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Aspire MMA - Just Bleed 35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Orwell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orwell pushes Duncan up against the cage in a clinch.
Duncan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orwell is defending well for now.
Orwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Harry Duncan has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duncan.
Duncan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orwell presses Duncan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Orwell.
Duncan trying to land knees to the body.
Duncan misses with a knee to the head.
Orwell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duncan takes a shot to the head.
Orwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orwell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duncan missing with knees to the body.
Duncan tries to throw a body punch but Orwell avoids it by throwing Duncan back against the cage.
Orwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan lands an elbow that stopped Orwell in his tracks for a moment.
Orwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orwell misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Duncan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Orwell up against the cage.
Orwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan throws a head punch that misses.
Duncan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orwell.
Orwell prevents a body shot from Duncan.
Orwell lands a body punch.
Orwell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orwell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orwell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Orwell has a couple of punches blocked by Duncan.
Duncan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Duncan takes a shot to the head.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
Duncan misses with a knee strike.
Duncan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Orwell throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orwell.
Orwell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Duncan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Orwell can turn it around.
Orwell pushes Duncan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duncan can't find room to land a body shot as Orwell controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Duncan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan crunches a lovely knee into Orwell's ribcage.
Duncan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Orwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Orwell lands with a light punch inside.
Orwell digs a right hand into Duncan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duncan's gas tank.
Duncan is breathing heavily.
Orwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duncan pushes Orwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duncan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orwell is defending well for now.
Duncan blocking some punches.
A short right from Orwell on the inside.
Orwell prevents a body shot from Duncan.
Duncan misses with a knee strike.
Orwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Orwell as the two fighters clinch.
Orwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orwell lands with a right to the head.
Duncan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duncan misses with a knee to the head.
Orwell blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orwell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duncan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orwell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orwell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Orwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orwell blocks a body shot from Duncan.
Orwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Orwell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orwell.
Duncan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orwell's face.
It looks like George Orwell has been cut.
Orwell tries a body shot but Duncan blocks it.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Orwell.
Orwell has a couple of punches blocked by Duncan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duncan lands a nice knee to the body.
Duncan wants to stall.
Duncan blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Orwell.
Orwell blocks an elbow strike from Duncan.
Orwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Duncan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
Orwell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duncan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orwell's defenses.
Duncan takes a shot to the head.
Duncan tries to throw a body punch but Orwell avoids it by throwing Duncan back against the cage.
Duncan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Orwell fails to land.
A short left from Orwell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Orwell.
Orwell avoiding damage as Duncan throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
Orwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Orwell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duncan looks to land a combination but Orwell avoids it well.
Duncan clinches up against the cage.
Orwell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Duncan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orwell being controlled against the cage.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Duncan tries a body shot but Orwell blocks it.
Duncan misses with an elbow strike.
Duncan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orwell.
Duncan looking to stall.
Duncan lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Orwell.
Duncan misses with a punch to the body.
Duncan throws a head punch that misses.
Orwell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duncan lands a nice elbow.
Duncan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orwell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Duncan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orwell lands a left hand.
Duncan throws a head punch that misses.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duncan missing with knees to the body.
Orwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duncan stalling.
Orwell lands with a right to the head.
Duncan tries a body shot but Orwell blocks it.
Orwell letting Duncan take a breather here.
Orwell misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duncan.
Orwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orwell working aggressively here.
Orwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Orwell - that landed with a thud.
Duncan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orwell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the head but Orwell blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orwell avoids it.
Orwell misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orwell lands with a light punch inside.
Orwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
A short uppercut from Orwell.
Orwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duncan controlling the action here for a moment.
Orwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orwell dodges an elbow strike from Duncan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orwell has a couple of punches blocked by Duncan.
Orwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Duncan.
Orwell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orwell pushes Duncan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orwell.
Orwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duncan avoiding damage.
Orwell misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Orwell.
Orwell has a couple of punches blocked by Duncan.
