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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamato Take (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw comes to the cage accompanied by Silver Bullet - Bring Forth The Guillotine. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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182 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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yamato Take!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Shaw does no damage.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses.
Take takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Take uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaw.
Shaw cracks Take with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shaw clinches.
Shaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Take misses with the head strike.
Take digs a right hand underneath Shaw's ribcage. Shaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Take blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Take misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaw.
Take misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Shaw.
Take lands a hook that snaps the head of Shaw backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Take lands with a short shot to the head.
Take swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Take.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Take cracks Shaw with a nice body shot.
Take prevents Shaw from breaking the clinch.
Take lands an elbow that stopped Shaw in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mick Shaw has been cut.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw misses with some punches.
Take works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Take misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Shaw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shaw breaks the clinch.
Shaw catches Take with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Take. That snapped Shaw's head back.
Take lands with an uppercut that bounces Shaw off the cage and back into range.
Shaw is rocked!
Take flashes Shaw a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Shaw's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Shaw crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Take punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yamato Take!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Mudgett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mudgett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Wanna Fug You. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Mudgett!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudgett slips a jab from Gullion.
Mudgett thuds his shin into the meat of Gullion's side.
A head kick misses from Gullion.
Some wild striking there from Mudgett.
Mudgett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gullion throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gullion misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudgett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mudgett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olliver Gullion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mudgett throws a nice looking combination but Gullion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Mudgett misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudgett misses with a hook. Gullion ducked under it nicely.
Mudgett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gullion sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mudgett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mudgett looks to land a combination but Gullion avoids it well.
Gullion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gullion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gullion throws a wild body kick that Mudgett sees coming a mile off.
Mudgett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gullion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Mudgett.
Gullion is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gullion's head backwards.
Mudgett misses with a hook. Gullion ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mudgett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gullion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gullion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mudgett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mudgett misses with a looping right.
Gullion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mudgett will feel that in the morning.
Mudgett darts in and clinches Gullion up against the cage.
Gullion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Mudgett moves out of range easily.
Gullion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mudgett feints a jab promting Gullion to slip. Mudgett then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gullion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mudgett misses its intended target.
Gullion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mudgett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gullion scrambles back to his feet.
Gullion lands a nice looking body kick.
Gullion looks to land a right hand but Mudgett moved out of range.
Gullion looks to land a body kick but Mudgett moved away.
Gullion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mudgett throws a counter combo.
Gullion throws a head kick but Mudgett moves out of range.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gullion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gullion crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mudgett - the referee stops the clock and Gullion gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mudgett. Gullion manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mudgett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullion blocks a jab.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gullion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gullion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mudgett.
Mudgett moves out of range as Gullion strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Mudgett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mudgett. Gullion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gullion is looking to counter punch.
Mudgett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Gullion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mudgett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gullion.
Gullion lands a head kick!
Mudgett works Gullion's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herman Mudgett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gullion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gullion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mudgett looks to score with a jab to the body but Gullion is just out of range.
Crunch! Gullion slams his shin into Mudgett's torso.
Mudgett cracks a nice hook into Gullion's ribs.
Mudgett scores with a nice right hand.
Mudgett lands with an uppercut that bounces Gullion off the cage and back into range.
Gullion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gullion throws a looping overhand right but Mudgett ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses
and Mudgett counters with a left to the body.
Mudgett tries to land a front kick but Gullion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mudgett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudgett scores with a nice body kick.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Mudgett moves out of range easily.
Gullion thows a leg kick but Mudgett checks it
and Mudgett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Herman Mudgett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mudgett tries to bum rush Gullion with a series of wild strikes but Gullion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gullion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gullion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mudgett.
Mudgett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gullion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mudgett throws out the jab.
Mudgett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gullion.
Mudgett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mudgett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gullion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Mudgett blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mudgett.
Gullion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mudgett.
Gullion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mudgett.
