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HFC 40 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Owin Erl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Portland Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owin Erl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Portland Bill!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erl scores with a jab. Bill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erl throws out the jab.
Erl scores with a nice right hand.
Erl throws a leg kick
and Bill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erl can't keep his opponent in guard - Bill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bill thows a huge punch but Erl dodges it nicely.
Erl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bill.
Erl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Erl is refusing to be controlled, as Bill sits in half guard.
Bill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erl defending well though.
Bill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erl is trying to stand up here but Bill is controlling him well.
Erl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Erl tries to get out of the position.
Erl is trying to maintain the position but Bill is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bill lands a nice short elbow.
Erl is pressing down on Bill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bill throwing strikes but missing.
Bill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bill throwing strikes from guard but Erl blocks nicely.
Bill throwing strikes from guard but Erl blocks nicely.
Erl keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
Bill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two 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.
Bill wants to control from the top but Erl keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erl tries to bum rush Bill with a series of wild strikes but Bill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Erl does no damage.
Bill feints the counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Erl.
A low kick from Erl misses
and Bill counters with a takedown into side control.
Erl takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Erl wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Erl tries to buck Bill off but Bill is having none of it.
My spies in Arm Breakers/BJJ inform me that Bill has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Erl sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erl wants to control but Bill postures up.
Bill throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Erl is trying to get back to half guard.
Erl regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bill's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Erl is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Erl is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erl gets back to full guard.
Bill connects with a couple of short punches.
Bill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Erl has control of Bill's left arm, preventing Bill from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bill cracks Erl with a solid left hand.
Bill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bill with a nice head shot there.
Bill throws a big elbow that misses.
Bill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erl has wrist control.
Bill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erl is trying to keep Bill in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erl tries to clinch but Bill is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Portland Bill 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.
Erl clinches.
Erl breaks from the clinch.
Bill throws a lazy right hand but Erl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bill avoids the body shot from Erl.
Erl misses with a combination
and Bill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Erl controls Bill momentarily but Bill frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bill postures up.
Bill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill throwing strikes but missing.
Bill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Erl's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bill trying to control the position from guard on top but Erl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erl wants to stand but Bill is controlling the position.
Bill throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Erl there.
Erl instigates a clinch.
Erl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erl clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Erl.
Bill stalling in the clinch but Erl improves position.
Erl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bill with the counter takedown but Erl avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Erl misses.
Erl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bill doesn't seem bothered though.
Owin Erl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erl's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bill under the eye.
Erl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erl throws a combination. Bill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erl works over Bill's head and body with a nice combination.
Bill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Erl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bill misses with a body shot.
Erl throws a right hand that Bill ducks under and follows up with a left that Bill also avoids with ease.
Bill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erl swinging wildly here.
Bill changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Owin Erl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erl misses with a wild combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Bill misses.
Erl throws a hook but Bill avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Bill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Erl throws a right hand that Bill ducks under and follows up with a left that Bill also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bill tries to clinch up.
Erl misses with an uppercut.
Bill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bill 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.
Owin Erl dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Erl misses with a series of wild punches.
Bill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bill misses the shot to the body.
Bill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Bill tries to counter it with a takedown but Erl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Erl lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Erl lands with a shot to the body.
Owin Erl is winning the standup battle so far.
Erl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bill looks to land a right hand but Erl moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erl scores with a shot to the body.
Erl misses with an uppercut. Bill saw that one coming.
Erl with a hook.
Erl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy left from Erl finds it's target.
A slow jab from Erl misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Erl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bill.
Bill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Erl throws a shot from downtown. Bill moves away and avoids it.
Erl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bill.
Erl wants to stand but Bill is controlling the position.
Bill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bill stops Erl from standing up.
Bill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Erl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bill is still trying to improve position.
Erl keeping moving, preventing Bill from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bill is looking to work some ground and pound but Erl has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bill trying to control the position from guard on top but Erl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Erl lands a jab.
Erl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Bill.
Erl digs a good body shot into Bill's ribs.
A head kick from Erl lands but Bill takes it in his stride.
Erl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bill with the counter takedown but Erl avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erl throws a solid leg kick but Bill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Erl.
Bill with the counter takedown but Erl avoids it easily.
Bill jabs Erl to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erl.
Nice jab there from Erl.
A left lands for Erl.
