a couple of elbows.
Marsden looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeVanzo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden throws his legs up looking for a submission but DeVanzo uses it to pass to side control.
Marsden is working to avoid the ground and pound but DeVanzo connects with a decent elbow.
Marsden manages to work his way to half guard, despite DeVanzo's best efforts.
DeVanzo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marsden is trying to get back to full guard.
Marsden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
DeVanzo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
DeVanzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marsden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marsden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but DeVanzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from DeVanzo.
Marsden is looking for a sweep. DeVanzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marsden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marsden is looking to improve his position.
Marsden wants to get back to full guard but DeVanzo has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Marsden wants to improve his position but DeVanzo is controlling well.
DeVanzo working Marsden over with strikes.
Marsden makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marsden.
Marsden looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsden, not yet.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing DeVanzo from controlling successfully.
Marsden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeVanzo is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marsden is looking for a triangle here but DeVanzo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Marsden tries to buck DeVanzo off but DeVanzo is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marsden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marsden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Marsden fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from DeVanzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
DeVanzo throws a body kick that misses
so Marsden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but DeVanzo is keeping the position.
Marsden stopping the sweep attempt from DeVanzo.
Marsden is looking to work some ground and pound but DeVanzo has wrist control.
Marsden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeVanzo pulls Marsden in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden throws a strike but DeVanzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVanzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
DeVanzo landing some decent shots from guard.
DeVanzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsden working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because DeVanzo has passed into half guard!
Marsden tries to get to full guard but DeVanzo has control of the leg.
DeVanzo controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo continues to stall.
Marsden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead DeVanzo passes into half guard.
Marsden wants to improve his position but DeVanzo is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden looking for subs from the bottom but DeVanzo mounts him!
DeVanzo landing strikes from the mount and Marsden is in trouble!
DeVanzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Marsden working to try and regain half guard.
Marsden taking shots to the head.
Marsden is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo trying to control but Marsden is having none of it.
Marsden regains half guard.
Marsden tries to regain full guard. Instead though, DeVanzo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeVanzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeVanzo prevents Marsden from getting the reversal.
Marsden 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.
DeVanzo with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie DeVanzo 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!
Marsden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from DeVanzo misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marsden.
Marsden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marsden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeVanzo manages to get himself to full guard.
Marsden throws a strike but DeVanzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marsden looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but DeVanzo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsden tries to get to full guard but DeVanzo has control of the leg.
DeVanzo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden is looking for a sweep. DeVanzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marsden actively working from the bottom here.
DeVanzo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Marsden is squirming around, avoiding DeVanzo's attempts to control the action.
Marsden is desperately trying to improve his position but DeVanzo has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
DeVanzo is landing with some decent strikes but Marsden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
DeVanzo lands a big shot there that rocks Marsden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marsden can't escape the position.
DeVanzo tries to control but Marsden wriggling away.
DeVanzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Marsden is looking to improve his position but DeVanzo isn't that keen on the idea.
DeVanzo looking to control but Marsden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is wriggling around trying to escape.
DeVanzo cracks Marsden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marsden regains half guard.
DeVanzo trying to control the action but Marsden is working from the bottom.
Brandon Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsden actively working from the bottom here.
Marsden is not content to let DeVanzo control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden manages to get to full guard.
Artie DeVanzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marsden has an active guard here but DeVanzo has managed to pass into half guard.
Marsden has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, DeVanzo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by DeVanzo!
DeVanzo trying to control the action but Marsden is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie DeVanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeVanzo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie DeVanzo!
Artie DeVanzo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Brandon Marsden spoke after the fight, saying 'I didn't lose that fight in my mind. True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Divock Origi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Origi has chosen Run this town tonight as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Divock Origi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Origi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Origi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A left and a right from Origi both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Andy Chick has been cut.
Origi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Andy Chick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Origi.
Origi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chick moves away.
Origi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Origi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chick throws a chopping leg kick but Origi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Origi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chick misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Origi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Origi has a couple of punches blocked by Chick.
Origi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Origi throws a punch but it's blocked by Chick.
Chick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Chick lands with a light punch inside.
Chick misses with the head strike.
Origi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Chick.
Origi scores with a shoulder strike.
Origi blocks a body shot from Chick.
Origi tries a body shot but Chick blocks it.
Chick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chick misses with a body punch.
Origi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Origi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chick.
Chick misses with some punches.
Origi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Origi can turn it around.
Origi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Origi misses with the head strike.
Origi misses with a punch on the inside.
Chick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Chick fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chick blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chick.
Origi working aggressively here.
Chick can't find room to land a body shot as Origi controls the action.
Origi misses with some punches.
Origi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Origi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chick misses with some punches.
Chick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Origi misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Origi.
Chick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Origi.
Origi lands a nice uppercut.
Chick misses with a punch on the inside.
Origi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chick has a couple of punches blocked by Origi.
Chick takes a shot to the head.
Origi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Origi misses with a punch on the inside.
