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GAMMA#619 Gunnar v Amato PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Aragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Dearborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25 - 20 - 3 |
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175 lbs
32 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
25 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Aragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Dearborn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dearborn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Aragon misses
and Dearborn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dearborn checks a leg kick.
Dearborn feints a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Aragon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aragon.
Aragon swings for the body but Dearborn moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dearborn throws a body shot but no joy.
Dearborn lands with an uppercut that bounces Aragon off the cage and back into range.
Aragon closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dearborn.
Aragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dearborn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dearborn misses with a low kick.
Aragon lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Aragon's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Aragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Aragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dearborn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diego Aragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aragon lands a glancing blow to the side of Dearborn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon slips under a jab from Dearborn.
Dearborn throws out a leg kick but Aragon moves out of range and Dearborn only half commits.
Dearborn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dearborn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dearborn walks into a stiff left hand from Aragon.
Aragon wants to clinch up but Dearborn keeps it at a distance.
Aragon tries to clinch up.
Dearborn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick from Aragon lands but Dearborn takes it in his stride.
Aragon works the jab nicely.
Aragon is looking to wear down Dearborn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dearborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aragon moves away.
Aragon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Dearborn finds it's way through Aragon's defenses.
A big right from Aragon misses.
Aragon throws a head kick that misses.
Aragon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dearborn has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dearborn throws a leg kick but Aragon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dearborn throws a lazy right hand but Aragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dearborn scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aragon throws a leg kick but Dearborn checks it.
Aragon lands a nice looking body shot.
Aragon scores with a hook.
Aragon lands the left hand.
Aragon tries to clinch up
and Dearborn counters with a stiff right hand.
Dearborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aragon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aragon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dearborn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dearborn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dearborn lands with a shot to the body.
Aragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dearborn.
Aragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Aragon.
Aragon connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn scores with a punch to the head.
Aragon darts in and clinches Dearborn up against the cage.
Dearborn can't find room to land a body shot as Aragon controls the action.
A short right from Dearborn on the inside.
Dearborn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Aragon fails to land.
Dearborn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aragon's elbow.
Dearborn misses with an elbow strike.
Aragon tries to throw a body punch but Dearborn avoids it by throwing Aragon back against the cage.
Dearborn misses with a body punch.
Dearborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aragon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dearborn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aragon.
Aragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dearborn.
Dearborn throws a hook but Aragon blocks it.
Dearborn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dearborn lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dearborn moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dearborn can't find room to land a body shot as Aragon controls the action.
Aragon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dearborn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aragon.
Aragon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dearborn moves into range and clinches up with Aragon.
Dearborn tries to work over Aragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dearborn digs a right hand underneath Aragon's ribcage. Aragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Aragon.
Dearborn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aragon's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dearborn.
Dearborn lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dearborn.
Aragon prevents a body shot from Dearborn.
Aragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Aragon.
Dearborn misses with the head strike.
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 Diego Aragon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aragon throws a body punch but Dearborn moves out of range.
Dearborn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aragon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dearborn. Aragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Dearborn.
Dearborn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aragon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dearborn looks to land a combination but Aragon avoids it well.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dearborn.
Aragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dearborn.
Dearborn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dearborn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aragon.
Aragon feinted with a counter takedown.
Aragon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dearborn pushes Aragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Dearborn misses with a body punch.
Aragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diego Aragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Dearborn throws a hook to the side of Aragon's head but Aragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dearborn throws a leg kick
and Aragon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dearborn has one foot on Aragon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dearborn swings for the body but Aragon moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aragon jabs Dearborn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aragon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dearborn can pounce on him.
Aragon misses the shot to the body.
Aragon lands a glancing blow to the side of Dearborn's head.
Dearborn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dearborn lands a nice looking body kick.
Dearborn slips a jab and a cross from Aragon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aragon. Dearborn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aragon is looking to clinch but Dearborn is avoiding it.
Aragon throws a body shot but no joy.
Aragon throws a right hand that Dearborn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dearborn also avoids with ease.
Aragon looks for the body kick but Dearborn saw that one coming.
Dearborn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aragon.
Aragon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aragon cracks the inside of Dearborn's front leg.
Aragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Aragon misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aragon drops his hands momentarily and Dearborn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aragon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aragon misses with a kick to the body.
Dearborn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dearborn misses with a low kick.
Aragon tried to counter with a leg kick but Dearborn avoided it.
Aragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aragon moves in looking to clinch but Dearborn pushes him off.
Dearborn missing with a left hand there. Aragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dearborn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dearborn was well out of range. Poor timing from Aragon.
Dearborn looks to land a right hand but Aragon moved out of range.
Good exchange - Aragon coming out on top.
A combination from Aragon does no damage.
Aragon throws a series of punches but Dearborn moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dearborn! But no joy.
Aragon is looking to clinch.
Dearborn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dearborn lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aragon misses with a kick to the body
and Dearborn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aragon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dearborn lands the left hand.
Dearborn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aragon. That did some damage!
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dearborn is just out of range.
Aragon misses with a hook to the body
and Dearborn counters by clinching up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dearborn backwards.
Dearborn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aragon backwards.
Aragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dearborn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aragon prevents a body shot from Dearborn.
Aragon blocks a body shot from Dearborn.
Aragon misses with a body punch.
Aragon prevents a body shot from Dearborn.
Aragon working hard to break the clinch.
Dearborn is working Aragon over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragon scores with a shot to the side of Dearborn's head.
Aragon manages to break the clinch.
Dearborn moves away from the strike by Aragon.
Aragon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dearborn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aragon cracks the inside of Dearborn's front leg.
Dearborn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dearborn misses with a hook.
Aragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Dearborn.
Aragon throws a nice head kick!
Dearborn throws a body kick that misses.
Dearborn scores with a body shot.
Aragon misses with a body kick.
Aragon scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aragon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aragon moves into the clinch successfully.
Aragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dearborn thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Diego Aragon 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. This is the final round!
Aragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dearborn is just out of range.
Dearborn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dearborn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dearborn connects with a single shot there.
Dearborn is looking to slow Aragon down with leg kicks.
Dearborn gets a clinch.
Aragon breaks the clinch.
Aragon tries to clinch up but Dearborn circles away and keeps his distance.
Dearborn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aragon.
Good work by Aragon as he checks the leg kick.
Aragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aragon.
Dearborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragon connects with an inside leg kick.
Dearborn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aragon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dearborn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aragon.
Dearborn misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dearborn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Dearborn.
Dearborn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aragon misses with a body shot.
Aragon throws a leg kick
and Dearborn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Dearborn misses.
Dearborn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aragon misses with a few strikes there.
Aragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dearborn manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Dearborn there.
A bone on bone clash there as Dearborn blocks the leg kick.
Dearborn throws out a counter right but Aragon avoids it with no problem.
Dearborn connects with a leg kick. Aragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dearborn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dearborn throws a lazy right hand but Aragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dearborn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aragon.
Will Dearborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aragon works Dearborn's body with a nice hook.
Dearborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dearborn feints and then cracks Aragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aragon down.
Aragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aragon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dearborn.
Aragon wants to clinch up but Dearborn keeps it at a distance.
Aragon works Dearborn's body with a nice hook.
Aragon connects with a single shot there.
Aragon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dearborn blocks a low kick nicely.
Dearborn lands a big head kick that sends Aragon tumbling to the mat! Dearborn takes a step backwards and waves Aragon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Aragon is rocked!
Dearborn throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Aragon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aragon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego Aragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dearborn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aragon.
Aragon wants to clinch but Dearborn slips to the side
and Dearborn counters with a crisp right that sends Aragon to the canvas! Dearborn follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Dearborn!
Will Dearborn very nearly forgot to thank Museum of Monsters & Madmen amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Diego Aragon stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanford comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Wonder - Superstition. Young is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sanford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Sanford's head coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Young moves forwards but Sanford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanford connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
A left lands for Young.
Danga de danga de dang - Young scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Lamont Sanford has been cut.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Sanford moves into the clinch.
Sanford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanford's brow.
Young lands a body shot.
Young prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford manages to break the clinch.
Sanford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young works Sanford's body with a nice hook.
Young misses with a low kick as Sanford jumps back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanford.
Sloppy strikes from Sanford. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Young slips a jab from Sanford.
Young let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Young throws a jab when Sanford was well out of range.
Young lands a jab to Sanford's midsection.
We've been informed that Young 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.
Sanford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanford.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
A little jabbing left from Young on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Sanford.
Young takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Young 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot by Sanford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young misses with a double jab
and Sanford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanford.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Sanford is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Young.
Young lands a body punch in the clinch.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Sanford lands a good knee to the midsection. Young won't want to take too many of those.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Young or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.
Sanford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Nice body punch from Sanford.
Young on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young working aggressively here.
Sanford missing with knees to the body.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Sanford tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Sanford tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Sanford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanford tries a body shot but Young blocks it.
Sanford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Young takes an elbow to the temple.
Young lands a right hand.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
A body shot lands from Young.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Young wants to stall.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores with a jab. Sanford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Sanford. Those never looked like landing.
Sanford looks to throw a body kick
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lamont Sanford is winning the standup battle so far.
Young misses with a body shot.
Sanford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young tries to clinch but Sanford is having none of it.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanford. That's going to slow Young down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Young.
Young throws an overhand right that lands on Sanford's shoulder, as Sanford tries to avoid the shot.
That kick from Sanford tenderised Young's leg. Young is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanford keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanford swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Sanford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Sanford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Nice straight punches there by Sanford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanford.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Sanford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Young.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young wants to counter the offense by Sanford and move into the clinch position.
Young lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanford scores with a nice right hand.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Sanford jabs at Young's body.
Sanford looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Sanford takes one on the button.
Sanford looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Young is looking for the big counter here.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanford lands with a good body shot.
Young looks to land a right hand but Sanford moved out of range.
Young tries to clinch up.
Sanford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young throws a low kick but Sanford avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanford misses the target.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sanford misses its intended target.
Sanford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young checks a leg kick.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Young looks to land a right hand but Sanford moved out of range.
Sanford with a jab.
Sanford connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young walks into a left hand.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Sanford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanford tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Lamont Sanford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young avoiding damage as Sanford throws knees to the body.
Young lands with a left to the head.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
Young is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanford gets an underhook and turns Young into the cage.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford blocks a body shot from Young.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Sanford avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Sanford breaks from the clinch.
Sanford misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Young 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 Lamont Sanford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lamont Sanford's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanford misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young looks to land a right hand but Sanford moved out of range.
Young throws a hook to the side of Sanford's head but Sanford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanford avoids a kick to the body.
Young stuns Sanford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanford throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Young fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a leg kick but Sanford checks it.
Sanford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanford throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young is looking to land body kicks.
Sanford throws a big counter combination but Young scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Young uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
Young lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lamont Sanford's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford delivers a nice body kick.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanford slips under a jab.
Sanford throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Sanford misses with a hook.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Young scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Young.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanford.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Young.
Young drives through and clinches with Sanford against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young prevents a body shot from Sanford.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanford takes a shot to the head.
Sanford letting Young take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Sanford lands a nice uppercut.
Young slowing the pace effectively.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanford.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanford.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford scores with a hook to the body.
Young working aggressively here.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Sanford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sanford on the inside.
Sanford working aggressively here.
Young throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamont Sanford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daft Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young just leaning against Sanford, taking a breather.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Young misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanford or not.
Sanford blocks a body shot from Young.
Sanford being controlled against the cage.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young working aggressively here.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford breaks the clinch.
Sanford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford digs a good hook to Young's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daft Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lamont Sanford!
Lamont Sanford managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Breathe. 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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148 lbs
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155 lbs
36 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puch with a hook.
Finch scores with a decent looking hook.
Puch connects with a right hand. Finch shakes it off.
A slow jab from Puch misses its intended target.
It looked like Finch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
Puch checks a low kick from Finch.
Puch cracks Finch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch throws a hook but Puch blocks it.
Richmond Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Puch checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Finch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Finch lands a nice hook to Puch's body. Puch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Puch blocks a head kick by Finch.
Puch scores with the left hand. Finch knows he should have avoided that one.
Puch moves out of range of the strikes.
Puch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Puch walks into a left hand.
Puch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
Finch throws the left hand but Puch avoids the punch easily.
Finch looks to land a left hand but Puch moved out of range nicely.
Puch feints the counter takedown.
Puch thuds his right hand into Finch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puch misses with a body shot.
Puch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Finch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Puch off balance momentarily.
Puch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puch swings around for an armbar but Finch sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Puch's guard.
Puch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Finch passes into half guard.
Puch wants to get back to full guard.
Finch controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finch gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Richmond Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Finch catches Puch right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Puch feints the counter takedown.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Puch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Good exchange - Puch coming out on top.
Finch slaps away a takedown attempt from Puch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puch throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch swinging wildly here.
Finch throws a lazy head kick
and Puch counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Finch!
Puch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Finch some visible discomfort.
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!
Puch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Finch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Puch lands a few punches from side control.
Finch is rocked!
Puch scoring with punches from side control.
Finch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Puch's best efforts.
Puch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finch kicks Puch off and gets back to his feet.
Finch scores with a jab to the head.
Puch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Puch's head but Puch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch slips a straight right by Puch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richmond Finch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finch leaves Puch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Puch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puch connects with a body shot that sends Finch's belly button to the back.
Puch punishes Finch's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Finch - just one landing.
Puch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finch is fending him off so far but Puch persists. Nope, Finch circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch dives in and grabs Finch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finch pushes down on Puch's head and hops out.
Richmond Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch 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.
Finch trying to control the position.
Puch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finch's head.
Puch postures up and lands a big shot to Finch's brow.
Puch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Finch controlling Puch's posture.
Puch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Puch throws an elbow that misses. Finch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Puch's guard. Nice move by Finch!
Finch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Finch has managed to get both his arms back between Puch's legs - danger averted.
Finch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Finch has managed to get both his arms back between Puch's legs - danger averted.