A shot to the body from Erl misses
and Bill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Erl won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bill trying to control the action but Erl is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owin Erl showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Erl 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owin Erl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Tuup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lakoj Dresden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Tuup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lakoj Dresden!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuup scores with a nice head shot.
Tuup takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tuup looks to land a combination but Dresden avoids it well.
Tuup throws a head kick that misses.
Tuup throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dresden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tuup actively working from the bottom here.
Dresden wants to control but Tuup is keeping him busy.
Tuup has one foot on Dresden's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuup throws a lazy head kick
and Dresden counters by clinching up.
Dresden has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tuup clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tuup takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dresden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dresden missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Dresden manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dresden loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tuup hold on?
The referee is taking a good look at Tuup as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dresden!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dresden's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dresden cracks Tuup with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tuup from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dresden cracks Tuup with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tuup from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dresden scores with strikes from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Tuup as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dresden!
Dresden connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tuup to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresden scores with punches and elbows.
Dresden thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tuup knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dresden on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dresden lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tuup.
Dresden is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dresden's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tuup trying to get back to his feet but Dresden is in full control for now.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dresden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Dresden.
Dresden is punishing Tuup with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dresden has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Tuup.
Tuup covers up after that shot from Dresden.
Dresden loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tuup hold on?
Tuup is rocked!
Dresden lands a massive punch from the back that knocks Tuup out cold! Dresden jumps to his feet and celebrates wildly with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lakoj Dresden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sinyavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Ure has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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3 - 1 - 1 |
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Phil Ure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Sinyavin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ure on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sinyavin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sinyavin lands a left and a right that send Ure crashing to the mat, dazed. Sinyavin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ure is rocked!
It looks like Phil Ure has been cut.
Ure is breathing heavily.
Sinyavin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Ure is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinyavin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ure seems to have got his legs back now.
Sinyavin cracks Ure with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Sinyavin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farnad Behpour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Behpour comes to the cage accompanied by Baba O'Riley. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farnad Behpour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Riverson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riverson darts in looking for a takedown but Behpour gets double underhooks and turns Riverson into the cage.
Riverson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Behpour is fending him off so far but Riverson persists. Nope, Behpour circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick lands from Behpour that sends Riverson to the canvas. Riverson tries to scramble back to his feet but Behpour brings him back down into side control.
Riverson is rocked!
It looks like John Riverson has been cut.
Behpour tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Riverson is still in real trouble! Can Behpour finish him?
Riverson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Behpour wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Behpour decides to stand back up. Behpour steps back and let's Riverson get back to his feet.
Crack! A monster head kick from Behpour and Riverson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Behpour!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Farnad Behpour!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Farnad Behpour made sure he mentioned Versus, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David James has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
James clinches.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by James.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith stops James from getting back to his feet.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James controlling the position well.
James manages to get to full guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Smith won't allow James to get back to his feet.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of James's head.
James looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith prevents James from getting back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
James trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by James.
James with a knee to the head.
Smith is trying to stall.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
James connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Xavier Smith has been cut.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
James scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from James on the inside.
James tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from James.
Smith looks winded!
James connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James working Smith over with knees to the body.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is rocked!
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
James has managed to clinch.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands a knee to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
James missing with knees to the body.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
David James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from James on the inside.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James missing with knees to the body.
James tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from James misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has managed to clinch.
Smith prevents a body shot from James.
Smith avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for James.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James lands with a short punch from the clinch.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Smith avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
James scores with a knee to the head.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Smith's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith misses with a looping left.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Smith tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
James tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
James tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James misses with a knee strike.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocks a body shot from James.
James crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by James.
James lands a knee to the head.
James landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
James looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from James.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James missing with knees to the body.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James working Smith over with knees to the body.
James is working Smith over against the cage.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
Knees to the body from James.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xavier Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James connects with a knee to the head.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
David James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
David James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David James!
David James made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michel Truffaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michel Truffaut has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Truffaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donald Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Truffaut swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Truffaut misses with a body kick.
Harvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Truffaut is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Truffaut has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD London Top Tier in the buildup to the fight.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Truffaut.
The fighters circling - Truffaut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donald Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truffaut slips under a jab.
Truffaut appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Truffaut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Harvey 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.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truffaut tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey dips to his left and cracks Truffaut with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Truffaut. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Truffaut attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Truffaut misses the target.
Harvey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Truffaut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harvey is out of range and Truffaut settles back down.
