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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Gasaspo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Talbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Silvio Gasaspo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gasaspo fails with a takedown attempt.
Talbert throwing a counter right hand but Gasaspo manages to avoid it.
Talbert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talbert looks to throw the jab but Gasaspo is out of range.
Gasaspo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Gasaspo.
Sam Talbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbert swings widly with a right hand
and Gasaspo counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbert looks to land a combination but Gasaspo avoids it well.
Gasaspo misses with a takedown attempt
and Talbert counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Silvio Gasaspo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert misses with an uppercut. Gasaspo saw that one coming.
No joy there for Talbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gasaspo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Talbert cracks Gasaspo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gasaspo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gasaspo feints the counter takedown.
Gasaspo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Talbert has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gasaspo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gasaspo tries to work over Talbert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbert misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gasaspo ducks under a wild hook from Talbert.
A punch combination from Talbert misses.
And Gasaspo tries to counter it with a takedown but Talbert pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Gasaspo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talbert throws an off balance right hand
and Gasaspo counters with a three punch combo that has Talbert backing up. Talbert nods at Gasaspo to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gasaspo is defended easily by Talbert.
Sam Talbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvio Gasaspo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasaspo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talbert.
Gasaspo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Talbert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Talbert throws the left hand but Gasaspo avoids the punch easily.
Gasaspo scores with a jab. Talbert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Gasaspo feints the counter takedown.
Gasaspo fails to land with a series of punches.
Talbert is looking to counter punch.
Gasaspo closes the distance and clinches up with Talbert, looking for a takedown. Gasaspo pushes Talbert against the cage but Talbert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert throws a lazy right hand but Gasaspo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talbert tests Gasaspo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gasaspo dives in for a single leg takedown but Talbert sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Talbert lands a nice shot that snaps Gasaspo's head back.
Talbert leaves Gasaspo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gasaspo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talbert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Talbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Gasaspo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gasaspo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Talbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gasaspo can do to turn this around?
Gasaspo slips a jab and a cross from Talbert.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A cross from Talbert lands.
A slow jab from Talbert misses its intended target.
Gasaspo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Talbert defends it well.
Talbert misses with a lunging right hand
and Gasaspo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gasaspo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talbert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gasaspo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gasaspo wants to control from the top but Talbert keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasaspo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gasaspo wants to control from the top but Talbert keeps moving.
Talbert pulls Gasaspo in close to prevent any damage.
Gasaspo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gasaspo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Talbert looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Talbert looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Talbert!
Gasaspo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Talbert working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert scores with punches from side control.
Gasaspo is looking for a sweep.
Gasaspo keeps trying to improve his position.
Gasaspo trying to remain calm as Talbert controls from the top position.
Talbert working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gasaspo tries to bench press Talbert off him but Talbert keeps the position.
Gasaspo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gasaspo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gasaspo is trying to get back to full guard.
Talbert sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gasaspo tries to roll over but Talbert keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasaspo actively working from the bottom here.
Talbert wants to stand but Gasaspo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gasaspo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Talbert pushes past his half guard into mount!
Gasaspo is working to get back to half guard.
Gasaspo tries to lock up and control but Talbert gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gasaspo working to try and regain half guard.
Talbert working the ground and pound effectively.
Talbert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gasaspo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Talbert controlling from mount.
Gasaspo is looking to improve his position but Talbert isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gasaspo tries to hold on but Talbert postures up.
Talbert controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Talbert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Gasaspo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gasaspo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talbert scores with a nice strike.
Gasaspo goes for a double leg but Talbert avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Talbert continues to drive forward.
Talbert drops Gasaspo with a beautiful combination! Gasaspo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Talbert is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Silvio Gasaspo's cut even more.
Talbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talbert looks to throw the jab but Gasaspo is out of range.
Gasaspo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talbert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert slaps away a takedown attempt from Gasaspo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Talbert throws a series of punches but Gasaspo moves out of range.
Gasaspo with the counter takedown but Talbert avoids it easily.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gasaspo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Gasaspo tries to counter it with a takedown but Talbert pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gasaspo looking to score a takedown here. Talbert is defending well but Gasaspo drives through and ends up in Talbert's guard.
Sam Talbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasaspo trying to control the position from guard on top but Talbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gasaspo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silvio Gasaspo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gasaspo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Talbert looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Talbert looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Talbert!
Talbert cracks Gasaspo with a big elbow.
Gasaspo wants to control but Talbert postures up.
Gasaspo is letting Talbert control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasaspo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Talbert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gasaspo is working for a kimura but Talbert is defending it quite comfortably.
Gasaspo is looking for a kimura here.
Gasaspo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Talbert defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert is looking to improve his position.
Talbert is controlling Gasaspo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gasaspo seems to be looking for submissions.
Gasaspo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gasaspo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Talbert to regain full guard.
Talbert might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talbert trying to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Talbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Talbert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Talbert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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217 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Hendrik Daross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daross throws a sloppy head kick
and Leak counters with a two punch combo.
Leak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Daross misses with a wild body shot.