Origi pushes Chick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Origi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chick tries to circle away but Origi has him pinned against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Origi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chick swings widly with a right hand
and Origi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Origi looks to land a right hand but Chick moved out of range.
Origi throws a right and a left that Chick avoids nicely.
Origi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chick tries a head kick but it misses.
Chick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chick looks to score with a jab to the body but Origi is just out of range.
Chick moves out of range as Origi strikes.
Origi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Chick counters with a quick kick to the body but Origi blocks it.
Origi blocks a leg kick.
Chick throws a leg kick
and Origi counters with an outside leg kick.
Chick misses with a hook. Origi ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Origi. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Origi misses the target.
Chick scores with a nice right hand.
Chick misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Origi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andy Chick's cut is getting worse.
Chick tries a head kick but it misses.
Chick throws a jab but it's blocked by Origi.
Origi misses with a hook. Chick ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Divock Origi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chick tries to land a front kick but Origi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Origi throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Origi misses the target.
Chick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Origi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Origi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Origi - just one landing.
Chick is rocked!
Chick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chick looks to score with a jab to the body but Origi is just out of range.
Chick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Origi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Origi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Origi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Origi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Origi on the side of the head.
Chick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Origi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chick.
Origi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chick. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Origi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chick throws the left hand but Origi avoids the punch easily.
Origi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Origi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Origi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Origi misses with a looping left.
Chick throws a head kick but Origi moves out of range.
Chick scores with a kick to the body.
Chick throws a hook to the side of Origi's head but Origi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chick cracks the inside of Origi's front leg.
That kick from Chick tenderised Origi's leg. Origi is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Chick misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick throws a body punch but Origi moves out of range.
Chick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Origi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Origi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Chick.
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!
Chick throws a head kick that misses.
Origi swings for the body but Chick moves out of range.
Chick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Origi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chick scrambles back to his feet.
Chick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Andy Chick is winning the standup battle so far.
Origi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chick.
Origi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Origi lands with a good body shot.
Origi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chick tries to score with a low kick but Origi moves his leg out of the way.
Origi wants to counter with a clinch but Chick pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Origi blocks a head kick by Chick.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Chick staying out of range there.
Chick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chick tries to land a leg kick but Origi saw it coming and moves away.
Origi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Origi moves out of range of the strikes.
Origi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chick circles away quickly and effectively.
Origi lands a jab to the nose.
A telegraphed right hand from Origi misses the target.
Chick connects with an inside leg kick.
Origi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chick is able to avoid easily.
Chick throws a wild body kick that Origi sees coming a mile off.
Chick throws a hook to the side of Origi's head but Origi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Origi.
Chick misses with a right hand
enabling Origi to counter with a crisp jab.
Origi scores with a sloppy right hand. Chick should have avoided that one.
Chick tried to score with a low kick but Origi checks it.
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!
Origi misses with a low kick.
Chick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Origi was well out of range. Poor timing from Chick.
Chick throws an overhand right that lands on Origi's shoulder, as Origi tries to avoid the shot.
Origi jabs Chick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chick misses with a low kick.
Chick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chick throws a leg kick but Origi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Origi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chick throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Chick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Origi ducks right into an uppercut from Chick.
Chick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Origi at a distance.
Chick misses the shot to the body.
Origi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Origi looks to land a combination but Chick avoids it well.
Origi swings for the body but Chick moves out of range.
Chick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Origi.
Origi avoids the body shot from Chick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Origi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chick misses with a hook. Origi ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Origi! But no joy.
Origi misses with a hook. Chick ducked under it nicely.
Chick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Origi misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Origi.
Origi misses with an uppercut.
Chick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Origi.
Origi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chick throws a leg kick
and Origi counters with a nice uppercut.
Origi throws a low kick but Chick avoids it.
Chick jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chick throws a body punch but Origi moves out of range.
Chick throws a leg kick that misses.
Origi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chick moves away from the strike by Origi.
Chick looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick by Chick misses
and Origi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Origi misses with a series of wild punches.
Chick misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chick throws a sloppy head kick and Origi moves out of range easily.
Origi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Origi misses.
Chick throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chick thumps Origi with a low kick.
Origi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Origi. That snapped Chick's head back.
Andy Chick's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Origi throws a nice looking combination but Chick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Chick misses the target.
Origi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chick looks for the body kick but Origi saw that one coming.
Origi scores with a nice strike.
Origi lands with a shot to the body.
Chick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Origi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Origi, right into the meat.
Origi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Origi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Origi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chick. Chick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Chick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chick thows a leg kick but Origi checks it
and Origi scores with a counter punch that sends Chick to the canvas! Origi smells blood - he's punishing Chick with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Chick has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Divock Origi!
Post fight, Divock Origi stared into the camera and said 'I am coming for you Highjack! I would destroy you, you scared little bitch! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Police State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rung Thrym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think State might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Thrym has chosen We Are - Hollywood Undead as his entrance music. 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
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Police State!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rung Thrym!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrym throws a head kick that misses.
Thrym checks a leg kick.
State misses with a hook
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
State throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrym.
State looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thrym misses with a hook to the body
letting State counter with a right hand.
State throws a hook but Thrym blocks it.
Thrym throws out a leg kick but State moves out of range and Thrym only half commits.
State displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thrym.
Thrym misses with a takedown attempt - State sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
State swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrym jabs State to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrym shoots for a takedown but State saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Police State has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rung Thrym.
State throws a leg kick but Thrym moved away.
Thrym uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from State.
Thrym with a nice cross.
Thrym checks a leg kick nicely.
State thuds his right hand into Thrym's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
State chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrym can pounce on him.
Thrym throws a good cross that connects.
State throws a jab when Thrym was well out of range.
Thrym throws out a counter right but State avoids it with no problem.
State throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
State rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thrym counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
State looks to land a right hand but Thrym moved out of range.
Thrym has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from State.
Thrym shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
State takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
Thrym slips a jab from State.
Thrym wants to clinch up but State keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from State misses the target.
Thrym uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by State.
Thrym only half commits to the counter leg kick.
State looks to land a right hand but Thrym moved out of range.
Thrym only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from State 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 Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Thrym as he checks the leg kick.
State tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrym shoots in but State avoids the takedown attempt easily.
State swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thrym counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from State.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrym throws a hook but State blocks it.
State lands a body shot.
Thrym throws a series of punches but State moves out of range.
State swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thrym tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thrym looks to land a body kick but State moved away.
State throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrym counters with a nice leg kick.
Thrym connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thrym has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thrym throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. State tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thrym is in State's guard.
Thrym throws an elbow that misses. State uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thrym's guard. Nice move by State!
State missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrym is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thrym pulls State in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrym kicks State off and gets to his feet.
State looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
State moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
State swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thrym there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
State throws out a loose jab but Thrym uses good head movement to avoid it.
State scores with the left hand. Thrym knows he should have avoided that one.
Thrym getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thrym lands a nice leg kick that just misses State's sensitive parts.
Thrym throws a front kick that sends State stumbling back into the cage.
State looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thrym takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
State throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
State throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
State misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrym.
Thrym moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thrym is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by State.
Thrym slips under a jab.
Police State seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Thrym finds it's target.
State ducks under a wild hook from Thrym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rung Thrym will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thrym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
State tries a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
Thrym throws a leg kick which misses State's front leg but catches the back leg as State tries to avoid it.
Thrym chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before State can pounce on him.
State avoids the head kick by Thrym.
Good work by State as he checks the leg kick.
State fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
State fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thrym checks it well.
Thrym walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. State checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
State lands a really nice looking cross but Thrym seems unphased.
Thrym ducks under a wild hook from State.
A clash of legs there as Thrym blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thrym misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Thrym.
State throws out a powerful jab.
Thrym thows a left - swing and a miss!
State appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
State throws out a leg kick but Thrym moves out of range and State only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
State connects with a body shot.
State swings widly with a right hand
and Thrym cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
State darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thrym throws a nice outside leg kick.
State has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrym.
State fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thrym is out of range.
Thrym throws out a counter right but State avoids it with no problem.
A big right from State misses.
State misses with a wild body shot.
Police State is winning the standup battle so far.
Thrym misses with a low kick as State jumps back.
State dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Police State is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrym throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
State fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thrym throws out a loose jab but State uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrym fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
State is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
State throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrym keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from State.
Thrym is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
State throws a low kick but Thrym avoids it.
State uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrym.
State throws a leg kick but Thrym checks it.
Thrym looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thrym buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thrym forces State back against the cage and clinches.
State breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thrym throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around State's waist but State gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thrym off to one side.
Thrym fails with a takedown attempt.
State lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
State throws a hook to the side of Thrym's head but Thrym sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thrym 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.
State 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.
State misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
State swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrym shoots in looking for a takedown. State tries to sprawl out of it but Thrym keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. State manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Police State has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rung Thrym.
Nice defenses there by Thrym.
Thrym feints and then cracks State's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow State down.
Thrym tries to land a front kick but State steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
State swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thrym throws a shot to the body.
Thrym will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
State lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thrym displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as State throws out the jab.
State scores with a shot to the body.
State takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
State lands with a nice body punch.
State fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrym manages to avoid it.
Thrym misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrym misses with a double jab.
State was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
State throws a body punch but Thrym moves out of range.
Thrym throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Thrym blocks the leg kick.
State fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thrym throws a series of punches but State moves out of range.
Thrym is looking to score with low kicks.
State throws an off balance right hand
and Thrym counters with a stiff right hand.
Thrym lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
State chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thrym takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Thrym misses.
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 Police State will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
State is looking to score with low kicks.
Thrym lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from State misses its intended target.
Thrym swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
State attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thrym steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
State walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
State misses with a body shot.
Thrym misses with a wild combination.
State swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from State misses.
State misses with a left hand
and Thrym counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrym goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
State looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrym is just out of range.
Thrym wants to clinch.