Truffaut slips under a jab.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Truffaut does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Truffaut's head.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Truffaut's shoulder, as Truffaut tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Truffaut misses its target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Truffaut. Harvey shrugs it off though.
Harvey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Truffaut makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey tests Truffaut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Harvey misses.
Truffaut works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Donald Harvey has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
Harvey tests Truffaut's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick there by Truffaut.
Harvey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harvey throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Truffaut counters with an outside leg kick.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.
Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Truffaut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Truffaut connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvey 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.
Nice shot by Truffaut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truffaut takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Truffaut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Truffaut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harvey.
Truffaut slips a jab from Harvey.
Good standup being displayed there by Harvey as he connects with a hook.
Harvey connects with a nice looking jab.
Truffaut moves out of range as Harvey strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donald Harvey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Harvey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Truffaut tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harvey is able to avoid easily.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Truffaut takes one to the side of the head.
Harvey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Truffaut's head backwards.
Truffaut connects with a nice looking jab.
Truffaut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harvey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Truffaut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Truffaut throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Truffaut counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey misses with a straight right.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Truffaut.
Truffaut fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harvey just manages to avoid it.
Harvey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Truffaut.
Truffaut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a hook.
Harvey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Truffaut cracks the inside of Harvey's front leg.
Harvey throws a hook but Truffaut avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harvey.
A low kick from Harvey is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Truffaut will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harvey defending well as Truffaut loads up on a big left hand.
Truffaut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Truffaut feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Truffaut ducks down to avoid it.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Truffaut moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harvey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Truffaut, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Truffaut slips the punch.
Truffaut was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Truffaut.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harvey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Truffaut is out of range.
Truffaut tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Truffaut connects with an inside leg kick.
Harvey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Truffaut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harvey tried to score with a low kick but Truffaut checks it.
Truffaut swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donald Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey thuds his right hand into Truffaut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Truffaut misses with a hook. Harvey ducked under it nicely.
Harvey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Truffaut scores with a kick to the body.
Truffaut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvey throws a right hand that misses
and Truffaut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Truffaut there.
Truffaut scores with a punch to the head.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Truffaut counters with a left to the body.
Harvey throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michel Truffaut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Harvey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Truffaut turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Truffaut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harvey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Truffaut checks it well.
Truffaut slips a jab from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a leg kick
and Harvey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Truffaut avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harvey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey checks a low kick from Truffaut.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Truffaut's shoulder, as Truffaut tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Truffaut is looking to counter punch.
Truffaut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truffaut lands a nice looking body kick.
Truffaut throws a poor cross that misses
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Truffaut looks to land a combination. Harvey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Truffaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab.
Truffaut misses with a leg kick
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harvey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Truffaut in his tracks.
Truffaut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Truffaut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey throws a jab when Truffaut was well out of range.
It looked like Truffaut was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Truffaut blocks a low kick nicely.
Truffaut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harvey throws a hook but Truffaut blocks it.
Truffaut connects with a body shot that sends Harvey's belly button to the back.
Harvey misses with a leg kick
and Truffaut counters with a nice body kick.
Truffaut scores with a kick to the body.
Truffaut scores with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Harvey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Truffaut throws a leg kick but Harvey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harvey throws out a counter right but Truffaut avoids it with no problem.
Harvey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Truffaut.
Jab, jab by Harvey - just one landing.
Harvey throws an off balance right hand
and Truffaut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Truffaut slips a jab from Harvey.
Harvey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Truffaut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harvey motions for Truffaut to come forward. Harvey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Truffaut is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Truffaut defending well as Harvey loads up on a big left hand.
Truffaut feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Truffaut throws a big counter combination but Harvey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Truffaut moves out of range of the strikes.
Truffaut scores with a kick to the body.
Harvey is looking to score with low kicks.
Truffaut is looking to counter punch.
Truffaut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Truffaut is looking to chop away at Harvey's legs.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey looks to throw the jab but Truffaut is out of range.
Truffaut uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
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 Michel Truffaut.
Well Truffaut has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michel Truffaut!
Michel Truffaut thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Shawcross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Shawcross will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilhelm Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arthur Shawcross!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss misses with a few strikes there.
Strauss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strauss misses with the combination.
A good leg kick by Strauss.
Shawcross thuds his right hand into Strauss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strauss looks to land a body kick but Shawcross moved away.
Shawcross connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strauss. Strauss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A low kick from Strauss is predictable there
enabling Shawcross to counter with a crisp jab.
