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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oke Yagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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147 lbs
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27
146 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan McKay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oke Yagin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McKay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagin moves away.
As McKay backs off Yagin throws a huge counter combo but McKay manages to avoid it all.
Yagin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McKay but McKay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yagin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McKay but McKay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McKay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dylan McKay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oke Yagin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yagin or perhaps it was just good defense by McKay, which made it look bad.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin darts in looking for a takedown but McKay gets double underhooks and turns Yagin into the cage.
It looked like McKay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yagin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKay.
McKay throws a body punch but Yagin moves out of range.
McKay tries to sprawl but Yagin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McKay tries to get to full guard but Yagin has control of the leg.
McKay trying to control from the bottom.
Yagin controlling the pace.
Yagin trying to control from McKay's half guard. McKay has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McKay is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yagin is aware though and is defending well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Yagin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yagin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McKay keeping moving, preventing Yagin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McKay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yagin shoots in but no luck this time.
McKay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yagin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagin slips under a jab.
Yagin shoots in but no luck this time.
McKay throws a big shot that misses.
Yagin shoots for a takedown but McKay saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McKay misses the shot to the body.
Yagin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McKay was covering up waiting for the punch and Yagin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McKay is controlling Yagin's posture.
McKay keeping moving, preventing Yagin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKay 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.
Yagin looking to sit in guard and control but McKay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yagin is working an open guard so McKay takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKay. Yagin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yagin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yagin avoids the body shot from McKay.
McKay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yagin. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan McKay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yagin slips a straight right by McKay.
Yagin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McKay's half guard.
McKay is defending against the submission attempts here by Yagin.
McKay regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin wants to control from the top but McKay keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McKay is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yagin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McKay counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McKay scores with a jab to the body.
Dylan McKay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yagin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McKay tries to avoid it but Yagin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McKay to the ground. McKay escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McKay scores with a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yagin.
Yagin controls the position.
Yagin wants to control but McKay is keeping him busy.
McKay regains half guard there - taking advantage of Yagin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKay trying to control from the bottom.
Yagin trying to control the action but McKay is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yagin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yagin dives in and grabs McKay's left leg, looking for a takedown. McKay pushes down on Yagin's head and hops out.
Dylan McKay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oke Yagin.
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.
McKay looks to land a body kick but Yagin moved away.
Yagin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McKay.
Yagin moves away from the strike by McKay.
McKay jabs Yagin right on the nose. Yagin blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from McKay misses
so Yagin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McKay kicks Yagin off and gets to his feet.
Yagin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dylan McKay is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yagin closes this distance looking for a takedown but McKay circles away.
McKay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yagin moves away.
Yagin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan McKay dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McKay moves away from the strike by Yagin.
Yagin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McKay defends well and Yagin ends up having to push McKay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McKay misses with a kick to the body.
Yagin gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Yagin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yagin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McKay has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yagin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yagin trying to control the action but McKay is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay tries to buck Yagin off but Yagin is having none of it.
Yagin is looking to take a break and control but McKay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McKay being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yagin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McKay can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yagin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McKay did well to prevent Yagin getting side control.
McKay is looking to get back to is feet but Yagin passes into side control.
McKay is trying to get back to half guard.
Oke Yagin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yagin trying to control the action but McKay is working from the bottom.
Yagin happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yagin is continuing to stall.
Yagin is looking to take a break and control but McKay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McKay manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oke Yagin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McKay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan McKay!
Dylan McKay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Tutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutov comes to the cage accompanied by 7B - Young Winds. Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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144 lbs
32 - 23 - 2 |
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36
145 lbs
35 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Tutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tutov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tutov misses with a left hand
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Tutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Preston.
Preston slips under a jab.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Tutov works Preston's body with a nice hook.
Tutov looks to land a body kick but Preston moved away.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Tutov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tutov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tutov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutov throws a front kick aimed at Preston's knee but Preston avoids it well.