Duncan blocks a body shot from Orwell.
Orwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Orwell.
Orwell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orwell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duncan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Duncan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Orwell - that landed with a thud.
Duncan misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orwell lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duncan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orwell blocks it with crossed arms.
George Orwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orwell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duncan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orwell scores with a hook to the body.
Orwell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duncan misses with a punch to the body.
Orwell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duncans head.
Duncan has a couple of punches blocked by Orwell.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Orwell.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orwell.
Orwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orwell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duncan blocks a body shot from Orwell.
A head punch on the inside from Orwell fails to land.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orwell avoids it.
Duncan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Orwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Orwell clinches up against the cage.
Duncan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duncan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orwell lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orwell.
Duncan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duncan lands a nice knee to the body.
Duncan prevents a body shot from Orwell.
Duncan blocks an uppercut.
Duncan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orwell.
Duncan swings wildly with an uppercut but Orwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duncan.
Duncan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orwell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orwell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orwell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Orwell has a couple of punches blocked by Duncan.
Duncan misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orwell.
Duncan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orwell avoiding damage as Duncan throws knees to the body.
Orwell misses with the head strike.
Duncan lands an elbow inside.
Duncan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orwell is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orwell lands a body punch.
Orwell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Orwell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orwell scores with a shot to the side of Duncan's head.
Orwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duncan's elbow.
Orwell gets through Duncan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duncan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duncan.
A short right from Orwell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duncan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orwell backwards.
Duncan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orwell throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orwell managing to block the knees to the body from Duncan.
Orwell avoiding damage as Duncan throws knees to the body.
Orwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Orwell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duncans head.
Duncan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duncan stalling in the clinch but Orwell improves position.
Orwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orwell gets through Duncan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Orwell.
Duncan takes a shot to the head.
Orwell is working Duncan over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Orwell.
A short uppercut from Orwell.
Orwell lands a shoulder strike.
Duncan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orwell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orwell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duncan.
Duncan tries a body shot but Orwell blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Orwell fails to land.
Orwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Orwell.
Orwell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Orwell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orwell lands with a right to the head.
Harry Duncan's cut is getting worse.
Orwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Orwell scores with a shot to the side of Duncan's head.
Still in the clinch, Orwell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orwell scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Orwell.
Orwell swings wildly with an uppercut but Duncan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Orwell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orwell working aggressively here.
Orwell managing to block the knees to the body from Duncan.
Duncan lands a good knee to the midsection. Orwell won't want to take too many of those.
Duncan trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orwell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duncan backwards.
Duncan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orwell avoids it.
Orwell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duncan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duncan looking to slow down the pace here.
Orwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George Orwell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orwell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orwell avoiding damage as Duncan throws knees to the body.
Duncan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orwell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orwell lands a left hand.
Duncan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duncan misses with a knee to the head.
Harry Duncan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orwell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Orwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orwell 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Orwell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Orwell made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Men at Work - Down Under. Rawlings has chosen Burned as his entrance music. Miles North has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reno Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings throws a one two combo.
North throws a solid leg kick but Rawlings takes the impact on his shin and smiles at North.
Rawlings decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rawlings slips a nice elbow through North's hands, connecting with North's forehead.
Rawlings is controlling the pace.
We've been hearing good reports from North's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
North really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rawlings wants to lay and pray for a moment but North keeps working.
Rawlings is pressing down on North's thigh, looking to free his foot. North is holding on for now.
Rawlings performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rawlings is nestled in close to North, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rawlings.
Rawlings trying to control the pace.
North taking some punishment here, with Rawlings in his half guard.
Rawlings missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rawlings lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
North is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rawlings's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rawlings's back!
You can see the frustration on Rawlings's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rawlings tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rawlings is wriggling around trying to escape.
North with good strikes from the mount here!
Rawlings can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North has hold of Rawlings's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rawlings manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rawlings is looking to improve his position but North isn't that keen on the idea.
North dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawlings is wriggling around trying to escape.
