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GAMMA#635 Sito v Wayne PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentin DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boa - Energetic kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kira Miyata 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentin DeBramalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata loads up on a big right hand but DeBramalo slips the punch.
DeBramalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyata throws out the jab.
Miyata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miyata misses the shot to the body.
DeBramalo moves forwards but Miyata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
DeBramalo throws a low kick but Miyata avoids it.
DeBramalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
DeBramalo looks to land a body kick but Miyata moved away.
Miyata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miyata throws an overhand right that lands on DeBramalo's shoulder, as DeBramalo tries to avoid the shot.
DeBramalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miyata works DeBramalo's body with a nice hook.
Miyata 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.
Miyata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeBramalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeBramalo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeBramalo manages to avoid it.
DeBramalo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
DeBramalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeBramalo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by DeBramalo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeBramalo throws a leg kick which misses Miyata's front leg but catches the back leg as Miyata tries to avoid it.
Miyata swings for the body but DeBramalo moves out of range.
DeBramalo throws a chopping leg kick but Miyata manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from DeBramalo.
DeBramalo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miyata on the side of the head.
Quentin DeBramalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeBramalo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeBramalo wants to land a leg kick but Miyata is out of range.
DeBramalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyata was well out of range. Poor timing from DeBramalo.
A clash of legs there as Miyata blocks the low kick.
Jab from Miyata.
Miyata fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging DeBramalo to the ground. Miyata is now in DeBramalo's guard.
Miyata drops back looking for a leg! DeBramalo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeBramalo manages to kick Miyata off! Miyata jumps back into DeBramalo's guard.
Miyata wants to pass the guard but DeBramalo is keeping the position.
DeBramalo trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miyata's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBramalo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miyata pushes a forearm under DeBramalo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, DeBramalo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kira Miyata!
An out of breath Kira Miyata thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neo Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neo Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ector is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ector has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ector takes an elbow to the temple.
Ector takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin misses with the head strike.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
I was talking to Wiggin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
Ector is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Ector leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ector lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiggin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector working aggressively here.
Ector gets through Wiggin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ector gets through Wiggin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ector has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wiggin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ector can turn it around.
Ector is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ector swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ector.
Wiggin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiggin lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Ector has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wiggin uses from the top position.
Ector working a defensive guard here.
Wiggin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is looking to work some ground and pound but Ector has wrist control.
Ector looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiggin is working Ector over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wiggin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ector keeping full guard, as Wiggin tries to pass.
Wiggin preventing the sweep.
Wiggin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ector is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wiggin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector pulls Wiggin in close to his closed guard and prevents Wiggin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wiggin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wiggin working some strikes from top position.
Wiggin throws an elbow that misses. Ector uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wiggin's guard. Nice move by Ector!
Wiggin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ector is one step ahead there.
Wiggin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiggin, not yet.
Ector controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wiggin looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiggin, not yet.
Ector looking to sit in guard and control but Wiggin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Wiggin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ector is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neo Wiggin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ector has Wiggin up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin works on Ector's body with a couple of short punches.
Wiggin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neo Wiggin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiggin takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Wiggin.
Wiggin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ector tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Ector back against the cage.
Ector blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ector breaks from the clinch.
Wiggin misses with a hook. Ector ducked under it nicely.
Wiggin swings for the body but Ector moves out of range.
Ector has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiggin blocks a body shot from Ector.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ector swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ector is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiggin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Ector misses with some punches.
Wiggin pushes Ector back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Wiggin as the two fighters clinch.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ector working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.
Ector has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Ector lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wiggin or not.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ector misses with the head strike.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector blocks an elbow strike.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ector prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiggin misses with the head strike.
Ector scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiggin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ector pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wiggin's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiggin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ector stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wiggin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ector slips a jab from Wiggin.
Ector has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ector backwards.
Ector lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ector misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Ector to work.
Wiggin tries to work over Ector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ector tries to move into range but Wiggin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ector takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ector tries to clinch but Wiggin is having none of it.
Wiggin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ector.
As Ector looks to move away, Wiggin throws a big counter combo but Ector just gets out of the way.
Wiggin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ector.
Wiggin keeps the fight on the outside.
Ector connects with a looping right hand.
Neo Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ector closes the distance and clinches.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ector's elbow.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ector taking a breather.
Ector cracks Wiggin with a nice body shot.
Ector throws a head punch that misses.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ector misses with some punches.
Ector tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short body shot lands from Wiggin as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin misses with a body punch.
