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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajai Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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194 cm
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209 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Feodor Shemelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajai Hoo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shemelianenko blocks the body kick.
Shemelianenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shemelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoo goes for a double leg but Shemelianenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shemelianenko continues to drive forward.
Hoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoo misses with an uppercut.
Shemelianenko blocks a head kick by Hoo.
A counter left hand to the body from Shemelianenko misses its target.
Shemelianenko slips a straight right by Hoo.
Hoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shemelianenko defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko throws a jab when Hoo was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shemelianenko.
Hoo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hoo is looking to chop away at Shemelianenko's legs.
Shemelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoo moves forwards but Shemelianenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoo is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Hoo.
Shemelianenko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shemelianenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Hoo misses.
Nice jab there from Hoo.
Nice takedown defense from Shemelianenko. No joy for Hoo on that attempt.
Feodor Shemelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ajai Hoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Shemelianenko misses.
Shemelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoo's sensitive parts.
Shemelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoo circles away.
Shemelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Hoo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shemelianenko's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoo tries to free his leg and advance position but Shemelianenko is retaining full guard.
Hoo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shemelianenko pulls Hoo in close to prevent any damage.
Shemelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko wants to hit a switch here but Hoo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shemelianenko there!
Hoo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shemelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Hoo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shemelianenko is looking to escape.
Hoo controlling the position easily from mount.
Shemelianenko is looking to improve his position but Hoo isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoo lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ajai Hoo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoo scores with a hook.
It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Hoo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shemelianenko.
Hoo throws a push kick but Shemelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Shemelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Hoo moves away and avoids it.
Hoo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shemelianenko moves away from the strike by Hoo.
Good exchange - Hoo coming out on top.
Feodor Shemelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shemelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
Hoo with the counter takedown but Shemelianenko avoids it easily.
Shemelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
Shemelianenko tries to land a leg kick but Hoo saw it coming and moves away.
Hoo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Shemelianenko finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo staying out of range there.
Hoo seems to have recovered his senses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shemelianenko clinches.
Shemelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoo.
Shemelianenko lands an elbow just above Hoo 's eye.
Shemelianenko lands a nice uppercut.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shemelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shemelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoo scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shemelianenko.
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!
Shemelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoo controls his hands.
Shemelianenko misses with the head strike.
Shemelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo stalling against the cage.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the head but Shemelianenko blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko tries a body shot but Hoo blocks it.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shemelianenko is keeping busy.
Shemelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoo scores with a shot to the side of Shemelianenko's head.
Feodor Shemelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Shemelianenko.
Hoo is breathing heavily.
Shemelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shemelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Shemelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Hoo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shemelianenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoo's brow.
Hoo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shemelianenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shemelianenko misses with a kick to the body.
Hoo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hoo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shemelianenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hoo sprawling to the canvas! Hoo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shemelianenko finish him?!
Shemelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoo feints the counter takedown.
Shemelianenko throws a leg kick
so Hoo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shemelianenko controlling Hoo's posture.
Hoo postures up and lands a big shot to Shemelianenko's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko trying to keep a closed guard but Hoo is proving a slippery customer.
Hoo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shemelianenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shemelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
Hoo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feodor Shemelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Feodor Shemelianenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shemelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoo stalling.
Hoo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shemelianenko up against the cage.
Shemelianenko avoiding damage as Hoo throws knees to the body.
Shemelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Hoo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Shemelianenko fails to land.
Hoo blocks the elbow strike.
Hoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shemelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Hoo avoids it by throwing Shemelianenko back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shemelianenko lands an elbow that stopped Hoo in his tracks for a moment.
Shemelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoo backwards.
Hoo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Hoo controls the action.
Shemelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hoo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hoo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hoo throwing shots but Shemelianenko is blocking nicely.
Shemelianenko is doing well to control the position and prevent Hoo from advancing to side control.
Hoo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shemelianenko defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo throwing shots but Shemelianenko is blocking nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hoo working the head and body with strikes.
Hoo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shemelianenko to regain full guard.
Shemelianenko is pulling down on Hoo's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoo throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Shemelianenko misses the target.
Shemelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoo thows a leg kick but Shemelianenko checks it
and Shemelianenko counters with a head kick that drops Hoo to the mat! Hoo scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo avoids the body shot from Shemelianenko.
Hoo feints the counter takedown.
Shemelianenko thumps Hoo with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo connects with an inside leg kick.
Shemelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Hoo moves out of range easily.
Hoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoo takes a swing at Shemelianenko's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Shemelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shemelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Feodor Shemelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Hoo blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoo.
Shemelianenko misses with a body punch
and Hoo counters with a nice body kick.
Hoo lands a really nice looking cross but Shemelianenko seems unphased.
Shemelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shemelianenko, right into the meat.
Hoo slips a jab from Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoo.
Hoo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shemelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Shemelianenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hoo is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shemelianenko wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Hoo feints the counter takedown.
Shemelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shemelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
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 Feodor Shemelianenko.
I think Shemelianenko 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feodor Shemelianenko!
A relieved looking Feodor Shemelianenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. Borys Grabowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Finn Balor's chin.
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155 lbs
33 - 26 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 17 - 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
33 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borys Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor looks to land a right hand but Grabowski moved out of range.
Grabowski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Balor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grabowski.
Balor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Balor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grabowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grabowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balor wants to clinch up but Grabowski keeps it at a distance.
Balor jabs Grabowski right on the nose. Grabowski blinks but takes it well.