Preston lands a glancing blow to the side of Tutov's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Preston throws a body shot but no joy.
Preston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov cracks Preston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Tutov's shoulder, as Tutov tries to avoid the shot.
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Preston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Preston 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.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston throws a hook but Tutov blocks it.
Tutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Preston looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
Tutov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tutov to counter with a crisp jab.
Tutov connects with an inside leg kick.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tutov looks to land a left hand but Preston moved out of range nicely.
Preston lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Preston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Preston tries to clinch up.
Preston scoring well with a low kick there.
Tutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preston.
Tutov is looking to counter punch.
Preston moves away from the strike by Tutov.
Preston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Preston's head.
Tutov jabs Preston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tutov misses with a body shot.
Preston wants to counter with a clinch but Tutov pushes him away.
Preston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Preston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tutov on the side of the head.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Tutov connects with a looping right hand.
Tutov scores with a body shot.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Preston lands a glancing blow to the side of Tutov's head.
Tutov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston misses with an uppercut. Tutov saw that one coming.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Tutov moves away and avoids it.
Tutov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tutov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tutov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tutov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Preston throws a low kick but Tutov avoids it.
Tutov walks into a left hand.
Tutov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tutov blocks a head kick by Preston.
Tutov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Tutov walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Preston's head.
Preston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tutov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a hook. Tutov ducked under it nicely.
Preston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Preston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Tutov blocks the leg kick.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston misses with a lunging right hand
and Tutov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Preston.
Preston misses with some punches.
Preston misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tutov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutov avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Preston lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Tutov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Preston misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tutov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Tutov throws a front kick that sends Preston stumbling back into the cage.
Tutov blocks a head kick by Preston.
Tutov throwing a counter right hand but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston takes one to the side of the head.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Preston moves away and avoids it.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Tutov.
As Tutov backs off Preston throws a huge counter combo but Tutov manages to avoid it all.
Tutov looks to land a left hand but Preston moved out of range nicely.
Tutov lands with a shot to the body.
Preston tries a low kick but Tutov avoids it.
Tutov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tutov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Preston at a distance.
Preston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tutov finds it's way round the side to connect with Preston's head.
Tutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
It looked like Tutov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutov throws a series of strikes that have Preston backpedaling.
Tutov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tutov misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Preston throws a head kick but Tutov moves out of range.
Preston cracks the inside of Tutov's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston throws the kick towards the body but Tutov avoids it.
Preston ducks right into an uppercut from Tutov.
Tutov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tutov scores with a nice right hand.
Preston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Preston misses with a leg kick.
Preston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tutov cracks Preston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Preston slips a straight right by Tutov.
Tutov slips under a jab from Preston.
Tutov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Tutov moves out of range easily.
Tutov throws a counter high kick but Preston was just alert enough to avoid it.
Preston throws a hook to the side of Tutov's head but Tutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston tries to score with a low kick but Tutov moves his leg out of the way.
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Preston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tutov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston misses with a double jab
and Tutov counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Preston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Preston does no damage.
A combination from Tutov does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Preston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tutov looks to land a body kick but Preston moved away.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick
and Tutov counters with a straight right hand.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Tutov blocks a head kick by Preston.
Tutov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov connects with a nice looking jab.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutov jabs Preston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tutov swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Tutov misses the jab.
Preston lands a front kick.
Preston misses with a hook to the body
and Tutov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston misses with a right hand
and Tutov counters with a straight right hand.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Tutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
Tutov throws a shot to the body.
Preston is looking to clinch.
Tutov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Preston moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Preston, right into the meat.
Preston lunges at Tutov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tutov's hand.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tutov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Preston throws a jab when Tutov was well out of range.
Tutov tried to counter with a leg kick but Preston avoided it.
A clash of legs there as Tutov blocks the low kick.
Preston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Preston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tutov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Preston counters with a one-two to the body.
Tutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutov digs a good body shot into Preston's ribs.
