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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Kenuah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Kenuah struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ken Kenuah has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Melcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Kenuah!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenuah throws a series of punches but Melcher avoids them all with ease.
Melcher throws a big counter combination but Kenuah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Melcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kenuah kicks off Melcher and gets to his feet.
Melcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kenuah explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenuah looking to score a takedown here. Melcher is defending well but Kenuah drives through and ends up in Melcher's guard.
Melcher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Melcher darts in looking for a takedown but Kenuah gets double underhooks and turns Melcher into the cage.
Melcher shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kenuah is trying to defend but Melcher finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Melcher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kenuah makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Melcher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Melcher shoots in for a takedown but Kenuah shows good takedown defense.
Melcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Melcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher feints and as Kenuah raises his hands in defense, Melcher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Melcher working some strikes from top position.
Melcher is in close to Kenuah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Melcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kenuah wants to stand and escape but Melcher is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Melcher throws a strike but Kenuah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kenuah looking to sit in guard and control but Melcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Melcher chips away with some ground and pound.
Melcher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Melcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melcher is working Kenuah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Melcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Melcher with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melcher scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Melcher postures up and lands a big shot to Kenuah's brow.
Melcher lands a couple of elbows.
Melcher throws a big elbow that misses.
Kenuah looks winded!
Melcher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Melcher 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.
Kenuah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenuah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melcher with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Melcher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kenuah has momentary wrist control but Melcher slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenuah is looking to stand up but Melcher isn't so interested in that idea.
Melcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Melcher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kenuah's head.
Kenuah is rocked!
Melcher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kenuah is still in real trouble! Can Melcher finish him?
Melcher works over Kenuah with some ground and pound from guard.
Melcher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Melcher gets to his feet and stands over Kenuah, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kenuah felt that one! Melcher unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kenuah from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Melcher!
Our winner, Jon Melcher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ken Kenuah was interviewed post fight and said 'My job is to catch the other guy before he catches me, and take it out of the judges' hands. Tonight, I didn't do that. Sorry, fans'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Leadpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that The Leadpunch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Leadpunch!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leadpunch throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leadpunch's hands.
Kelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Leadpunch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leadpunch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leadpunch is rocked!
Leadpunch walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
Leadpunch is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leadpunch clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Leadpunch lands a nice knee to the body.
Leadpunch landing knees to the head.
Leadpunch seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly presses Leadpunch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leadpunch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leadpunch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Leadpunch landing knees to the head.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leadpunch blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leadpunch.
Leadpunch lands a knee to the body.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Leadpunch has Kelly pressed against the cage.
Leadpunch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly tries a body shot but Leadpunch blocks it.
Leadpunch missing with knees to the body.
Leadpunch pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leadpunch trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly misses with some punches.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leadpunch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kelly up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Leadpunch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Leadpunch.
Leadpunch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Leadpunch has Kelly pressed against the cage.
Leadpunch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leadpunch lands an elbow inside that Kelly shrugs off.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Leadpunch landing knees to the head.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leadpunch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Leadpunch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
Leadpunch is stalling here.
Leadpunch lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Leadpunch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Leadpunch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kelly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leadpunch with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kelly.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leadpunch blocking some punches.
Leadpunch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Leadpunch.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Leadpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Leadpunch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leadpunch lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leadpunch.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Leadpunch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leadpunch at a distance.
Leadpunch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leadpunch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kelly tries to avoid it but Leadpunch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kelly to the ground. Kelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Leadpunch tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leadpunch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leadpunch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leadpunch slows down the pace here.
Leadpunch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly being controlled against the cage.
Leadpunch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leadpunch missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leadpunch obliges.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly letting Leadpunch take a breather here.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leadpunch backwards.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
A short right from Leadpunch on the inside.
Leadpunch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Leadpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leadpunch lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leadpunch's elbow.
Leadpunch crunches a lovely knee into Kelly's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leadpunch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leadpunch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leadpunch lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Leadpunch.
Leadpunch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leadpunch controlling the action here for a moment.
Leadpunch stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leadpunch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leadpunch.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leadpunch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Leadpunch.
Stalling in the clinch from Leadpunch.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Leadpunch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelly's defenses.
Kelly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leadpunch lands an elbow inside.
Leadpunch prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly has a couple of punches blocked by Leadpunch.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leadpunch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leadpunch blocking some punches.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leadpunch stalls.