State blocks a head kick by Thrym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thrym shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thrym throws a series of punches but State moves out of range.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
State uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thrym.
State misses with an uppercut. Thrym saw that one coming.
Thrym tries to counter with a clinch but State shakes him off and moves away.
Thrym waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract State.
State misses with a straight left.
State defending well as Thrym loads up on a big left hand.
State feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thrym's calf.
State misses with a body shot.
Thrym staying out of range there.
Thrym throws out a counter right but State avoids it with no problem.
State motions for Thrym to come forward. State throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
State swings and misses with a hook to the body.
State throws a lazy right hand but Thrym sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thrym lands a glancing blow to the side of State's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State cracks Thrym with an open hand slap.
Thrym steps to the side to avoid the strikes from State.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrym thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thrym scores with a punch to the head.
Thrym throws a front kick aimed at State's knee but State avoids it well.
State wants to land a leg kick but Thrym is out of range.
Thrym lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
State takes a swing at Thrym's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from State misses
and Thrym counters by moving into the clinch.
Thrym blocks an uppercut.
Thrym doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Thrym.
State misses with the head strike.
Thrym taking a breather.
Thrym escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
State throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thrym counters with a straight right hand.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrym checks a low kick from State.
Thrym fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt State.
Thrym misses the shot to the body.
Thrym bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from State 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 Thrym has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thrym and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thrym wants to counter with a clinch but State pushes him away.
Thrym tries a head kick but it misses.
Thrym loads up on a big right hand but State slips the punch.
Thrym smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thrym shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from State misses the target.
State avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thrym throws a sloppy head kick and State moves out of range easily.
State misses with a low kick.
State scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thrym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrym changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrym tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
State will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
State swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Thrym was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
State walks into a jab.
State throws a jab but it's blocked by Thrym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
State misses with a hook. Thrym ducked under it nicely.
State swings widly with a right hand
and Thrym decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in State's guard.
State working for a triangle but Thrym defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
State is trying to control the position but Thrym postures up.
State throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rung Thrym comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thrym has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Police State!
A very excited looking Police State 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes to the cage accompanied by Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan. 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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184 lbs
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoffman in his tracks.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Hoffman throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoffman looks to land a body kick but Musashi moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musashi.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Hoffman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Musashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Hoffman thuds a left hand into Musashi's body.
Ryu Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi misses with a body kick.
Hoffman throws an overhand right that lands on Musashi's shoulder, as Musashi tries to avoid the shot.
Hoffman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Musashi at a distance.
Hoffman takes a swing at Musashi's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hoffman misses.
Musashi connects with the punch.
Musashi clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tries to pull guard but Hoffman holds him up against the cage and eventually Musashi drops back down to his feet.
Hoffman is trying to push Musashi away but Musashi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Musashi.
Hoffman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoffman is looking to break free of the clinch but Musashi has double underhooks.
Hoffman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoffman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoffman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Hoffman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Hoffman misses
and Musashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoffman jabs at Musashi's body.
Musashi with a hook.
Musashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hoffman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Hoffman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Musashi lands a nice hook to Hoffman's body. Hoffman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi lands a nice hook to Hoffman's body. Hoffman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoffman takes one to the side of the head.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Musashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hoffman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musashi lands a nice hook to Hoffman's body. Hoffman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Hoffman circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi digs a good body shot into Hoffman's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Musashi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Musashi passes Hoffman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoffman is trying to maintain the position but Musashi is very close to passing his half guard.
Musashi is taking a breather. Hoffman 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.
Musashi trying to control from half guard but Hoffman is working away.
Musashi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hoffman is just riding it out for now. Musashi eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoffman defends it well.
Musashi throws a strike but Hoffman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Musashi is stalling in the full guard.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoffman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoffman misses with a combination
and Musashi counters with a low kick, right behind Hoffman 's knee.
Hoffman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman misses with a straight left.
Hoffman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffman misses with a low kick.
Musashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Musashi.
Musashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Ryu Musashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoffman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hoffman throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoffman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Musashi throws out the jab.
Hoffman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hoffman tries to bum rush Musashi with a series of wild strikes but Musashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Musashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoffman's calf.
Musashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoffman can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Musashi momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Musashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hoffman doesn't seem phased though.
Musashi lands a nice shot that snaps Hoffman's head back.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Musashi.
Musashi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hoffman.
Musashi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoffman.
Hoffman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Musashi misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman throws a poor cross that misses
and Musashi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Musashi connects with a looping right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoffman as he connects with a hook.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Hoffman slips a straight right by Musashi.
Musashi is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Musashi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
Hoffman throws a leg kick but Musashi moved away.
Hoffman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoffman.
Musashi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Musashi lunges at Hoffman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoffman's hand.
Musashi staying out of range there.
Musashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Musashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Musashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoffman throws a sloppy head kick
and Musashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Musashi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hoffman did well to prevent Musashi getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Musashi is keen to just control but Hoffman is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Musashi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoffman checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoffman swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Hoffman lands a body shot.
Musashi throws a wild body kick that Hoffman sees coming a mile off.