North unloads with some shots from mount but Rawlings bucks and avoids them well.
North will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
North misses with a head shot.
North lands with some strikes.
North throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rawlings is rocked!
Rawlings is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rawlings is still in real trouble! Can North finish him?
North raining down shots from the mount!
Rawlings slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
North seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rawlings does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rawlings seems to have recovered his senses.
North is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rawlings is looking to improve his position.
Rawlings tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rawlings is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of North's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take North's back!
North covering up well under a series of strikes from Rawlings.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North covering up well and avoiding damage.
Rawlings keeps control of the position as North tries to break free.
Rawlings is trying to control but North is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Rawlings has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of North's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawlings trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rawlings lands a big elbow.
Rawlings working the ground and pound effectively.
Rawlings fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reno Rawlings will probably get the nod.
That's time! North's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rawlings misses with a looping right.
North tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rawlings is able to avoid easily.
Rawlings misses the shot to the body.
North throws a sloppy head kick and Rawlings moves out of range easily.
Rawlings scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
North walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rawlings checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rawlings scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
North is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rawlings pulls his head out easily.
Rawlings wants to control but North is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rawlings wants to lay and pray for a moment but North keeps working.
North is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rawlings scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rawlings trying to control the action but North is working from the bottom.
North is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rawlings scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rawlings scoring with strikes to the body and head.
North avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rawlings.
Rawlings is looking to stall here but North recovers full guard.
North keeping moving, preventing Rawlings from controlling successfully.
Rawlings controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings trying to control but North is working from the bottom.
Rawlings has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rawlings makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
North can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rawlings controls the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rawlings working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Rawlings with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rawlings not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
North working for submissions but it's allowed Rawlings to get to half guard.
Rawlings lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North is trying to stand.
Rawlings not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rawlings 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.
Rawlings stalling.
Rawlings is working for a submission of some sort.
Rawlings lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rawlings is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. North has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done North! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Miles North!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Miles North waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.
Reno Rawlings was interviewed post fight and said '(Dracul laughs... he then disapears.)'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Chlapik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Womack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chlapik comes to the cage accompanied by Scuttle Buttin' . Womack is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TUSK. Ken Womack 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jakub Chlapik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Womack !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womack throws the left hand but Chlapik avoids the punch easily.
Womack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Womack scores with a nice strike.
Chlapik throws a right and a left that Womack avoids nicely.
Womack throws a head kick but Chlapik moves out of range.
Womack throws a looping overhand right but Chlapik ducks down to avoid it.
Chlapik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chlapik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chlapik tries a head kick but it misses.
Womack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Womack moves in looking to clinch but Chlapik pushes him off.
Womack needs to keep his hands up - Chlapik had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Ken Womack has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Womack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Womack lands a jab to Chlapik's midsection.
Womack scores with a spinning back kick!
Chlapik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Womack manages to avoid it.
Chlapik sets himself, and Womack steps forward looking for the clinch! Chlapik avoids it this time.
Womack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chlapik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chlapik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chlapik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chlapik has Womack up against the cage in a clinch.
Chlapik tries to break free but Womack pushes him back against the cage.
Womack misses with a punch to the body.
Womack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chlapik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Womack keeps control of Chlapik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Womack throws a punch but it's blocked by Chlapik.
Chlapik tries to pull guard but Womack won't allow it.
Chlapik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chlapik blocks an uppercut.
Womack throws a head punch that misses.
Chlapik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chlapik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chlapik lands a jab to the nose.
Chlapik throws a looping overhand right but Womack ducks down to avoid it.
Womack tries to counter with a clinch but Chlapik shakes him off and moves away.
Womack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Chlapik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chlapik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Womack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Womack pushes Chlapik up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chlapik manages to break the clinch.
Womack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Womack rushes Chlapik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chlapik scores with a shot to the side of Womack 's head.
Chlapik throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Womack fails to land.
Chlapik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Womack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Womack stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chlapik taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik is trying to break free.