Leadpunch trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Leadpunch back against the cage.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leadpunch working Kelly over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leadpunch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leadpunch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Leadpunch to work.
Leadpunch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leadpunch continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leadpunch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leadpunch receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Leadpunch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kelly misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Leadpunch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Leadpunch's head back.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelly duly obliges.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
Leadpunch tries to clinch up.
Kelly defending well as Leadpunch loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kelly throws a series of strikes that have Leadpunch backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Leadpunch's head backwards.
Kelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leadpunch.
Daniel Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leadpunch clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Leadpunch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leadpunch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Leadpunch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leadpunch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Leadpunch controls the action.
Leadpunch lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leadpunch.
Leadpunch lands a good knee to the midsection. Kelly won't want to take too many of those.
Daniel Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leadpunch backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leadpunch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leadpunch scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leadpunch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leadpunch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kelly lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Leadpunch controls his hands.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Leadpunch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leadpunch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kelly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leadpunch lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
Leadpunch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leadpunch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leadpunch landing knees to the body.
The Leadpunch 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.
Leadpunch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leadpunch lands a nice elbow.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Leadpunch controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leadpunch obliges.
Leadpunch scores a nice knee to the body.
Leadpunch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leadpunch landing knees to the body.
Leadpunch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leadpunch lands with a left to the head.
Leadpunch lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
Leadpunch lands a nice elbow.
Leadpunch leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leadpunch.
Leadpunch with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leadpunch lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leadpunch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Leadpunch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leadpunch lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leadpunch taking a breather.
Leadpunch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leadpunch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Leadpunch.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Leadpunch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kelly is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leadpunch stalling in the clinch.
Leadpunch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Leadpunch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leadpunch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Leadpunch!
After the fight, The Leadpunch was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Hammer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dylan Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammer with a hook.
Matthews walks into a stiff left hand from Hammer.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Hammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matthews doesn't seem bothered though.
Matthews is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Hammer.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer presses Matthews against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Matthews! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hammer is unloading with more strikes now! Matthews drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Hammer!
A relieved looking Frank Hammer 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajala Awe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajala Awe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 New York, Mark Renton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ajala Awe!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renton misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Renton.
Renton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Awe.
A shot to the body from Renton misses
and Awe moves into the clinch.
Renton breaks from the clinch.
Renton walks into a left hand.
Awe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Renton throws a right hand that misses
and Awe counters with a nice body shot.
Renton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Awe pushes Renton up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Awe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Renton throws a lazy uppercut
and Awe counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Renton. Awe does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Awe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awe lands with a good body shot.
Awe cracks Renton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Renton scores with a shot to the body.
Renton throws a body shot but no joy.
Renton throws a body punch but Awe moves out of range.
Awe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Renton loads up on a big right hand but Awe slips the punch.
Renton misses with a body shot
and Awe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renton throws an off balance right hand
and Awe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renton throws an overhand right that lands on Awe's shoulder, as Awe tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Awe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Awe gets a clinch.
Renton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renton just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Renton looks to score with a jab to the body but Awe is just out of range.
A nice side step and Awe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Awe moves into the clinch.
Renton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renton misses with a body shot
and Awe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Awe, as that shot connected.
Awe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Renton misses with a body punch
and Awe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Renton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Awe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Renton misses with an uppercut
enabling Awe to counter with a crisp jab.
Awe misses with a two punch combination.
Renton misses with an uppercut
letting Awe counter with a right hand.
Renton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Awe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton manages to break the clinch.
Awe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Renton throws a lazy right hand but Awe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renton misses the body punch
and Awe counters with a straight right hand.
Awe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Renton gets tackled into the cage by Awe. Awe maintains the clinch.
Awe manages to break the clinch.
Renton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Awe was well out of range. Poor timing from Renton.
Renton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Renton misses with a combination
and Awe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Renton won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Awe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Renton to his feet.
Renton is looking to wear down Awe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Awe.
Awe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Renton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Awe counters with a nice uppercut.
Renton throws a sloppy body shot
and Awe counters with a nice body shot.
Awe lands a glancing blow to the side of Renton's head.
Renton cracks Awe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Awe defending well as Renton loads up on a big left hand.
Awe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the body from Renton misses
and Awe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Awe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Renton ducks right into an uppercut from Awe.
Renton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajala Awe 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.
Awe connects with a body shot that sends Renton's belly button to the back.
It looks like Ajala Awe has been cut.
Renton takes one on the button.