Daross slips under a jab from Leak.
An inside leg kick lands from Leak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leak. Daross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leak shoots in for a takedown but Daross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leak.
Daross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leak tries to pass to full mount but Daross defends it.
Daross tries to roll over but Leak keeps him under control.
Daross keeping hold of Leak's head, controlling as best he can.
Leak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daross is refusing to be controlled, as Leak sits in half guard.
Daross has his hands clasped together around Leak's back. He's all about the action.
Daross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daross defending well though.
Leak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leak prevents Daross from improving his position.
Daross preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Leak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Daross controlling the position well.
Daross keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daross trying to control but Leak postures up.
Leak trying to control from half guard but Daross is working away.
Leak lands strikes from half guard.
Daross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daross's head.
Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daross keeps working.
Leak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leak trying to control from half guard but Daross is working away.
Leak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daross tries to get to full guard but Leak has control of the leg.
Daross is working hard here to advance position.
Daross is trying is best to control the position here.
Leak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daross's head.
Daross avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leak.
Leak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daross defending well though.
Leak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daross is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daross keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully.
Daross trying to control the position.
Leak trying to control but Daross is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Leak dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leak blocking some punches.
Leak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daross swings wildly with an uppercut but Leak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leak blocks a body shot from Daross.
Leak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Leak letting Daross take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daross misses with the head strike.
Leak tries to score a body lock takedown but Daross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daross tries to throw a body punch but Leak avoids it by throwing Daross back against the cage.
Daross can't find room to land a body shot as Leak controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leak is keen to just control but Daross is a slippery customer.
Daross is trying to control but can't.
Leak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Daross tries to get to full guard but Leak has control of the leg.
Leak lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Leak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Leak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daross's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daross regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Leak.
Leak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leak throws an elbow that misses. Daross uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leak's guard. Nice move by Daross!
Leak is pulling down on Daross's head to control his posture.
Leak is continuing to stall.
Daross is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kelly Leak has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daross pushes down on Leak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Leak is looking for a sweep. Daross is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leak trying to hold on to Daross's head to control him but Daross postures up.
Leak is holding on to half guard well.
Daross not doing much here.
Daross wants to take a breather but Leak is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leak wants to improve his position but Daross is controlling well.
Daross wants to pass the guard but Leak is defending well.
Daross not doing much here.
Leak trying to control but Daross postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daross lands with an uppercut that bounces Leak off the cage and back into range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leak throws a big shot that misses.
Leak jabs Daross right on the nose. Daross blinks but takes it well.
Leak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Leak misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hendrik Daross will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daross avoids it really well and circles away.
Daross lands with a hook. Leak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daross throws a hook but Leak blocks it.
Leak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daross misses the shot to the body.
Leak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leak misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daross scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Daross catches Leak right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Leak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daross avoids the body shot from Leak.
Daross throws a series of punches but Leak moves out of range.
Leak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leak loads up on a big right hand but Daross slips the punch.
Daross lands a jab to Leak's midsection.
Leak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leak swats away the attempt to clinch by Daross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leak misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly Leak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daross moves out of range as Leak throws a body kick.
Daross throws a series of punches but Leak avoids them all with ease.
Daross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leak.
Daross drops his hands momentarily and Leak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crunch! Leak slams his shin into Daross's torso.
Nice body kick from Daross.
Leak misses with a takedown attempt - Daross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daross tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leak slips under a jab.
Leak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrik Daross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leak misses with a hook. Daross ducked under it nicely.
Daross scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leak. Daross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leak.
Daross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daross jabs at Leak's body.
Daross lands a nice shot to the body.
Leak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the liver by Daross. Beautiful body shot.
Daross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daross.
Leak throws a head kick that misses.
Leak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Daross is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leak in the domination position with Daross hanging on.
Leak working the strikes but Daross uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daross manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leak throws a big right hand that misses.
Daross trying to control the position here.
Daross has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leak landing with the ground and pound.
Leak controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leak throws a big elbow that misses.
Leak throws a big elbow that misses.
Leak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daross is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelly Leak.
I think Leak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kelly Leak!
Kelly Leak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Punchy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
40 - 27 - 2 |
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Excellent 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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Luu Viulu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viulu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punchy throws a counter high kick but Viulu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Viulu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punchy pinned against the cage. Punchy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Punchy blocks a jab.
Viulu throws a series of punches but Punchy avoids them all with ease.
Punchy cracks Viulu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viulu darts in trying to clinch
and Punchy counters with a straight right hand.
Viulu misses with a looping left.
Viulu 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy dodges the punch combination from Viulu.
Punchy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Viulu sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Punchy.
Punchy shoots in and bounces Viulu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Punchy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Punchy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Viulu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Punchy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Punchy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Punchy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Punchy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Punchy is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hart Family Dungeon that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Viulu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Punchy is controlling him.
Punchy working some strikes from top position.
Punchy content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punchy throws an elbow that misses. Viulu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Punchy's guard. Nice move by Viulu!
Punchy working a defensive guard here.
Punchy 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Punchy is on top in guard.