Musashi loads up on a big right hand but Hoffman slips the punch.
Hoffman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoffman ducks right into an uppercut from Musashi.
Hoffman misses with a body shot.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Musashi is looking to counter punch.
Hoffman checks a low kick from Musashi.
Musashi backing away here, and Hoffman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoffman, as that shot connected.
Hoffman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoffman tests Musashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Musashi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Musashi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Musashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoffman tries to break free but Musashi pushes him back against the cage.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Musashi.
Hoffman misses with some punches.
Hoffman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Musashi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Musashi has Hoffman up against the cage in a clinch.
Musashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Musashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoffman is trying to force a seperation but Musashi has the dominant position.
Hoffman tries to circle away but Musashi has him pinned against the cage.
Hoffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi clinches.
Good body shot from Musashi.
Musashi misses with some punches.
Hoffman misses with a body punch.
Musashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoffman backwards.
Hoffman struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Musashi keeps control of Hoffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Musashi digs a right hand underneath Hoffman's ribcage. Hoffman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Musashi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoffmans head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoffman tries to break free but Musashi pushes him back against the cage.
Jack Hoffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman working hard to break the clinch.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Hoffman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Musashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi tries a body shot but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Hoffman avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
Hoffman tries to break free but Musashi pushes him back against the cage.
Musashi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but Musashi keeps him there for the moment.
Hoffman prevents a body shot from Musashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Hoffman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoffman lands a nice uppercut.
Musashi is pushing Hoffman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A hook to the body from Hoffman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoffman.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Musashi misses with the head strike.
Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musashi misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Musashi.
Musashi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hoffman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman lands a left hand.
Hoffman breaks the clinch.
Hoffman loads up on a big right hand but Musashi slips the punch.
Hoffman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Musashi. Musashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Musashi scores with a nice right hand.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Musashi.
Musashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hoffman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Musashi rushes Hoffman and presses him up against the cage.
Musashi pushes Hoffman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Musashi.
Hoffman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryu Musashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Musashi gets through Hoffman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Musashi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Musashi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Heisman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles DaCoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Heisman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles DaCoca!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaCoca misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heisman.
A jab lands there for Heisman.
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
DaCoca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DaCoca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heisman misses with a double jab.
DaCoca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DaCoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisman was well out of range. Poor timing from DaCoca.
Heisman misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Heisman is predictable there
and DaCoca counters by clinching up.
Heisman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from DaCoca.
Heisman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DaCoca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heisman prevents a body shot from DaCoca.
Heisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heisman misses with an uppercut. DaCoca saw that one coming.
Heisman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DaCoca was well out of range. Poor timing from Heisman.
DaCoca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by DaCoca.
Heisman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DaCoca.
DaCoca misses with a looping right.
DaCoca cracks Heisman with a good jab.
DaCoca misses with a wild body shot.
DaCoca is looking to land body kicks.
DaCoca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heisman takes the fight into the clinch.
Heisman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from DaCoca.
DaCoca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Heisman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
DaCoca throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisman.
Heisman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
DaCoca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heisman's elbow.
DaCoca blocks a body shot from Heisman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heisman blocking some punches.
Heisman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DaCoca misses with a punch to the body.
DaCoca tries to work over Heisman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DaCoca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from DaCoca.
Heisman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DaCoca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DaCoca tries a body shot but Heisman blocks it.
Heisman tries to circle away but DaCoca has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DaCoca.
A bit of stalling here from Heisman.
Heisman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heisman misses with a body kick.
Heisman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heisman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heisman tries to clinch but DaCoca moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman throws a big shot that misses.
Heisman misses with a right hand
and DaCoca counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
DaCoca won't allow Heisman to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heisman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Heisman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as DaCoca controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Heisman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Heisman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
DaCoca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DaCoca throws a combination that misses
and Heisman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Charles DaCoca's cut even more.
Heisman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DaCoca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heisman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! DaCoca scrambles back to his feet.
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 TJ Heisman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles DaCoca'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.
Heisman scores with a nice strike.
DaCoca sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
DaCoca misses with a body kick.
DaCoca misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DaCoca.
DaCoca connects with a body shot.
Heisman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Heisman.
Heisman wants to clinch up but DaCoca keeps it at a distance.
DaCoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisman was well out of range. Poor timing from DaCoca.
Heisman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by DaCoca.
Left hook, right uppercut from Heisman.
TJ Heisman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heisman fails with an attempt to clinch.
DaCoca misses with a head kick.
Heisman misses with a two punch combination.
DaCoca tries to counter with a clinch but Heisman shakes him off and moves away.
Heisman throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - DaCoca coming out on top.
DaCoca lands a right hook to the body.
Heisman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heisman scores with a nice right hand.
Heisman throws a right and a left that DaCoca avoids nicely.
DaCoca throws a sloppy head kick and Heisman moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heisman.
Heisman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Heisman. Beautiful body shot.
DaCoca connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DaCoca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heisman.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heisman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisman misses with an uppercut.
DaCoca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heisman moves into the clinch.