Wiggin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ector blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ector.
Ector blocks the elbow strike.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Ector lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Wiggin.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neo Wiggin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wiggin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ector has time to react.
Wiggin misses with a looping right.
Ector swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
A slow jab from Ector misses its intended target.
Ector is looking to clinch but Wiggin is avoiding it.
Ector takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Neo Wiggin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ector tries to clinch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Wiggin throws a series of punches but Ector avoids them all with ease.
Ector tries to clinch but Wiggin moves out of range.
Ector swings for the body but Wiggin moves out of range.
A big right from Wiggin misses.
Ector throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiggin forces Ector back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiggin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ector's brow.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ector fails to land.
Wiggin can't get the takedown.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Ector.
Wiggin cracks Ector with a nice body shot.
Wiggin pushes Ector back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ector misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ector ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ector throws the left hand but Wiggin avoids the punch easily.
Wiggin misses the jab.
Ector is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wiggin gets tackled into the cage by Ector. Ector maintains the clinch.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ector's defenses.
It looks like Kay Ector has been cut.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggin's elbow.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ector blocks an uppercut.
Kay Ector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ector.
Ector tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ector swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ector throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiggin presses Ector against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wiggin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ector.
Ector can't find room to land a body shot as Wiggin controls the action.
Ector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiggin tries to throw a body punch but Ector avoids it by throwing Wiggin back against the cage.
Wiggin tries to work over Ector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ector fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ector on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ector.
Ector misses with some punches.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiggin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin blocking some punches.
Ector prevents a body shot from Wiggin.
Ector blocks a body shot from Wiggin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy.
Neo Wiggin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wiggin swinging wildly here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiggin, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiggin misses the target.
Wiggin throws the kick towards the body but Ector avoids it.
Wiggin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ector works Wiggin's body with a nice hook.
Ector ducks under a wild hook from Wiggin.
Ector moves into range and clinches up with Wiggin.
Ector tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ector manages to break the clinch.
Ector is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wiggin rather than just go for the knockout.
Wiggin blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ector. No joy for Wiggin on that attempt.
A lazy left from Wiggin finds it's target.
Ector misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiggin thuds a left hand into Ector's body.
Ector looks to land a right hand but Wiggin moved out of range.
Ector gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiggin.
Wiggin throws a leg kick which misses Ector's front leg but catches the back leg as Ector tries to avoid it.
Wiggin walks into a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wiggin.
Wiggin misses with an uppercut. Ector saw that one coming.
Wiggin throws a body shot but no joy.
Wiggin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ector stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ector connects with a right hand. Wiggin shakes it off.
A big right from Ector misses.
Ector with a nice cross.
Wiggin scores with a head kick. Ector tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ector on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wiggin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ector doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neo Wiggin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wiggin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Wiggin!
A very excited looking Neo Wiggin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Swann will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ross Swann!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swann misses with a wild body shot.
Newman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swann looks to throw the jab but Newman is out of range.
Good shot there by Swann.
We've been told by Newman's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Swann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Swann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newman gets a takedown into half guard.
Swann manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Swann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Newman with a body shot.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman walks into a left hand.
Newman throws a sloppy head kick and Swann moves out of range easily.
A big left from Swann misses.
Swann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newman.
It seemed like Swann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swann wants to clinch up but Newman keeps it at a distance.
Swann cracks Newman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Newman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newman throws a hook but Swann avoids it easily.
Swann is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Swann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newman.
Swann takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Newman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Swann throws a hook to the side of Newman's head but Newman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newman misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Swann! But no joy.
Swann with a nice cross.
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!
Newman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Swann's guard.
Newman wants to control from the top but Swann keeps moving.
Newman tries to free his leg and advance position but Swann is retaining full guard.
Newman trying to control the position from guard on top but Swann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newman wants to pass the guard but Swann is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman content to stall in guard here.
Newman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Newman trying to control the position from guard on top but Swann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newman with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Swann holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Newman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Swann connects with a body shot.
Swann misses with a hook. Newman ducked under it nicely.
Swann with a jab.
Swann takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
Swann lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Swann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Swann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Swann dominated that round.
That's time! Newman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Newman lands the left hand.
Swann misses with a looping left.
Newman tries to counter with a takedown but Swann is quick to defend against it.
Swann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newman lands a nice hook to Swann's body. Swann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swann clinches up with Newman and pushes him back against the cage.
Newman lands a left hand.
Newman looking for a takedown.
Newman pushes Swann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newman blocks an uppercut.