Punchy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Punchy lands a couple of elbows.
Punchy is looking to work some ground and pound but Viulu has wrist control.
Viulu wants to stand but Punchy is controlling the position.
Punchy trying to control but Viulu is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viulu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Punchy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Punchy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Viulu 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.
Punchy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Viulu's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punchy trying to control but Viulu is working from the bottom.
Punchy throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Punchy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Viulu throws a big shot that misses.
Viulu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punchy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viulu misses with a takedown attempt - Punchy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Viulu throws a right and a left that Punchy avoids nicely.
Punchy misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Viulu misses.
Punchy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viulu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viulu lands with a shot to the body.
Viulu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viulu throws a hook to the side of Punchy's head but Punchy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punchy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punchy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Punchy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Viulu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Punchy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Viulu trying to hold on to Punchy's head to control him but Punchy postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Punchy connects with a nice short shot to Viulu's temple.
Punchy trying to control from half guard but Viulu is working away.
Punchy wants to pass the guard but Viulu is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Viulu taking some punishment here, with Punchy in his half guard.
Viulu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Viulu.
Punchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Viulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viulu wants to get back to his feet but Punchy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Punchy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punchy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viulu wants to stand and escape but Punchy is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Punchy works Viulu's body with a nice hook.
Viulu clinches up against the cage.
Viulu throws a punch but it's blocked by Punchy.
Punchy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viulu scores with a shoulder strike.
Viulu is looking to control Punchy's arms but Punchy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Viulu has his back to the cage.
Viulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punchy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Viulu looking to stall.
Punchy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Viulu wants to stall.
Viulu lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Punchy scores with a body shot.
Luu Viulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Luu Viulu has been cut.
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!
Punchy lands a nice hook to Viulu's body. Viulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trent Punchy is winning the standup battle so far.
Viulu needs to keep his hands up - Punchy had a free shot at his head there.
Viulu with a poor takedown
and Punchy counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Viulu off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Punchy follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Viulu was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trent Punchy!
During a confident post fight interview, Trent Punchy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Sagat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nga moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Sagat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sagat. Sagat obviously looking to wear him down.
Nga feints a jab promting Sagat to slip. Nga then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sagat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Victor Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nga tries to work over Sagat's front leg with a kick but Sagat checks it.
Nga scores with a decent looking hook.
Nga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat throws a jab but it's blocked by Nga.
Nga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nga tries to move into range but Sagat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sagat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nga slips under a jab.
Nga scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Nga.
Sagat throws a jab but it's blocked by Nga.
A big left from Sagat misses.
Nice body kick from Nga.
Sagat moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sagat. That did some damage!
Nga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Nga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sagat is able to avoid easily.
Sagat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nga.
Sagat has managed to clinch.
Sagat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sagat up against the cage.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nga throws an elbow but misses.
Nga gets through Sagat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nga blocks a body shot from Sagat.
A short right from Sagat.
A body shot lands from Sagat.
Nice elbow from Nga.
It looks like Victor Sagat has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Nga is looking to control Sagat's arms but Sagat gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nga has his back to the cage.
Sagat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
Nga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Nga uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sagat fails to land.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Nga is pushing Sagat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nga lands an elbow inside.
Nga tries to stall but Sagat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sagat.
Sagat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Nga.
Nga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sagats head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nga pushes Sagat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Nga.
Nga tries to work over Sagat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nga keeps control of Sagat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
Sagat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nga misses with an elbow strike.
Sagat avoids the elbow strike from Nga, against the cage.
Nga misses with a punch to the body.
Nga lands an elbow inside.
Nga looking to throw knees to the head but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sagat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nga misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sagat lands a hook that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
Nga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sagat blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Sagat has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Nga lands with a right to the head.
Nga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sagat lands a hook that snaps the head of Nga backwards.
Sagat misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Sagat.
Nga throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nga.
Nga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bich Nga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Sagat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Nga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
Nga throws a low kick, looking for Sagat's leg but Sagat calmly moves out of range.
Nga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sagat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sagat defending well as Nga loads up on a big left hand.
Sagat checks a leg kick nicely.
Sagat thows a leg kick but Nga checks it
and Nga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sagat is rocked!
Nga feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Sagat crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bich Nga!
A less than humble Bich Nga misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra scores with a nice strike.
Ra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Ra manages to avoid it.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy slips a jab from Ra.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ra moves away.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Sun God Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ra throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Ra saw that one coming.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy stuns Ra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Hardy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Ra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra is stalling here.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ra lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stan Hardy has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ra lands a nice knee to the body.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Ra trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ra into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Ra blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ra.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Ra blocks it.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Ra slowing the pace effectively.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stan Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stan Hardy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Ra's head.
Nice uppercut there from Hardy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy rushes Ra and presses him up against the cage.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
Ra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Stan Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Ra lands a nice knee to the body.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Ra lands with a light punch inside.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Ra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ra.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ra lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Ra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Ra.
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!
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a left hand.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ra lands a left hand.
Ra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ra gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ra misses with a knee to the head.
