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BLOOD AND BONES PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeni Elkemenchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosades's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Reign of the Septims. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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159 lbs
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168 lbs
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Excellent 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Elkemenchi!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkemenchi shoots in and bounces Cosades off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Elkemenchi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosades is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Elkemenchi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkemenchi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cosades had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Elkemenchi defends it easily.
Elkemenchi throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elkemenchi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cosades is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elkemenchi wants to control from the top but Cosades keeps moving.
Cosades is trying to control the position but Elkemenchi postures up.
Elkemenchi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Elkemenchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elkemenchi landing with the ground and pound.
Elkemenchi scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elkemenchi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cosades is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cosades looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Elkemenchi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cosades is trying to maintain the position but Elkemenchi is very close to passing his half guard.
Elkemenchi is looking to take a break and control but Cosades is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Elkemenchi.
Cosades trying to control from the bottom.
Cosades is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Sweat, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elkemenchi lands a nice short elbow.
Elkemenchi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cosades taking some punishment here, with Elkemenchi in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cosades looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elkemenchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Elkemenchi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elkemenchi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cosades manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Elkemenchi has Cosades in his guard.
Cosades in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cosades wants to pass the guard but Elkemenchi is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elkemenchi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cosades throws a strike but Elkemenchi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cosades working a defensive guard here.
Cosades looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elkemenchi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elkemenchi is in close to Cosades's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cosades has his foot on Elkemenchi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elkemenchi works his way back into a safe position though.
Elkemenchi won't allow Cosades to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgeni Elkemenchi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cosades gets tackled into the cage by Elkemenchi. Elkemenchi maintains the clinch.
Elkemenchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elkemenchi is looking to clinch.
Cosades throws a big counter combination but Elkemenchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Elkemenchi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cosades lands a glancing blow to the side of Elkemenchi's head.
Cosades lands a high kick!
Elkemenchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cosades scores with a head kick. Elkemenchi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cosades misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elkemenchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosades.
Cosades throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cosades throws a push kick but Elkemenchi slaps the foot to one side.
Cosades tried to score with a low kick but Elkemenchi checks it.
Cosades with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elkemenchi at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cosades. That's going to slow Elkemenchi down.
Cosades moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cosades takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Elkemenchi clinches up against the cage.
Cosades tries a body shot but Elkemenchi blocks it.
Elkemenchi wants a takedown but no success here.
Cosades working aggressively here.
Cosades misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elkemenchi blocking some punches.
Elkemenchi breaks from the clinch.
Elkemenchi wants to clinch up but Cosades keeps it at a distance.
Cosades connects with a right hand. Elkemenchi shakes it off.
Elkemenchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Elkemenchi closes the distance and clinches up with Cosades, looking for a takedown. Elkemenchi pushes Cosades against the cage but Cosades circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Caius Cosades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeni Elkemenchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a looping overhand right but Elkemenchi ducks down to avoid it.
Cosades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elkemenchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Elkemenchi drops his hands momentarily and Cosades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cosades throws a series of punches but Elkemenchi moves out of range.
Donk. Cosades catches Elkemenchi right on the button with a cross.
Cosades lets loose with a powerful body kick. Elkemenchi will feel that in the morning.
Cosades throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Elkemenchi.
Cosades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elkemenchi can do to turn this around?
Elkemenchi shoots and misses
and Cosades counters with a two punch combo.
Cosades fails to land with a series of punches.
Elkemenchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cosades.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades misses with a head kick.
Elkemenchi instigates a clinch.
Cosades tries to work over Elkemenchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cosades escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elkemenchi tries for a takedown but Cosades sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cosades misses with a few strikes there.
Cosades misses with a double jab.
Cosades throws a lazy head kick
and Elkemenchi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Elkemenchi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cosades's head.
Cosades controls Elkemenchi momentarily but Elkemenchi frees himself.
Evgeni Elkemenchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Elkemenchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cosades is pulling down on Elkemenchi's head. It's preventing any offense from Elkemenchi, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cosades's head.
Cosades working for submissions but it's allowed Elkemenchi to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Elkemenchi lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkemenchi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Elkemenchi working over Cosades with some ground and pound. Cosades looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cosades makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cosades.
Elkemenchi preventing the sweep.
Cosades looking for a guillotine here but Elkemenchi defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Cosades dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A low kick from Cosades is predictable there
and Elkemenchi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cosades's guard.
Elkemenchi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cosades working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Elkemenchi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cosades is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elkemenchi works over Cosades with some ground and pound from guard.
Elkemenchi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elkemenchi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elkemenchi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosades is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkemenchi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkemenchi wants to pass the guard but Cosades is keeping the position.
Elkemenchi landing some decent shots from guard.