Balor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balor scores with a jab.
Balor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Balor tries to land a front kick but Grabowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grabowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balor has Grabowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Grabowski.
Nice uppercut there from Balor.
Balor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looks like Balor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Grabowski looks to land a combination but Balor avoids it well.
Balor throws a leg kick but Grabowski checks it.
Balor misses with a looping left.
Balor is looking to clinch.
Grabowski throws out a counter right but Balor avoids it with no problem.
Grabowski throws a body punch but Balor moves out of range.
Balor misses with a body kick.
Grabowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Balor.
Grabowski slips a straight right by Balor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grabowski wants to sweep here but Balor controlling him for the moment.
Balor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grabowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Balor throws a strike but Grabowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balor trying to control the position.
Grabowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Grabowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor looking for a guillotine here but Grabowski defends easily.
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.
Balor looking to control.
Balor trying to control the position here.
Grabowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Balor wants to sweep here but Grabowski controlling him for the moment.
Grabowski trying to control but Balor is working from the bottom.
Grabowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Balor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grabowski has managed to get both his arms back between Balor's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balor working for a triangle but Grabowski defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balor has his hands on Grabowski's head, controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
That's time! Balor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balor has a takedown stuffed.
Grabowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grabowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Balor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grabowski sprawls well. Grabowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balor gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor takes one to the chin there.
Borys Grabowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Balor is just out of range.
Balor doesn't manage to clinch there - Grabowski circles away.
Balor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grabowski.
Nice straight punches there by Grabowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grabowski.
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Balor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balor clinches up with Grabowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Grabowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Balor lands with a short shot to the head.
Balor is working for takedown but Grabowski is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finn Balor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Balor or perhaps it was just good defense by Grabowski, which made it look bad.
Grabowski slips a straight right by Balor.
Finn Balor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grabowski is looking for the big counter here.
Borys Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grabowski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grabowski avoids the head kick by Balor.
Grabowski throws a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabowski throws out a leg kick but Balor moves out of range and Grabowski only half commits.
Grabowski misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor cracks Grabowski with a good jab.
Balor walks into a left hand.
Balor lands a jab to the nose.
Balor throws a wild body kick that Grabowski sees coming a mile off.
Grabowski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Balor with a body shot.
Balor scoring well with a low kick there.
Balor tries to clinch up but Grabowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Balor fails to land the takedown.
Balor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grabowski cracks Balor with an open hand slap.
Balor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balor is able to avoid easily.
Balor throws a counter high kick but Grabowski was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grabowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balor.
Balor misses with a takedown
and Grabowski counters with a one-two 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!
Grabowski slips a straight right by Balor.
Balor throws a combination. Grabowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Balor lands with a hook. Grabowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Balor throws a body kick that misses.
Grabowski moves away from the strike by Balor.
A little jabbing left from Grabowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Balor misses.
Grabowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balor manages to avoid it.
Balor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Balor is looking to clinch but Grabowski is avoiding it.
Balor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Borys Grabowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Balor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Balor misses with an uppercut
and Balor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grabowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grabowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balor avoids the body shot from Grabowski.
Balor scores with a hook to the body. Grabowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor is looking to counter punch.
Balor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grabowski was covering up waiting for the punch and Balor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grabowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grabowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grabowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balor trying to control but Grabowski is working from the bottom.
Grabowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balor controls the pace.
Grabowski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balor scores with a nice right hand.
Balor throws a head kick but Grabowski moves out of range.
Balor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grabowski unleashes a big counter combination but Balor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Balor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grabowski loads up on a big right hand but Balor slips the punch.
Balor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grabowski blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Grabowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balor connects with a body shot.
No luck for Balor with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Balor catches Grabowski right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grabowski, right into the meat.
Balor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balor throws a sloppy head kick
and Grabowski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Balor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grabowski!
Grabowski throws Balor to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balor 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.
It seemed like Grabowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Balor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Balor misses.
Balor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grabowski misses with a looping right.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor throws a leg kick but Grabowski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grabowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Grabowski misses the target.
Balor throws a head kick that misses.
Balor slips a straight right by Grabowski.
Balor blocks a leg kick.
Balor misses with a takedown attempt - Grabowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Borys Grabowski.
I think Grabowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Borys Grabowski!
Borys Grabowski 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlan Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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33
170 lbs
28 - 13 - 1 |
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165 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arlan Castro!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarenpaa feints and then cracks Castro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castro down.
Castro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Castro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Saarenpaa is looking to land body kicks.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but Castro moves out of range easily.
Castro blocks a head kick by Saarenpaa.
Castro 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.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpaa. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castro misses with an uppercut. Saarenpaa saw that one coming.
Saarenpaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Castro scores with a push kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saarenpaa slips under a jab from Castro.
Saarenpaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castro misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Castro throws an off balance right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Castro misses with a body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a low kick, right behind Castro 's knee.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Saarenpaa throws a body punch but Castro moves out of range.
Saarenpaa 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.
Castro thows a leg kick but Saarenpaa checks it
and Saarenpaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Castro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Castro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Castro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saarenpaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Castro strikes.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Castro blocks the low kick.
Saarenpaa scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saarenpaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Castro.
Saarenpaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saarenpaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Castro as he checks the leg kick.
Castro looks to land a right hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range.
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castro throws a hook but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Saarenpaa slips the punch.
Castro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Saarenpaa misses its intended target.
Castro takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpaa misses with an uppercut.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Castro checks a low kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but Castro moved away.