Newman is working for takedown but Swann is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swann.
Newman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Swann.
Nice body punch from Swann.
Swann has a couple of punches blocked by Newman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman manages to break the clinch.
Swann has closed the distance and engaged Newman in a clinch.
Newman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Newman.
Swann just misses with a punch to the body.
Newman throws a body shot but no joy.
Swann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Swann looks to score with a jab to the body but Newman is just out of range.
Donk. Newman catches Swann right on the button with a cross.
Swann just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross Swann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Swann scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Swann misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newman moves away.
Swann misses with a body shot.
Newman misses with a hook. Swann ducked under it nicely.
Newman fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman throws a right hand that Swann ducks under and follows up with a left that Swann also avoids with ease.
Newman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swann is looking to chop away at Newman's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Newman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newman wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Newman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swann throws a shot from downtown. Newman moves away and avoids it.
Newman connects with a body shot.
Newman avoids the body shot from Swann.
Swann looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newman scores with a head kick. Swann tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Newman takes a swing at Swann's ribcage but misses.
Newman works Swann's body with a nice hook.
Swann throws a hook but Newman blocks it.
Newman swings widly with a right hand
and Swann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Swann.
Swann throws a leg kick
and Newman counters with a shoot takedown. Swann fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman throws a strike but Swann rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Newman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Newman looking to control.
Newman controlling the position.
Paul Newman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Swann postures up.
Newman has control of Swann's left arm, preventing Swann from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ross Swann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Newman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newman defending well as Swann loads up on a big left hand.
Swann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swann swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newman counters with a shoot takedown. Swann fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Swann manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Swann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
Newman lands with a right to the head.
Newman tries to work over Swann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swann misses with a body punch.
Swann swings wildly with an uppercut but Newman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newmans head.
Newman tries to break the clinch but Swann is controlling the position.
Swann misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman takes a shot to the head.
Swann struggles to land a body shot inside as Newman controls his hands.
Newman tries to stall but Swann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Swann lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Swann fails to land.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Swann blocks an uppercut.
Swann lands a left hand.
Newman scores with a shoulder strike.
Swann misses with a punch to the body.
Swann tries a body shot but Newman blocks it.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Newman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swann throws a punch but it's blocked by Newman.
Swann lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Swann.
Swann has had enough of the clinch but Newman keeps him there for the moment.
Newman gets through Swann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Swann.
Paul Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Newman.
Swann lands a hook that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Swann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newman swings wildly with an uppercut but Swann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swann has a couple of punches blocked by Newman.
Swann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Swann misses with a punch on the inside.
Swann lands a shoulder strike.
Swann swings wildly with an uppercut but Newman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Swann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Swann is trying to keep an underhook but Newman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Newman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Newman controlling the action here.
Newman wants to pass to mount but Swann is defending the position.
Newman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Newman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swann defending well though.
Newman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swann defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman is trying to control. Swann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Newman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Newman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swann tries to get to full guard but Newman has control of the leg.
Swann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Newman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Swann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Newman.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Swann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swann winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Swann!
Ross Swann thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Funk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Funk - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Funk.
Funk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kha doesn't seem bothered though.
Funk throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kha counters with a straight right hand.
Funk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kha.
Kha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funk.
Kha misses with a low kick.
Funk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kha.
Kha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Funk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Funk misses the jab.
Funk lands a body shot.
Funk looks to land a right hand but Kha moved out of range.
Funk lands a leg kick that knocks Kha off balance momentarily.
Kha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kha avoids the head kick by Funk.
Kha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Funk throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funk counters with an inside leg kick.
Funk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funk stuns Kha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Funk tries to clinch up.
Kha feinted with a counter takedown.
Kha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Funk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kha tests Funk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Funk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Funk.
A head kick misses from Kha.
Kha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funk's head.
Funk throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kha checks a leg kick.
Funk misses the body punch
and Kha counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk sizes up Kha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk slips under a jab from Kha.
Funk throws a hook but Kha blocks it.
Funk lands with a nice body punch.
Kha lands with an overhand left.
Funk throws a leg kick but Kha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Funk closes the distance and pushes Kha back into the cage.
Kha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kha prevents a body shot from Funk.
Kha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Funk lands a left hand.
Kha is trying to break the clinch but Funk has him pressed against the cage.
Kha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Funk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kha presses Funk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kha.
Funk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kha avoiding damage.
Funk misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funk cracks Kha with a nice body shot.
Kha misses with a body punch.