Preston moves away from the strike by Tutov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Tutov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tutov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Preston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tutov scrambles back to his feet.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tutov moves away.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tutov stalks Preston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Preston's face. Preston staggers backwards, shaken.
Tutov misses with a kick to the body.
Preston misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Tutov misses its intended target.
Tutov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preston cracks a nice hook into Tutov's ribs.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.
Tutov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Preston moved away.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Preston.
Preston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tutov's head.
Tutov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tutov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Preston.
Tutov throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov throws an overhand right that lands on Preston's shoulder, as Preston tries to avoid the shot.
Preston throws a hook but Tutov avoids it easily.
Andrey Tutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Preston misses.
Tutov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Preston's hands.
A lazy left from Tutov finds it's target.
Tutov catches Preston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tutov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tutov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Preston doesn't seem phased though.
Tutov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Preston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Tutov misses with an uppercut.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Preston misses the target.
Preston connects with a single shot there.
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Tutov misses the shot to the body.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Tutov throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Tutov takes a swing at Preston's ribcage but misses.
Preston throws the kick towards the body but Tutov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutov feints a jab promting Preston to slip. Tutov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Preston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A lazy left from Tutov finds it's target.
Tutov misses with a body shot.
Tutov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Preston! But no joy.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Preston.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Preston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tutov.
Preston takes one on the button.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Tutov.
Tutov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tutov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Preston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tutov to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Preston misses.
Some wild striking there from Preston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Tutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tutov is looking to counter punch.
Tutov misses with a looping left.
Tutov throws a head kick but Preston moves out of range.
Tutov throws a low kick but Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Preston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutov misses with a jab to the body
and Preston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Preston moves to clinch but Tutov breaks away
and Tutov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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 Andrey Tutov.
I think Tutov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Tutov!
A very excited looking Andrey Tutov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ignatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignatov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fler-Ghetto Beat. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone darts in and clinches Ignatov up against the cage.
Ignatov misses with the head strike.
Ignatov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatov fails to land.
Gone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ignatov cracks Gone with a nice body shot.
Ignatov working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Gone fails to land.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov has a couple of punches blocked by Gone.
Gone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ignatov misses with a punch to the body.
Ignatov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ignatov.
Gone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ignatov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gone's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatov has closed the distance and engaged Gone in a clinch.
Gone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ignatovs head.
Gone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to close the distance and clinch but Gone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chins Gone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Gone misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gone throws a hook to the side of Ignatov's head but Ignatov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ignatov cracks a nice hook into Gone's ribs.
Gone throws a head kick but Ignatov moves out of range.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gone! But no joy.
Gone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ignatov stuns Gone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gone looks to land a right hand but Ignatov moved out of range.
Gone jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatov misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gone.
Gone moves out of range as Ignatov strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gone gets a clinch.
Ignatov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gone backwards.
Ignatov throws a head punch that misses.
Gone lands a shot to the body.
Gone takes a shot to the head.
Gone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gone misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov pushes Gone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatov gets through Gone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Ignatov as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov tries to work over Gone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ignatov blocking some punches.
Gone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Ignatov misses.
Ignatov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gone misses with a looping right.
Ignatov misses with a leg kick
and Gone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ignatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ignatov defending well as Gone loads up on a big left hand.
Gone misses with a head kick.
Gone scores with a head kick. Ignatov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ignatov counters with an outside leg kick.
Ignatov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatov throws a leg kick which misses Gone's front leg but catches the back leg as Gone tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ignatov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gone avoids the body shot from Ignatov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gone. Ignatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Gone blocks the low kick.
A little jabbing left from Gone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ignatov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gone's calf.
Ignatov just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target.
Gone connects with a right hand. Ignatov shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gone cracks Ignatov with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ignatov falls to his knees and Gone doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chins Gone!
Chins Gone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallava comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightcall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Gary Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallava throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gravity.
A jab lands there for Hallava.