Awe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Renton finds it's way round the side to connect with Awe's head.
Renton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Awe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Awe lands a jab to Renton's midsection.
Renton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Awe doesn't seem bothered though.
Renton looks to land a right hand but Awe moved out of range.
Renton misses with a right hand
and Awe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Awe ducks under a wild hook from Renton.
Awe moves out of range of the strikes.
Awe throws a counter combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Awe. That snapped Renton's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renton misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Renton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Awe manages to avoid it.
Renton swings widly with a right hand
and Awe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renton swinging wildly here.
Awe jabs at Renton's body.
Renton misses with a lunging right hand
and Awe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Awe avoids the body shot from Renton.
Renton throws a lazy right hand but Awe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Renton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Awe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awe throws a hook but Renton blocks it.
Awe scores with a jab.
Awe cracks Renton with a good jab.
Renton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Awe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mark Renton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Awe.
Renton moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Renton misses its target.
Renton moves out of range of the strikes.
Awe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Renton misses with a body shot.
Renton takes a swing at Awe's ribcage but misses.
Awe throws a counter combo.
Renton throws a hook but Awe avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Awe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Awe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Renton at a distance.
Renton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Renton.
Awe cracks Renton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Renton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Renton throws a body shot but no joy.
Renton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Renton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Renton punishes Awe's body with a nice straight punch.
Renton misses with a shot to the body
enabling Awe to counter with a crisp jab.
Renton misses with a lunging right hand
and Renton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Awe throws a big shot that misses.
Renton misses with a hook to the body
and Awe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Renton.
That has opened up Ajala Awe's cut even more.
Awe misses with a wild body shot.
Renton swings widly with a right hand
and Awe counters with a straight right hand.
Renton throws a right hand that misses
and Awe counters with a stiff right hand.
Awe lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Renton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Awe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Renton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renton looks to score with a jab to the body but Awe is just out of range.
Awe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Renton misses with a hook to the body
and Awe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renton misses the body punch
and Awe counters with a one-two to the body.
Renton misses with an uppercut
and Renton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ajala Awe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ajala Awe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Awe. Renton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajala Awe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Renton misses with a body punch
and Awe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Awe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Renton throws a lazy uppercut
and Awe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Renton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Awe.
Awe misses with a wild body shot.
Awe misses with an uppercut. Renton saw that one coming.
Awe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Awe throws a jab but it's blocked by Renton.
Renton scores with a nice head shot.
Renton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Renton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Awe.
Awe lands an overhand right.
Renton misses with the combination.
Renton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Awe was well out of range. Poor timing from Renton.
A countering left hand to the body from Awe misses.
Awe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renton.
Renton takes a swing at Awe's ribcage but misses.
Awe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Renton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Awe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Renton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Awe counter with a right hand.
Renton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Awe counters with a left to the body.
Mark Renton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Renton misses with a body shot
and Awe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Renton takes a swing at Awe's ribcage but misses.
Renton misses with a left hand
letting Awe counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Awe swings for the body but Renton moves out of range.
Renton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Awe throws a jab but it's blocked by Renton.
Renton misses with a left hand
and Awe counters with a nice uppercut.
Renton misses with a looping right.
Awe lands a jab.
Awe misses with a low kick.
Awe misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Renton misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renton misses the body punch
and Awe counters with a straight right hand.
Renton lands a glancing blow to the side of Awe's head.
Renton misses with a body punch
letting Awe counter with a right hand.
A big right from Renton misses.
Awe stuns Renton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Awe misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Renton. Beautiful body shot.
Renton misses with a shot to the body
and Awe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renton misses with a shot to the body
and Awe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Awe moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Awe.
Awe blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Awe counters with a nice uppercut.
Renton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Awe pushes Renton up against the cage in a clinch.
Renton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Awe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Awe counters with a stiff right hand.
Renton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Awe counters with a left and a right that stings Renton.
Ajala Awe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renton walks into a left hand.
Renton misses with an uppercut
and Awe counters with a straight right hand.
Awe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renton.
Awe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ajala Awe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Awe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ajala Awe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Moss (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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150 lbs
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145 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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Campobello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie Moss!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campobello moves into the clinch.
Moss is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campobello scores with a shoulder strike.
Moss wants to get back to striking at distance but Campobello won't allow it.
Campobello lands a nice uppercut.
Moss is working for takedown but Campobello is calmly controlling the position for now.
Campobello definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Campobello lands with a short shot to the head.