Funk scores with a shot to the side of Kha's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kha.
Funk tries a body shot but Kha blocks it.
Kha breaks the clinch.
Funk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funk.
Kha throws a low kick, looking for Funk's leg but Funk calmly moves out of range.
Funk scores with a sloppy right hand. Kha should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Funk misses.
Funk jabs Kha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funk manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Funk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funk throws a hook but Kha avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kha on the side of the head.
Kha looks to land a combination but Funk avoids it well.
Kha tries to land a front kick but Funk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Funk throws a big shot that misses.
Kha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Funk can pounce on him.
Kha cracks Funk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funk lands a really nice looking cross but Kha seems unphased.
Funk looks to land a body kick but Kha moved away.
Kha throws out a leg kick but Funk moves out of range and Kha only half commits.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Funk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
Funk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kha avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Funk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kha cracks Funk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Funk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kha checks a leg kick.
Anders Funk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Funk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kha doesn't seem phased though.
Kha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kha throws a low kick but it's checked well by Funk.
Funk tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Funk misses.
Kha tries to counter with a takedown but Funk is quick to defend against it.
Funk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kha.
Funk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Funk looks to land a right hand but Kha moved out of range.
Kha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kha.
Funk scores with a punch to the head.
Funk lands a nice hook to Kha's body. Kha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kha throws a right hand that misses
and Funk moves into the clinch.
Kha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Funk.
Funk has a couple of punches blocked by Kha.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funk.
Kha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Funk.
Kha has Funk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Funk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kha misses with a punch on the inside.
Funk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Funk presses Kha against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Funk has Kha up against the cage in a clinch.
Funk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kha throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
Kha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funk swings wildly with an uppercut but Kha uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk digs a right hand underneath Kha's ribcage. Kha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Funk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funk tries to work over Kha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funk.
Funk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Funk.
Funk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kha tries to work over Funk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kha takes a shot to the head.
Funk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funk is leaning against Kha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kha's elbow.
Anders Funk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kha wants to break free but Funk has control.
Funk lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Funk.
Funk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funk lands with a left to the head.
Funk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kha lands a left hand.
Funk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Funk on the inside.
Funk digs a right hand underneath Kha's ribcage. Kha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kha wants to stall.
Funk has a couple of punches blocked by Kha.
Funk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khas head.
Kha trying to control the position but instead, Funk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kha into the cage.
Funk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funk has a couple of punches blocked by Kha.
Funk misses with some punches.
Kha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Kha.
Still in the clinch, Funk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Funk lands with a left to the head.
Kha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kha blocks a body shot from Funk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha breaks the clinch.
Kha throws a push kick but Funk slaps the foot to one side.
Funk scores with a nice right hand.
Funk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funk. Kha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kha throws a push kick but Funk slaps the foot to one side.
Funk missing with a left hand there. Kha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funk tries to counter with a clinch but Kha shakes him off and moves away.
Kha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Funk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kha.
Funk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funk's corner calls for a 1-2. Funk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Funk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Funk. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Funk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Funk cracks a nice hook into Kha's ribs.
Kha takes one on the button.
Kha lands a right hook to the body.
Kha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Kha misses.
Funk misses with a leg kick
and Kha counters with a stiff right hand.
Funk slips under a jab.
Kha sets himself, and Funk steps forward looking for the clinch! Kha avoids it this time.
A swing and a miss from Kha.
Funk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Funk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Funk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kha.
Kha ducks under a wild hook from Funk.
Kha attempts a counter takedown but Funk avoids it well and moves away.
Funk misses with a kick to the body.
Kha staying out of range there.
Kha staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk defending well as Kha loads up on a big left hand.
Funk is looking to chop away at Kha's legs.
Kha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Funk momentarily.
Kha tries to work over Funk's front leg with a kick but Funk checks it.
Funk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funk lands a body shot.
Funk connects with a nice looking jab.
Funk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
Kha half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Funk slips a straight right by Kha.
Funk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kha with a body shot.
Kha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funk slips a jab from Kha.
Funk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Funk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk takes a swing at Kha's ribcage but misses.
Funk misses with a jab to the body
and Kha counters with a nice uppercut.
Funk connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kha looks to throw a body kick
and Funk counters with a stiff right hand.
Funk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kha.
A lazy left from Funk finds it's target.
Kai Kha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Funk misses.
Kha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Funk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kha scrambles back to his feet.
Funk with a jab.
Kha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Funk misses with a looping right.
Kha lands with a hook. Funk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk thumps Kha with a low kick.