Ra lands an elbow inside.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sun God Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stan Hardy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardy throws a hook but Ra avoids it easily.
Ra misses with a double jab
and Ra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Ra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ra looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra blocking some punches.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy pushes Ra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Ra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Ra struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ra pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Ra shrugs off.
It looks like The Sun God Ra has been cut.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ra obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ras head.
Ra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Ra has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ra.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ra obliges.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra slowing the pace effectively.
Ra lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ra trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ra into the cage.
Ra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Ra.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ra 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!
A very excited looking The Sun God Ra 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Seleznyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
224 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
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29
220 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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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
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Seleznyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seleznyov scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Seleznyov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seleznyov is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Seleznyov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Seleznyov digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
A jab from Seleznyov finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson looks winded!
Seleznyov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Seleznyov drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Seleznyov is looking for the KO!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Wampage Johnson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seleznyov shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Johnson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Seleznyov sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Johnson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Seleznyov!
After the fight, Roberto Seleznyov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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218 lbs
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Kaepernick!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick throws a shot to the body.
Kaepernick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams avoids the body shot from Kaepernick.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Kaepernick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaepernick misses with a jab to the body
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaepernick just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Williams misses.
Kaepernick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Kaepernick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Williams.
Kaepernick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Kaepernick has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Kaepernick is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Kaepernick back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Kaepernick blocks an uppercut.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Kaepernick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaepernick.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Kaepernick misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Kaepernick ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Colin Kaepernick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaepernick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaepernick finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams throws out a powerful jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaepernick throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams avoids the head kick by Kaepernick.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaepernick doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kaepernick moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kaepernick. Kaepernick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaepernick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaepernick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot.
Jab by Williams.
Kaepernick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaepernick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaepernick closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Kaepernick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Williams seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kaepernick is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kaepernick.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaepernick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaepernick throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaepernick has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Kaepernick has the dominant position.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaepernick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaepernick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaepernick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Kaepernick avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams pushes Kaepernick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaepernick lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaepernick misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Kaepernick gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaepernick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Kaepernick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Kaepernick - that landed with a thud.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaepernick lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaepernick throws a big shot that misses.
Kaepernick misses with a straight left.
Kaepernick thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Colin Kaepernick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams slips a jab from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaepernick takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams prevents a body shot from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaepernick misses with a punch to the body.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaepernick staying out of range there.
Daniel Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Kaepernick moves away and avoids it.
Kaepernick scores with a head kick.
Kaepernick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lands a body shot.
Kaepernick slips under a jab from Williams.
Kaepernick lands a right hook to the body.
Kaepernick just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaepernick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Kaepernick's head back.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kaepernick.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick closes the distance and clinches.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Kaepernick misses with a looping right.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Kaepernick.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Kaepernick gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams trying to stall but Kaepernick improves his position.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaepernick misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Kaepernick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Kaepernick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Kaepernick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Kaepernick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Kaepernick is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick throws a head punch that misses.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaepernick gets a clinch.
Kaepernick lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kaepernick fails to land.
Kaepernick letting Williams take a breather here.
Kaepernick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams lands a right hand.
Colin Kaepernick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kaepernick lands with a left to the head.
Kaepernick keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaepernick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Kaepernick managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaepernick.
Kaepernick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Kaepernick.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaepernick.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Kaepernick keeps him there for the moment.
Kaepernick working aggressively here.
Williams blocks a body shot from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Kaepernick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaepernick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Kaepernick.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Kaepernick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaepernick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Kaepernick ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaepernick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kaepernick has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Kaepernick.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaepernick has him pressed against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaepernick scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Kaepernick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Williams throws a low kick but Kaepernick moves out of range easily.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaepernick.
Williams lands with a hook. Kaepernick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kaepernick throws a big shot that misses.
Kaepernick checks the leg kick.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaepernick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaepernick.
Kaepernick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams scores with the left hand. Kaepernick knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaepernick cracks Williams with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaepernick throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Kaepernick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick throws a head kick that misses.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kaepernick blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaepernick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaepernick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaepernick cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaepernick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaepernick moves into the clinch.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Kaepernick tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Kaepernick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaepernick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaepernick blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kaepernick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaepernick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with some punches.
Kaepernick misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Kaepernick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaepernick taking a breather.
A short right from Williams.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaepernick.
Williams blocking some punches.
Kaepernick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Kaepernick misses the jab.
Williams pushes Kaepernick up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaepernick walks into a left hand.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams thumps Kaepernick with a low kick.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaepernick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaepernick manages to avoid it.
Kaepernick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Kaepernick moved away.
Kaepernick slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kaepernick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Kaepernick misses.
Nice shot lands for Kaepernick.
Kaepernick tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaepernick fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kaepernick scores with a body shot.
Kaepernick lands a body shot.
Kaepernick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Daniel Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Colin Kaepernick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaepernick jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaepernick moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to stall.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams blocking some punches.
Kaepernick misses with a body punch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaepernick blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
Kaepernick struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Kaepernick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kaepernick 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Kaepernick!