Moss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee is keeping an eye on Campobello - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Campobello is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moss is trying to drag Campobello to the mat but Campobello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Campobello on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello lands a left hand.
Campobello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moss blocks it with crossed arms.
Campobello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moss jumps guard but Campobello stands there with Moss around his waist. Moss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sam Campobello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Moss.
Campobello lands a right hand.
Campobello pressing his opponent against the cage.
Campobello lands a shoulder strike.
Campobello lands a right hand.
Campobello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moss tries for a takedown but Campobello manages to get underhooks.
Moss looks winded!
A short left from Campobello.
Campobello is leaning against Moss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moss tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Campobello just stands there and leans against the cage.
Campobello scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Campobello - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Moss jumps guard but Campobello turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Campobello.
A short right from Campobello on the inside.
A short right from Campobello on the inside.
A short left from Campobello.
Moss is rocked!
Campobello lands a damaging elbow.
Moss is still on wobbly legs! Can Campobello finish him?
It looks like Charlie Moss has been cut.
Campobello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Campobello drops Moss onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Moss is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Campobello lands a big knee to the head and Moss goes down! Campobello pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Campobello!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcius comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything. McHughes has chosen Welcome To My Hood as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
33 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaius Garcius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McHughes has Garcius up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Garcius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcius tries to land a knee to the head but McHughes blocks with his arms.
McHughes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcius throws a right and a left that both miss.
McHughes only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garcius throws a right hand that McHughes ducks under and follows up with a left that McHughes also avoids with ease.
Garcius throws a head kick that misses.
McHughes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McHughes.
McHughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McHughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcius manages to avoid it.
McHughes just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Garcius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. McHughes catches Garcius right on the button with a cross.
Garcius slips a jab from McHughes.
McHughes connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcius throws a series of punches but McHughes avoids them all with ease.
Garcius closes the distance and clinches.
McHughes scores with a shot to the side of Garcius's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius tries to throw a body punch but McHughes avoids it by throwing Garcius back against the cage.
Garcius lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcius tries to land a knee to the head but McHughes blocks with his arms.
Garcius lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcius.
Garcius is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McHughes can't fight it off and eventually Garcius manages to take the fight to the floor. McHughes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Garcius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McHughes keeping moving, preventing Garcius from controlling successfully.
Garcius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McHughes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McHughes looking for a sweep. Not yet McHughes, not yet.
McHughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcius controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes wants to sweep here but Garcius controlling him for the moment.
McHughes controls Garcius momentarily but Garcius frees himself.
Garcius stays in close to McHughes's body and controls the position.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but McHughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcius works over McHughes with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but McHughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McHughes's head.
McHughes has control of Garcius's left arm, preventing Garcius from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcius is one step ahead there.
Garcius content to stall in guard here.
Garcius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHughes is trying to control Garcius's posture but Garcius avoids it.
McHughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McHughes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garcius lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McHughes down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Garcius is looking to take a break and control but McHughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcius working the head with strikes.
McHughes wants to control but Garcius postures up.
Garcius trying to control the position but McHughes is working away.
Garcius lands an elbow.
Garcius content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
McHughes is looking for a sweep.
Garcius content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
McHughes is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaius Garcius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcius fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Garcius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garcius throws a low kick but McHughes avoids it.
Garcius tries to bum rush McHughes with a series of wild strikes but McHughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McHughes connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garcius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McHughes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Garcius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Garcius trying to control but McHughes is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes is trying to control the position but Garcius postures up.
McHughes controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius trying to control but McHughes is working from the bottom.
Garcius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Garcius trying to control but McHughes is working from the bottom.
McHughes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McHughes trying to keep a closed guard but Garcius is proving a slippery customer.
Jaius Garcius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McHughes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nigel McHughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McHughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcius misses its target.
McHughes misses with a wild body shot.
Garcius moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcius throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McHughes avoids it.
Garcius gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McHughes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcius is working away from the top position though.
Garcius is trying to control. McHughes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McHughes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McHughes tries to roll over but Garcius keeps him under control.
Garcius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McHughes can do to turn this around?
McHughes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Garcius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Garcius is keen to just control but McHughes is a slippery customer.
McHughes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McHughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcius controlling from the top position.
McHughes wants to stand up but Garcius is controlling him.
McHughes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcius manages to get himself to full guard.
McHughes wants to stand but Garcius has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garcius keeping moving, preventing McHughes from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McHughes throwing strikes from guard but Garcius blocks nicely.