Funk blocks a leg kick.
Funk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Funk.
Kha slips a straight right by Funk.
Kha seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anders Funk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Funk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Funk.
Funk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kha is looking for a counter combo.
Funk misses with a low kick as Kha jumps back.
Funk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Funk misses with an uppercut.
Kha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kha takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Some wild striking there from Funk.
Kha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kha throws a body punch but Funk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk misses with an uppercut. Kha saw that one coming.
Funk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Funk misses with a right hand
and Kha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha slips a straight right by Funk.
Kha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kha throws the kick towards the body but Funk avoids it.
Kha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Funk moves into the clinch.
Funk blocking some punches.
Kha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Funk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Funk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Funk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kha tries to score with a low kick but Funk moves his leg out of the way.
Funk throws a lazy right hand but Kha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Funk 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Funk!
Anders Funk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yegor Klitschko enters the cage!
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Klitschko misses.
Bannon cracks Klitschko with a good jab.
Bannon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bannon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Klitschko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bannon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klitschko.
Klitschko lands with a kick to the temple. Bannon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Klitschko moves out of range of the body kick from Bannon.
Klitschko misses with a combination
and Klitschko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klitschko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klitschko duly obliges.
Klitschko misses with a double jab
and Bannon counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bannon.
Klitschko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klitschko swings widly with a right hand
and Bannon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bannon.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Bannon avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bannon pushes Klitschko up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Klitschko.
Klitschko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Bannon avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
Bannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klitschko manages to avoid it.
Bannon tests Klitschko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bannon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klitschko punishes Bannon's body with a nice straight punch.
Bannon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bannon avoids the head kick by Klitschko.
Bannon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Klitschko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bannon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Bannon avoids it well.
Klitschko scores with a nice strike.
Klitschko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klitschko throws a right and a left that Bannon avoids nicely.
Klitschko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bannon in his tracks.
Klitschko throws a nice looking combination but Bannon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klitschko swings for the body but Bannon moves out of range.
Klitschko ducks right into an uppercut from Bannon.
A leg kick checked by Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a looping right.
Klitschko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bannon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bannon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage.
Bannon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klitschko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bannon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klitschko scrambles back to his feet.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Bannon ducks under and follows up with a left that Bannon also avoids with ease.
Klitschko throws a hook but Bannon blocks it.
Bannon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Bannon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klitschko misses with a hook
and Bannon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bannon takes a swing at Klitschko's ribcage but misses.
Bannon throws a shot to the body.
Bannon slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Klitschko looks to score with a jab to the body but Bannon is just out of range.
Klitschko with a nice cross.
Klitschko walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bannon misses with an uppercut.
Bannon throws a low kick but Klitschko avoids it.
Bannon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bannon tenderised Klitschko's leg. Klitschko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klitschko lands with a straight right. Bannon didn't see that one coming.
Klitschko stuns Bannon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bannon lands a big head kick that sends Klitschko tumbling to the mat! Bannon takes a step backwards and waves Klitschko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Klitschko is rocked!
Bannon lands an uppercut, right on the button! Klitschko tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Bannon!
Thomas Bannon made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellbent in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Russian Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Zombie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Bunga!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie misses with an uppercut
and Bunga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zombie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zombie misses with a hook
and Bunga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zombie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunga momentarily.
Bunga throws a body punch but Zombie moves out of range.
Zombie thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bunga throws a body kick that misses.
Zombie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zombie throws out a loose jab but Bunga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunga throws a looping overhand right but Zombie ducks down to avoid it.
Zombie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bunga moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Zombie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bunga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zombie.
Zombie missing with a left hand there. Bunga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunga throws a shot from downtown. Zombie moves away and avoids it.
Zombie moves out of range of the body kick.
Bunga moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Zombie 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!
Bunga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie throws a head kick that misses.
Zombie lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunga off the cage and back into range.
Bunga scores with a nice right hand.
Bunga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bunga rushes Zombie and presses him up against the cage.
Bunga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zombie digs a right hand into Bunga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bunga's gas tank.
Bunga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Zombie slips a jab and a cross from Bunga.
Zombie looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunga is just out of range.
Zombie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zombie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Zombie.
Zombie throws a sloppy head kick and Bunga moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunga blocks a jab.
Zombie throws a series of strikes that have Bunga backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zombie.
Zombie throws the left hand but Bunga avoids the punch easily.
Bunga misses with a leg kick.
Bunga throws a head kick that misses.
Zombie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zombie connects with a jab.