Elkemenchi distracts Cosades with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Elkemenchi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cosades not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cosades is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Elkemenchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cosades is keeping the position for now.
Elkemenchi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elkemenchi is one step ahead there.
Elkemenchi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Elkemenchi stands up over Cosades, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cosades has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Elkemenchi has passed into side control.
Cosades can't do much from the bottom here.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position but Cosades is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades is looking for a sweep.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position but Cosades is working away.
Elkemenchi working the ground and pound.
Cosades is looking for a sweep.
Elkemenchi working the head with strikes.
Cosades tries to bench press Elkemenchi off him but Elkemenchi keeps the position.
Elkemenchi trying to control the position but Cosades is working away.
Cosades is looking to reverse the position.
Cosades tries to control but Elkemenchi manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkemenchi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cosades defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cosades grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Elkemenchi lands with a hammerfist to the side of Cosades's head.
Elkemenchi connects with a big shot to the side of Cosades's head.
Elkemenchi scores with punches and elbows.
Cosades wants to control his opponent's hands but Elkemenchi gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elkemenchi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cosades knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cosades for a finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkemenchi doesn't have the hooks in and Cosades manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeni Elkemenchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Elkemenchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgeni Elkemenchi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Howson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Original Nuttah. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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181 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Howson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howson blocks a leg kick.
Howson 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.
Sin throws a jab when Howson was well out of range.
Lee Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Howson is just out of range.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howson manages to avoid it.
Sin misses with a hook to the body
and Howson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sin is looking to slow Howson down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howson.
Sin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howson.
Sin misses with a straight left.
Sin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHowson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howson misses the jab.
Sin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howson.
A head kick misses from Sin.
A jab from Sin does it's job there.
Sin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howson walks into a straight right hand from Sin.
Sin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sin misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Howson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Howson scores with a jab to the head.
Howson throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
Sin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Howson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Howson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Howson scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howson swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin swings widly with a right hand
and Sin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sin.
Howson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Howson backs away, Sin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin throws a low kick but Howson avoids it.
Sin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Howson moves out of range of the leg kick from Sin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sin with a hook.
Sin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Howson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Sin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Howson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Howson.
Sin throws a leg kick but Howson moved away.
Sin throws a head kick that misses.
Howson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sin with a body shot.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a jab to the body
and Howson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howson throws a low kick, looking for Sin's leg but Sin calmly moves out of range.
Howson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sin misses its intended target.
Sin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howson! But no joy.
Howson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howson, right into the meat.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Howson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Howson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Howson throws a jab when Sin was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Howson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Howson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Howson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sin.
Howson walks into a left hand.
Sin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howson checks it well.
Howson tries to land a body kick
and Sin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howson can do to turn this around?
A big left from Sin misses.
Howson tries a quick counter leg kick but Sin is wise to it.
Sin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee Sin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Sin.
Sin scores with a leg kick.
Sin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Howson avoids the body shot from Sin.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Sin. That snapped Howson's head back.
Howson moves out of range as Sin strikes.
Howson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Sin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Howson doesn't seem phased though.
Sin cracks Howson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sin motions for Howson to come forward. Sin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howson is out of range.
Sin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howson.
Sin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sin swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howson looks to land a combination but Sin avoids it well.
Howson throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
Sin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sin misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howson misses with a wild body shot.
Sin blocks a jab.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson avoids the body shot from Sin.
Howson looks to land a left hand but Sin moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Howson.
Sin throws a front kick aimed at Howson's knee but Howson avoids it well.
Howson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sin cracks Howson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Howson.
Howson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sin's sensitive parts.
Howson misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Howson.
Howson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sin swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin cracks the inside of Howson's front leg.
A big left from Sin misses.
Howson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Sin.
Sin walks into a straight right hand from Howson.
Sin is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Howson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sin tries to bum rush Howson with a series of wild strikes but Howson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sin misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sin misses the target.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Howson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Sin misses with a left hand
and Howson counters with a nice body shot.
Howson misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sin lands a body shot.
Sin throws the kick towards the body but Howson avoids it.
Howson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howson checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howson! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Howson misses
and Howson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howson throws a series of punches but Sin avoids them all with ease.
Sin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howson counters with a straight right hand.
Howson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sin.
Sin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howson checks the leg kick.
Sin looks to throw the jab but Howson is out of range.
Howson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howson swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Sin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Howson scores with a punch to the head.
Howson throws out a loose jab but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Sin.
Dan Howson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a sloppy head kick and Howson moves out of range easily.
Howson avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Howson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sin misses with an uppercut.
Sin throws a jab but it's blocked by Howson.
A cross from Sin lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Howson counters with a nice uppercut.