Gullion gets tackled into the cage by Mudgett. Mudgett maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gullion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gullion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gullion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mudgett is able to avoid easily.
Gullion misses with a body kick.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mudgett.
Mudgett scores with a hook.
Gullion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mudgett clobbers Gullion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mudgett thows a body kick. Gullion tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mudgett lands a glancing blow to the side of Gullion's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mudgett misses the target.
Mudgett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mudgett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gullion. That one must have hurt.
Mudgett throws a body punch but Gullion moves out of range.
Gullion slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullion misses with a body kick.
Mudgett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gullion misses with a head kick.
Gullion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gullion takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mudgett blocks a head kick by Gullion.
Gullion throws a lazy head kick
and Mudgett counters with a good, hard body kick but Gullion shrugs it off.
Gullion throws a head kick that half lands.
Gullion misses with a body shot.
Gullion blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Mudgett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gullion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mudgett.
Mudgett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gullion misses with a body kick.
Gullion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mudgett. That did some damage!
Gullion looks to land a body kick but Mudgett moved away.
Mudgett counters with a body kick.
Gullion throws a lazy right hand but Mudgett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gullion looks to land a right hand but Mudgett moved out of range.
Mudgett throws out a counter right but Gullion avoids it with no problem.
Gullion cracks Mudgett with a good jab.
A punch combination from Mudgett misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mudgett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gullion throws a lazy head kick
and Mudgett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mudgett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gullion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mudgett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullion throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mudgett lands a nice shot to the body.
Mudgett throws a push kick but Gullion slaps the foot to one side.
Gullion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mudgett's head backwards.
Gullion looks for the body kick but Mudgett saw that one coming.
Gullion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mudgett throws out the jab.
Mudgett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mudgett misses with a hook to the body
letting Gullion counter with a right hand.
Mudgett just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Gullion.
Mudgett is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mudgett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gullion.
Mudgett is still on wobbly legs! Can Gullion finish him?
Mudgett throws a jab when Gullion was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Gullion.
Mudgett wants to stay close but Gullion steps back to make room for something. Mudgett seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Gullion and Mudgett drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Olliver Gullion!
Olliver Gullion decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Herman Mudgett had this to say: 'awww Fug'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Drago. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Per Saukko has been cut.
Saukko slips under a jab from Drago.
Drago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saukko throws a leg kick
and Drago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saukko thinking.
Saukko throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
Saukko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Nice defenses there by Saukko.
Saukko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saukko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saukko misses the jab.
Saukko is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saukko.
Drago takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saukko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saukko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Drago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saukko slips under a jab.
Saukko takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Drago blocks a low kick nicely.
Saukko misses with a body shot.
Saukko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago staying out of range there.
Saukko misses with a left hand
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Drago 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Saukko saw that one coming.
Saukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saukko avoids the body shot from Drago.
Saukko slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Saukko.
Drago tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saukko scores with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Drago.
A jab from Drago misses.
It seemed like Saukko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saukko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago appears to be looking for a big counter.
A low kick from Saukko is predictable there
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Drago getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saukko is rocked!
Saukko walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Drago! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
As Ivan Drago got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: "I fight to win!" "For me!" "For me!"'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix misses with an uppercut. Bryant saw that one coming.
Crunch! Fenix slams his shin into Bryant's torso.
Fenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant throws a leg kick that misses.
Fenix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryant counters with a good, hard body kick but Fenix shrugs it off.
Fenix moves out of range of the body kick.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Fenix.
Bryant lands a front kick.
Fenix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
Fenix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant counters with a stiff right hand.
Fenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenix.
Fenix is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant scores with a jab. Fenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bryant's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fenix under the eye.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Bryant.
Fenix avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fenix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fenix. That did some damage!
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Fenix counters with a body kick.
Bryant has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders (Max ID280) in the buildup to the fight.
Bryant connects with a nice looking jab.
Bryant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fenix is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bryant wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fenix closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant misses with some punches.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike.