Strauss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Strauss lands a big head kick that sends Shawcross tumbling to the mat! Strauss takes a step backwards and waves Shawcross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shawcross is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Shawcross lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strauss doesn't seem phased though.
Strauss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss thows a body kick. Shawcross tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Strauss throws a head kick that Shawcross semi-blocks.
Shawcross is still on wobbly legs! Can Strauss finish him?
Shawcross defending well as Strauss loads up on a big left hand.
Shawcross seems to have recovered his senses.
Strauss defending well as Shawcross loads up on a big left hand.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shawcross lands a really nice looking cross but Strauss seems unphased.
Shawcross lands with an uppercut that bounces Strauss off the cage and back into range.
Shawcross lands a lovely overhand right.
Shawcross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strauss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shawcross avoids the head kick by Strauss.
Strauss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strauss connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Strauss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shawcross's calf.
Shawcross has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strauss. Shawcross shrugs it off though.
Shawcross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shawcross looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Strauss goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Strauss scores with a spinning back kick!
Shawcross moves out of range of the body kick from Strauss.
Shawcross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strauss.
Shawcross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Strauss.
Strauss throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shawcross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shawcross lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Strauss is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Strauss connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shawcross scores with a nice strike.
Strauss lands with an overhand left.
Shawcross lands a lovely overhand right.
Shawcross swinging wildly here.
Strauss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shawcross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strauss quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Strauss lands with a slapping head kick.
Strauss keeps Shawcross at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss lands a big head kick that sends Shawcross tumbling to the mat! Strauss takes a step backwards and waves Shawcross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Strauss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shawcross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Strauss was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strauss.
Shawcross looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shawcross moves out of range as Strauss throws a body kick.
Shawcross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strauss lands a left and a right that send Shawcross crashing to the mat, dazed. Strauss thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Strauss throws a body kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strauss - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from Strauss.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
and Shawcross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strauss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shawcross.
Strauss throwing a counter right hand but Shawcross manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilhelm Strauss 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.
Strauss looks to land a left hand but Shawcross moved out of range nicely.
Shawcross throws a right hand that misses
and Strauss comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Shawcross stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Strauss is on him like rabid pit bull! Shawcross slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilhelm Strauss!
During a confident post fight interview, Wilhelm Strauss thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twist Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reed Money!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Twist Calypso!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calypso takes the fight into the clinch.
Calypso stalling in the clinch but Money improves position.
Money doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calypso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calypso taking a breather.
Money blocks a body shot from Calypso.
Money working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Calypso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Calypso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Calypso fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Money.
Calypso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Money up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Money misses with some punches.
Calypso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso lands with a left to the head.
Money struggles to land a body shot inside as Calypso controls his hands.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso has Money pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Money.
Calypso lands with a short shot to the head.
Calypso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Money tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calypso works on Money's body with a couple of short punches.
Money blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calypso is looking to control Money's arms but Money gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calypso has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calypso.
Money goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
Money lands with a light punch inside.
Calypso has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Money seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Calypso can turn it around.
Money goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Calypso - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Money lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Money tries a body shot but Calypso blocks it.
Money misses with some punches.
Calypso throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calypso has Money pushed against the cage.
Calypso trying to control the position but instead, Money has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calypso into the cage.
Money misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Money works on Calypso's body with a couple of short punches.
Money struggles to land a body shot inside as Calypso controls his hands.
Calypso throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso misses with some punches.
Money lands an uppercut.
Calypso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calypso just leaning against Money, taking a breather.
Calypso just leaning against Money, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Money.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Money has Calypso up against the cage in a clinch.
Money blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calypso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Money is pushing Calypso up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from Money - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money lands a right hand.
Money works on Calypso's body with a couple of short punches.
Calypso blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Money lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Money.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Money as Calypso tries to tie him up.
Money definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Money tries a body shot but Calypso blocks it.
Money makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calypso presses Money against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Calypso is trying to maintain a safe position but Money gets an underhook and turns Calypso into the cage.
Money tries a body shot but Calypso blocks it.
Money tries to throw a body punch but Calypso avoids it by throwing Money back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Money dominated that round.
That's time! Money's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Calypso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calypso gets tackled into the cage by Money. Money maintains the clinch.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Money can't find room to land a body shot as Calypso controls the action.
Calypso tries a body shot but Money blocks it.
A short right from Money on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Calypso.
Money lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calypso stalling in the clinch but Money improves position.