Julle Hallava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravity with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hallava to score with a decent uppercut.
Gravity avoids the body shot from Hallava.
Gravity on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gravity misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravity misses the target.
Gravity misses with a straight left.
Gravity lands a slapping body shot.
Hallava blocks a low kick nicely.
Hallava has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hallava clinches with his opponent.
Hallava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Gravity.
Hallava misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravity tries to work over Hallava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gravity tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gravity drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hallava pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gravity looks to throw the jab but Hallava is out of range.
Gravity throws a body punch but Hallava moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Gravity has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gravity looks to throw the jab but Hallava is out of range.
Hallava throws out a loose jab but Gravity uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravity.
Hallava checks a leg kick nicely.
Hallava misses with a low kick.
Gravity chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gravity misses with a low kick.
Hallava tries to sprawl but Gravity drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallava is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gravity pulls his head out easily.
Hallava has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gravity is working away from the top position though.
Hallava makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hallava.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hallava is trying to keep Gravity in close.
Gravity is sitting in close to Hallava's body. Hallava has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gravity is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gravity is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hallava.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julle Hallava!
In his post fight interview, Julle Hallava started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor rushes Gold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balor prevents a body shot from Gold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Balor.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Balor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gold.
We've been informed that Gold has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gold has Balor pressed against the cage, preventing Balor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor blocks an uppercut.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Balor's head.
Balor manages to break the clinch.
Balor avoids the body shot from Gold.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Balor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gold - the referee stops the clock and Balor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gold. Balor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor misses with a body shot.
Gold unleashes a big counter combination but Balor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Balor 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.
Balor is looking to slow Gold down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gold.
Gold misses with a hook
and Balor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balor tried to counter with a leg kick but Gold avoided it.
Good leg kick by Gold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Balor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Balor is looking to clinch.
Gold throws a low kick, looking for Balor's leg but Balor calmly moves out of range.
Balor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balor throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balor tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Balor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but Balor saw it coming and moves away.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Balor misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Balor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balor with a hook.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Balor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balor misses the shot to the body.
Gold tries to counter with a clinch but Balor shakes him off and moves away.
Balor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Balor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Balor moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
It looks like Finn Balor has been cut.
Balor clobbers Gold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balor lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold slips under a jab.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Gold blocks the low kick.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Balor.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balor.
Balor lands a head shot.
Gold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Liquid Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold tries to sprawl but Balor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Balor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gold is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
Balor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balor prevents Gold from improving his position.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Balor is very close to passing his half guard.
Gold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Balor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balor lands a high kick!
Gold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Balor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gold misses the jab.
Balor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Balor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gold's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor thows a huge punch but Gold dodges it nicely.
Balor throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold trying to hold on to Balor's head to control him but Balor postures up.
Balor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor is looking to stall here but Gold recovers full guard.
Gold lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Balor wants to sweep but no luck.
Gold wants to control from the top but Balor keeps moving.
Gold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Balor seems keen to control Gold's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Balor's head.
Gold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Balor 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.
Balor 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.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balor controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Balor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gold defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Balor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balor clinches up against the cage.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Balor.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Gold blocks a body shot from Balor.
Balor misses with an elbow over the top.
Balor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Balor tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Balor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold blocks a body shot from Balor.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balor lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Balor.
Balor misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Finn Balor's cut.
That's time! Balor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Balor moves out of range easily.
Balor thumps Gold with a low kick.
Balor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balor is looking to clinch.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gold at a distance.
Balor blocks a jab.
Balor throws a right hand that misses
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balor is rocked!
Balor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Balor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold lands a body shot.
Balor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Balor checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balor seems to have got his legs back now.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Balor is out of range.
Gold lands with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with the combination.
Balor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Balor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gold lands a leg kick that knocks Balor off balance momentarily.
Balor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Balor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balor tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Gold circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Balor to the canvas! Balor doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gold keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong comes to the cage accompanied by Super Power. Jack Hoffman told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong 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.