Saarenpaa is looking to wear down Castro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab.
Saarenpaa drops his hands momentarily and Castro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castro is looking to chop away at Saarenpaa's legs.
Saarenpaa 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.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Castro.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Castro. That snapped Saarenpaa's head back.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Castro throws a body kick.
Saarenpaa misses with a low kick.
Saarenpaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarenpaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Saarenpaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saarenpaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Saarenpaa scores with a hook.
Saarenpaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Castro misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a low kick, right behind Castro 's knee.
Saarenpaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses Castro's front leg but catches the back leg as Castro tries to avoid it.
Saarenpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro looks to land a body kick but Saarenpaa moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Castro lands a nice shot that snaps Saarenpaa's head back.
Castro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro misses with a looping right.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castro.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Castro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saarenpaa has got the better of the exchanges.
A bone on bone clash there as Castro blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Castro misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saarenpaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Castro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saarenpaa counters with a low kick, right behind Castro 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarenpaa scores with the left hand. Castro knows he should have avoided that one.
Mika Saarenpaa is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Saarenpaa finds it's way through Castro's defenses.
An inside leg kick from Saarenpaa misses.
Castro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro looks to land a combination but Saarenpaa avoids it well.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saarenpaa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Castro throws a low kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range easily.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Saarenpaa blocks the body kick.
Castro lands with a right hand.
Castro misses with a leg kick
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight right hand.
Saarenpaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saarenpaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saarenpaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saarenpaa wants to land a leg kick but Castro is out of range.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro throws a sloppy body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Castro.
Saarenpaa throws a big counter combination but Castro scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Castro throws a low kick, looking for Saarenpaa's leg but Saarenpaa calmly moves out of range.
Saarenpaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castro.
As Castro backs away, Saarenpaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saarenpaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castro throws out the jab.
Castro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Castro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a one-two to the body.
Castro is rocked!
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Castro is still on wobbly legs! Can Saarenpaa finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castro will feel that in the morning.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saarenpaa.
Castro seems to have recovered his senses.
Saarenpaa misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa is looking to chop away at Castro's legs.
Saarenpaa scores with a head kick.
Saarenpaa misses with a leg kick.
Castro scoring well with a low kick there.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that misses.
Whack! Saarenpaa lands a heavy head kick that drops Castro. The ref tackles Saarenpaa to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Castro was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mika Saarenpaa!
A relieved looking Mika Saarenpaa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malik Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins has chosen Manny Pacquiao - Lalaban Ako as his entrance music. Malik Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
142 lbs
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33
148 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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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
18 - 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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Hopkins 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a hook.
Hopkins throws out a powerful jab.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins misses with the head strike.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
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!
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks a body shot from Jones.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopkins lands a shot to the body.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones working aggressively here.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins stalling the fight.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Hopkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Jones digs a right hand into Hopkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hopkins's gas tank.
Jones is working Hopkins over against the cage.
Hopkins blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones works on Hopkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hopkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hopkins misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hopkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins.
Hopkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hopkins wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopkins.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones slips a jab from Hopkins.
Jones takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jones.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Hopkins there.
Hopkins throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hopkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones tries to move into range but Hopkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hopkins lands with a good body shot.
Hopkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Hopkins moved away.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones moves forwards but Hopkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hopkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hopkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones has Hopkins pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hopkins tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into Hopkins's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Hopkins to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hopkins is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Hopkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jones won't allow Hopkins to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hopkins wants to control the position but Jones says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jones not doing much here.
Jones 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.
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!
Jones wants to control but Hopkins is keeping him busy.
Hopkins is controlling Jones's trapped leg to prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
Hopkins is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Hopkins is controlling Jones's trapped leg to prevent Jones from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Hopkins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Hopkins is defending the position.
Hopkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hopkins working a defensive guard here.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hopkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones won't allow Hopkins to sweep him here.
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.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hopkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Hopkins has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Jones defending well as Hopkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hopkins cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vinny Hopkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones tries to land a front kick but Hopkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones tries to work over Hopkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins blocking some punches.
Hopkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hopkins working aggressively here.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
A short left from Jones.
Hopkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vinny Hopkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopkins's elbow.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a nice uppercut.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malik Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hopkins as the two fighters clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
A short uppercut from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Hopkins fails to land.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hopkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Hopkins misses with some punches.
Vinny Hopkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Hopkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hopkins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hopkins has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins misses with a body punch.
Jones tries a body shot but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins taking a breather.
Hopkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Hopkins controls the action.
Jones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hopkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hopkins backwards.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Hopkins tries to tie him up.
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 Malik Jones.
I think Hopkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
After winning the bout, Vinny Hopkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alton Newcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers comes into the arena with Shells - Get your roll on blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alton Newcastle!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newcastle throws a hook but Dekkers blocks it.
Newcastle lands with a nice body punch.
Newcastle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dekkers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
Dekkers throws a leg kick that misses.
Newcastle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dekkers is fending him off so far but Newcastle persists. Nope, Dekkers circles away and we're back to standing.
Dekkers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newcastle was well out of range. Poor timing from Dekkers.
Newcastle throws out a counter right but Dekkers avoids it with no problem.
Newcastle keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the liver by Dekkers. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Dekkers. That snapped Newcastle's head back.
Dekkers thuds a left hand into Newcastle's body.