Calypso misses with some punches.
Calypso lands a shoulder strike.
Money misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calypso misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Calypso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Money misses with a punch to the body.
Money goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso slowing the pace effectively.
Calypso misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Calypso.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Money.
Reed Money has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Calypso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calypso has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
Calypso scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Money.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
Calypso effectively controlling the action here.
Money lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Money throws a head punch that misses.
Calypso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Money is keeping busy.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso tries to throw a body punch but Money avoids it by throwing Calypso back against the cage.
Calypso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calypso is stalling here.
Money throws a head punch that misses.
Calypso displaying some good clinch control by pressing Money up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Money.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Calypso in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Calypso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calypso misses with a body punch.
Money pushes Calypso back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Money misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calypso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Money blocks a body shot from Calypso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money misses with a hook to the ribs.
Money misses with a punch to the body.
Calypso misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calypso.
Calypso is stalling here.
Money scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calypso slows down the pace here.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calypso blocks a body shot from Money.
Calypso can't find room to land a body shot as Money controls the action.
Money misses with a punch to the body.
Money can't find room to land a body shot as Calypso controls the action.
Calypso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calypso misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Money.
Calypso prevents a body shot from Money.
Money tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calypso looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Calypso.
Calypso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Calypso lands an uppercut.
Calypso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Calypso fails to land.
Money misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calypso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Money lands a hook that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Calypso blocks a body shot from Money.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
Calypso misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reed Money will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Money has Calypso up against the cage in a clinch.
Calypso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calypso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Money lands a body punch.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Calypso wants to stall.
Calypso stalls.
Money softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calypso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Money lands with a short shot to the head.
Calypso throws a head punch that misses.
Money pushes Calypso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso tries to throw a body punch but Money avoids it by throwing Calypso back against the cage.
Calypso looking to slow down the pace here.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Money.
Stalling in the clinch from Calypso.
Calypso throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
A short left from Money.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Money lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Calypso takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Calypso.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Calypso working aggressively here.
Calypso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calypso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Money.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso tries to throw a body punch but Money avoids it by throwing Calypso back against the cage.
Money lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calypso.
Calypso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Money.
Money tries to throw a body punch but Calypso avoids it by throwing Money back against the cage.
Money lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Money misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Money.
Calypso stalls.
Calypso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Money lands a nice uppercut.
Calypso has a couple of punches blocked by Money.
Calypso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Money.
Money misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money lands a nice uppercut.
Money works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Money lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Calypso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Calypso prevents a body shot from Money.
Money misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calypso has Money pushed against the cage.
Reed Money is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calypso takes a shot to the head.
Money blocks a body shot from Calypso.
Calypso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Money is keeping busy.
Money tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso stalling in the clinch but Money improves position.
Twist Calypso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calypso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calypso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Calypso receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso lands a body shot.
Calypso swings wildly with an uppercut but Money uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Money creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reed Money showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Money has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reed Money!
Reed Money retains his welterweight title!
Reed Money 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cub Lamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wolf Blood. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cub Lamas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze feints and then cracks Lamas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lamas down.
Soze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamas lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamas lands a nice looking body shot.
Soze scores with a nice head shot.
Lamas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lamas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soze was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lamas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamas misses with a hook
enabling Soze to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamas misses with a left hand
and Soze makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lamas really felt that one!
Lamas misses with a hook to the body
and Soze counters with a leg kick.
Lamas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Lamas.
Soze cracks Lamas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lamas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
Lamas throws a shot to the body.
Soze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamas.
Lamas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Soze. Lamas shrugs it off though.
Lamas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
Soze thumps Lamas with a low kick.
Cub Lamas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze connects with a leg kick. Lamas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lamas looks to land a left hand but Soze moved out of range nicely.
Lamas swings for the body but Soze moves out of range.
Soze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lamas misses with a looping left.
Lamas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Soze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamas.
Lamas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soze! But no joy.
Soze scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamas scores with a jab to the body.
Lamas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lamas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Soze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lamas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soze - the referee stops the clock and Lamas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soze. Lamas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Lamas does it's job there.
Lamas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soze follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lamas.
Soze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soze lands a nice shot to the body.
Soze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamas is looking to wear down Soze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lamas misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lamas misses.
Soze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soze avoids the body shot from Lamas.
Soze lands a leg kick that knocks Lamas off balance momentarily.
Lamas lands a jab to Soze's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soze.