Bunga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zombie with a nice cross.
Bunga lands with a nice body kick.
Zombie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zombie lunges at Bunga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bunga's hand.
Bunga lands a two punch combo.
Zombie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zombie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bunga.
Zombie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bunga.
Zombie throws a hook but Bunga avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bunga.
Zombie appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
Bunga slips under a jab from Zombie.
Zombie blocks a jab.
Bunga lands a big head kick that sends Zombie tumbling to the mat! Bunga takes a step backwards and waves Zombie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zombie is rocked!
Bunga circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Zombie tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bunga wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bart Bunga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Medium Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc has chosen Professor Green ft. Maverick Sabre - Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33
216 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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220 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Medium Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude LeBlanc!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as LeBlanc blocks the leg kick.
LeBlanc misses with a straight right.
LeBlanc misses with a low kick.
Hardon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeBlanc stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardon. Hardon gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters circling - LeBlanc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBlanc.
Hardon lands a body shot.
Hardon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Medium Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBlanc checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Hardon.
LeBlanc 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.
Hardon cracks LeBlanc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardon looks to land a right hand but LeBlanc moved out of range.
LeBlanc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from LeBlanc.
Hardon misses with a right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hardon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Claude LeBlanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as LeBlanc checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
LeBlanc takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardon is looking to land body kicks.
Hardon throws a low kick but LeBlanc moves out of range easily.
Hardon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
LeBlanc fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardon moves out of range as LeBlanc strikes.
Hardon misses with a body shot.
LeBlanc connects with a single shot there.
Hardon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Medium Hardon has been cut.
LeBlanc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardon manages to avoid it.
It looked like Hardon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LeBlanc.
Hardon attempts a counter takedown but LeBlanc avoids it well and moves away.
LeBlanc lands with a hook. Hardon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
LeBlanc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LeBlanc. That did some damage!
LeBlanc jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Hardon.
Hardon throws a body shot but no joy.
LeBlanc misses with a hook. Hardon ducked under it nicely.
Hardon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Hardon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc drops Hardon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hardon looks back up at him and smiles so LeBlanc waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Hardon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBlanc lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hardon head around and knocks him out cold! LeBlanc hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claude LeBlanc!
A very excited looking Claude LeBlanc made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Moby - Flower. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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37
180 lbs
34 - 16 - 0 |
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39
188 lbs
43 - 19 - 3 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nowacki.
A big left from Nowacki misses.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nowacki.
Nowacki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTearson.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nowacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Nowacki wants to clinch up but McTearson keeps it at a distance.
Nowacki misses the jab.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
Nowacki is looking to counter punch.
Nowacki moves away from the strike by McTearson.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nowacki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McTearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowacki throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been informed that McTearson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McTearson avoids the head kick by Nowacki.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
Nowacki throws out a loose jab but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nowacki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nowacki.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Nowacki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Nowacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from McTearson.
Nowacki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowacki checks a low kick from McTearson.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nowacki looks to land a right hand but McTearson moved out of range.
McTearson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McTearson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nowacki connects with a single shot there.
A nice inside leg kick there by McTearson. That's going to slow Nowacki down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson misses with an uppercut. Nowacki saw that one coming.
McTearson slips under a jab.
McTearson throws a front kick aimed at Nowacki's knee but Nowacki avoids it well.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from McTearson
and Nowacki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nowacki connects with a single shot there.
McTearson moves out of range as Nowacki strikes.
Nowacki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McTearsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nowacki jabs at McTearson's body.
McTearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McTearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nowacki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McTearson throws a head kick but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTearson. That did some damage!
Nowacki misses with an attempted mid kick.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki moves into the clinch successfully.
Nowacki throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a hook to the ribs.
McTearson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside.
Nowacki manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson loads up on a big right hand but Nowacki slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Nowacki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nowacki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nowacki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Nowacki counters with a quick kick to the body but McTearson blocks it.
Nowacki moves into the clinch.
McTearson tries a body shot but Nowacki blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nowacki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nowacki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McTearson takes an elbow to the temple.
McTearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowacki takes a knee to the side of the body.
McTearson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but McTearson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McTearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nowacki misses with a body punch.
Nowacki lands an elbow just above McTearson 's eye.
McTearson takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
McTearson tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Nowacki back against the cage.
Nowacki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nowacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, McTearson throws an elbow but misses.
Nowacki lands a right hand.
McTearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from McTearson.