Newcastle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dekkers quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Newcastle trying to advance position but Dekkers counters by regaining guard.
Newcastle looking to pass the guard.
Dekkers can't keep his opponent in guard - Newcastle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle is looking for a kimura but Dekkers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Newcastle to get the leverage.
Dekkers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Newcastle wants to free his trapped foot but Dekkers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Newcastle seems to be looking for submissions.
Newcastle is looking to pass Dekkers's guard but actually Dekkers recovers to full guard.
Dekkers keeping full guard, as Newcastle tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Newcastle working some strikes from top position.
Dekkers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newcastle's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newcastle keeping full guard, as Dekkers tries to pass.
Newcastle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dekkers is one step ahead there.
Dekkers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newcastle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newcastle working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dekkers has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers stalling.
Dekkers prevents Newcastle from improving his position.
Dekkers wants to pass to mount but Newcastle is defending the position.
Newcastle is looking to improve his position.
Newcastle is trying to control but can't.
Newcastle is trying to control but Dekkers manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newcastle wants to control but Dekkers is having none of it.
Dekkers seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Newcastle is holding on tight.
Newcastle is trying to escape the mount.
Dekkers trying to control but Newcastle is having none of it.
Newcastle tries to lock up and control but Dekkers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dekkers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Newcastle is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Dekkers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dekkers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newcastle's calf.
Dekkers gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Newcastle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Newcastle checks a low kick from Dekkers.
Newcastle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dekkers throws a low kick but Newcastle avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Newcastle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Newcastle staying out of range there.
Newcastle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Newcastle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dekkers connects with a right hand. Newcastle shakes it off.
Dekkers misses the body punch
and Newcastle counters with a straight right hand.
Newcastle swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
Newcastle works Dekkers's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle avoids the body shot from Dekkers.
Newcastle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dekkers throws a wild body kick that Newcastle sees coming a mile off.
Dekkers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Dekkers is predictable there
and Newcastle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Newcastle.
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!
Newcastle looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers looking for a sweep. Not yet Dekkers, not yet.
Newcastle has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tōshi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Newcastle passes Dekkers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Newcastle wants to pass the guard but Dekkers is defending well.
Newcastle is working for a kimura but Dekkers is defending it quite comfortably.
Dekkers tries to get to full guard but Newcastle has control of the leg.
Newcastle works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle working Dekkers over with strikes here.
Dekkers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dekkers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Newcastle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Newcastle moves to the back position.
Well, with Newcastle on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Dekkers is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dekkers looking very determined here, making life difficult for Newcastle.
Newcastle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Alton Newcastle has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newcastle avoiding Dekkers 's attempts to control his hands.
Newcastle working for a choke but Dekkers is defending well.
Newcastle is looking to control Dekkers but Dekkers is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Newcastle wants to control the position but Dekkers frees himself and scrambles - Newcastle manages to regain control in side control.
Newcastle trying to control the action but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Dekkers struggling a bit here.
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.
Newcastle trying to control the position but Dekkers is working away.
Dekkers stops Newcastle from passing to mount.
Dekkers is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Newcastle off and has taken his back!
Newcastle tries to escape but Dekkers has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dekkers has good solid back control here.
Newcastle tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alton Newcastle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some bone on bone action there as Newcastle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newcastle lands with a shot to the body.
Dekkers wants to land a leg kick but Newcastle is out of range.
Newcastle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newcastle misses with a wild body shot.
Dekkers is looking to counter the offense by Newcastle and move into the clinch.
Newcastle misses with a body shot.
Newcastle takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
Dekkers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Newcastle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newcastle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dekkers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alton Newcastle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newcastle misses with a wild body shot.
Newcastle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newcastle tests Dekkers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newcastle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dekkers but Dekkers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newcastle takes a swing at Dekkers's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dekkers misses the target.
Newcastle lands a head shot.
Dekkers is looking to wear down Newcastle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dekkers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A swing and a miss from Newcastle.
Dekkers fakes the leg kick and cracks Newcastle in the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dekkers.
Newcastle swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
Dekkers throws a jab when Newcastle was well out of range.
Newcastle avoids the head kick by Dekkers.
As Dekkers backs off Newcastle throws a huge counter combo but Dekkers manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Dekkers.
Dekkers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newcastle.
Dekkers tries to land a leg kick but Newcastle saw it coming and moves away.
Dekkers scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to land a body kick
enabling Newcastle to counter with a crisp jab.
Newcastle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dekkers has time to react.
The crowd cheers as Dekkers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newcastle doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newcastle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newcastle misses the body punch
and Dekkers counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, jab by Newcastle - just one landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Dekkers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Newcastle motions for Dekkers to come forward. Newcastle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Dekkers.
Dekkers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Newcastle throws a nice looking combination but Dekkers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newcastle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A quick step to the side and Dekkers tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newcastle swings for the body but Dekkers moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers thows a body kick. Newcastle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Newcastle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dekkers clinches.
Dekkers misses with an elbow strike.
Newcastle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dekkers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Newcastle's brow.
Dekkers is pushing Newcastle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Newcastle missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Newcastle.
Dekkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Newcastle.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newcastle avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers lands an elbow that stopped Newcastle in his tracks for a moment.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alton Newcastle has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newcastle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.
Newcastle takes an elbow to the temple.
Dekkers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Newcastle up against the cage.
Newcastle blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Newcastle.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Newcastle connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Dekkers.
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 Bas Dekkers.