Hong moves out of range as Hoffman strikes.
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Antoni Kristofer Hong has been cut.
Hoffman throws a hook to the side of Hong's head but Hong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong cracks a nice hook into Hoffman's ribs.
Hong is looking to slow Hoffman down with leg kicks.
Hoffman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hoffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hong throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
A big right from Hoffman misses.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoffman.
Hoffman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman misses with a combination
enabling Hong to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong clobbers Hoffman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hong throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a combination
and Hong counters with a right hand to the body.
Hong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
And Hong counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hong under the eye.
Hong misses with a head kick.
Hoffman lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoffman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hong throws a jab when Hoffman was well out of range.
Hoffman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoffman lands a slapping body shot.
Hong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoffman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hong scrambles back to his feet.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hong throws a hook but Hoffman blocks it.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoffman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Hong dodges the punch combination from Hoffman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hoffman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoffman shrugs it off.
Hoffman throws a leg kick
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That kick from Hoffman tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hong lunges at Hoffman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoffman's hand.
Hong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hoffman lands a slapping body shot.
Hong lands a head kick. Hoffman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoffman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hong eats them both and turns towards Hoffman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut is getting worse.
Jack Hoffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong fails with a takedown attempt.
Hong lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoffman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong is rocked!
Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hoffman loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Hoffman cracks Hong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Hong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
It looked like Hong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoffman throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Hoffman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoffman misses with a combination
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman throws an off balance right hand
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Hong avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hong cracks Hoffman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a wild body shot.
Hoffman throws a nice looking combination but Hong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoffman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoffman avoids the head kick by Hong.
Hoffman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hong.
Hoffman takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hong.
Hong lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoffman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoffman throws an off balance right hand
and Hong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hoffman looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Hong blocks a leg kick.
Hong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Hoffman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hong lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoffman's head.
Hoffman swings for the body but Hong moves out of range.
Hong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hoffman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoffman throws a right hand that misses
and Hong counters with a straight right hand.
Hong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hoffman trying to control but Hong postures up.
Hoffman is staying active underneath Hong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoffman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hong.
Hong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong is looking to advance position but Hoffman won't allow it.
Hong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hong 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.
Hong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hong thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hoffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hong.
Hong misses with a head shot. Hoffman uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hong is looking to work some ground and pound but Hoffman has wrist control.
Hong stays in close to Hoffman's body and controls the position.
Hong wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hoffman lands with an overhand left.
Hong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman throws a right and a left that Hong avoids nicely.
Jack Hoffman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
Hoffman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hoffman misses with the combination.
Hoffman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Hoffman!
Jack Hoffman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malik Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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34
142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doyle takes a step back to recover.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
A jab from Doyle misses.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Doyle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Jab from Jones.
Jones clinches up with Doyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is trying to trip Doyle. He has hold of a leg but Doyle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Doyle connects with a couple of short punches.
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.
Doyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doyle controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doyle just manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Doyle had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
Doyle lands a front kick.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Doyle's guard.
Doyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is fighting to break Doyle's control of his arms but Doyle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a jab.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a body punch.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Doyle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doyle sprawls and moves away.
Doyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doyle!
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Malik Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doyle.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Doyle breaks away and moves out of range.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Doyle misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Doyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malik Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doyle tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doyle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Doyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doyle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doyle throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Doyle.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
I've got Doyle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Jones!
Malik Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Ludacris - Get Back. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones digs a good hook to Marsh's body.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Marsh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsh stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Marsh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marsh's gas tank.
Marsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Marsh prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Marsh blocks it.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marsh's efforts to push away.
Marsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Marsh on the inside.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Marsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsh's elbow.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Jones.
Marsh looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones lands a jab to Marsh's midsection.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
It looks like Stan Marsh has been cut.
Jones feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marsh sprawling to the canvas! Marsh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jones finish him?!
Marsh is rocked!
Jones seems to be stalking Marsh here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Marsh drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Jones!