McHughes throwing strikes from guard but Garcius blocks nicely.
McHughes has gone for a leg lock! Garcius slips out almost immediately though and dives into McHughes's guard.
McHughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McHughes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaius Garcius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Garcius rushes McHughes and presses him up against the cage.
Garcius scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaius Garcius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McHughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcius obliges.
Garcius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McHughes's elbow.
McHughes breaks from the clinch.
Garcius tries to close the distance and clinch up but McHughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McHughes checks the leg kick.
Garcius throws a hook to the side of McHughes's head but McHughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaius Garcius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcius tries to clinch but McHughes is having none of it.
Garcius's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcius duly obliges.
Garcius checks a low kick from McHughes.
Garcius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McHughes.
McHughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcius shoots in and bounces McHughes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius wants to stand but McHughes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Garcius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McHughes trying to keep a closed guard but Garcius is proving a slippery customer.
McHughes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garcius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcius trying to control the position from guard on top but McHughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcius is stalling in the full guard.
Garcius works over McHughes with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McHughes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcius controls the pace.
Garcius wants to control from the top but McHughes keeps moving.
McHughes has his hands on Garcius's head, controlling the position.
Garcius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McHughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcius is one step ahead there.
McHughes keeping moving, preventing Garcius from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcius manages to avoid it.
McHughes swings for the body but Garcius moves out of range.
McHughes throws a looping overhand right but Garcius ducks down to avoid it.
Garcius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nigel McHughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McHughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garcius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garcius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcius got a little sloppy there for a moment and McHughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcius has managed to get both his arms back between McHughes's legs - danger averted.
Garcius controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garcius trying to control but McHughes is working from the bottom.
McHughes controls Garcius momentarily but Garcius frees himself.
Garcius won't allow McHughes to sweep him here.
Garcius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McHughes working for a triangle but Garcius defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McHughes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garcius defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaius Garcius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcius, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaius Garcius!
Jaius Garcius spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Parker Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci has chosen Serpente by SUBSONICA as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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30
186 lbs
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198 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Casacci.
A head kick misses from Casacci.
Phoenix lands a nice looking body shot.
Casacci throws a right and a left that both miss.
Casacci throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Phoenix slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Casacci looks for the body kick but Phoenix saw that one coming.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses.
Casacci looks for the body kick but Phoenix saw that one coming.
Casacci throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Casacci keeps it at a distance.
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Casacci 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.
Casacci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Casacci and move into the clinch.
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 jab from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix scores with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Phoenix as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix swings for the body but Casacci moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phoenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Casacci.
Casacci tries a head kick but it misses.
Phoenix tries to counter by clinching up but Casacci breaks away and moves out of range.
A combination from Phoenix does no damage.
Casacci throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Casacci.
Casacci lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phoenix circles away quickly and effectively.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Casacci.
Casacci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Casacci lands a head kick. Phoenix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Casacci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Casacci doesn't seem bothered though.
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Casacci misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Casacci was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Casacci throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Casacci fails to land with a series of punches.
Phoenix tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Casacci manages to circle out of the way.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Casacci.
Phoenix throwing a counter right hand but Casacci manages to avoid it.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci scores with a head kick.
Casacci looks winded!
Casacci throws a head kick that misses.
As Casacci looks to move away, Phoenix throws a big counter combo but Casacci just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Phoenix misses with a hook. Casacci ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Casacci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Casacci.
Phoenix clobbers Casacci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the head.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Casacci throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands with a good body shot.
Casacci misses with a two punch combination.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Casacci's shoulder, as Casacci tries to avoid the shot.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses
and Casacci takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phoenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Casacci throws a nice head kick!
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Casacci.
Casacci pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phoenix is out of range and Casacci settles back down.
Casacci lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Casacci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casacci lands with a slapping head kick.
Phoenix is rocked!
Casacci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casacci throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
A cross from Phoenix lands.
Phoenix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whack! Casacci lands a heavy head kick that drops Phoenix. The ref tackles Casacci to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Phoenix was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Max Casacci!
Our winner, Max Casacci, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zoe Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly has chosen Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 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
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoe Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a series of wild punches.
Reilly unleashes a big counter combination but Harris bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reilly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reilly.
It looks like Zoe Harris has been cut.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reilly lands a head kick. Harris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reilly looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reilly takes a step back to recover.