I think Dekkers 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Dekkers!
A very excited looking Bas Dekkers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman misses the body punch
and Blomsten counters with a good low kick that Hoffman was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blomsten.
Blomsten misses with a body shot
and Hoffman counters with a leg kick.
Hoffman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crunch! Blomsten slams his shin into Hoffman's torso.
Hoffman misses with a right hand
and Blomsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Blomsten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut.
Hoffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blomsten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Blomsten avoids them all with ease.
Jack Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoffman misses with a lunging right hand
and Hoffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blomsten tried to score with a low kick but Hoffman checks it.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Blomsten misses the target.
Hoffman walks into a left hand.
Blomsten lands the left hand.
Blomsten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hoffman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Arto Blomsten has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Blomsten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman misses with a looping right.
Blomsten slips a jab from Hoffman.
Blomsten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hoffman misses
enabling Blomsten to counter with a crisp jab.
Blomsten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blomsten connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Hoffman does no damage.
Blomsten misses with a straight left.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Blomsten moves out of range.
Hoffman tries to work over Blomsten's front leg with a kick but Blomsten checks it.
Blomsten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blomsten moves into the clinch.
Blomsten throws a head punch that misses.
Hoffman blocks an uppercut.
Blomsten misses with a punch to the body.
Hoffman blocks a body shot from Blomsten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoffman throws out a loose jab but Blomsten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blomsten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hoffman just manages to avoid it.
Blomsten lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman missing with a left hand there. Blomsten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoffman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blomsten.
Blomsten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoffman throws out the jab.
Jack Hoffman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Blomsten. That snapped Hoffman's head back.
Blomsten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blomsten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blomsten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
Hoffman misses with a double jab.
Blomsten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blomsten lands a leg kick that knocks Hoffman off balance momentarily.
Hoffman misses with a double jab.
Hoffman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blomsten moves away from the strike by Hoffman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hoffman misses its intended target.
Blomsten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blomsten throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Hoffman does no damage.
Hoffman scores with a nice head shot.
Hoffman throws a right hand that Blomsten ducks under and follows up with a left that Blomsten also avoids with ease.
Hoffman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blomsten thuds his right hand into Hoffman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blomsten throws a sloppy head kick and Hoffman moves out of range easily.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Hoffman as Blomsten shoots in.
Hoffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blomsten manages to avoid it.
Hoffman misses with the combination.
Blomsten jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blomsten scores with the left hand. Hoffman knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blomsten, right into the meat.
Blomsten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blomsten works the jab nicely.
Hoffman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoffman thows a leg kick but Blomsten checks it
and Blomsten counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hoffman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hoffman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoffman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blomsten counters with a straight right hand.
Blomsten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoffman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoffman throws a jab when Blomsten was well out of range.
Blomsten tries to counter by clinching up but Hoffman breaks away and moves out of range.
Blomsten scores with a hook.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blomsten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Hoffman misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoffman checks a leg kick.
Blomsten misses with a wild body shot.
As Blomsten backs off Hoffman throws a huge counter combo but Blomsten manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Blomsten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blomsten thumps Hoffman with a low kick.
Hoffman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blomsten.
Hoffman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoffman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoffman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoffman throws a series of punches but Blomsten avoids them all with ease.
Hoffman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hoffman 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.
Blomsten is rocked!
Hoffman fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Blomsten to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Blomsten looks to clinch but Hoffman throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Blomsten taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Hoffman!
In his post fight interview, Jack Hoffman 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles DaCoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles DaCoca has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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34
243 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles DaCoca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DaCoca lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DaCoca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DaCoca checks the leg kick nicely there.
DaCoca throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the cage.
DaCoca scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
DaCoca lands with a good body shot.
DaCoca misses the shot to the body.
Hunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and DaCoca is able to avoid easily.
DaCoca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DaCoca throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
DaCoca scores with a spinning back kick!
DaCoca misses with a hook.
DaCoca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from DaCoca.
DaCoca lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunt at a distance.
DaCoca is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt looks winded!
DaCoca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by DaCoca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca misses the shot to the body.
Hunt moves out of range as DaCoca throws a body kick.
DaCoca tries to land a front kick but Hunt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DaCoca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
DaCoca moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt walks forward, straight into a front kick from DaCoca.
DaCoca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DaCoca was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
DaCoca throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
DaCoca scores with a leg kick.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DaCoca, as that shot connected.
We've been informed that Hunt 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.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by DaCoca!
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!
DaCoca is looking to land body kicks.
DaCoca throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt avoids the head kick by DaCoca.
Good leg kick by DaCoca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab from Hunt.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DaCoca throws a body shot but no joy.
DaCoca scores with a jab to the head.
DaCoca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but DaCoca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears DaCoca was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
DaCoca 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.
Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt avoids the body shot from DaCoca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hunt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to DaCoca's calf.
DaCoca looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
DaCoca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from DaCoca.
DaCoca slips a straight right by Hunt.
DaCoca tried to counter with a leg kick but Hunt avoided it.
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but DaCoca is out of range.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from DaCoca.
Hunt lands a lovely overhand right.
DaCoca with a nice cross.
That has opened up Matt Hunt's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt throws a leg kick but DaCoca moved away.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
DaCoca looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
DaCoca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunt.
Oooh a lovely combination from Hunt sends DaCoca down but not out. Hunt dives into side control looking to finish.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but DaCoca keeps working.
DaCoca is trying to control Hunt's posture but Hunt avoids it.