Jack Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Winston Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes tests Flores's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Flores uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Flores ducks down to avoid it.
Flores throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flores slips under a jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flores counters with a nice body shot.
Flores takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flores throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Flores has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hughes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Flores backs off Hughes throws a huge counter combo but Flores manages to avoid it all.
Flores lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flores misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flores definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flores tries to clinch up
and Hughes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Flores's corner calls for a 1-2. Flores obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hughes.
Flores misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Flores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes lands a front kick.
Hughes connects with an inside leg kick.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Flores uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores misses with a hook.
Flores pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flores throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flores throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Flores takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flores moves out of range of the body kick from Hughes.
Hughes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hughes misses with a hook. Flores ducked under it nicely.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flores.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Flores misses.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Flores counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hughes thinking.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
Flores moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flores.
A little jabbing left from Hughes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hughes lands a jab.
Flores goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Winston Hughes has been cut.
Hughes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Flores throws a head kick that Hughes semi-blocks.
Hughes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hughes connects with a right hand. Flores shakes it off.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Flores throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes looks to throw a body kick
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flores thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Flores.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughes.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Flores moves away and avoids it.
Flores 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.
Flores swings widly with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flores bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flores ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Jab, jab by Hughes - just one landing.
Hughes misses with a left hand
and Flores counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winston Hughes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flores throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes counters with a right hand to the body.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Flores misses the target.
Flores throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hughes misses with a low kick.
Flores takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flores takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body
and Flores counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flores is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Hughes.
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flores's sensitive parts.
Flores takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winston Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Flores counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes lands a jab to Flores's midsection.
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flores.
Hughes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hughes lands with a nice body kick.
Flores throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Flores stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hughes.
Flores bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFlores.
Flores misses with a hook.
Flores keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Flores throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hughes slips a jab from Flores.
Hughes connects with a right hand. Flores shakes it off.
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!
Flores walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes throws the left hand but Flores avoids the punch easily.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Flores.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Flores should have avoided that one.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Flores uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flores misses with a body punch
and Hughes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flores connects with a single shot there.
Flores takes one to the chin there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Flores might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Flores 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.
Flores takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws the left hand but Flores avoids the punch easily.
Hughes lands a body shot.
Hughes fakes the leg kick and cracks Flores in the body.
Flores throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Flores moved out of range.
Flores throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Hughes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flores avoids the head kick by Hughes.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes cracks Flores with an open hand slap.
Flores has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flores uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
An attempted straight right counter from Flores misses the target.
Flores defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Flores misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Flores, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hughes.
A swing and a miss from Flores.
Flores dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flores looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flores throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Winston Hughes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hughes connects with a single shot there.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
letting Flores counter with a right hand.
Flores lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Flores on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Flores moves out of range easily.
Flores throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Hughes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Flores is out of range.
Flores tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Flores.
Flores cracks Hughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Flores.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Flores saw it coming and moves away.
Flores keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hughes.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Flores.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flores pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Flores misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hughes! But no joy.
Flores ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Flores bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Flores misses the target.
A left lands for Flores.
Hughes lands a front kick.
Hughes throws a hook but Flores blocks it.
Hughes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flores throws a front kick aimed at Hughes's knee but Hughes avoids it well.
Rafael Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores misses with a body shot.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Flores keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flores fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flores lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Flores tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hughes tries a body shot but Flores blocks it.
Hughes scores with a shot to the side of Flores's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hughes.
Hughes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flores has a couple of punches blocked by Hughes.
Flores throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Flores.
Hughes is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hughes scoring well with a low kick there.
Hughes delivers a nice body kick.
Flores clinches.
Flores throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Flores scores with a leg kick.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flores scores with a jab to the body.
and Flores counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hughes! He's just covering up as Flores starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Flores!