Reilly darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Reilly struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Reilly prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reilly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reilly lands a nice uppercut.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Harris lands a left hand.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reilly leaning against his opponent.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly blocks a head kick by Harris.
Reilly walks into a left hand.
Zoe Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a wild combination.
Reilly tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Reilly moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reilly.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Reilly connects with a high kick.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Reilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Reilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris connects with a high kick.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reilly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to clinch.
Reilly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reilly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Reilly dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Reilly is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris forces Reilly back against the cage and clinches.
Harris blocking some punches.
Reilly throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris misses with some punches.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocking some punches.
Reilly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reilly throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Reilly pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Harris.
Reilly misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoe Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoe Harris'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.
Harris is looking to chop away at Reilly's legs.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reilly lands a jab to the nose.
Reilly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reilly duly obliges.
A head kick by Reilly misses
and Harris counters with a crisp one two that drops Reilly! Harris thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Reilly to his feet! Reilly is in big trouble!
Reilly is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris cracks Reilly with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoe Harris!
A relieved looking Zoe Harris 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco dAnconia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dAnconia comes into the arena with Revolution blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
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34
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33 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Francisco dAnconia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
dAnconia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
dAnconia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boone.
dAnconia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boone tries to avoid it but dAnconia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boone to the ground. Boone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from dAnconia.
Francisco dAnconia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dAnconia misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
dAnconia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
dAnconia takes a swing at Boone's ribcage but misses.
Boone takes one to the chin there.
dAnconia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boone throws out the jab.
dAnconia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
dAnconia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robert Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia misses with an uppercut.
As dAnconia backs off Boone throws a huge counter combo but dAnconia manages to avoid it all.
dAnconia throws a leg kick but Boone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
dAnconia 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.
Boone misses with a straight right.
dAnconia blocks a jab.
dAnconia throws a hook but Boone blocks it.
dAnconia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
dAnconia throws an off balance right hand
and Boone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
dAnconia moves out of range as Boone strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dAnconia.
Boone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boone misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Boone does no damage.
It looked like dAnconia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
dAnconia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boone's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boone taking some punishment here, with dAnconia in his half guard.
dAnconia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
dAnconia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Boone works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone has momentary wrist control but dAnconia slips an elbow through the middle.
dAnconia throws a big right hand that misses.
dAnconia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boone's head.
dAnconia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells dAnconia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
dAnconia lands a couple of decent looking shots.
dAnconia with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dAnconia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boone pulls dAnconia in to control the position.
Boone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia postures up in Boone's guard and throws a big left but Boone blocks it.
dAnconia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boone wants to get back to his feet but dAnconia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boone has momentary wrist control but dAnconia slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco dAnconia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
dAnconia misses with a shot to the body
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
dAnconia throws a low kick, looking for Boone's leg but Boone calmly moves out of range.
dAnconia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boone misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from dAnconia finds it's target.
dAnconia lands a body shot.
Boone cracks dAnconia with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dAnconia throws a body punch but Boone moves out of range.
Boone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from dAnconia with a body shot.
Boone misses the jab.
dAnconia shoots for a double leg takedown but Boone sprawls well. He's pushed dAnconia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boone throws out a counter right but dAnconia avoids it with no problem.
dAnconia cracks Boone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia misses with a hook. Boone ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Boone misses
enabling dAnconia to counter with a crisp jab.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but dAnconia slips the punch.
dAnconia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
dAnconia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boone throws a body punch but dAnconia moves out of range.
dAnconia shoots in but no luck this time.
dAnconia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco dAnconia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Boone to counter with a crisp jab.
dAnconia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robert Boone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
dAnconia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boone.
dAnconia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
dAnconia misses with a left hand
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
Boone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by dAnconia.
Boone takes one to the chin there.
Boone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Boone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boone throws the left hand but dAnconia avoids the punch easily.
dAnconia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boone misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boone defends it nicely.
dAnconia misses the shot to the body.
dAnconia lands a nice looking body shot.
Boone sizes up dAnconia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Boone.
dAnconia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boone throws a nice looking combination but dAnconia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten dAnconia somewhat.
A decent looking cross lands there for dAnconia.
dAnconia misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boone misses with a series of wild punches.
Boone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Boone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dAnconia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
dAnconia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boone with a jab.
dAnconia swings widly with a right hand
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.