Sin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sin moves out of range as Howson throws a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Howson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sin has got the better of the exchanges.
Howson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sin scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howson connects with a crisp jab.
Sin moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howson thinks about the counter body kick.
Sin slips under a jab.
Sin throws a jab but it's blocked by Howson.
Sin misses with a body shot.
Howson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sin scores with the left hand. Howson knows he should have avoided that one.
Sin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howson.
Howson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Howson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sin - the referee stops the clock and Howson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sin. Howson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Howson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a right hand
and Howson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sin misses with a low kick.
Howson scores with a hook to the body. Sin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin keeps Howson at a distance using the push kick.
Sin defending well as Howson loads up on a big left hand.
Howson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Howson! But no joy.
Sin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Howson.
Well Sin 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
Our winner, Lee Sin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klay Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fib Dibwibbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dibwibbler has chosen Ready to Die- Andrew WK as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klay Montez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fib Dibwibbler!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dibwibbler tries to close the distance and clinch but Montez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montez tries to keep at a distance but Dibwibbler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dibwibbler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Montez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dibwibbler walks away with a smile on his face. Montez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dibwibbler with a nice cross.
Montez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dibwibbler can pounce on him.
Dibwibbler clinches up with Montez and pushes him back against the cage.
Dibwibbler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montez.
Dibwibbler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Klay Montez has been cut.
Montez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dibwibbler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dibwibbler misses with a punch to the body.
Montez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dibwibbler swivels and escapes.
Montez moves out of range as Dibwibbler throws a body kick.
Dibwibbler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montez throws a sloppy head kick
and Dibwibbler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibwibbler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dibwibbler closes the distance and clinches.
Montez goes for a takedown attempt but Dibwibbler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montez tries to clinch but Dibwibbler is having none of it.
Dibwibbler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montez misses with a takedown attempt
and Dibwibbler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dibwibbler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montez is breathing heavily.
Dibwibbler closes the distance and pushes Montez back into the cage.
Dibwibbler landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dibwibbler.
Dibwibbler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dibwibbler lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Montez is working an open guard so Dibwibbler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dibwibbler lands a head shot.
Dibwibbler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dibwibbler wants it to stay on the feet.
Dibwibbler closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibwibbler lands a nice uppercut.
Dibwibbler lands an elbow just above Montez 's eye.
Montez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dibwibbler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Montez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dibwibbler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Montez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dibwibbler after a bit of a struggle.
Montez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Montez is trying to break the clinch but Dibwibbler is controlling him.
Montez is looking for a takedown.
Dibwibbler slowing the pace effectively.
Montez is looking for a takedown.
Montez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dibwibbler is trying to keep an underhook but Montez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dibwibbler tries to kick Montez off but Montez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dibwibbler kicks off Montez and gets to his feet.
Montez tries to close the distance and clinch but Dibwibbler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dibwibbler instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibwibbler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Montez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Montez manages to end up in side control.
Dibwibbler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Montez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Montez landing strikes.
Montez trying to control the action but Dibwibbler is working from the bottom.
Montez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dibwibbler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dibwibbler is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Montez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dibwibbler is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klay Montez!
During a confident post fight interview, Klay Montez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Thunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Thunda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunda counters with a nice uppercut.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkinson scores with a leg kick.
Wilkinson throws a sloppy body shot
and Thunda counters with a thumping low kick.
Thunda throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson walks into a stiff left hand from Thunda.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkinson cracks the inside of Thunda's front leg.
Thunda connects with a right hand. Wilkinson shakes it off.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Thunda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkinson misses with a wild combination.
Wilkinson throws a low kick, looking for Thunda's leg but Thunda calmly moves out of range.
Thunda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunda avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Thunda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thunda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wilkinson 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.
Thunda lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunda manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses.
Thunda lands a head kick. Wilkinson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Thunda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thunda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilkinson checks it well.
Thunda scoring well with a low kick there.
Thunda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thunda checks a leg kick.
Thunda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wilkinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Wilkinson's shoulder, as Wilkinson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilkinson moves away from the strike by Thunda.
As Thunda backs off Wilkinson throws a huge counter combo but Thunda manages to avoid it all.
Wilkinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thunda rather than just go for the knockout.
Thunda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wilkinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilkinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunda throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilkinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunda. Thunda obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilkinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thunda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilkinson looks to land a right hand but Thunda moved out of range.
Wilkinson tries to land a front kick but Thunda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thunda throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilkinson throws a body punch but Thunda moves out of range.
Thunda punishes Wilkinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunda staying out of range there.
Wilkinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thunda throws a hook but Wilkinson blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Thunda.
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Thunda.