Puch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Finch passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Puch's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Puch is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Finch is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Puch working to try and regain half guard.
Puch tries to control the position but Finch now has his back.
Finch has good solid back control here.
Finch doesn't have the hooks in and Puch manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch keeping moving, preventing Puch from controlling successfully.
Puch pushing down on Finch's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Puch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finch keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Puch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Puch lands a nice short elbow.
Finch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puch.
Puch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finch defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Finch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puch prevents Finch from improving his position.
Puch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
Finch tries to roll over but Puch keeps him under control.
Puch is looking to take a break and control but Finch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finch defending well though.
Puch stops Finch from getting back to his feet.
Puch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Puch winds up and cracks Finch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robledo Puch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Puch moves away from the strike by Finch.
And Puch tries to counter it with a takedown but Finch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Finch misses with an uppercut. Puch saw that one coming.
Finch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Puch takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Finch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Puch looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Finch is fending him off so far but Puch persists. Nope, Finch circles away and we're back to standing.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Puch's head but Puch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Puch gets the takedown into side control.
Finch throws Puch to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch throws a leg kick but Puch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puch slips under a jab.
And Puch tries to counter it with a takedown but Finch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Finch slips under a jab from Puch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch cracks a nice hook into Finch's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Puch checks a leg kick.
Puch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Puch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finch counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
Puch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Finch doesn't seem bothered though.
Finch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finch throws a body punch but Puch moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Puch.
Finch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Finch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Puch staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch throws a hook but Finch avoids it easily.
Puch throws a shot from downtown. Finch moves away and avoids it.
Finch swings for the body but Puch moves out of range.
Puch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Puch throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puch lands a jab.
Puch moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch throws a nice head kick!
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puch manages to avoid it.
Puch checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Finch - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch shoots in for a takedown but Finch shows good takedown defense.
Richmond Finch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robledo Puch.
Puch lands a two punch combo.
Richmond Finch is winning the standup battle so far.
Puch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puch feints the counter takedown.
Puch loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Finch tried to counter with a leg kick but Puch avoided it.
Puch avoids the body shot from Finch.
And Puch tries to counter it with a takedown but Finch pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Finch misses with a hook. Puch ducked under it nicely.
Puch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puch.
Finch feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Puch misses with a body shot
and Finch finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Finch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch with a nice cross.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puch.
Finch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Finch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Finch tries to work over Puch's front leg with a kick but Puch checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Puch.
Puch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puch throws a series of punches but Finch moves out of range.
Puch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Puch misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richmond Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Finch 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Pearson Specter Litt, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pereira's choice of entrance music: Game of Thrones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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187 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Mosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira pushes Mosby away with a front kick.
Mosby misses with a takedown attempt - Pereira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mosby scores with a jab to the head.
Mosby misses the shot to the body.
Mosby lands with a nice body kick.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira throws a shot from downtown. Mosby moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pereira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mosby with a poor takedown
and Pereira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pereira slips a jab from Mosby.
Mosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Mosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pereira under the eye.
Mosby throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosby connects with a nice looking jab.
Mosby shoots in looking for a takedown but Pereira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mosby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pereira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mosby.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mosby blocks the body kick.
Daniel Mosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosby fails with a takedown attempt.
Mosby lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mosby connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mosby.
Mosby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pereira has time to react.
Mosby's corner calls for a 1-2. Mosby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mosby cracks Pereira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pereira throws out a leg kick but Mosby moves out of range and Pereira only half commits.
A left lands for Mosby.
Mosby misses with a straight left.
Pereira misses with an uppercut
and Mosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mosby thuds his right hand into Pereira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mosby throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pereira as he avoids it easily.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
No luck for Mosby with that takedown attempt.
Mosby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mosby throws the left hand but Pereira avoids the punch easily.
Pereira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pereira lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Mosby does it's job there.
Pereira misses with a two punch combination.
Mosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosby misses the shot to the body.
Mosby checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira looks to land a left hand but Mosby moved out of range nicely.
Mosby scores with a takedown into Pereira's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira working a defensive guard but Mosby manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pereira is not content to let Mosby control the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Pereira is looking to reverse the position.
Mosby is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pereira's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mosby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pereira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mosby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Pereira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mosby misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Pereira lands a jab to Mosby's midsection.
Pereira throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mosby.
Mosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mosby. Pereira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mosby throws a lazy right hand but Pereira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pereira slaps away a takedown attempt from Mosby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mosby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pereira avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosby changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pereira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Mosby.
Pereira regains half guard, as Mosby was trying to land strikes.
Mosby prevents Pereira from improving his position.
Mosby is thwarting Pereira's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Mosby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosby working Pereira over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mosby is working away from the top position though.
Pereira is looking for a sweep. Mosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mosby content to control rather than advance.
Mosby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pereira defends it well.
Mosby throws a strike but Pereira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mosby looking to pass the guard.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mosby slips nicely into half guard.
Pereira wants to control but Mosby is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira is staying active underneath Mosby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Mosby dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Mosby throws a solid leg kick but Pereira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mosby.
Pereira looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Pereira as Mosby shoots in.
Pereira thinks about the counter body kick.
Pereira fakes the leg kick and cracks Mosby in the body.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks Mosby off balance momentarily.
Mosby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mosby throws a low kick, looking for Pereira's leg but Pereira calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mosby misses its intended target.
Pereira moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mosby moves away from the strike by Pereira.
Pereira walks into a jab.
Pereira slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Pereira on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mosby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mosby motions for Pereira to come forward. Mosby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A lazy left from Mosby finds it's target.
Mosby thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Mosby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mosby lands a slapping body shot.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mosby.
Pereira misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mosby.
Mosby fails with a takedown attempt.
Mosby rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Miguel Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mosby.
A shot to the liver by Pereira. Beautiful body shot.
Mosby jabs Pereira right on the nose. Pereira blinks but takes it well.
Pereira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mosby shoots in but Pereira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Mosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Pereira blocks the leg kick.
Pereira now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Daniel Mosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Mosby throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Mosby scores with a jab. Pereira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mosby checks the leg kick.
Mosby with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira thuds his right hand into Mosby's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Mosby misses its intended target.
Pereira misses with a left hand
letting Mosby counter with a right hand.
Pereira leaves Mosby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mosby looking to score a takedown here. Pereira is defending well but Mosby drives through and ends up in Pereira's guard.
Daniel Mosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pereira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mosby trying to control but Pereira is working from the bottom.
Pereira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Pereira has wrist control.
Mosby looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira controls Mosby momentarily but Mosby frees himself.
Pereira trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mosby wants to control from the top but Pereira keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Mosby checks it
and Mosby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pereira thinking.
Mosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira throws a front kick aimed at Mosby's knee but Mosby avoids it well.
Pereira looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Mosby finds it's way through Pereira's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mosby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pereira is able to avoid easily.
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Mosby is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Mosby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mosby 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Mosby!
Daniel Mosby spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andrew and Wada Blood - Irie. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Symons!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symons just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Symons.