Heisman lands a right hand that snaps the head of DaCoca backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca tries a body shot but Heisman blocks it.
Heisman wants to break free but DaCoca has control.
Heisman tries to break the clinch but DaCoca is controlling the position.
DaCoca can't find room to land a body shot as Heisman controls the action.
DaCoca avoiding damage as Heisman throws knees to the body.
Heisman is trying to push DaCoca away but DaCoca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heisman blocks an uppercut.
Heisman is looking to control DaCoca's arms but DaCoca gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heisman has his back to the cage.
A short left from Heisman.
DaCoca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DaCoca is leaning against Heisman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DaCoca can't find room to land a body shot as Heisman controls the action.
DaCoca manages to break the clinch.
DaCoca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heisman moves out of range as DaCoca throws a body kick.
DaCoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heisman.
Heisman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman throws a jab but it's blocked by DaCoca.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DaCoca! But no joy.
Heisman lands with a hook. DaCoca tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DaCoca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Heisman finds it's way round the side to connect with DaCoca's head.
DaCoca scores with the left hand. Heisman knows he should have avoided that one.
DaCoca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DaCoca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DaCoca throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jab by Heisman.
DaCoca walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Heisman misses.
DaCoca wants to counter with a clinch but Heisman pushes him away.
DaCoca throws a leg kick but Heisman moved away.
Heisman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big head kick from DaCoca and Heisman is sent sprawling to the canvas!
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
DaCoca throws a big elbow that misses.
Heisman looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
DaCoca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heisman wants to get back to his feet but DaCoca is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Heisman controls DaCoca momentarily but DaCoca frees himself.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Heisman has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. DaCoca has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heisman stalling.
Heisman swings wildly with an uppercut but DaCoca uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Heisman.
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 TJ Heisman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
DaCoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heisman.
DaCoca throws a hook but Heisman blocks it.
DaCoca lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for DaCoca.
Heisman throws a right hand that DaCoca ducks under and follows up with a left that DaCoca also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as DaCoca blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from DaCoca.
Heisman avoids the body shot from DaCoca.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heisman, right into the meat.
Heisman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DaCoca wants to counter the offense by Heisman and move into the clinch position.
Heisman looks to clinch
and DaCoca counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaCoca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heisman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
DaCoca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heisman throws a wild body kick that DaCoca sees coming a mile off.
Heisman scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
DaCoca tries a head kick but it misses.
Heisman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Heisman has closed the distance and engaged DaCoca in a clinch.
Heisman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heisman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DaCoca blocking some punches.
DaCoca lands a nice uppercut.
TJ Heisman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heisman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from DaCoca.
Heisman can't break the clinch.
Heisman is trying to force a seperation but DaCoca has the dominant position.
DaCoca digs a right hand into Heisman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heisman's gas tank.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisman breaks from the clinch.
Heisman ducks right into an uppercut from DaCoca.
DaCoca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! DaCoca slams his shin into Heisman's torso.
Charles DaCoca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca connects with a solid leg kick.
Heisman misses with a body kick.
DaCoca misses the shot to the body.
Heisman tries to clinch but DaCoca moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from DaCoca misses the target.
Heisman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
DaCoca throws a body punch but Heisman moves out of range.
DaCoca is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heisman rather than just go for the knockout.
Heisman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heisman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heisman misses with an attempted mid kick.
DaCoca throws a head kick that misses.
DaCoca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heisman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DaCoca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from DaCoca finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca tries a head kick but it misses.
DaCoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heisman was well out of range. Poor timing from DaCoca.
Heisman lands with a nice combination. DaCoca backs away looking to recover.
Heisman tries to close the distance and clinch but DaCoca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DaCoca tries to land a front kick but Heisman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DaCoca throws the kick towards the body but Heisman avoids it.
TJ Heisman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Heisman misses the target.
DaCoca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Heisman. Beautiful body shot.
Heisman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisman is just out of range.
DaCoca misses with a body kick.
Heisman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
DaCoca throws a hook to the side of Heisman's head but Heisman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DaCoca throws a body punch but Heisman moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisman tries to close the distance and clinch but DaCoca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DaCoca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Heisman misses the target.
A slow jab from DaCoca misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heisman scores with a one two! DaCoca had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Heisman doesn't manage to clinch there - DaCoca circles away.
DaCoca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heisman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from DaCoca.
Heisman tries to counter by clinching up but DaCoca breaks away and moves out of range.
DaCoca swings for the body but Heisman moves out of range.
Heisman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Heisman is just out of range.
Heisman tries to clinch up.
Heisman stalks DaCoca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DaCoca's face. DaCoca staggers backwards, shaken.
Heisman misses with a body kick.
Charles DaCoca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heisman drives through and clinches with DaCoca against the cage.
DaCoca misses with a body punch.
DaCoca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heisman working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles DaCoca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heisman 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Heisman!
A victorious TJ Heisman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Charles DaCoca had this to say: 'That was unexpected.. Well done.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton comes into the arena with Trap Ball blaring out of the sound system. Clam Digger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Body Rott. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lance Templeton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clam Digger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Templeton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Templeton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Templeton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Clam Digger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Templeton.