DaCoca manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from DaCoca there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles DaCoca dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
DaCoca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but DaCoca is out of range.
DaCoca throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by DaCoca. That's going to slow Hunt down.
DaCoca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick from Hunt misses.
DaCoca slips under a jab.
DaCoca throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hunt avoids it.
Hunt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunt throws a jab when DaCoca was well out of range.
DaCoca is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DaCoca throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting DaCoca here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
DaCoca thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hunt if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces DaCoca off the cage and back into range.
DaCoca takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
DaCoca pushes Hunt away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from DaCoca.
DaCoca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
DaCoca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for DaCoca.
The cut above Matt Hunt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
DaCoca feints and then cracks Hunt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunt down.
DaCoca just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DaCoca scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DaCoca lands a front kick.
A jab from DaCoca finds it's way through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt is rocked!
Matt Hunt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from DaCoca! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles DaCoca!
Charles DaCoca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory has chosen Sweet Victory as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
41 - 17 - 1 |
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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
39 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Harbor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Thory!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor drops his hands momentarily and Thory takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harbor tests Thory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thory lands a jab to the head.
Thory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thory moves into the clinch.
Harbor tries a body shot but Thory blocks it.
Harbor lands with a short shot to the head.
Harbor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Harbor.
Thory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thory misses with a body punch.
Thory is looking to break free of the clinch but Harbor has double underhooks.
Harbor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thory stalling against the cage.
Thory lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor is trying to pull guard but Thory has him pressed against the cage.
Thory breaks the clinch.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
Harbor lands with a hook. Thory tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harbor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harbor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thory.
It looked like Harbor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harbor takes a swing at Thory's ribcage but misses.
Thory 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.
A big left from Thory misses.
Harbor throws a jab when Thory was well out of range.
Thory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harbor.
Harbor ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Harbor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thory at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
Harbor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thory circles away.
Harbor misses with a hook to the body
and Thory counters with a straight right hand.
Thory fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory moves away from the strike by Harbor.
As Harbor backs off Thory throws a huge counter combo but Harbor manages to avoid it all.
Thory lands with a hook. Harbor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harbor looks to throw the jab but Thory is out of range.
Thory misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Thory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harbor misses with an uppercut.
Harbor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thory throws a shot from downtown. Harbor moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Thory is looking to clinch but Harbor is avoiding it.
Thory takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thory with a jab.
A lazy left from Harbor finds it's target.
Thory throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harbor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harbor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harbor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harbor fails with the takedown
and Thory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Harbor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harbor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harbor slips a jab from Thory.
Harbor is looking to counter punch.
Vic Thory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Harbor misses the target.
Thory on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thory closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thory misses with an uppercut
and Harbor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harbor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thory throws the left hand but Harbor avoids the punch easily.
Harbor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James Harbor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harbor throws a hook but Thory blocks it.
Harbor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harbor shoots in for a double leg but Thory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harbor throws a sloppy body shot
and Thory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Thory dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harbor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thory counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harbor scores with a shot to the body.
Harbor ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Nice jab there from Thory.
Thory moves into the clinch.
Thory stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harbor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harbor lands with a right to the head.
Harbor slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thory.
Thory throws a head punch that misses.
Thory breaks the clinch.
Thory throws a body shot but no joy.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harbor manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor throws a body shot but no joy.
Harbor misses with a wild body shot.
Harbor lunges at Thory with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thory's hand.
Harbor blocks a jab.
Vic Thory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Thory. Those never looked like landing.
Harbor misses with a left hand
and Thory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harbor.
Harbor slips under a jab.
Harbor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Thory.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harbor. Thory does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thory misses the jab.
Harbor throws a jab but it's blocked by Thory.
Harbor lands a head shot.
Harbor stalks Thory and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thory's face. Thory staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thory throws a combination that misses
and Harbor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thory ducks under a wild hook from Harbor.
Harbor needs to keep his hands up - Thory had a free shot at his head there.
Thory misses with a straight right.
Thory connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thory throws a body shot but no joy.
Harbor tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Thory manages to circle out of the way.
A big left from Harbor misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor misses with a series of wild punches.
Harbor swings for the body but Thory moves out of range.
Harbor throws a hook but Thory blocks it.
Thory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harbor jabs Thory to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harbor slips a jab from Thory.
Thory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harbor manages to avoid it.
Thory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harbor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thory avoids the body shot from Harbor.
Harbor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
Thory throws a nice looking combination but Harbor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harbor at a distance.
A jab from Thory misses.
Harbor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Harbor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thory as he jumps to the side.
Thory throws a hook but Harbor blocks it.
A lazy left from Thory finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harbor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thory. Harbor does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vic Thory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harbor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thory tries to avoid it but Harbor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thory to the ground. Thory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harbor ducks under a wild hook from Thory.
Harbor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thory.
Harbor misses with an uppercut
and Thory counters with a stiff right hand.
Thory scores with a punch to the head.
Harbor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harbor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harbor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thory was well out of range. Poor timing from Harbor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thory connects with a looping right hand.
Thory throws a hook but Harbor avoids it easily.
Thory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harbor doesn't seem bothered though.
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
Harbor misses with a lunging right hand
and Thory counters with a nice uppercut.
Harbor is rocked!
Thory closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Harbor! Thory dives in looking to finish! Harbor is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Thory!