Wilkinson works Thunda's body with a nice hook.
Thunda throws a leg kick but Wilkinson checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Thunda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilkinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Thunda.
Thunda shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wilkinson eats them both and turns towards Thunda to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson dips to his left and cracks Thunda with an uppercut!
Wilkinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thunda is out of range and Wilkinson settles back down.
The fighters circling - Wilkinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilkinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilkinson misses with a body kick.
Wilkinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Thunda.
Thunda throws a right and a left that Wilkinson avoids nicely.
Wilkinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Wilkinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Thunda.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson scores with a hook to the body. Thunda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilkinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Wilkinson lands a jab to the nose.
Thunda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Wilkinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson catches Thunda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunda.
Thunda checks a leg kick.
Wilkinson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThunda.
Good exchange - Wilkinson coming out on top.
Wilkinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thunda tried to score with a low kick but Wilkinson checks it.
Wilkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunda moves away.
Thunda tried to counter with a leg kick but Wilkinson avoided it.
Thunda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkinson throws a front kick aimed at Thunda's knee but Thunda avoids it well.
Thunda looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range.
Wilkinson misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilkinson checks a leg kick.
Thunda just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunda 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunda.
Wilkinson moves forwards but Thunda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 DJ Thunda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunda.
Wilkinson tries to work over Thunda's front leg with a kick but Thunda checks it.
Wilkinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunda was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wilkinson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Thunda dodges the punch combination from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilkinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thunda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thunda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilkinson circles away quickly and effectively.
DJ Thunda is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunda throws a hook to the side of Wilkinson's head but Wilkinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
That kick from Thunda tenderised Wilkinson's leg. Wilkinson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilkinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Thunda should have avoided that one.
Thunda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thunda lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
Thunda slips under a jab from Wilkinson.
Thunda thuds his right hand into Wilkinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilkinson lands with a straight right. Thunda didn't see that one coming.
Thunda misses with a double jab.
Thunda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thunda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot by Wilkinson.
Thunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunda.
Wilkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunda misses with the combination.
Wilkinson scores with a push kick.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but Thunda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilkinson lands a nice hook to Thunda's body. Thunda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda walks into a jab.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A punch combination from Wilkinson misses.
Wilkinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thunda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thunda looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilkinson misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Thunda misses its intended target.
Wilkinson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilkinson throws a front kick aimed at Thunda's knee but Thunda avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilkinson as he connects with a hook.
Thunda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thunda misses the shot to the body.
Wilkinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thunda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wilkinson connects with a leg kick. Thunda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunda.
Thunda scores with a jab to the head.
Wilkinson throws a shot from downtown. Thunda moves away and avoids it.
Thunda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thunda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Thunda misses.
Thunda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilkinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thunda misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming.
Wilkinson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Thunda misses with an uppercut.
Wilkinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wilkinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Thunda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilkinson punishes Thunda's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilkinson is looking to chop away at Thunda's legs.
Thunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunda.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but Thunda avoids it.
Thunda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkinson's sensitive parts.
Wilkinson misses the shot to the body.
Thunda misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Wilkinson.
Thunda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilkinson.
Thunda with a hook.
Thunda jabs Wilkinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilkinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thunda avoids a kick to the body.
Thunda misses with a looping right.
Thunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timothy Wilkinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thunda looks to throw the jab but Wilkinson is out of range.
Wilkinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Wilkinson.
Thunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson.
Thunda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkinson throws out the jab.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Thunda misses.
Thunda 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.
Thunda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunda throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Wilkinson. Beautiful body shot.
Thunda with a jab.
Thunda 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.
Thunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
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!
Wilkinson slips under a jab.
Thunda throws a head kick but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Thunda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thunda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda throws a lazy right hand but Wilkinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunda throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Thunda.
Wilkinson pushes Thunda away with a front kick.
Wilkinson feints and then cracks Thunda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunda down.
Thunda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wilkinson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilkinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunda is just out of range.
Thunda is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson misses with an uppercut. Thunda saw that one coming.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thunda throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thunda takes a step back to recover.
Thunda throws a head kick but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunda slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thunda looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Thunda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunda, right into the meat.
Thunda misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Wilkinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thunda misses with a low kick.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the side of Thunda's head but Thunda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilkinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Wilkinson delivers a nice body kick.
Thunda looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson thumps Thunda with a low kick.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunda misses with a head kick.
Wilkinson is looking for the big counter here.
Wilkinson throws a low kick but Thunda moves out of range easily.
Wilkinson with a jab.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Wilkinson's shoulder, as Wilkinson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilkinson throws a body punch but Thunda moves out of range.