Symons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Graeme Symons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Symons has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boma misses with a two punch combination.
Symons misses with a lunging right hand
and Boma moves into the clinch.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Symons is looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Symons blocking some punches.
Boma is pressed up against the cage. Symons has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boma down to the mat. Boma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graeme Symons.
Boma fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boma walks into a straight right hand from Symons.
Symons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Symons digs a good body shot into Boma's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Symons. Boma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Symons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bomas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Symons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Symons throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Symons.
Symons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Symons swings for the body but Boma moves out of range.
It looked like Boma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) in the buildup to the fight.
Boma tries to bum rush Symons with a series of wild strikes but Symons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Symons.
Symons connects with a single shot there.
Symons looks to score with a jab to the body but Boma is just out of range.
Boma tries to counter by clinching up but Symons breaks away and moves out of range.
Symons misses with a body punch
and Symons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy left from Boma finds it's target.
Boma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boma takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons lands a really nice looking cross but Boma seems unphased.
Boma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Symons works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Symons misses the shot to the body.
Symons moves into range and clinches up with Boma.
Boma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Symons misses with a punch to the body.
Symons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Symons effectively controlling the action here.
Symons lands a left hand.
Boma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Symons up against the cage.
Symons struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Boma to work.
Symons tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Boma misses with some punches.
Boma tries to work over Symons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma scores with a shoulder strike.
Boma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Symons is working for takedown but Boma is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boma.
Boma can't find room to land a body shot as Symons controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Boma.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boma stops a takedown attempt from Symons.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Symons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma tries a body shot but Symons blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Graeme Symons will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Symons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Symons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Symons working aggressively here.
Symons wants a takedown.
Boma prevents a body shot from Symons.
Boma misses with some punches.
Symons's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Symons struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Symons tries a body shot but Boma blocks it.
Symons has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Symonss head.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Symons's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boma is defending well.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Boma is leaning against Symons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boma.
Symons struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
Symons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Symons struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Symons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boma is keeping busy.
Boma stops a takedown attempt from Symons.
Oscar Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graeme Symons.
Symons tries for a takedown. No joy.
Oscar Boma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boma is pressed up against the cage. Symons has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boma down to the mat. Boma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Symons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boma, pushing him back against the cage.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
Symons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Boma.
Symons misses with a body punch.
Symons blocking some punches.
Boma working aggressively here.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Symons is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Boma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Symons has Boma pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons wants to take the fight to the mat but Boma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Symons is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Symons throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Boma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Symons takes a shot to the head.
Symons tries to score a body lock takedown but Boma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Symons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boma is pushing Symons up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Symons blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boma.
Boma lands with a light punch inside.
Symons has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
Boma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Symons up against the cage.
Symons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Symons - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Symons throws a punch but it's blocked by Boma.
Symons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma digs a right hand underneath Symons's ribcage. Symons let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Symons being controlled against the cage.
Boma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Symons tries to stall but Boma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Symons.
Boma effectively controlling the action here.
Boma tries to work over Symons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Symons lands an uppercut.
Boma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boma misses with a punch on the inside.
Boma misses with some punches.
Symons prevents a body shot from Boma.
Boma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Symons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Symons lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Symons.
Boma lands with a right to the head.
Symons goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boma prevents it.
Boma working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Boma dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Symons misses with a shot to the body
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Symons.
Symons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Symons lands a nice hook to Boma's body. Boma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Symons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boma counters by moving into the clinch.
Boma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Boma on the inside.
Boma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Symons tries to throw a body punch but Boma avoids it by throwing Symons back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Symons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boma lands a hook that snaps the head of Symons backwards.
Boma lands with a left to the head.
Boma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Symons fails to land.
Boma letting Symons take a breather here.
Symons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boma backwards.
Boma struggles to land a body shot inside as Symons controls his hands.
Boma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Symons creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Symons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Symons misses with some punches.
Symons blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Symons.
A short uppercut from Boma.
Symons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Symons tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boma lands with a short shot to the head.
Boma throws a punch but it's blocked by Symons.
Boma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boma effectively controlling the action here.
Boma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma digs a right hand underneath Symons's ribcage. Symons let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boma tries to work over Symons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boma misses with a body punch.
Symons stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma has a couple of punches blocked by Symons.
Symons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Symons working aggressively here.
Boma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Symonss head.
Symons swings wildly with an uppercut but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Symons works on Boma's body with a couple of short punches.
Boma blocks an uppercut.
Symons tries to work over Boma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Symons stalling in the clinch but Boma improves position.
Symons has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
Symons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Symons misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boma is pushing Symons up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Symons is looking to control Boma's arms but Boma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Symons has his back to the cage.
Symons stalling.
Symons is looking for a takedown.
Boma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boma misses with a punch to the body.
Boma prevents a body shot from Symons.
Boma swings wildly with an uppercut but Symons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Symons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boma tries to work over Symons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Symons goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Symons presses Boma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Boma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boma 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Boma!
Oscar Boma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes to the cage accompanied by Boa - Energetic. Nazaryan has chosen DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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148 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. Miyata does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyata takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
Miyata lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miyata misses with a hook.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Miyata loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
Nazaryan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miyata moves out of range as Nazaryan strikes.
Miyata's corner calls for a 1-2. Miyata obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miyata swings for the body but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Miyata uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miyata is defended easily by Nazaryan.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Miyata slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata looks to land a right hand but Nazaryan moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Miyata there.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyata looks to land a left hand but Nazaryan moved out of range nicely.
Miyata lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nazaryan digs a good body shot into Miyata's ribs.
Miyata throws a right hand that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miyata swings widly with a right hand
and Nazaryan counters with a good low kick that Miyata was not able to check.
Nazaryan misses with a hook. Miyata ducked under it nicely.
Miyata will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyata.
Miyata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Nazaryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyata.
Nazaryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nazaryan cracks Miyata with an open hand slap.
Nazaryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miyata.
Miyata drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nazaryan sprawls and moves away.
Miyata chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nazaryan can pounce on him.
Miyata is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miyata throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nazaryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miyata appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nazaryan tries a quick counter leg kick but Miyata is wise to it.
Miyata looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miyata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miyata missing with a left hand there. Nazaryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazaryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miyata.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Miyata blocks it.
Nazaryan slips a jab from Miyata.
A jab lands there for Miyata.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miyata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyata throws a lazy uppercut
and Nazaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miyata's head backwards.
Miyata misses with a looping left.
Miyata misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Miyata with that takedown attempt.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyata is just out of range.
Miyata is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Miyata loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
Nazaryan throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown but Nazaryan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan avoids the body shot from Miyata.
Miyata connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazaryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Nazaryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nazaryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazaryan misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miyata is out of range.
Miyata blocks a low kick nicely.
Miyata stuns Nazaryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nazaryan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Miyata.
Nazaryan misses with a looping left.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miyata checks a leg kick.
Miyata stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nazaryan.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Miyata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nazaryan connects with a nice looking jab.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Miyata moves out of range of the strikes.