Both fighters circling a little - Clam Digger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Templeton throws a hook but Clam Digger avoids it easily.
Templeton scores with a kick to the midsection.
Templeton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clam Digger was well out of range. Poor timing from Templeton.
Templeton slips a straight right by Clam Digger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clam Digger.
Templeton lands with a straight right. Clam Digger didn't see that one coming.
Clam Digger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton throws an overhand right that lands on Clam Digger's shoulder, as Clam Digger tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton thumps Clam Digger with a low kick.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clam Digger moves away.
It seemed like Clam Digger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Templeton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clam Digger tries to score with a low kick but Templeton moves his leg out of the way.
Clam Digger walks into a straight right hand from Templeton.
Templeton throws a poor cross that misses
and Clam Digger counters with an outside leg kick.
Clam Digger throws a hook to the side of Templeton's head but Templeton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Templeton swings for the body but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Clam Digger lands the left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clam Digger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clam Digger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clam Digger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Templeton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Templeton.
Templeton has Clam Digger up against the cage in a clinch.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clam Digger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Clam Digger.
Clam Digger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Clam Digger struggles to land a body shot inside as Templeton controls his hands.
Clam Digger lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Templeton prevents a body shot from Clam Digger.
Come on Clam Digger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clam Digger swings wildly with an uppercut but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clam Digger.
Templeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clam Digger looking to stall.
Clam Digger has a couple of punches blocked by Templeton.
Templeton controlling the action here for a moment.
Clam Digger swings wildly with an uppercut but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clam Digger misses with a punch on the inside.
Clam Digger tries to work over Templeton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Templeton struggles to land a body shot inside as Clam Digger controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clam Digger misses with a punch on the inside.
Clam Digger looking to slow down the pace here.
Clam Digger misses with the head strike.
Templeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clam Digger lands a body punch.
Templeton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clam Digger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clam Digger stalling in the clinch but Templeton improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clam Digger.
Templeton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clam Digger tries a body shot but Templeton blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Templeton.
Clam Digger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Templeton lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templeton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Clam Digger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terrance Clam Digger will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Clam Digger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clam Digger.
The fighters circling - Clam Digger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Templeton throws a poor cross that misses
and Clam Digger counters with an inside leg kick.
Templeton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Templeton misses with an uppercut
and Clam Digger counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Templeton.
Clam Digger misses with a hook. Templeton ducked under it nicely.
Terrance Clam Digger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clam Digger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've been informed that Clam Digger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton blocks the body kick.
Clam Digger misses with a kick to the body.
Templeton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clam Digger at a distance.
Templeton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger throws a low kick, looking for Templeton's leg but Templeton calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Templeton misses its target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clam Digger checks a leg kick.
Clam Digger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Templeton blocks a head kick by Clam Digger.
Templeton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clam Digger moves away.
Templeton misses with a hook to the body
and Templeton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Templeton lands a glancing blow to the side of Clam Digger's head.
Templeton thuds his right hand into Clam Digger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clam Digger scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Templeton does it's job there.
Templeton blocks a low kick nicely.
As Clam Digger backs away, Templeton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton lands a body shot.
Clam Digger lands with a hook. Templeton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clam Digger moves forwards but Templeton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Templeton tries to land a front kick but Clam Digger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Templeton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clam Digger's hands.
Clam Digger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Templeton.
Clam Digger looks for the body kick but Templeton saw that one coming.
Clam Digger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clam Digger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clam Digger scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Templeton lands a jab to the head.
Templeton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clam Digger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clam Digger throws a looping overhand right but Templeton ducks down to avoid it.
Templeton lands a jab.
Templeton lands an overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Templeton!
Clam Digger moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
Clam Digger dodges the punch combination from Templeton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clam Digger misses with a hook. Templeton ducked under it nicely.
Clam Digger throws a poor cross that misses
and Templeton counters with a solid body kick.
Templeton misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Clam Digger misses
and Templeton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Templeton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Templeton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clam Digger throws out a leg kick but Templeton moves out of range and Clam Digger only half commits.
Templeton looks to throw a body kick
and Clam Digger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clam Digger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Lance Templeton 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.
Templeton tests Clam Digger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clam Digger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clam Digger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clam Digger moves out of range of the body kick.
Templeton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lance Templeton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templeton throws a sloppy head kick
and Clam Digger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Templeton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clam Digger dodges the punch combination from Templeton.
Clam Digger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Clam Digger misses the target.
Templeton throws out a loose jab but Clam Digger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Templeton throws an overhand right that lands on Clam Digger's shoulder, as Clam Digger tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton takes a swing at Clam Digger's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Clam Digger.
Templeton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Templeton slips under a jab.
Templeton blocks a jab.
Clam Digger lands with a hook. Templeton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clam Digger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Templeton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clam Digger. Clam Digger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Templeton dips to his left and cracks Clam Digger with an uppercut!
Templeton throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Clam Digger to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton lands a right hook to the body.