Rafael Flores decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Winston Hughes was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh what a bunch of bolderdash. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Templeton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trap Ball. De Souza comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alex De Souza kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lance Templeton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza connects with a looping right hand.
De Souza lands a jab to Templeton's midsection.
De Souza cracks Templeton with a good jab.
Templeton misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
De Souza throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Souza staying out of range there.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Souza connects with an inside leg kick.
De Souza throws a hook but Templeton blocks it.
Templeton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A good leg kick by De Souza.
De Souza needs to keep his hands up - Templeton had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Templeton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Templeton momentarily.
De Souza swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Souza lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza wants to clinch
and Templeton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Souza closes the distance and clinches.
De Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Templeton breaks from the clinch.
Templeton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
De Souza slips a jab from Templeton.
De Souza flicks out a counter leg kick but Templeton steps away.
De Souza moves out of range of the body kick from Templeton.
De Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Templeton there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Souza has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
De Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Templeton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Souza is looking to land body kicks.
Templeton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses.
Templeton just misses with a punch to the body.
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Souza fakes the leg kick and cracks Templeton in the body.
De Souza looks to clinch
and Templeton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Souza thinking.
De Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Templeton throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
Templeton swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Templeton slips a jab from De Souza.
De Souza delivers a nice body kick.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Templeton swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza lands a body shot.
Templeton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Souza.
De Souza misses with a leg kick
and Templeton makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Souza really felt that one!
De Souza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Templeton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Souza wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a body punch
and De Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Souza's head.
A cross from De Souza lands.
De Souza digs a good body shot into Templeton's ribs.
Templeton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Templeton counters with a right hand to the body.
That kick from De Souza tenderised Templeton's leg. Templeton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Templeton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Souza drives through and clinches with Templeton against the cage.
De Souza scores with a shoulder strike.
Templeton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Templeton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Souza.
Templeton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Souza.
De Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Templeton uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza slips a straight right by Templeton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from De Souza finds it's target.
Templeton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Templeton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza tries to clinch there but Templeton circles away.
Nice defenses there by Templeton.
De Souza misses with a leg kick
and Templeton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Templeton misses
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Souza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Templeton lands a head kick!
It looks like Alexsandro De Souza has been cut.
De Souza throws a leg kick that misses.
De Souza uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Templeton takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Souza avoids the body shot from Templeton.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Templeton's sensitive parts.
Templeton thuds a left hand into De Souza's body.
Templeton thuds his right hand into De Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Templeton takes one to the chin there.
De Souza closes the distance but Templeton moves to the side
and Templeton counters with a nice body shot.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
De Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Templeton counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Templeton's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Templeton punishes De Souza's body with a nice straight punch.
De Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Templeton if he has to take too many more of those.
Templeton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Templeton looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
De Souza throws a jab when Templeton was well out of range.
De Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Templeton to counter with a crisp jab.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Templeton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Souza feints and then cracks Templeton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Templeton down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Templeton, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Templeton.
Templeton wants to get back to striking at distance but De Souza won't allow it.
Templeton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexsandro De Souza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Souza misses with a body shot.
Templeton throws a jab when De Souza was well out of range.
De Souza bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Templeton ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
De Souza lands a nice shot that snaps Templeton's head back.
De Souza's jab looks to have found its range, popping Templeton under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Templeton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Souza misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Templeton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - De Souza coming out on top.
De Souza throws a hook but Templeton blocks it.
De Souza scores with a jab.
Templeton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Templeton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Templeton's sensitive parts.
Templeton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Souza! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Templeton.
Nice cross by De Souza.
De Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body
and Templeton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Souza takes a swing at Templeton's ribcage but misses.
De Souza throws a hook but Templeton avoids it easily.
A cross from De Souza lands.
Templeton lands a nice hook to De Souza's body. De Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Souza throws a shot from downtown. Templeton moves away and avoids it.
Templeton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Templeton misses with a shot to the body
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Souza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Templeton counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by De Souza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Templeton throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza works Templeton's body with a nice hook.