Boone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dAnconia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boone sprawls and moves away.
dAnconia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
dAnconia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boone throws out a counter right but dAnconia avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone throws a hook to the side of dAnconia's head but dAnconia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
dAnconia misses with a low kick as Boone jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone lands a jab.
dAnconia lands a nice shot to the body.
dAnconia misses with the combination.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
dAnconia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boone moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boone.
dAnconia ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
dAnconia scores with a kick to the midsection.
dAnconia tries to land a front kick but Boone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boone throws out a counter right but dAnconia avoids it with no problem.
Boone 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boone throws the left hand but dAnconia avoids the punch easily.
Boone swings widly with a right hand
and dAnconia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
dAnconia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dAnconia working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boone wants to sweep but no luck.
dAnconia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
dAnconia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and dAnconia defends well.
dAnconia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
dAnconia lands a couple of elbows.
dAnconia throws a big elbow that misses.
Boone has momentary wrist control but dAnconia slips an elbow through the middle.
dAnconia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boone looking to hit a scissor sweep but dAnconia is one step ahead there.
dAnconia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia is working Boone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boone keeping moving, preventing dAnconia from controlling successfully.
dAnconia postures up.
Boone wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boone has his hands on dAnconia's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boone throws a big shot that misses.
dAnconia is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco dAnconia clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boone lands with a right hand.
Boone throws a lazy right hand but dAnconia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
dAnconia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
dAnconia scores with a leg kick.
dAnconia throws the left hand but Boone avoids the punch easily.
dAnconia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
dAnconia misses with a body punch
and Boone counters with a three punch combo that has dAnconia backing up. dAnconia nods at Boone to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone misses with a left hand
and dAnconia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
dAnconia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boone avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for dAnconia.
A big left from Boone misses.
dAnconia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boone avoids it really well and circles away.
dAnconia 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone misses with a lunging right hand
and dAnconia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dAnconia tries to work over Boone's front leg with a kick but Boone checks it.
A little jabbing left from Boone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
dAnconia looks to score with a jab to the body but Boone is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by dAnconia. That's going to slow Boone down.
Boone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
dAnconia moves out of range as Boone strikes.
Boone throws a lazy uppercut
and dAnconia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia with a poor takedown
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco dAnconia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dAnconia misses the shot to the body.
dAnconia lands a glancing blow to the side of Boone's head.
dAnconia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from dAnconia misses.
Boone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Donk. dAnconia catches Boone right on the button with a cross.
dAnconia throws a jab but it's blocked by Boone.
dAnconia slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boone. Boone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
dAnconia throws a jab but it's blocked by Boone.
Boone throws a hook but dAnconia blocks it.
dAnconia defending well as Boone loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from dAnconia misses the target.
dAnconia misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and dAnconia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boone throws a hook but dAnconia avoids it easily.
Boone connects with a looping right hand.
dAnconia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Francisco dAnconia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
dAnconia lands with an overhand left.
A left lands for Boone.
Boone throws a big shot that misses.
dAnconia lands a nice hook to Boone's body. Boone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
dAnconia fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dAnconia throws a body shot but no joy.
Boone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boone slips under a jab.
Boone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boone throws out a loose jab but dAnconia uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dAnconia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by dAnconia.
dAnconia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boone.
Boone defending well as dAnconia loads up on a big left hand.
Boone misses with a straight left.
dAnconia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boone drops his hands momentarily and dAnconia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Boone misses.
Boone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from dAnconia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dAnconia misses with an uppercut.
dAnconia misses with a takedown
and Boone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
dAnconia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
dAnconia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco dAnconia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dAnconia avoids the body shot from Boone.
Boone misses the jab.
Boone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
dAnconia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
dAnconia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boone manages to avoid it.
Boone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boone checks the leg kick.
dAnconia walks into a straight right hand from Boone.
Francisco dAnconia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dAnconia moves into range and connects with a jab.
dAnconia lets loose with a powerful body kick. Boone will feel that in the morning.
dAnconia staying out of range there.
dAnconia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
No joy there for Boone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone throws a shot from downtown. dAnconia moves away and avoids it.
dAnconia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
dAnconia throws a leg kick but Boone checks it.
dAnconia fails with the takedown.
Boone misses with a body shot
and Boone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
dAnconia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dAnconia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dAnconia shoots in and drives through. Boone sprawls well.
Robert Boone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boone missing with a left hand there. dAnconia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Boone.
I think dAnconia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco dAnconia!
Francisco dAnconia is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Francisco dAnconia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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