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Bryant.
Bryant takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fenix fails to land.
Bryant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bryant.
Fenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fenix tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Fenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Bryant.
Fenix is looking to break free of the clinch but Bryant has double underhooks.
Fenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Fenix.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Fenix.
Bryant is struggling to control the position.
Bryant scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
Fenix has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bryant seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fenix can turn it around.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Fenix fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryant.
Bryant is leaning against Fenix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bryant lands with a left to the head.
Fenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Fenix.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Bryant controls the action.
Bryant goes for a takedown attempt but Fenix pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bryant throws a body punch but Fenix moves out of range.
Fenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fenix throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Fenix moved out of range.
As Bryant backs off Fenix throws a huge counter combo but Bryant manages to avoid it all.
No luck for Bryant with that takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant tries to keep at a distance but Fenix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bryant wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fenix lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Fenix.
Bryant is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fenix gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
Fenix lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fenix bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fenix moves away.
Bryant misses the body punch
and Fenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fenix cracks Bryant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fenix misses with a left hand
and Bryant counters with an inside leg kick.
Kobe Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Fenix.
Fenix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bryant counters with a single leg into guard. Fenix didn't expect that.
Bryant won't allow Fenix to sweep him here.
Bryant looking to pass the guard.
Bryant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryant trying to control but Fenix is working from the bottom.
Bryant drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fenix dives on top into guard.
Bryant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix wants to get up but he can't break Bryant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fenix is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Fenix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fenix scores with a jab to the head.
Fenix lands a slapping body shot.
Fenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Bryant as he connects with a hook.
Fenix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bryants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fenix dodges the punch combination from Bryant.
Marcus Fenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fenix.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Fenix ducks down to avoid it.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick.
Fenix throws an overhand right that lands on Bryant's shoulder, as Bryant tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix takes one on the button.
Fenix takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fenix.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bryant.
Fenix tries to clinch but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant misses with a straight left.
Bryant scores with a body shot.
Bryant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fenix can do to turn this around?
Fenix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryant dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bryant slips under a jab from Fenix.
A punch combination from Fenix misses.
Nice defenses there by Fenix.
Fenix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fenix wants to clinch
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fenix takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fenix misses with a low kick.
Bryant scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant moves away from the strike by Fenix.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Fenix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Marcus Fenix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant cracks Fenix with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fenix misses with a wild body shot.
Fenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fenix throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Fenix.
Bryant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Fenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bryant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fenix counters with a left and a right that stings Bryant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fenix moves out of range of the body kick.
Fenix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fenix is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fenix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bryant finds it's way round the side to connect with Fenix's head.
Bryant throws a lazy uppercut
and Fenix counters with a one-two to the body.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fenix! But no joy.
Bryant thows a leg kick but Fenix checks it
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryant tries to clinch there but Fenix circles away.
Fenix tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bryant.
Bryant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fenix.
Bryant lands with a good body shot.
Fenix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bryant.
Fenix takes one to the side of the head.
Bryant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant connects with a right hand. Fenix shakes it off.
Fenix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fenix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kobe Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
Fenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fenix tries to clinch
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fenix tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Bryant.
Bryant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fenix misses with a few strikes there.
Fenix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A leg kick checked by Fenix.
Fenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fenix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bryant lands a jab to the nose.
Fenix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryant.
Fenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fenix lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kobe Bryant did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fenix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fenix takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good shot there by Bryant.
Bryant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fenix can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fenix.
The crowd cheers as Bryant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fenix doesn't seem phased though.
Bryant lands with a hook. Fenix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix throws a head kick that Bryant semi-blocks.
Bryant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fenix is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Bryant - just one landing.
Fenix is still on wobbly legs! Can Bryant finish him?
Bryant closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Fenix! Bryant dives in looking to finish! Fenix is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Bryant!
Kobe Bryant is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Kobe Bryant misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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