A victorious Vic Thory thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quaid comes to the cage accompanied by Total Recall. Jones has chosen Ludacris - Get Back as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Quaid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quaid throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quaid throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Quaid with an uppercut!
Quaid avoids the head kick by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid shoots and misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Quaid throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Quaid misses the jab.
Jones now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid blocks a head kick by Jones.
Quaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones wants to counter with a clinch but Quaid pushes him away.
Quaid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Quaid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quaid throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quaid throws a head punch that misses.
Quaid 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.
Quaid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quaid misses with some punches.
Quaid lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Quaid dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Quaid avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
We've been informed that Jones 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.
Quaid misses with some punches.
Quaid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Quaid.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a nice hook to Quaid's body. Quaid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Quaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Quaid moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Douglas Quaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones tries to counter with a clinch but Quaid shakes him off and moves away.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Quaid misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Quaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid misses with a punch to the body.
Quaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quaid lands with a left to the head.
Quaid manages to break the clinch.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quaid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Quaid shoots in.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Quaid saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Quaid.
Quaid throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones slips a jab from Quaid.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quaid moves away.
Quaid is looking to counter punch.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Quaid's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick but Quaid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Quaid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones throws a low kick but Quaid moves out of range easily.
Quaid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Quaid is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Quaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quaid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Quaid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quaid misses with a wild combination.
Quaid throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quaid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Quaid avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Quaid tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quaid.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Quaid looking for a takedown.
Quaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jones.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones tries a body shot but Quaid blocks it.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Quaid lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Quaid working aggressively here.
Quaid lands a body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Quaid works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Quaid gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid lands with a short shot to the head.
Quaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Quaid.
Quaid tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Quaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quaid lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Quaid.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quaid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Quaid fails to land.
Quaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quaid lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Quaid avoids the damage to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Quaid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quaid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Quaid controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quaid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quaid misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
A short left from Jones.
Jones wants to break free but Quaid has control.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Quaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quaid misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
Quaid throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quaid.
Douglas Quaid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Quaid.
Quaid breaks the clinch.
Jack Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quaid scores with a hook.
Quaid fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quaid throws out the jab.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Quaid 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.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quaid.
Quaid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jack Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Quaid moved out of range.
Quaid feinted with a counter takedown.
Quaid cracks Jones with an uppercut from hell and Jones crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Quaid's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Jones is rocked!
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Quaid finish him?
Quaid controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Quaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Quaid 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.
Quaid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quaid postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Jones's head off the mat! Jones is out! He's out! Quaid jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandro De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamb comes into the arena with All Of The Lights blaring out of the sound system. De Souza has chosen Alex De Souza as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexsandro De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza drops his hands momentarily and Lamb takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lamb slips under a jab from De Souza.
De Souza misses with a leg kick
and Lamb counters with a nice uppercut.
De Souza throws a leg kick which misses Lamb's front leg but catches the back leg as Lamb tries to avoid it.
Lamb 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.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Lamb is out of range.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamb.
De Souza throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lamb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamb throws a right hand that misses
and De Souza counters with an outside leg kick.
De Souza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Lamb there.
Lamb lands a nice shot that snaps De Souza's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by De Souza.
De Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lamb throws a series of punches but De Souza avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamb looks to score with a jab to the body but De Souza is just out of range.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb moves away from the strike by De Souza.
De Souza slips under a jab from Lamb.
Lamb ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lamb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And De Souza responds with a good body kick, but Lamb manages to step out the way in time.
De Souza looks for the body kick but Lamb saw that one coming.
Lamb has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Souza.
Alexsandro De Souza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamb fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Souza sprawls well initially but Lamb persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Souza has one foot on Lamb's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza pulls Lamb in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lamb in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Souza controlling Lamb's posture.
Lamb controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Souza working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lamb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Souza told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lamb 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.
Lamb is in close to De Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lamb drops back looking for a leg! De Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Souza manages to kick Lamb off! Lamb jumps back into De Souza's guard.
Lamb scoring with some ground and pound.
Lamb sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lamb throwing strikes but missing.
De Souza keeping moving, preventing Lamb from controlling successfully.
Lamb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Souza is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamb scores with a jab. De Souza acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamb misses with an uppercut. De Souza saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lamb dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lamb shoots in for a double leg but De Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lamb swings widly with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Souza with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Souza.
Lamb with a hook.
Lamb scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Souza in his tracks.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamb misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
De Souza feints a counter leg kick.
De Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb jabs De Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Souza slips a jab from Lamb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Darren Lamb is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Souza slips a jab from Lamb.
Lamb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Lamb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Souza lands a jab to the head.
De Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Souza slips under a jab.
Lamb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Souza moves out of range as Lamb strikes.
Lamb shoots for a double leg takedown but De Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Lamb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Darren Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Souza is fending him off so far but Lamb persists. Nope, De Souza circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamb moves away from the strike by De Souza.
A quick step to the side and Lamb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamb was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
De Souza throws a low kick, looking for Lamb's leg but Lamb calmly moves out of range.
De Souza throws a looping overhand right but Lamb ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Souza on the side of the head.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Lamb.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Lamb lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
Lamb swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
Lamb avoids the body shot from De Souza.
Lamb throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by De Souza - just one landing.
De Souza getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Souza misses with a straight right.
De Souza throws out a loose jab but Lamb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamb throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lamb moves away from the strike by De Souza.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza throws a lazy head kick
and Lamb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb dives in for a single leg takedown but De Souza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb looks to throw the jab but De Souza is out of range.