Wilkinson tried to score with a low kick but Thunda checks it.
Thunda is looking for a counter combo.
Wilkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thunda lands a nice shot that snaps Wilkinson's head back.
Wilkinson jabs at Thunda's body.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunda throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Thunda - just one landing.
Wilkinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunda moves out of range as Wilkinson strikes.
Wilkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Wilkinson.
Good leg kick by Thunda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilkinson misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson throws a body punch but Thunda moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot.
Wilkinson loads up on a big right hand but Thunda slips the punch.
Thunda throwing a counter right hand but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
Thunda lands with a good body shot.
Wilkinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilkinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilkinson misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Wilkinson coming out on top.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thunda takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.
Thunda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thunda moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Thunda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thunda blocks a low kick nicely.
Wilkinson connects with a right hand. Thunda shakes it off.
Wilkinson wants to land a leg kick but Thunda is out of range.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a looping overhand right but Thunda ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Wilkinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilkinson 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Wilkinson!
A less than humble Timothy Wilkinson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Mulumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulumba comes into the arena with Bongo Bong - Manu Chao blaring out of the sound system. Henry Diaz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kengo Mulumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mulumba counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mulumba counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mulumba is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Mulumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Mulumba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
Henry Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Mulumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Mulumba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a double jab
letting Mulumba counter with a right hand.
Mulumba staying out of range there.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Mulumba counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulumba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mulumba is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Mulumba saw that one coming.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Mulumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Mulumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulumba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz swings for the body but Mulumba moves out of range.
It looked like Mulumba was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
Mulumba avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Mulumba is looking to counter punch.
Mulumba throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Mulumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mulumba throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Mulumba connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Mulumba counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Mulumba slips the punch.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mulumba counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Mulumba to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mulumba digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Mulumba is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mulumba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Mulumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Mulumba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Mulumba avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Mulumba misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Mulumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Mulumba is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A combination from Mulumba does no damage.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Mulumba is just out of range.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Mulumba. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mulumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Mulumba's head but Mulumba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Mulumba was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Mulumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mulumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mulumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is rocked!
Mulumba measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Diaz! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kengo Mulumba!
During a confident post fight interview, Kengo Mulumba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundles comes into the arena with It's Tricky by Run DMC blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Bundles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Pound!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bundless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bundles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bundles. Pound shrugs it off though.
Pound catches Bundles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bundles throws a sloppy head kick
and Pound counters with a thumping low kick.
Pound misses with an uppercut.
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundles forces Pound back against the cage and clinches.
Bundles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundles controls his hands.
Bundles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundles prevents a body shot from Pound.
Pound blocks a body shot from Bundles.
We've been hearing reports that Bundles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bundles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Bundles scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Pound keeps the fight on the outside.
Pound doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bundles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pound dodges the punch combination from Bundles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles ducks right into an uppercut from Pound.
Bundles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pound manages to avoid it.
Pound lands a really nice looking cross but Bundles seems unphased.
Bundles lunges at Pound with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pound's hand.
Bundles misses with a hook. Pound ducked under it nicely.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundles looks to clinch
and Pound counters with a nice uppercut.
Bundles throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pound swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bundles misses with a wild combination.
Pound connects with a nice looking jab.
Bundles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bundles throws a head kick but Pound moves out of range.
It seemed like Pound was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Pound.
Bundles throws a nice looking combination but Pound bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pound! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pound misses with a low kick as Bundles jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bundles slips a straight right by Pound.
A cross from Pound lands.
Pound missing with a left hand there. Bundles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundles has closed the distance and engaged Pound in a clinch.
Bundles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pound or not.
Bundles effectively controlling the action here.
Pound breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws a series of punches but Pound moves out of range.
Pound misses with a straight left.
Bundles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Pound on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bundles throws a head kick that misses
and Pound makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bundles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bundles moves away.
Bundles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pound.
Pound misses with an uppercut. Bundles saw that one coming.
Pound connects with a body shot that sends Bundles's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bundles misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
Bundles lands with an overhand left.
Bundles throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pound connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pound avoids the body shot from Bundles.
It seemed like Pound was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bundles throws a shot to the body.
Pound scores with a body shot.
Bundles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bundles takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
Bundles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pound lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bundles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pound pushes Bundles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pound scores with a shoulder strike.
Bundles takes a shot to the head.
Bundles tries to throw a body punch but Pound avoids it by throwing Bundles back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with a body punch.
Pound lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pound.
Pound softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pound working aggressively here.
Bundles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pound scores with a shoulder strike.
Pound throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bundless head.
Pound lands with a right to the head.