Nowacki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowacki lands an elbow inside that McTearson shrugs off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nowacki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McTearson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowacki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nowacki pushes off an throws an elbow but McTearson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McTearson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McTearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Nowacki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nowacki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki 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.
Nowacki scores with a kick to the body.
Nowacki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rufus McTearson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowacki closes the distance and clinches.
McTearson lands a left hand.
Nowacki lands a left hand that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Nowacki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTearson can do to turn this around?
McTearson crunches a lovely knee into Nowacki's ribcage.
Nowacki blocks an elbow strike.
Nowacki takes a shot to the head.
Nowacki misses with an elbow strike.
McTearson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McTearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nowacki.
McTearson lands a damaging elbow.
McTearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McTearson pushes Nowacki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McTearson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McTearson pushes Nowacki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nowacki blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson blocking some punches.
McTearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nowacki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McTearson.
McTearson scores with a hook to the body.
McTearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McTearson gets through Nowacki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTearson pushes Nowacki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nowacki is rocked!
McTearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Nowacki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McTearson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nowacki! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McTearson is unloading with more strikes now! Nowacki drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Lie, Cheat, & Steal as his entrance music. Joe Jordan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Torres's chin.
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259 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range.
Jordan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Torres just manages to avoid it.
Jordan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jordan throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres wants to counter with a clinch but Jordan pushes him away.
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
Torres throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Torres just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJordan.
Torres connects with a right hand. Jordan shakes it off.
Torres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jordan doesn't seem bothered though.
Torres lands a leg kick that knocks Jordan off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
Jordan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torres.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Jordan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Torres throws a series of strikes that have Jordan backpedaling.
It looks like Joe Jordan has been cut.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Jordan 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.
Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
A short left from Jordan.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is leaning against Jordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Torres.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Torres.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Jordan working aggressively here.
Torres presses Jordan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Torres.
Torres cracks Jordan with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Torres.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Torres gets through Jordan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torres unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jordan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Torres is unloading with more strikes now! Jordan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Torres!
A very excited looking Luis Torres rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sito comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - What's my name?. Wayne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back Up In Yo Ass With The Resurrection. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Sito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
49 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Wayne misses
and Sito counters with a good low kick that Wayne was not able to check.
Sito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne lands with an uppercut that bounces Sito off the cage and back into range.
Wayne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sito blocks a leg kick.
Sito misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sito looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws a right hand that misses
and Sito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wayne. That one must have hurt.
Wayne lands a jab to the head.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sito takes a step back to recover.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Sito moved away.
Wayne 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.
Sito moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wayne throws a hook but Sito avoids it easily.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Sito does it's job there.
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Sito moved away.
Sito looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne looks to throw a body kick
and Sito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sito momentarily.
Sito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne misses with a body kick.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Sito misses with a body shot
and Wayne counters with a thumping low kick.
Lil Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sito in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wayne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sito has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sito and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wayne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sito tried to counter with a leg kick but Wayne avoided it.
A lazy body kick from Wayne
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sito. That did some damage!
Sito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Sito tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Sito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne misses with a lunging right hand
and Sito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne tries to land a body kick
and Sito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Sito's ribs.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sito misses with a looping left.
Wayne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sito had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a glancing blow to the side of Sito's head.
Sito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sito.
Wayne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wayne scrambles back to his feet.
Sito throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sito counter with a right hand.
Sito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sito moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Sito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sito will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wayne has Sito up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sito checks a leg kick.
Sito wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wayne throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sito counter with a right hand.
Sito throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sito.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wayne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sito.
Wayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sito counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Oooooh!!! Sito has knocked Wayne down with a huge combo! Sito steps away and waves a wobbly Wayne back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wayne is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne scores with a one two! Sito had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Sito finish him?
Lil Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wayne seems to have recovered his senses.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Sito misses with a combination
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sito looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Sito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wayne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wayne scores with a spinning back kick!
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wayne throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Sito moved out of range nicely.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Sito counters with a series of strikes. Wayne will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Sito misses with a left hand
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sito misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne slips a jab from Sito.
A cross from Wayne lands.
Wayne looks to land a right hand but Sito moved out of range.
Sito throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wayne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab lands there for Wayne.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wayne throws a hook but Sito avoids it easily.
Sito tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wayne thumps Sito with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Sito avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Sito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wayne defending well as Sito loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Sito avoids it with no problem.
Sito throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sito.
Wayne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sito counters with a left and a right that stings Wayne.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wayne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sito misses with a double jab.
Wayne throws a body punch but Sito moves out of range.