De Souza throws a hook but Templeton avoids it easily.
Templeton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
De Souza now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Templeton's leg but Templeton calmly moves out of range.
Templeton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Templeton moves away from the strike by De Souza.
Templeton throws a shot to the body.
Templeton throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Templeton throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Templeton blocks a jab.
Templeton misses with a hook.
De Souza moves in looking to clinch but Templeton pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Templeton misses the target.
De Souza throws a push kick but Templeton slaps the foot to one side.
Templeton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Templeton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Templeton loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
De Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Souza, right into the meat.
De Souza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Templeton's hands.
Templeton throws a body shot but no joy.
Templeton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Templeton.
Templeton tries a head kick but it misses.
De Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza scores with a sloppy right hand. Templeton should have avoided that one.
De Souza throws a hook but Templeton avoids it easily.
De Souza is looking to chop away at Templeton's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Souza cracks the inside of Templeton's front leg.
De Souza lands a leg kick that knocks Templeton off balance momentarily.
Templeton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Templeton moves out of range as De Souza throws a body kick.
Templeton misses with a looping right.
Templeton lands with a hook. De Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Templeton.
Templeton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton with a jab.
Templeton staying out of range there.
De Souza throws a body kick that misses
and Templeton counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Templeton avoids it.
Templeton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Templeton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Templeton throws a lazy uppercut
and De Souza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Souza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Souza lands a nice looking kick to the body. Templeton takes a step back to recover.
De Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Templeton throws a sloppy body shot
and De Souza counters with a good low kick that Templeton was not able to check.
Templeton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a combination
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Templeton 's knee.
De Souza cracks Templeton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Templeton lands a slapping body shot.
De Souza blocks a head kick by Templeton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza ducks under a wild hook from Templeton.
Templeton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Templeton misses with a body kick.
De Souza appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Templeton. De Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
De Souza flicks out a counter leg kick but Templeton steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton scores with a sloppy right hand. De Souza should have avoided that one.
De Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Templeton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Templeton is looking to counter punch.
De Souza lands with a cross.
Templeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from De Souza
and Templeton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Souza throws the left hand but Templeton avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza throws a push kick but Templeton slaps the foot to one side.
Templeton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Souza tries to clinch but Templeton is having none of it.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
De Souza throws a leg kick
and Templeton counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Souza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Templeton misses with a left hand
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Templeton swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexsandro De Souza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Templeton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Templeton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Souza lands with a nice body kick.
De Souza throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Templeton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Souza. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by De Souza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Souza.
Templeton lands a nice hook to De Souza's body. De Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Souza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Souza throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Templeton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton moves out of range of the body kick from De Souza.
De Souza feints and then cracks Templeton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Templeton down.
A swing and a miss from Templeton.
Templeton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
De Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Templeton will feel that in the morning.
De Souza connects with a leg kick. Templeton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Souza jabs at Templeton's body.
A slow jab from Templeton misses its intended target.
Lance Templeton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body
letting Templeton counter with a right hand.
De Souza throws a shot to the body.
Templeton misses with a right hand
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as De Souza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Templeton doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Templeton looks to land a right hand but De Souza moved out of range.
Templeton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Templeton misses the target.
De Souza feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Templeton's calf.
Templeton lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Souza takes a step back to recover.
Templeton throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
De Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza lands a jab to the nose.
De Souza misses with an uppercut. Templeton saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Templeton misses the target.
De Souza lands a right hook to the body.
Templeton misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely.
De Souza scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Souza throws a good cross that connects.
De Souza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Templeton's sensitive parts.
De Souza connects with a jab.
Templeton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Souza's head backwards.
De Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. De Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Templeton throws the kick towards the body but De Souza avoids it.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Souza scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton slips under a jab.
Templeton misses the shot to the body.
De Souza scores with a nice strike.
Templeton misses with a body shot.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Souza misses with an uppercut
and De Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Templeton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandro De Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Souza 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexsandro De Souza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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