Bundles trying to control the position but instead, Pound has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bundles into the cage.
Pound manages to break the clinch.
Bundles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bundles misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pound has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bundles throws a shot from downtown. Pound moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Pound will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pound jabs Bundles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body kick from Bundles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pound in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pound connects with a jab.
Pound blocks a head kick by Bundles.
Pound misses with a hook.
Bundles tries to clinch up but Pound circles away and keeps his distance.
Bundles is looking to wear down Pound with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bundles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Bundles does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Pound misses.
Bundles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bundles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pound. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles throws an off balance right hand
letting Pound counter with a right hand.
Bundles thuds a left hand into Pound's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundles throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Bundles does no damage.
Pound doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bundles lands with a slapping head kick.
Bundles connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pound looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Bundles blocks the leg kick.
Pound throws out a powerful jab.
Bundles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pound throws a low kick, looking for Bundles's leg but Bundles calmly moves out of range.
Pound scores with a punch to the head.
Pound moves out of range as Bundles throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Bundles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bundles doesn't manage to clinch there - Pound circles away.
Bundles walks into a stiff left hand from Pound.
No joy there for Bundles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bundles takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bundles is rocked!
Bundles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pound counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound swats away the attempt to clinch by Bundles.
Bundles stuns Pound with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
Bundles defending well as Pound loads up on a big left hand.
Bundles avoids the body shot from Pound.
Bundles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Pound.
Pound tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pound pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pound fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bundles lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Pound.
Pound throws a hook to the side of Bundles's head but Bundles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pound takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles rushes Pound and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bundles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bundles.
Bundles lands a left hand.
Bundles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Pound - that landed with a thud.
Pound lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bundles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pound's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pound connects with a single shot there.
Dick Pound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bundles.
Pound looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bundles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pound scores with a hook.
Oh Bundles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bundles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pound throws a jab when Bundles was well out of range.
Bundles seems to have got his legs back now.
Bundles throws a sloppy head kick and Pound moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pound misses with a body shot.
A jab from Pound misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pound.
Bundles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bundles checks a leg kick.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Bundles is just out of range.
Pound looks to land a right hand but Bundles moved out of range.
Bundles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pound scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bundles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pound scores with a nice right hand.
Bundles catches Pound with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bundles doesn't manage to clinch there - Pound circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundles throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pound counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray Bundles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pound scores with a jab to the body.
Bundles throws a body punch but Pound moves out of range.
Bundles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pound swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Pound showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bundles lands a nice hook to Pound's body. Pound takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Bundles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bundles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Pound lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bundles doesn't seem phased though.
Bundles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pound takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Bundles.
Sloppy strikes from Bundles. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Pound on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good work by Bundles as he checks the leg kick.
Pound dips to his left and cracks Bundles with an uppercut!
Pound keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound throws a leg kick which misses Bundles's front leg but catches the back leg as Bundles tries to avoid it.
Bundles misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bundles.
Pound throws out a counter right but Bundles avoids it with no problem.
Bundles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bundles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bundles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pound counters with a huge left! Bundles is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pound isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bundles from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Pound!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ato Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ato Velasquez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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273 lbs
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261 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ato Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Velasquez misses.
Wick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Pure Warrior in the buildup to the fight.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Wick is just out of range.
Velasquez throws a nice looking combination but Wick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Velasquez counters with a one-two to the body.
Wick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wick forces Velasquez back against the cage and clinches.
Wick tries to pull guard but Velasquez won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Velasquez cracks Wick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Velasquez sprawls well. Velasquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wick gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Velasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Wick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Velasquez does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Velasquez blocks the low kick.
Velasquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Velasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab-cross combination lands for Wick and sends Velasquez crashing to the mat! Wick follows him down to the mat - Velasquez regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Velasquez is rocked!
It looks like Ato Velasquez has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Velasquez is still in real trouble! Can Wick finish him?
Wick seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Velasquez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Wick!
A relieved looking John Wick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waylon Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by True Survivor - David Hasselhoff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries to bum rush Mercy with a series of wild strikes but Mercy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sato misses with a hook. Mercy ducked under it nicely.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Mercy misses with an uppercut.
Sato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
Mercy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sato connects with a looping right hand.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercy has time to react.
We've been told by Sato's head coaches at Wreckshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mercy scores with a nice strike.
Sato throws a hook but Mercy blocks it.
Sato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Sato bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercy's head.
Mercy swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato moves in looking to clinch but Mercy pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercy misses with a body punch
and Sato counters by clinching up.
Mercy tries to break free but Sato pushes him back against the cage.
Sato taking a breather.
Mercy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mercy scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
Mercy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mercy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mercy's defenses.