Miyata throwing a counter right hand but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Miyata lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vrej Nazaryan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nazaryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Miyata slips a straight right by Nazaryan.
An attempted straight right counter from Miyata misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nazaryan. That's going to slow Miyata down.
Nazaryan throws a low kick but Miyata avoids it.
Miyata throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miyata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Miyata.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan throws a solid leg kick but Miyata takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nazaryan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nazaryan, right into the meat.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
Vrej Nazaryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyata bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazaryan's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyata misses with a looping left.
Miyata misses with an uppercut. Nazaryan saw that one coming.
Miyata is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miyata misses with a low kick.
A big left from Miyata misses.
Miyata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazaryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan tries a low kick but Miyata avoids it.
Nazaryan misses with a straight right.
Miyata lands with a shot to the body.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nazaryan pushes Miyata off and gets back to his feet.
Miyata misses the jab.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyata feinted with a counter takedown.
Miyata throws out a loose jab but Nazaryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Miyata checks it
and Miyata counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyata throws a hook to the side of Nazaryan's head but Nazaryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miyata misses with a hook.
Miyata connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazaryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nazaryan misses with a shot to the body
and Miyata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miyata.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Nazaryan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Miyata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nazaryan working aggressively here.
Miyata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazaryan lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miyata lands with a cross.
Nazaryan scores with a nice right hand.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Nazaryan as he connects with a hook.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Miyata.
Nazaryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nazaryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyata.
Nazaryan stuns Miyata with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miyata takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nazaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nazaryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyata changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nazaryan moves out of range as Miyata strikes.
Nazaryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Miyata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nazaryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
Miyata connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazaryan throws a chopping leg kick but Miyata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazaryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata cracks Nazaryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miyata keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
No joy there for Nazaryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nazaryan throws the left hand but Miyata avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Nazaryan. No joy for Miyata on that attempt.
A big right from Miyata misses.
Nazaryan tries to score with a low kick but Miyata moves his leg out of the way.
Miyata changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nazaryan loads up on a big right hand but Miyata slips the punch.
Miyata changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miyata closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nazaryan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nazaryan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazaryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vrej Nazaryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazaryan ducks under a wild hook from Miyata.
Nazaryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nazaryan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan lands with a nice body punch.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Miyata moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Miyata.
Nazaryan misses with a leg kick.
Miyata looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Nazaryan takes a swing at Miyata's ribcage but misses.
Nazaryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyata misses with a straight left.
Miyata walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan misses with a looping left.
Nazaryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that Miyata ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyata also avoids with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nazaryan enables Miyata to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nazaryan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata is trying to drag Nazaryan to the mat but Nazaryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miyata.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyata.
Miyata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miyata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nazaryan lands a left hand.
Miyata wants to get back to striking at distance but Nazaryan won't allow it.
Nazaryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nazaryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazaryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Nazaryan.
Kira Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miyata misses with a body shot.
Miyata tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nazaryan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miyata somewhat.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan avoids it easily.
Miyata defending well as Nazaryan loads up on a big left hand.
Nazaryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nazaryan lands a really nice looking cross but Miyata seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Nazaryan is predictable there
and Miyata cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazaryan lands a leg kick that knocks Miyata off balance momentarily.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nazaryan, as that shot connected.
Miyata shoots in for a takedown but Nazaryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazaryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miyata. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazaryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazaryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyata.
Nazaryan is looking to chop away at Miyata's legs.
Miyata swings for the body but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Nazaryan is looking to slow Miyata down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan throws a low kick, looking for Miyata's leg but Miyata calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Nazaryan misses its intended target.
Nazaryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Miyata.
Miyata misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan scores with a nice body kick.
Nazaryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Miyata.
Miyata takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nazaryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nazaryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyata throws an off balance right hand
and Nazaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miyata misses with a hook. Nazaryan ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazaryan misses the target.
Miyata listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miyata closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Miyata misses the target.
Vrej Nazaryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miyata fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Miyata misses its intended target.
Miyata looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazaryan is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nazaryan, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan sizes up Miyata with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miyata throws a hook but Nazaryan blocks it.
Nazaryan staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrej Nazaryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nazaryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vrej Nazaryan!
Vrej Nazaryan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus McTearson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 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
40 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia misses with a head kick.
Genia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McTearson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McTearson duly obliges.
Genia looks for the body kick but McTearson saw that one coming.
Genia misses with a leg kick.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
McTearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Genia misses.
Genia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Genia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McTearson checks a leg kick.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Genia with a nice cross.
McTearson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Genia.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia lands a nice shot to the body.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. Genia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Genia cracks the inside of McTearson's front leg.
McTearson staying out of range there.
Genia with a hook.
Genia misses with a two punch combination.
McTearson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Genia.
Genia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTearson lands a head shot.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Genia.
McTearson blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Genia there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Genia is able to avoid easily.
McTearson throws a hook but Genia avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McTearson counters with a left to the body.
Genia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Genia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Genia takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice shot lands for McTearson.
Genia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Will Genia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
A jab from McTearson finds it's way through Genia's defenses.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson throws a lazy uppercut
and Genia counters with an inside leg kick.
McTearson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McTearson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Genia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McTearson scores with a jab. Genia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from Genia.
Genia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Genia thuds a left hand into McTearson's body.
Genia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
McTearson blocks the body kick.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McTearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Genia.
McTearson thinks about countering with a head kick.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick and Genia moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Genia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Genia misses with a hook
and McTearson counters with a nice leg kick.
McTearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Genia.
McTearson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Genia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Genia looks to land a combination. McTearson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson throws a front kick that sends Genia stumbling back into the cage.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McTearson checks a leg kick.
McTearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Genia misses
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
McTearson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Genia finds it's way round the side to connect with McTearson's head.
Genia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Genia misses.
Genia connects with a body shot.
McTearson cracks Genia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Genia throws a left and a right that both miss
and McTearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Genia is rocked!
McTearson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Genia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Genia is still on wobbly legs! Can McTearson finish him?
Genia moves away from the strike by McTearson.
Genia dodges the punch combination from McTearson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Genia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McTearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Genia seems to have recovered his senses.
McTearson slips under a jab.
Genia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Genia throws a low kick but McTearson moves out of range easily.
McTearson checks a low kick from Genia.
Genia throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
McTearson ducks right into an uppercut from Genia.
McTearson looks to land a combination but Genia avoids it well.
Genia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Genia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Genia blocks a head kick by McTearson.
Genia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTearson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Genia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McTearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Genia looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
McTearson blocks a head kick by Genia.
Genia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McTearson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by McTearson.
McTearson is looking to counter punch.
Rufus McTearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Genia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Genia.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
McTearson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Genia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Genia lands with a cross.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Genia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of Genia's head but Genia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McTearson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Genia finds it's way through McTearson's defenses.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Genia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McTearson lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McTearson scores with a jab to the head.
Genia ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Genia is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McTearson moves out of range as Genia throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from McTearson misses its target.
Genia checks a leg kick.
Genia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McTearson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McTearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Genia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Will Genia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McTearson is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Genia! But no joy.
McTearson tried to score with a low kick but Genia checks it.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Genia misses.
Genia throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from McTearson misses.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson misses with a head kick.