Sito throws a big counter combination but Wayne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wayne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sito under the eye.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Sito counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sito has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito blocks the body kick.
Wayne throws a shot to the body.
Sito throws a hook but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wayne.
Sito checks a low kick from Wayne.
An attempted straight right counter from Sito misses the target.
Sito moves out of range as Wayne throws a body kick.
Sito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Sito.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sito walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wayne.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Sito.
Wayne steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sito.
Sito moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lil Wayne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
And Sito counters with a quick kick to the body but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Sito's belly button to the back.
Sito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne misses with the body kick
and Sito counters with a straight right hand.
Sito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Sito throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Sito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wayne.
A lazy left from Sito finds it's target.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Sito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sito moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lil Wayne has been cut.
Wayne misses with the head strike.
Sito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne digs a right hand underneath Sito's ribcage. Sito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sito looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Wayne.
Wayne digs a right hand into Sito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sito's gas tank.
Wayne lands with a left to the head.
Sito prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne can't find room to land a body shot as Sito controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sito lands a hook that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito misses the shot to the body.
Sito throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sito. Sito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wayne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sito's sensitive parts.
Sito throws a hook to the side of Wayne's head but Wayne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wayne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wayne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne misses with a body shot
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sito takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne lands the left hand.
Sito misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Wayne slams his shin into Sito's torso.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
Sito moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne slips a straight right by Sito.
Sito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wayne tries to land a leg kick but Sito saw it coming and moves away.
Wayne throws a wild body kick that Sito sees coming a mile off.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Wayne finds it's target.
Wayne connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sito makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wayne really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sito paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sito with a jab.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wayne throws the kick towards the body but Sito avoids it.
Wayne swings for the body but Sito moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sito.
Sito will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wayne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lil Wayne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
A lazy body kick from Wayne
and Sito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne throws the left hand but Sito avoids the punch easily.
Sito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wayne to score with a decent uppercut.
Sito checks a low kick from Wayne.
Sito throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wayne.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Sito's front leg but catches the back leg as Sito tries to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Wayne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sito.
Wayne misses with a hook.
Sito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wayne looks for the body kick but Sito saw that one coming.
Wayne lands an overhand right.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Sito's leg. Sito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sito was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wayne misses with a body shot
and Sito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wayne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sito throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne moves into the clinch.
Sito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sito lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Sito scores with a shoulder strike.
Sito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sito lands an uppercut.
Wayne lands with a left to the head.
Sito lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Sito won't allow it.
Wayne takes a shot to the head.
Sito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sito has a couple of punches blocked by Wayne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sito.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne tries a body shot but Sito blocks it.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sito's elbow.
Sito blocks an uppercut.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wayne.
Wayne tries to stall but Sito uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Sito controls his hands.
Wayne tries a body shot but Sito blocks it.
Wayne stalling in the clinch but Sito improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sito.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sito scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Wayne punishes Sito's body with a nice straight punch.
Wayne throws a front kick that sends Sito stumbling back into the cage.
Sito checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sito.
Sito throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wayne is looking to land body kicks.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Sito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sito lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Sito.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Wayne dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lil Wayne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wayne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wayne misses with a low kick.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Sito slips the punch.
Sito scores with a punch to the head.
Sito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Sito was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Wayne throws a body shot but no joy.
Sito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sito fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Wayne stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Wayne.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sito.
Wayne looking to stall.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Sito looking to stall.
Sito blocks a body shot from Wayne.
Sito lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wayne.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wayne avoids the elbow strike from Sito, against the cage.
Wayne blocks an elbow strike from Sito.
Sito prevents a body shot from Wayne.
Wayne lands a right hand.
Wayne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sito lands with a right to the head.
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Sito avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Robert Sito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil Wayne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Sito.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Sito lands with a left to the head.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Sito.
Sito tries to work over Wayne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sito misses with some punches.
Sito lands a shoulder strike.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sito.
Sito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sito manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robert Sito has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
Sito scores with a shoulder strike.
Sito misses with the head strike.
Wayne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wayne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sito backwards.
Sito can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Sito misses with an elbow over the top.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Sito.
Sito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sito misses with a punch on the inside.
Sito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sito swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne tries to work over Sito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sito swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sito struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Sito misses with a punch on the inside.
Sito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waynes head.
A right hand to the body from Sito.
Sito working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Sito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wayne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wayne!
Our winner, Lil Wayne, 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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