It looks like Waylon Mercy has been cut.
Mercy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Nice elbow from Sato.
Mercy misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercy circles away.
Mercy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
Sato needs to keep his hands up - Mercy had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercy misses the target.
Sato swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.
Mercy falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato throws a series of punches but Mercy avoids them all with ease.
Sato clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Mercy.
Mercy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mercy is trying to push Sato away but Sato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sato blocks a body shot from Mercy.
Sato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mercy circles away from the clinch attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercy.
Mercy blocks a low kick nicely.
Sato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercy.
Mercy throws a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Mercy stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercy throws a good cross that connects.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Mercy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato moves into the clinch successfully.
Mercy can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mercy walks into a left hand.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Mercy connects with a right hand. Sato shakes it off.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Mercy.
Sato blocks a jab.
Mercy throws a leg kick but Sato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sato tried to counter with a leg kick but Mercy avoided it.
Mercy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sato has Mercy up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercy wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Kenji Sato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waylon Mercy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mercy connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercy gets tackled into the cage by Sato. Sato maintains the clinch.
Mercy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato darts in and clinches Mercy up against the cage.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercy misses with a two punch combination.
Mercy missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato cracks Mercy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercy keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato drives through and clinches with Mercy against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sato forces Mercy back against the cage and clinches.
Mercy tries to break the clinch but Sato is controlling the position.
Mercy blocks an elbow strike from Sato.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercy avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the cage.
A short right from Mercy.
Mercy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercy.
Mercy with a jab.
Mercy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab, jab by Mercy - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with an uppercut
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Sato clinches with his opponent.
Kenji Sato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sato pushes Mercy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercy is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Mercy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mercy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercy circles away.
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
Mercy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mercy takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Sato is looking to counter the offense by Mercy and move into the clinch.
Sato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mercy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Mercy.
Mercy scores with a shot to the side of Sato's head.
Mercy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercy throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercy lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Sato looks to clinch
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Waylon Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to clinch up but Mercy keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Mercy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy misses with a looping left.
Sato defending well as Mercy loads up on a big left hand.
Sato staying out of range there.
Mercy connects with a right hand. Sato shakes it off.
Mercy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato throws a big counter combination but Mercy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato moves into range and clinches up with Mercy.
Mercy takes an elbow to the temple.
Mercy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato lands an uppercut.
Mercy tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Mercy back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waylon Mercy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Waylon Mercy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Mercy does it's job there.
Sato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mercy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercy throws a front kick aimed at Sato's knee but Sato avoids it well.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Sato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercy.
Mercy throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato works the jab nicely.
Sato stuns Mercy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Mercy is predictable there
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercy throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Mercy misses with a body shot.
Sato wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato moves out of range of the strikes.
Sato tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Mercy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sato rushes Mercy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sato tries to work over Mercy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercy breaks from the clinch.
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mercy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Mercy misses with a leg kick.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato is looking to clinch.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercy! But no joy.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Mercy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Mercy tries a quick counter leg kick but Sato is wise to it.
Sato closes the distance and clinches.
Sato taking a breather.
Mercy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercy circles away.
Mercy is looking for the big counter here.
Mercy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercy misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Mercy's head back.
Sato instigates a clinch.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercy.
Sato defending well as Mercy loads up on a big left hand.
Sato wants to clinch
letting Mercy counter with a right hand.
Mercy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Mercy there.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mercy counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking to clinch but Mercy is avoiding it.
Mercy throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sato tries to clinch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mercy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercy throws a shot to the body.
Mercy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sato tries to clinch but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercy. That snapped Sato's head back.
Sato gets a clinch.
Mercy is trying to push Sato away but Sato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Waylon Mercy.
I think Mercy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Iwoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Northrop comes into the arena with Alive And Kicking blaring out of the sound system. Iwoba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hercules* kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Russell Northrop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bosco Iwoba's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop punishes Iwoba's body with a nice straight punch.
Northrop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Iwoba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Northrop.
Iwoba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Iwoba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Northrop throws out the jab.
A big right from Iwoba misses.
Northrop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Iwoba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Iwoba lands a left hand.
Iwoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Iwoba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Northrop pulls guard.
Northrop lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Iwoba controlling the position.
Iwoba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Northrop manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwoba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Iwoba defends it easily.
Northrop keeping moving, preventing Iwoba from controlling successfully.
Iwoba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Iwoba trying to control but Northrop is working from the bottom.
Northrop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Iwoba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Northrop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iwoba manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba has his hands on Northrop's head, controlling the position.