Colin Kaepernick managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Diotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diotte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill - I Want 2 Get High. Mytilinaios is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sanitarium. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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203 lbs
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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
40 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Diotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mytilinaios throws a lazy right hand but Diotte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mytilinaios scores with a hook.
Mytilinaios scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mytilinaios lands a glancing blow to the side of Diotte's head.
Mytilinaios blocks a low kick nicely.
Diotte slips under a jab.
Mytilinaios fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diotte on the side of the head.
Diotte slips a jab from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios avoids a kick to the body.
Mytilinaios 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.
Mytilinaios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diotte counters with a right hand to the body.
Diotte fails to land with a series of punches.
Mytilinaios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diotte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mytilinaios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mytilinaios.
Diotte misses with a low kick as Mytilinaios jumps back.
The fighters circling - Mytilinaios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mytilinaios cracks Diotte with a good jab.
Diotte gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mytilinaios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Mytilinaios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diotte appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diotte jabs at Mytilinaios's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mytilinaios there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Mytilinaios misses.
Mytilinaios misses with a hook.
Mytilinaios has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diotte.
Mytilinaios misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Diotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mytilinaios misses with a hook
and Mytilinaios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diotte misses with a wild body shot.
Mytilinaios scores with a kick to the body.
Diotte moves out of range of the strikes.
Mytilinaios pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mytilinaios scores with a hook.
Diotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Diotte.
Jab from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diotte is staying active underneath Mytilinaios, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mytilinaios has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Mytilinaios is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diotte is surviving well by controlling Mytilinaios's body position as best he can.
Diotte is desperately trying to improve his position but Mytilinaios has a good base and remains in mount.
Mytilinaios tries to control but Diotte wriggling away.
Diotte is trying to escape the mount.
Mytilinaios fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mytilinaios mounts Diotte! Really nice guard pass there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Diotte has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Diotte!
Diotte is working Mytilinaios over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mytilinaios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diotte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mytilinaios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diotte is one step ahead there.
Mytilinaios is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diotte defends well.
Mytilinaios is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diotte trying to control but Mytilinaios is working from the bottom.
Mytilinaios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mytilinaios is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mytilinaios tries to pass to full mount but Diotte defends it.
Diotte tries to roll over but Mytilinaios keeps him under control.
Mytilinaios is trying to work for a kimura but Diotte is defending well.
Mytilinaios is working for a kimura but Diotte is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Mytilinaios dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mytilinaios works the jab nicely.
Diotte throws a body punch but Mytilinaios moves out of range.
Diotte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mytilinaios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diotte.
Diotte moves away from the strike by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios looks to land a combination. Diotte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mytilinaios digs a good hook to Diotte's body.
Diotte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mytilinaios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mytilinaios fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diotte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mytilinaios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diotte.
Mytilinaios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diotte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mytilinaios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mytilinaios moves into range and clinches up with Diotte.
Diotte misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mytilinaios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diotte blocks a body shot from Mytilinaios.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diotte.
Diotte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mytilinaios tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mytilinaios works over Diotte's head and body with a nice combination.
Diotte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mytilinaios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mytilinaios avoids the body shot from Diotte.
Mytilinaios looks to land a right hand but Diotte moved out of range.
Mytilinaios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mytilinaios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios moves away from the strike by Diotte.
Diotte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mytilinaios lands a nice shot that snaps Diotte's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diotte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios throws a jab but it's blocked by Diotte.
Mytilinaios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mytilinaios misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diotte.
Mytilinaios lands a right hook to the body.
Mytilinaios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diotte misses with a few strikes there.
Diotte is looking to slow Mytilinaios down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Mytilinaios blocks the low kick.
Mytilinaios shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diotte as he avoids it easily.
Diotte lands a head shot.
Mytilinaios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mytilinaios is looking to land body kicks.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diotte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diotte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diotte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diotte throws a low kick but Mytilinaios avoids it.
Mytilinaios shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diotte as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Diotte misses the target.
Andrew Diotte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Mytilinaios.
Diotte throws a nice looking combination but Mytilinaios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mytilinaios thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diotte if he has to take too many more of those.
Mytilinaios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diotte throws a chopping leg kick but Mytilinaios manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diotte keeps Mytilinaios at a distance using the push kick.
Mytilinaios scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diotte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mytilinaios checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Mytilinaios blocks the leg kick.
Mytilinaios misses with a takedown attempt
and Diotte counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mytilinaios darts in looking for a takedown but Diotte gets double underhooks and turns Mytilinaios into the cage.
Mytilinaios is breathing heavily.
Diotte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Diotte misses.
Diotte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mytilinaios. Mytilinaios circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diotte avoids a kick to the body.
Andrew Diotte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diotte tried to score with a low kick but Mytilinaios checks it.
Diotte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios blocks a low kick nicely.
Mytilinaios misses with a body shot.
Mytilinaios avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diotte wants to land a leg kick but Mytilinaios is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mytilinaios - that will leave a mark!