Genia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
A head kick misses from Genia.
Genia throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by McTearson.
McTearson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from McTearson.
McTearson throws a shot from downtown. Genia moves away and avoids it.
McTearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Genia misses with a body shot
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Genia.
Genia lands an overhand right.
Genia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Genia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTearson.
McTearson jabs Genia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson moves out of range as Genia strikes.
Genia throws a quick inside leg kick.
McTearson misses with a hook. Genia ducked under it nicely.
McTearson misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Genia.
McTearson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Genia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Genia jabs at McTearson's body.
McTearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Genia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Genia misses.
McTearson fails to land with a series of punches.
McTearson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Genia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Genia tries to work over McTearson's front leg with a kick but McTearson checks it.
McTearson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Genia.
Genia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Genia!
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia 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.
Genia thows a left - swing and a miss!
McTearson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Genia throws a combination. McTearson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Genia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McTearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson blocks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by McTearson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Genia's corner calls for a 1-2. Genia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Genia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Genia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Genia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Genia scores with a hook to the body. McTearson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Genia takes one to the chin there.
Genia moves out of range as McTearson throws a body kick.
Genia thuds a left hand into McTearson's body.
Genia swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Genia throws a leg kick but McTearson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by McTearson.
Genia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Genia with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia slips under a jab.
Genia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McTearson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Genia misses with a shot to the body
and McTearson counters with a series of strikes. Genia will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Genia misses its intended target.
A jab from McTearson finds it's way through Genia's defenses.
Genia is rocked!
Genia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Genia is still on wobbly legs! Can McTearson finish him?
McTearson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Genia seems to have recovered his senses.
Genia misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Genia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Genia misses with a hook. McTearson ducked under it nicely.
McTearson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Genia lands a jab.
Genia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a predictable looking body shot
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McTearson scores with a jab to the body.
McTearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Genia scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McTearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Genia's calf.
McTearson thows a leg kick but Genia checks it
and Genia counters with a right hand to the body.
Genia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Genia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McTearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McTearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Genia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McTearson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McTearson on the side of the head.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McTearson throws a big counter combination but Genia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McTearson swings widly with a right hand
and Genia counters with a nice body shot.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Genia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Genia moves out of range of the strikes.
Genia flicks out a counter leg kick but McTearson steps away.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genia throws a hook to the side of McTearson's head but McTearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McTearson misses with a straight right.
Will Genia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McTearson misses with a hook.
Genia misses with a jab to the body
and McTearson counters with a stiff right hand.
McTearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McTearson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McTearson ducks under a wild hook from Genia.
McTearson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Genia connects with the punch.
That kick from Genia tenderised McTearson's leg. McTearson is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Genia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Genia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Genia!
Will Genia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shin Dong Hyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Underestimated Dillashaw Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
29 - 10 - 2 |
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32
143 lbs
27 - 20 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Dong Hyuk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Hyuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillashaw Junior throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Dong Hyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dillashaw Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Dong Hyuk's shoulder, as Dong Hyuk tries to avoid the shot.
Dillashaw Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dong Hyuk.
A nice side step and Dillashaw Junior releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shin Dong Hyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong Hyuk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dillashaw Junior darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Dillashaw Junior only half commits.
Dong Hyuk cracks a nice hook into Dillashaw Junior's ribs.
Dillashaw Junior connects with the punch.
Dong Hyuk throws a low kick but Dillashaw Junior avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk misses with an uppercut
and Dong Hyuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillashaw Junior wants to slow Dong Hyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Dillashaw Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range of the body kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a head kick by Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior tries a quick counter leg kick but Dong Hyuk is wise to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Dillashaw Junior takes the fight into the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk is trying to pull guard but Dillashaw Junior turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dong Hyuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dong Hyuk manages to break the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Hyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior lands with a cross.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dillashaw Junior! But no joy.
Dong Hyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dong Hyuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillashaw Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Dong Hyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dillashaw Junior tests Dong Hyuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Dillashaw Junior tenderised Dong Hyuk's leg. Dong Hyuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior cracks Dong Hyuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice cross by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick which misses Dillashaw Junior's front leg but catches the back leg as Dillashaw Junior tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior loads up on a big right hand but Dong Hyuk slips the punch.
Dong Hyuk throws a looping overhand right but Dillashaw Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dong Hyuk throws a looping overhand right but Dillashaw Junior ducks down to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dillashaw Junior looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dillashaw Junior's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dillashaw Junior's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dong Hyuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillashaw Junior. Dillashaw Junior obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Dong Hyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong Hyuk looks to throw the jab but Dillashaw Junior is out of range.
Dong Hyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dong Hyuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dong Hyuk ducks under a wild hook from Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dillashaw Junior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dong Hyuk cracks Dillashaw Junior with an open hand slap.
Dillashaw Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Dillashaw Junior misses its intended target.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior moved away.
Dong Hyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk backing away here, and Dillashaw Junior unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dillashaw Junior only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a jab to the body
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
Dong Hyuk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to score with low kicks.
Dillashaw Junior is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dong Hyuk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong Hyuk throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dillashaw Junior to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dong Hyuk delivers a nice body kick.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a body shot.
Dong Hyuk misses with a hook.
Dillashaw Junior only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a right hand. Dong Hyuk shakes it off.
Dillashaw Junior checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dillashaw Junior checks a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk missing with a left hand there. Dillashaw Junior was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a counter right but Dong Hyuk avoids it with no problem.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping left.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a jab when Dillashaw Junior was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Underestimated Dillashaw Junior will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dong Hyuk tries to score with a low kick but Dillashaw Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dong Hyuk misses with a looping left.
Dong Hyuk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dillashaw Junior throws a hook but Dong Hyuk blocks it.
Dong Hyuk throws out a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range and Dong Hyuk only half commits.
Dong Hyuk misses the jab.
Dong Hyuk wants to slow Dillashaw Junior down by chopping away at his legs.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Dong Hyuk off balance momentarily.
Dong Hyuk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillashaw Junior.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dong Hyuk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk misses the body punch
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillashaw Junior moves out of range of the leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk digs a good hook to Dillashaw Junior's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dillashaw Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Dong Hyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Dillashaw Junior misses.
Dong Hyuk attempts a counter takedown but Dillashaw Junior avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick misses from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dong Hyuk's calf.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Dong Hyuk misses.
Dillashaw Junior throws a solid leg kick but Dong Hyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk throws a lazy head kick
and Dillashaw Junior moves into the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dong Hyuk gets through Dillashaw Junior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dillashaw Junior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dong Hyuk.
A short uppercut from Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk misses with some punches.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong Hyuk backwards.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong Hyuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dillashaw Junior fails to land.
Dong Hyuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dong Hyuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dillashaw Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dong Hyuk fails to land.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dillashaw Junior working aggressively here.
Dong Hyuk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dong Hyuk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dillashaw Junior gets back to full guard.
Dong Hyuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillashaw Junior is keeping the position for now.
Dillashaw Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Dong Hyuk is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk trying to control but Dillashaw Junior is working from the bottom.