Lamb on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Souza. De Souza obviously looking to wear him down.
De Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Souza misses with a body kick.
De Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb lands with a shot to the body.
De Souza swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
De Souza connects with a nice looking jab.
De Souza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexsandro De Souza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lamb ducks under a wild hook from De Souza.
Lamb misses with a lunging right hand
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb throws a lazy uppercut
enabling De Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamb tests De Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lamb swats away the attempt to clinch by De Souza.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb misses with a two punch combination.
Lamb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lamb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Souza pinned against the cage. De Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
De Souza loads up on a big right hand but Lamb slips the punch.
Lamb swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza needs to keep his hands up - Lamb had a free shot at his head there.
Lamb throws a body punch but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza misses with a low kick.
Lamb staying out of range there.
De Souza takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Lamb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Lamb slips under a jab.
Lamb looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
De Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamb throws a poor cross that misses
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a left hand
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Lamb 's knee.
De Souza swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
Lamb misses with an uppercut
and De Souza counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamb.
A slow jab from Lamb misses its intended target.
De Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamb.
Lamb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Lamb misses with a body shot.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamb misses with a hook. De Souza ducked under it nicely.
Lamb throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Souza makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lamb really felt that one!
De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Lamb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Souza.
De Souza throws a wild body kick that Lamb sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a straight right.
Lamb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamb tries for a takedown but De Souza circles away easily
and De Souza counters with a straight right hand.
De Souza defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb lands with a nice body punch.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
Lamb blocks a low kick nicely.
Lamb is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Souza's half guard.
De Souza manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lamb keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Souza.
Lamb throws a head punch that misses.
De Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lambs head.
De Souza tries a body shot but Lamb blocks it.
Lamb wants to take the fight to the mat but De Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lamb blocks a body shot from De Souza.
Lamb tries to pull guard but De Souza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lamb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamb working aggressively here.
De Souza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Souza misses with some punches.
De Souza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Souza lands with a light punch inside.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Lamb.
De Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamb.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Souza.
Lamb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza really dominated that round.
That's time! Lamb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Souza. Lamb shrugs it off though.
Lamb tries for a takedown but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Souza throws a leg kick but Lamb sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Souza thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lamb if he has to take too many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Lamb. Beautiful body shot.
Lamb misses with a lunging right hand
and De Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamb misses with a right hand
and De Souza counters with a low kick, right behind Lamb 's knee.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb looks to land a left hand but De Souza moved out of range nicely.
Lamb checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from De Souza.
Lamb connects with a crisp jab.
Lamb slips a straight right by De Souza.
De Souza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamb.
De Souza feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Lamb.
De Souza defending well as Lamb loads up on a big left hand.
De Souza throws the kick towards the body but Lamb avoids it.
Lamb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Souza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Souza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lamb will feel that in the morning.
Lamb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Souza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Souza - that will leave a mark!
De Souza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
De Souza looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Souza looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
Lamb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Souza appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lamb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamb shoots in but De Souza avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza looks to throw the jab but Lamb is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Souza. Lamb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamb will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lamb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza clobbers Lamb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lamb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Souza.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Souza - that will leave a mark!
Lamb just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Lamb.
Lamb scores with a jab.
Lamb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb misses the body punch
and De Souza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Souza fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lamb is out of range.
De Souza is looking to land body kicks.
Lamb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Lamb.
Nice body kick from De Souza.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Lamb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Souza cracks the inside of Lamb's front leg.
De Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamb throws a shot from downtown. De Souza moves away and avoids it.
De Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lamb throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Souza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamb misses the shot to the body.
De Souza staying out of range there.
Lamb missing with a left hand there. De Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza flicks out a counter leg kick but Lamb steps away.
De Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Lamb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lamb lands a head shot.
De Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsandro De Souza dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Souza lands a jab.
De Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lamb throws a hook to the side of De Souza's head but De Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Souza tries a quick counter leg kick but Lamb is wise to it.
Lamb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamb swings for the body but De Souza moves out of range.
De Souza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
De Souza replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lamb blocks it well.
Lamb connects with a looping right hand.
Lamb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamb.
Lamb throws a lazy right hand but De Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Souza takes a swing at Lamb's ribcage but misses.
De Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamb throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Lamb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamb.
De Souza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamb moves out of range of the body kick.
Lamb feinted with a counter takedown.
Lamb stuns De Souza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Souza missing with a left hand there. Lamb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Souza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamb misses the target.
De Souza tries to score with a low kick but Lamb moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Lamb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by De Souza.
It seemed like De Souza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Souza throws a hook but Lamb avoids it easily.
De Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamb throws out the jab.
And De Souza responds with a good body kick, but Lamb manages to step out the way in time.
Lamb 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 slips a straight right by Lamb.
De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamb throws a hook but De Souza avoids it easily.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Souza misses with a kick to the body
and Lamb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Lamb misses.
De Souza appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lamb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamb misses with a body shot
letting De Souza counter with a right hand.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Lamb.
De Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Lamb.
Lamb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamb throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamb steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Souza. That one must have hurt.
Lamb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb loads up on a big right hand but De Souza slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Souza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamb with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
De Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darren Lamb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Souza manages to avoid it.
De Souza works the jab nicely.
De Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
De Souza lands with a straight right. Lamb didn't see that one coming.
Lamb scores with a nice right hand.
Lamb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Souza 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 fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexsandro De Souza.
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 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexsandro De Souza!
Alexsandro De Souza 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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