Templeton lands a jab 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!
Clam Digger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick by Templeton misses
and Clam Digger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Templeton misses with a hook. Clam Digger ducked under it nicely.
Clam Digger lands the left hand.
Templeton throws out a loose jab but Clam Digger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clam Digger throws out a counter right but Templeton avoids it with no problem.
Clam Digger just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton checks a low kick from Clam Digger.
Templeton lands with a cross.
Templeton tries a head kick but it misses.
Clam Digger thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Templeton moves out of range of the strikes.
Templeton throws a body kick that misses.
Templeton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clam Digger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Templeton misses with a kick to the body.
Clam Digger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Templeton counters with a three punch combo that has Clam Digger backing up. Clam Digger nods at Templeton to acknowledge the strikes.
Clam Digger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Templeton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Templeton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clam Digger finds it's way round the side to connect with Templeton's head.
Templeton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Templeton throws a body kick that misses.
Clam Digger throws a big counter head kick but Templeton avoids it with no problem.
Clam Digger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Templeton counters with a nice body kick.
Templeton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses
and Clam Digger counters with a left to the body.
Templeton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clam Digger misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clam Digger. That's going to slow Templeton down.
Clam Digger misses with a takedown attempt - Templeton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lance Templeton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clam Digger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Templeton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick lands from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clam Digger throws a lazy uppercut
and Templeton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clam Digger swings for the body but Templeton moves out of range.
Templeton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clam Digger moves away.
Clam Digger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Templeton. Templeton obviously looking to wear him down.
Clam Digger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Templeton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clam Digger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
Clam Digger is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Templeton throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clam Digger! But no joy.
Templeton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clam Digger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Templeton scrambles back to his feet.
Templeton scores with a jab to the body.
Clam Digger shoots in for a takedown but Templeton shows good takedown defense.
Danga de danga de dang - Templeton scores with a four punch combination!
Templeton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clam Digger's calf.
Templeton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Templeton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clam Digger counters with a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Templeton as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Templeton misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Templeton clobbers Clam Digger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clam Digger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clam Digger misses with a left hand
and Templeton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clam Digger walks into a left hand.
Templeton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clam Digger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clam Digger misses with a leg kick.
Clam Digger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Templeton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clam Digger.
Clam Digger moves out of range of the body kick from Templeton.
A head kick misses from Templeton.
And Clam Digger responds with a good body kick, but Templeton manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger scores with a nice body kick.
Templeton slips a jab and a cross from Clam Digger.
Templeton tries to land a body kick
and Clam Digger counters with a nice uppercut.
Clam Digger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy body kick from Clam Digger
and Templeton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Templeton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clam Digger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Templeton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clam Digger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clam Digger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Templeton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Clam Digger misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Templeton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton connects with a leg kick. Clam Digger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clam Digger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clam Digger stalls.
Clam Digger struggles to land a body shot inside as Templeton controls his hands.
Templeton swings wildly with an uppercut but Clam Digger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Clam Digger fails to land.
Clam Digger throws a head punch that misses.
Templeton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Templeton had his way with Terrance Clam Digger in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Templeton with a jab.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Templeton scores with a decent looking hook.
Templeton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clam Digger counters with a left to the body.
Templeton misses with a lunging right hand
and Clam Digger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Templeton throws a body kick that misses.
Clam Digger throws a looping overhand right but Templeton ducks down to avoid it.
Templeton throwing a counter right hand but Clam Digger manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clam Digger moves out of range as Templeton throws a body kick.
Templeton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clam Digger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from Clam Digger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger misses with a jab to the body
and Templeton counters with a straight right hand.
Templeton avoids a kick to the body.
Templeton misses the body punch
and Clam Digger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Templeton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clam Digger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Templeton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clam Digger. Templeton shrugs it off though.
Templeton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Templeton, as that shot connected.
Terrance Clam Digger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger just misses with a punch to the body.
Templeton throws a push kick but Clam Digger slaps the foot to one side.
Clam Digger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clam Digger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clam Digger lands a leg kick that knocks Templeton off balance momentarily.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clam Digger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Templeton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clam Digger catches Templeton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Templeton throws a sloppy body shot
and Clam Digger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clam Digger throws a body kick that misses
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
Clam Digger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clam Digger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Templeton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clam Digger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Clam Digger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Templeton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Templeton misses with an uppercut
and Clam Digger counters with a body kick that stops Templeton in his tracks momentarily.
Clam Digger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Templeton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clam Digger scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clam Digger checks a low kick from Templeton.
Clam Digger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clam Digger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Templeton scores with a hook to the body. Clam Digger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clam Digger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Templeton tries to clinch there but Clam Digger circles away.
A jab from Clam Digger misses.
Templeton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lance Templeton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Templeton throws a lazy head kick
and Clam Digger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Templeton drops his hands momentarily and Clam Digger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terrance Clam Digger.
I think Templeton 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Templeton!
Lance Templeton retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Lance Templeton took to the microphone: 'i got this fight shit from my daddy, blame my dad'.
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