Some wild striking there from Diotte.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mytilinaios sizes up Diotte with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mytilinaios has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mytilinaios there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Mytilinaios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Diotte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mytilinaios scores with a hook to the body. Diotte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diotte throws a front kick aimed at Mytilinaios's knee but Mytilinaios avoids it well.
Mytilinaios now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Diotte looks for the body kick but Mytilinaios saw that one coming.
Mytilinaios lands a nice looking body shot.
Diotte moves out of range as Mytilinaios strikes.
Mytilinaios scores with a nice right hand.
Diotte moves out of range of the strikes.
Diotte tries to counter by clinching up but Mytilinaios breaks away and moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mytilinaios!
Diotte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mytilinaios finds it's way round the side to connect with Diotte's head.
Mytilinaios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mytilinaios slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diotte cracks a nice hook into Mytilinaios's ribs.
Mytilinaios cracks Diotte with a good jab.
Diotte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diotte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mytilinaios cracks Diotte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diotte thows a body kick. Mytilinaios tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diotte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mytilinaios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diotte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Mytilinaios misses.
Diotte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diotte staying out of range there.
Diotte tries to land a front kick but Mytilinaios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mytilinaios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diotte doesn't seem bothered though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diotte.
Diotte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mytilinaios looks to throw the jab but Diotte is out of range.
Mytilinaios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mytilinaios gets underhooks to prevent Diotte's takedown attempt.
Mytilinaios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrew Diotte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mytilinaios avoids the body shot from Diotte.
Mytilinaios has managed to clinch.
Mytilinaios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diotte's elbow.
Diotte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mytilinaios tries a body shot but Diotte blocks it.
Diotte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diotte tries to work over Mytilinaios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diotte wants a takedown but no success here.
Mytilinaios scores with a shot to the side of Diotte's head.
Mytilinaios tries to work over Diotte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mytilinaios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diotte trying to stall but Mytilinaios improves his position.
Diotte can't find room to land a body shot as Mytilinaios controls the action.
Mytilinaios lands a body shot.
Diotte is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mytilinaios is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Diotte to the mat. Diotte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Diotte wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios throwing strikes but missing.
Diotte can't keep his opponent in guard - Mytilinaios advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diotte moves into full guard.
Mytilinaios passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diotte is trying to get back to half guard.
Mytilinaios is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diotte has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios trying to control the position but Diotte is working away.
Diotte is trying to buck Mytilinaios off.
Diotte is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mytilinaios is trying to get an arm triangle but Diotte is defending well.
Mytilinaios tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kostas Mytilinaios is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mytilinaios is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diotte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Mytilinaios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mytilinaios has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Mytilinaios!
After winning the bout, Kostas Mytilinaios thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don T. Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill. Don T. Bill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Achilles Jones's chin.
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225 lbs
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don T. Bill!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Bill turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bill misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Bill looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Bill postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bill tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bill.
Bill goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bill but great work by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill is looking for a sweep.
Bill wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Bill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bill tries to control but Jones manages to take his back.
Bill tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Bill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bill is still trying to improve position.
Bill is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jones gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Jones thuds a left hand into Bill's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bill manages to circle out of the way.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones kicks off Bill and gets to his feet.
Bill tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Achilles Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don T. Bill.
Bill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bill looks winded!
Jones connects with a leg kick. Bill looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bill fails with a takedown attempt.
Bill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Bill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bill. That did some damage!
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Bill persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Bill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bill just manages to avoid it.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Bill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bill darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Bill into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones leaves Bill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bill.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bill momentarily.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bill.
Bill drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Bill tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones with a nice cross.
Bill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bill walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Bill throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bill misses with a takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Bill on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones stuns Bill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones punishes Bill's body with a nice straight punch.
Bill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Bill persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bill momentarily.
It looks like Jones has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Bill seems unphased.
Jones feints with a jab and clips Bill right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Bill is sent crashing into the canvas and Jones leaps in for the kill! Bill tries to get to his feet but Jones is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Bill is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achilles Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato comes into the arena with Machine Gun - Hated blaring out of the sound system. Alvin Ray Dunkin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkin throws a combination that misses
and D Amato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D Amato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dunkin.
D Amato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dunkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunkin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dunkin throws a big shot that misses.
Dunkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
Dunkin thows a body kick. D Amato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
D Amato lands an overhand right.
D Amato has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunkin misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunkin wants to land a leg kick but D Amato is out of range.
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato checks a low kick from Dunkin.
Dunkin throws a lazy head kick
and D Amato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dunkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Dunkin throws a low kick but D Amato avoids it.
Dunkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down D Amato rather than just go for the knockout.
Dunkin misses with an uppercut.
Dunkin throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and D Amato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
Dunkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
Dunkin misses with a left hand
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from D Amato misses.
D Amato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D Amato scores with a nice head shot.
Dunkin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. D Amato eats them both and turns towards Dunkin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
D Amato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunkin slips under a jab from D Amato.
Dunkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Amato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunkin misses the jab.
A nice combination there by Dunkin.