Lamas swinging wildly here.
Soze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Soze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamas.
A nice side step and Soze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lamas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soze counters with a stiff right hand.
Lamas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soze.
Soze jabs Lamas right on the nose. Lamas blinks but takes it well.
Lamas takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soze lands a leg kick that knocks Lamas off balance momentarily.
Soze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Cub Lamas has been cut.
Lamas misses the shot to the body.
Soze slips a jab and a cross from Lamas.
Soze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soze moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamas throws the left hand but Soze avoids the punch easily.
Lamas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamas. Soze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soze slips under a jab from Lamas.
Soze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamas. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamas misses with a body shot.
Lamas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soze moves away.
Lamas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyser Soze dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cub Lamas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lamas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soze counters with a straight right hand.
Soze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lamas takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
Soze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamas.
Soze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lamas loads up on a big right hand but Soze slips the punch.
Soze doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keyser Soze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soze, right into the meat.
Soze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Soze counters with a good, hard body kick but Lamas shrugs it off.
Soze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Lamas catches Soze right on the button with a cross.
Lamas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamas backing away here, and Soze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lamas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soze at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamas.
Lamas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lamas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lamas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soze was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamas.
Soze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soze ducks right into an uppercut from Lamas.
Lamas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soze steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lamas swings for the body but Soze moves out of range.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lamas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamas misses the target.
Lamas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Soze misses.
Lamas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soze.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soze.
Lamas blocks a jab.
Soze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soze manages to avoid it.
Soze avoids the body shot from Lamas.
Soze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Lamas swings for the body but Soze moves out of range.
Lamas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lamas throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soze counters with an outside leg kick.
Lamas looks to score with a jab to the body but Soze is just out of range.
Lamas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soze.
Soze scoring well with a low kick there.
Lamas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamas takes a swing at Soze's ribcage but misses.
Lamas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soze on the side of the head.
Soze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lamas misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze tries to land a body kick
and Lamas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice cross by Soze.
Lamas misses with a few strikes there.
Lamas 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.
Soze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lamas's calf.
Soze slips a jab from Lamas.
Lamas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lamas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soze moves away.
Soze connects with an inside leg kick.
Lamas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soze works the jab nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze swings for the body but Lamas moves out of range.
Lamas throws a sloppy body shot
and Soze counters with a stiff right hand.
Lamas misses with a wild combination.
Lamas walks into a left hand.
Soze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lamas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lamas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soze.
Soze lunges at Lamas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamas's hand.
Lamas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lamas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyser Soze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cub Lamas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lamas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soze throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lamas misses with a body shot.
Lamas punishes Soze's body with a nice straight punch.
Lamas tries to bum rush Soze with a series of wild strikes but Soze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soze counters with a body kick.
Lamas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Lamas misses
and Soze counters with a nice body kick.
Soze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lamas throws a right and a left that Soze avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soze - that will leave a mark!
Lamas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Soze.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamas just misses with a punch to the body.
Soze connects with a leg kick. Lamas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Soze.
A little feinted left hand from Lamas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lamas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soze.
Soze throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lamas misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Soze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lamas looks to land a left hand but Soze moved out of range nicely.
Lamas backing away here, and Soze unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lamas's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Soze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lamas will feel that in the morning.
Soze moves away from the strike by Lamas.
A nice side step and Soze releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lamas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soze replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lamas blocks it well.
Soze lands with a kick to the temple. Lamas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamas. Soze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamas tries to bum rush Soze with a series of wild strikes but Soze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soze follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lamas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lamas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soze was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamas.
Soze feints a counter leg kick.
Cub Lamas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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!
Lamas 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.
Soze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lamas looks to score with a jab to the body but Soze is just out of range.
Lamas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lamas scores with a jab to the body.
Lamas misses with a body shot
and Lamas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soze. Lamas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Soze.
Soze keeps Lamas at a distance using the push kick.
Lamas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Soze.
Soze jabs Lamas right on the nose. Lamas blinks but takes it well.
Lamas misses with a hook to the body
and Soze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamas is rocked!
Soze thuds his right hand into Lamas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Lamas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soze.
Lamas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Soze fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Lamas to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Lamas looks to clinch but Soze throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Lamas taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keyser Soze!
Keyser Soze is the new featherweight champion!
Cub Lamas was interviewed post fight and said 'I thought I could win.Soze u a tough mothafucka u got gr8 skills nd congrats on winning d belt.'.
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