Dillashaw Junior being controlled here, momentarily.
Dillashaw Junior wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Underestimated Dillashaw Junior will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dong Hyuk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dong Hyuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks Dong Hyuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dong Hyuk down.
Dong Hyuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dillashaw Junior defending well as Dong Hyuk loads up on a big left hand.
Dillashaw Junior was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dong Hyuk throws an off balance right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dong Hyuk's knee momentarily.
Dong Hyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Dillashaw Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillashaw Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dong Hyuk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dong Hyuk's knee momentarily.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillashaw Junior's calf.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a straight right.
Dong Hyuk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong Hyuk looks to land a right hand but Dillashaw Junior moved out of range.
Dong Hyuk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Dillashaw Junior blocks the leg kick.
Dong Hyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Dillashaw Junior blocks the leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dong Hyuk looks to land a left hand but Dillashaw Junior moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dong Hyuk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dong Hyuk misses with a jab to the body
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dong Hyuk's knee momentarily.
Dong Hyuk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Dillashaw Junior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dong Hyuk doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillashaw Junior wants to slow Dong Hyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a low kick as Dong Hyuk jumps back.
Dong Hyuk lands with a hook. Dillashaw Junior tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick
and Dong Hyuk counters with a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dong Hyuk tries to keep at a distance but Dillashaw Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dong Hyuk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dillashaw Junior after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong Hyuk checks a leg kick.
Dong Hyuk slips under a jab.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Hyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dillashaw Junior checks it well.
Dillashaw Junior now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dillashaw Junior tries to clinch but Dong Hyuk is having none of it.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior misses with an uppercut. Dong Hyuk saw that one coming.
Dong Hyuk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Dillashaw Junior only half commits.
Dong Hyuk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dong Hyuk lands in his opponent's guard.
Dong Hyuk wants to control from the top but Dillashaw Junior keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dong Hyuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillashaw Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dong Hyuk is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dillashaw Junior is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dillashaw Junior has escaped and now he's on top!
Dong Hyuk is looking for a triangle but Dillashaw Junior pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Underestimated Dillashaw Junior just about did enough to take it.
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 fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk misses the shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dong Hyuk. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Dillashaw Junior blocks the low kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dong Hyuk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dong Hyuk misses the body punch
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
Dillashaw Junior feints and then cracks Dong Hyuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dong Hyuk down.
Dong Hyuk jabs at Dillashaw Junior's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk thuds a left hand into Dillashaw Junior's body.
Dong Hyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong Hyuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Dillashaw Junior off the cage and back into range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dillashaw Junior, right into the meat.
Dong Hyuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dong Hyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Dillashaw Junior only half commits.
Dillashaw Junior with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dillashaw Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong Hyuk fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Dillashaw Junior finds it's target.
Dong Hyuk lands a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior throws a lazy right hand but Dong Hyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong Hyuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dillashaw Junior blocks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a leg kick but Dong Hyuk moves out of range and Dillashaw Junior only half commits.
Dong Hyuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Dong Hyuk misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a low kick, right behind Dong Hyuk 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Dillashaw Junior as he checks the leg kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillashaw Junior digs a good hook to Dong Hyuk's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong Hyuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dong Hyuk lands with a cross.
Dong Hyuk ducks right into an uppercut from Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dillashaw Junior counters with an outside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a shot from downtown. Dong Hyuk moves away and avoids it.
Dong Hyuk lands with a right hand.
Dong Hyuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillashaw Junior. That snapped Dong Hyuk's head back.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dillashaw Junior checks a leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillashaw Junior flicks out a counter leg kick but Dong Hyuk steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk throws a lazy uppercut
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk throws out a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior moves out of range and Dong Hyuk only half commits.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to score with low kicks.
Dong Hyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior wants to counter the offense by Dong Hyuk and move into the clinch position.
Dong Hyuk motions for Dillashaw Junior to come forward. Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick which misses Dong Hyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Dong Hyuk tries to avoid it.
Dong Hyuk throws a poor cross that misses
and Dillashaw Junior counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Dillashaw Junior misses.
Dillashaw Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior throws a chopping leg kick but Dong Hyuk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dong Hyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw Junior manages to avoid it.
Dillashaw Junior connects with a leg kick. Dong Hyuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dong Hyuk connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillashaw Junior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dillashaw Junior wants it to stay on the feet.
Dong Hyuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dillashaw Junior, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong Hyuk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good work by Dong Hyuk as he checks the leg kick.
Dong Hyuk misses with a body shot.
Dillashaw Junior clobbers Dong Hyuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dillashaw Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dong Hyuk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to chop away at Dong Hyuk's legs.
Dillashaw Junior throws a leg kick but Dong Hyuk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dong Hyuk lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Dillashaw Junior blocks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong Hyuk blocks the leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillashaw Junior throws a low kick but Dong Hyuk avoids it.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a punch to the head.
Dillashaw Junior moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Dong Hyuk misses.
Dillashaw Junior ducks under a wild hook from Dong Hyuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong Hyuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Dillashaw Junior off the cage and back into range.
Dong Hyuk gets tackled into the cage by Dillashaw Junior. Dillashaw Junior maintains the clinch.
Dong Hyuk gets through Dillashaw Junior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dillashaw Junior fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillashaw Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dong Hyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk misses with a punch to the body.
Dillashaw Junior misses with some punches.
Dong Hyuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillashaw Junior working aggressively here.
Dong Hyuk blocking some punches.
Dillashaw Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dong Hyuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillashaw Junior takes a shot to the head.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior blocking some punches.
Dong Hyuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dong Hyuk backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior blocking some punches.
Dong Hyuk blocking some punches.
Dong Hyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Dong Hyuk.
A shot in the inside from Dillashaw Junior.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillashaw Junior misses with the head strike.
Dong Hyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillashaw Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong Hyuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dong Hyuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dong Hyuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dillashaw Junior pinned against the cage. Dillashaw Junior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dong Hyuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dillashaw Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Hyuk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dillashaw Junior swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dillashaw Junior finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Dong Hyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk ducks right into an uppercut from Dillashaw Junior.
Dong Hyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shin Dong Hyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dillashaw Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dong Hyuk.
Dillashaw Junior throws out a powerful jab.
Good leg kick by Dillashaw Junior there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dong Hyuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior is looking to chop away at Dong Hyuk's legs.
Dong Hyuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Dillashaw Junior looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dillashaw Junior lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw Junior scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dillashaw Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dillashaw Junior connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong Hyuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Dillashaw Junior misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dillashaw Junior.
Dillashaw Junior fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dong Hyuk is out of range.
Dong Hyuk misses with a low kick.
Dillashaw Junior is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dong Hyuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillashaw Junior's calf.
Dong Hyuk throws a leg kick but Dillashaw Junior checks it.
Dong Hyuk defending well as Dillashaw Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Dillashaw Junior misses with a lunging right hand
and Dong Hyuk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dillashaw Junior's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dillashaw Junior winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Underestimated Dillashaw Junior!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior is the new bantamweight champion!