D Amato misses with a straight right.
D Amato throws a body punch but Dunkin moves out of range.
Dunkin throws a hook but D Amato avoids it easily.
D Amato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dunkin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! D Amato scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. D Amato catches Dunkin right on the button with a cross.
Dunkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dunkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by D Amato.
Dunkin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
D Amato staying out of range there.
D Amato defending well as Dunkin loads up on a big left hand.
D Amato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dunkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
D Amato half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dunkin tries a low kick but D Amato avoids it.
D Amato fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dunkin just manages to avoid it.
D Amato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato misses with a left hand
and Dunkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dunkin looks to score with a jab to the body but D Amato is just out of range.
D Amato takes a swing at Dunkin's ribcage but misses.
Dunkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. Dunkin moves away and avoids it.
Dunkin tries to bum rush D Amato with a series of wild strikes but D Amato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunkin throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
D Amato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dunkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
D Amato defending well as Dunkin loads up on a big left hand.
Dunkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent D Amato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dunkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunkin blocks a jab.
Dunkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by D Amato.
Dunkin throws a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunkin.
Dunkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
D Amato lands a head shot.
A big left from D Amato misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Amato misses with a hook. Dunkin ducked under it nicely.
Dunkin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as D Amato backs up against the cage.
Nice cross by D Amato.
D Amato throws a body punch but Dunkin moves out of range.
Dunkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alvin Ray Dunkin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dunkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dunkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. Dunkin moves away and avoids it.
Dunkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting D Amato counter with a right hand.
Dunkin thumps D Amato with a low kick.
Dunkin loads up on a big right hand but D Amato slips the punch.
D Amato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunkin moves away.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunkin.
Dunkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
D Amato misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunkin connects with a jab.
Dunkin throws a hook to the side of D Amato's head but D Amato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunkin throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
Dunkin lands a big shot that drops D Amato! Can he finish him?
D Amato is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
D Amato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dunkin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
D Amato throws a looping overhand right but Dunkin ducks down to avoid it.
D Amato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dunkin.
Dunkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunkin scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Dunkin.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Dunkin is out of range.
Dunkin misses with a lunging right hand
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunkin throws a right hand that misses
and D Amato counters with a nice body shot.
D Amato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunkin lands a glancing blow to the side of D Amato's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by D Amato.
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!
Dunkin throws a lazy head kick
and D Amato counters with a leg kick.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
Dunkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
Dunkin ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
A nice side step and Dunkin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dunkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dunkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
D Amato is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dunkin moves out of range of the strikes.
D Amato misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from D Amato misses the target.
Dunkin throws a head kick that misses.
D Amato misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunkin misses with a body shot.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
Dunkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
Dunkin throws a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
D Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunkin.
Dunkin misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from D Amato misses the target.
D Amato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
D Amato moves out of range of the body kick from Dunkin.
Dunkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
D Amato throws a body punch but Dunkin moves out of range.
Dunkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dunkin looks to throw a body kick
letting D Amato counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunkin scores with a body shot.
Dunkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunkin. D Amato does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Amato moves out of range as Dunkin throws a body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head kick misses from Dunkin.
D Amato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dunkin at a distance.
Dunkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunkin lands a jab.
Dunkin throws out a loose jab but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunkin motions for D Amato to come forward. Dunkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
D Amato lands a body shot.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Amato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Ray Dunkin 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!
D Amato scores with a body shot.
D Amato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunkin.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dunkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Dunkin as he connects with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as D Amato blocks the leg kick.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
D Amato walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dunkin.
Nice body punch from D Amato.
D Amato throws a hook but Dunkin avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Dunkin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunkin.
D Amato connects with the punch.
Dunkin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dunkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amato misses with a body shot.
Dunkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Amato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin throws a lazy right hand but D Amato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
D Amato moves away from the strike by Dunkin.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
D Amato misses with a looping right.
Dunkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunkin slips under a jab.
D Amato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dunkin counters with a straight right hand.
Dunkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
D Amato staying out of range there.
Dunkin misses with a right hand
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunkin slips under a jab from D Amato.
Dunkin walks into a straight right hand from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
D Amato clobbers Dunkin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato lands a slapping body shot.
D Amato lands with a nice body kick.
Dunkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunkin avoids the body shot from D Amato.
D Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunkin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
D Amato connects with a right hand. Dunkin shakes it off.
A slow jab from Dunkin misses its intended target.
Dunkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
A little jabbing left from Dunkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from D Amato.
Dunkin tries to move into range but D Amato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dunkin staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunkin misses with the body kick
and D Amato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Amato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dunkin cracks D Amato with a right hand to the side of the head.
D Amato scores with a punch to the head.
D Amato dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dunkin. That did some damage!
A lazy body kick from Dunkin
and Dunkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
D Amato moves out of range of the leg kick from Dunkin.
D Amato digs a good hook to Dunkin's body.
Dunkin throws a sloppy head kick
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
Dunkin throws a hook but D Amato avoids it easily.
D Amato throwing a counter right hand but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
Dunkin misses with a straight right.