Iwoba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Northrop throws a strike but Iwoba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northrop trying to control the position.
Northrop has his foot on Iwoba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Iwoba works his way back into a safe position though.
Northrop wants to sweep here but Iwoba controlling him for the moment.
Northrop being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba postures up.
Iwoba cracks Northrop with a solid left hand.
Iwoba is stalling in the full guard.
Iwoba works over Northrop with some ground and pound from guard.
Northrop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Northrop trying to control the position.
Northrop is pulling down on Iwoba's head. It's preventing any offense from Iwoba, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northrop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Northrop pulls Iwoba in close to his closed guard and prevents Iwoba from doing any damage or advancing position.
Northrop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Iwoba is one step ahead there.
Northrop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Northrop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
Bosco Iwoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Iwoba.
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 Russell Northrop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Northrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Iwoba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Northrop punishes Iwoba's body with a nice straight punch.
Iwoba ducks under a wild hook from Northrop.
Northrop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Northrop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Northrop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iwoba.
Iwoba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Iwoba motions for Northrop to come forward. Iwoba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Iwoba throws a body punch but Northrop moves out of range.
Northrop throwing a counter right hand but Iwoba manages to avoid it.
Northrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Northrop lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iwoba raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Iwoba cracks Northrop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iwoba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Northrop checks a leg kick.
Northrop misses with a left hand
and Iwoba counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Iwoba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Iwoba is looking to clinch.
Northrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iwoba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Northrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iwoba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Northrop misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iwoba. Northrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Northrop misses with a few strikes there.
Iwoba throws the left hand but Northrop avoids the punch easily.
Iwoba slips under a jab from Northrop.
Iwoba doesn't manage to clinch there - Northrop circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Northrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iwoba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Northrop.
Iwoba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Northrop.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iwoba.
A quick step to the side and Northrop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Iwoba.
Iwoba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Northrop with a body shot.
Iwoba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Northrop.
A little feinted left hand from Northrop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iwoba misses with a body kick.
Northrop thuds a left hand into Iwoba's body.
Northrop lands with a good body shot.
Northrop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Northrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Iwoba has time to react.
Iwoba misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Iwoba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Northrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iwoba can do to turn this around?
Northrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iwoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Northrop.
Northrop misses with a hook. Iwoba ducked under it nicely.
Russell Northrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Northrop throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Iwoba was covering up waiting for the punch and Northrop finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Northrop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Iwoba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Northrop throws a strike but Iwoba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iwoba trying to control the position from guard on top but Northrop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Northrop can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Iwoba controls the pace.
Iwoba trying to control but Northrop is working from the bottom.
Iwoba tries to free his leg and advance position but Northrop is retaining full guard.
Iwoba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Iwoba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Northrop swings widly with a right hand
and Iwoba counters with a nice leg kick.
Iwoba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Northrop on the side of the head.
Northrop misses with a hook.
Northrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iwoba throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Iwoba.
Iwoba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Northrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Northrop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iwoba counters with a left to the body.
Northrop throws a lazy right hand but Iwoba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Iwoba misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Northrop.
A little jabbing left from Iwoba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Northrop misses.
Iwoba drops his hands momentarily and Northrop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Iwoba misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop throws the left hand but Iwoba avoids the punch easily.
Northrop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Iwoba's guard.
Northrop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Northrop stopping the sweep attempt from Iwoba.
Iwoba pulls Northrop in close to prevent any damage.
Northrop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Northrop looking to pass the guard.
Iwoba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Northrop's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bosco Iwoba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iwoba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Northrop lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Iwoba wants to sweep here but Northrop controlling him for the moment.
Iwoba is controlling Northrop's posture.
Northrop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba seems keen to control Northrop's posture.
Northrop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Northrop preventing the sweep.
Russell Northrop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Northrop throwing strikes but missing.
Iwoba pulls Northrop in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Iwoba is looking for a triangle but Northrop pushes his legs off easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Northrop works the jab nicely.
Northrop gets the takedown into side control.
Iwoba manages to get back to half guard.
Northrop prevents Iwoba from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Northrop is trying to control the action in half guard but Iwoba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Northrop is nestled in close to Iwoba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Northrop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Northrop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Grishin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Grishin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger. Boo Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grishin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Grishin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Grishin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Grishin throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Grishin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Grishin's head but Grishin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grishin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Lee.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Grishin slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
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!
Grishin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grishin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Grishin slips a straight right by Lee.
Grishin missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grishin moves out of range of the strikes.
Grishin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee misses the jab.
Jab by Lee.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grishin is rocked!
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grishin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Crack! Lee connects with the perfect overhand right and Grishin falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boo Lee!
Our winner, Boo Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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