Underestimated Dillashaw Junior bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Shin Dong Hyuk spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the camp. Shit... Seems like I can make any fight a close fight.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yegor Klitschko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastiaan Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten moves away from the strike by Klitschko.
Rutten lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Klitschko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a left hand
and Klitschko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Klitschko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rutten scrambles back to his feet.
Klitschko 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.
Klitschko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klitschko connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Klitschko misses with a double jab
and Rutten counters with a low kick, right behind Klitschko 's knee.
Klitschko misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Klitschko throws a combination that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Klitschko looks winded!
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten moves out of range as Klitschko throws a body kick.
Rutten throws a quick counter kick to the body but Klitschko avoids it.
A punch combination from Klitschko misses.
Rutten is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
It seemed like Klitschko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klitschko avoids a kick to the body.
Klitschko misses with the body kick
and Rutten counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Klitschko off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Rutten follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Klitschko was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sebastiaan Rutten!
Sebastiaan Rutten thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Machine Gun - Hated. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Steigelmann - just one landing.
Steigelmann delivers a nice body kick.
Steigelmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
D Amato lands a slapping body shot.
Gunnar Steigelmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Amato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
D Amato's corner calls for a 1-2. D Amato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steigelmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steigelmann lands a shot to the body.
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Steigelmann.
Steigelmann misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for D Amato.
D Amato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
D Amato lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from D Amato.
Steigelmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but D Amato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from D Amato fails to land.
Steigelmann blocks an uppercut.
Steigelmann misses with a knee strike.
Steigelmann tries to land knees in the clinch but D Amato avoids the damage to the body.
Steigelmann tries to land a knee to the head but D Amato blocks with his arms.
Steigelmann has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steigelmann trying to land knees to the body.
Steigelmann tries to land knees in the clinch but D Amato avoids the damage to the body.
D Amato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steigelmann blocks an uppercut.
Steigelmann lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from D Amato - that landed with a thud.
Steigelmann with an attempt at a knee that misses.
D Amato tries to break free but Steigelmann pushes him back against the cage.
D Amato scores with a nice hook to the head.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D Amato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
D Amato lands with a short shot to the head.
Steigelmann missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
Steigelmann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. D Amato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
D Amato pushes Steigelmann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato struggles to land a body shot inside as Steigelmann controls his hands.
Steigelmann misses with the head strike.
D Amato lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
D Amato blocks the elbow strike.
D Amato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steigelmann backwards.
Steigelmann throws an elbow that misses.
Steigelmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato breaks from the clinch.
Steigelmann tries to land a leg kick but D Amato saw it coming and moves away.
Steigelmann lands with a nice combination. D Amato backs away looking to recover.
Steigelmann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck D Amato on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steigelmann's calf.
The fighters circling - Steigelmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Amato connects with a single shot there.
D Amato with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Steigelmann.
Steigelmann slips a jab from D Amato.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steigelmann misses the jab.
Steigelmann moves away from the strike by D Amato.
Steigelmann walks into a straight right hand from D Amato.
Steigelmann swings and misses with a shot to the body
and D Amato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Amato misses with a right hand
and Steigelmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steigelmann moves away from the strike by D Amato.
D Amato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steigelmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steigelmann feints a jab promting D Amato to slip. Steigelmann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. D Amato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
D Amato connects with a right hand. Steigelmann shakes it off.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steigelmann manages to avoid it.
D Amato slips a jab from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and D Amato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steigelmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
D Amato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from D Amato misses.
Steigelmann throws a lazy head kick
and D Amato counters with a right hand to the body.
D Amato misses with a looping left.
D Amato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steigelmann had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
D Amato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael D Amato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steigelmann fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt D Amato.
Steigelmann throws a right hand that misses
and D Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by D Amato.
D Amato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
D Amato throws a body punch but Steigelmann moves out of range.
D Amato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steigelmann throws a leg kick that misses.
D Amato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steigelmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
Steigelmann misses with a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steigelmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from D Amato misses
and Steigelmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D Amato misses with a hook
and Steigelmann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for D Amato. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
D Amato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steigelmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
D Amato loads up on a big right hand but Steigelmann slips the punch.
Steigelmann thows a leg kick but D Amato checks it
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
D Amato lands with a nice body punch.
Steigelmann misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Steigelmann does it's job there.
Steigelmann misses with a kick to the body
and D Amato counters with a nice body shot.
Steigelmann throws a hook to the side of D Amato's head but D Amato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like D Amato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steigelmann misses with a double jab
and D Amato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michael D Amato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Steigelmann misses with a straight left.
Steigelmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
D Amato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steigelmann plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steigelmann.
D Amato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steigelmann. Steigelmann circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
D Amato throws an overhand right that lands on Steigelmann's shoulder, as Steigelmann tries to avoid the shot.
Steigelmann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Steigelmann.
Steigelmann buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
D Amato just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from D Amato misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steigelmann clobbers D Amato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steigelmann. D Amato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steigelmann motions for D Amato to come forward. Steigelmann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
D Amato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steigelmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steigelmann is looking to counter punch.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Steigelmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Steigelmann is just out of range.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
D Amato throws a solid leg kick but Steigelmann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at D Amato.
Steigelmann throwing a counter right hand but D Amato manages to avoid it.
D Amato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steigelmann manages to avoid it.
D Amato throws a poor cross that misses
and Steigelmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steigelmann throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and D Amato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
D Amato lands with a shot to the body.
D Amato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steigelmanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steigelmann just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
D Amato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steigelmann.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steigelmann.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steigelmann doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato throws a body punch but Steigelmann moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Steigelmann misses its target.
A jab from D Amato misses.
Steigelmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Amato slips a straight right by Steigelmann.
D Amato throws a body punch but Steigelmann moves out of range.
Steigelmann throws a predictable looking body shot
and D Amato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steigelmann misses with a lunging right hand
and D Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steigelmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steigelmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Amato 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as D Amato checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael D Amato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Steigelmann's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
D Amato throws a body shot but no joy.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steigelmann clinches up with D Amato and pushes him back against the cage.
Steigelmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and D Amato avoids it.
Steigelmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato is trying to break free.
Steigelmann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steigelmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato can't break the clinch.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
D Amato blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steigelmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
D Amato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from D Amato misses.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steigelmann.
D Amato lunges at Steigelmann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steigelmann's hand.
Steigelmann throws a body shot but no joy.
D Amato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steigelmann manages to avoid it.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steigelmann needs to keep his hands up - D Amato had a free shot at his head there.
D Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Steigelmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D Amato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steigelmann misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from D Amato misses.
Steigelmann misses with a jab to the body
and D Amato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steigelmann throws a lazy uppercut
and Steigelmann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steigelmann looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
D Amato drops Steigelmann with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Steigelmann looks back up at him and smiles so D Amato waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Steigelmann is rocked!
Steigelmann blocks a jab.
Oh Steigelmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
D Amato throws a shot to the body.
Steigelmann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
D Amato lands a nice looking body shot.
D Amato lands a right hook to the body.
Steigelmann throws an off balance right hand
and D Amato counters with a crisp right that sends Steigelmann to the canvas! D Amato follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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