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!
Dunkin blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
D Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Dunkin responds with a good body kick, but D Amato manages to step out the way in time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunkin. D Amato shrugs it off though.
Crunch! Dunkin slams his shin into D Amato's torso.
Dunkin misses with a kick to the body.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Dunkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dunkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Amato.
A quick step to the side and D Amato tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dunkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Amato.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
Dunkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
D Amato misses with a left hand
and Dunkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael D Amato clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dunkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
D Amato misses with an uppercut. Dunkin saw that one coming.
D Amato lands a two punch combo.
Dunkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D Amato looks to land a left hand but Dunkin moved out of range nicely.
Dunkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.
D Amato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dunkin finds it's way round the side to connect with D Amato's head.
Dunkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dunkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
D Amato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunkin throws out the jab.
Dunkin moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Dunkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Dunkin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin moves out of range of the leg kick from D Amato.
D Amato tests Dunkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dunkin slips a straight right by D Amato.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of Dunkin's head but Dunkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dunkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunkin misses with a looping right.
Dunkin throws a nice head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by D Amato as he connects with a hook.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
D Amato takes one on the button.
D Amato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dunkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by D Amato.
Jab by Dunkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A low kick from Dunkin is predictable there
and D Amato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
Dunkin catches D Amato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunkin throws a leg kick but D Amato sees it coming and moves out of range.
D Amato throws a body punch but Dunkin moves out of range.
D Amato avoids the head kick by Dunkin.
D Amato is looking to counter punch.
Dunkin takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
Dunkin throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as D Amato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dunkin doesn't seem phased though.
D Amato scores with a hook.
Dunkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Amato was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dunkin looks to land a right hand but D Amato moved out of range.
D Amato swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
D Amato connects with a looping right hand.
D Amato lands a head shot.
Dunkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
D Amato looks to land a left hand but Dunkin moved out of range nicely.
Dunkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
D Amato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dunkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Amato.
Dunkin misses with an uppercut
enabling D Amato to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunkin jabs D Amato right on the nose. D Amato blinks but takes it well.
Dunkin misses with a straight left.
D Amato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dunkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dunkin moves away from the strike by D Amato.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
D Amato's corner calls for a 1-2. D Amato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A cross from Dunkin lands.
D Amato jabs Dunkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
D Amato scores with a body shot.
Dunkin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
D Amato jabs Dunkin right on the nose. Dunkin blinks but takes it well.
Dunkin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dunkin is rocked!
Dunkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
Dunkin throws an overhand right that lands on D Amato's shoulder, as D Amato tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from D Amato does it's job there.
Dunkin is still on wobbly legs! Can D Amato finish him?
Dunkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunkin seems to have recovered his senses.
D Amato throws a series of punches but Dunkin avoids them all with ease.
Dunkin throws out a counter right but D Amato avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunkin misses with a left hand
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dunkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.
D Amato throws a jab when Dunkin was well out of range.
Dunkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunkin.
Sloppy strikes from Dunkin. Those never looked like landing.
D Amato moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
Dunkin looks to land a combination but D Amato avoids it well.
D Amato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
D Amato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunkin.
D Amato misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
Dunkin misses the shot to the body.
Dunkin loads up on a big right hand but D Amato slips the punch.
D Amato appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dunkin throws a shot from downtown. D Amato moves away and avoids it.
Dunkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Amato.
Dunkin throws a hook but D Amato avoids it easily.
D Amato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunkin avoids the body shot from D Amato.
Dunkin throws a lazy uppercut
and D Amato counters with a nice body shot.
Dunkin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fighters circle momentarily. D Amato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dunkin wants to slow D Amato down by chopping away at his legs.
D Amato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like D Amato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from D Amato misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a double jab
and D Amato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by D Amato. Beautiful body shot.
D Amato lands a nice looking body shot.
D Amato missing with a left hand there. Dunkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dunkin misses with a straight left.
Dunkin throws a jab when D Amato was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunkin. D Amato does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Amato misses with a series of wild punches.
D Amato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dunkin is out of range.
A slow jab from Dunkin misses its intended target.
A jab from Dunkin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a hook
and Dunkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from D Amato misses.
D Amato looks to land a right hand but Dunkin moved out of range.
D Amato moves out of range as Dunkin strikes.
Dunkin misses with a straight right.
A jab from Dunkin misses.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
Dunkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
D Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunkin.
Dunkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunkin misses with a body punch
enabling D Amato to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunkin misses with a low kick as D Amato jumps back.
D Amato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dunkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
Dunkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Dunkin.
Dunkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and D Amato counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by D Amato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from D Amato misses.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
D Amato lands a glancing blow to the side of Dunkin's head.
D Amato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dunkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and D Amato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Dunkin.
That kick from Dunkin tenderised D Amato's leg. D Amato is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael D Amato.
I think D Amato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato retains his light heavyweight title!
Michael D Amato bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Alvin Ray Dunkin was interviewed post fight and said 'I came into the fight with a good game plan and it didn't work so I will go back to the drawing board.'.
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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