Chlapik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chlapik jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Womack walks away with a smile on his face. Chlapik gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Chlapik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Womack thows a body kick. Chlapik tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Womack keeps Chlapik at a distance using the push kick.
Chlapik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Womack was well out of range. Poor timing from Chlapik.
Chlapik moves in looking to clinch but Womack pushes him off.
Womack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chlapik looks to throw the jab but Womack is out of range.
Womack scores with a head kick. Chlapik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jakub Chlapik has been cut.
Womack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chlapik clinches up against the cage.
Chlapik blocks an uppercut.
Womack scores with a shot to the side of Chlapik's head.
Womack working aggressively here.
Chlapik manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Womack moves in looking to clinch but Chlapik pushes him off.
Chlapik is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chlapik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Womack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Womack misses with the combination.
Chlapik seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chlapik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Womack looks to score with a jab to the body but Chlapik is just out of range.
Womack throws a series of punches but Chlapik moves out of range.
Chlapik drops down looking for a counter takedown but Womack sprawls and moves away.
Chlapik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Womack 's head.
Chlapik takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Womack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chlapik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chlapik misses with a double jab.
Womack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Womack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Womack dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chlapik throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That kick from Womack tenderised Chlapik's leg. Chlapik is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chlapik.
Chlapik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chlapik throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Womack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chlapik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Womack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chlapik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Chlapik.
Womack moves forwards but Chlapik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Womack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chlapik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chlapik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chlapik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack throws a front kick aimed at Chlapik's knee but Chlapik avoids it well.
Chlapik takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chlapik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Womack gets a clinch.
Chlapik ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chlapik no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Womack throwing strikes but missing.
Womack won't allow Chlapik to sweep him here.
Womack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chlapik has momentary wrist control but Womack slips an elbow through the middle.
Womack trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chlapik seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chlapik lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chlapik stopping the sweep attempt from Womack .
Chlapik postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack wants to hit a switch here but Chlapik passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Womack there!
Chlapik controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Womack is looking to get to half guard.
Womack is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chlapik looking to control but Womack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Womack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chlapik wants to control but Womack is keeping him busy.
Womack manages to get to full guard.
Chlapik preventing the sweep.
Womack keeping full guard, as Chlapik tries to pass.
Womack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chlapik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chlapik trying to control but Womack is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Womack wants to sweep here but Chlapik controlling him for the moment.
Womack controls Chlapik momentarily but Chlapik frees himself.
Womack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chlapik is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chlapik engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Womack explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Chlapik dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chlapik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Womack .
Chlapik throws an overhand right that lands on Womack 's shoulder, as Womack tries to avoid the shot.
Womack wants to counter with a clinch but Chlapik pushes him away.
Womack looks to score with a jab to the body but Chlapik is just out of range.
Chlapik throwing a counter right hand but Womack manages to avoid it.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses.
Womack tries to clinch but Chlapik moves out of range.
Chlapik is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Womack rushes Chlapik and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Womack - that landed with a thud.
Womack pushes Chlapik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Womack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Womack - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Womack .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womack lands a body shot.
Womack works on Chlapik's body with a couple of short punches.
Chlapik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Womack struggles to land a body shot inside as Chlapik controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Womack as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Womack .
Womack lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Womack misses with a punch on the inside.
Chlapik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Womack tries to work over Chlapik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Womack tries to work over Chlapik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Womack lands a body shot in the clinch.
Womack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Womack pushes Chlapik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Womack misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womack digs a right hand into Chlapik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chlapik's gas tank.
Chlapik is trying to maintain a safe position but Womack gets an underhook and turns Chlapik into the cage.
Chlapik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Womack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chlapik.
Chlapik throws a good cross that connects.
Chlapik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Womack looks to land a body kick but Chlapik moved away.
Chlapik looks to land a left hand but Womack moved out of range nicely.
Chlapik moves away from the strike by Womack .
Chlapik throws a right and a left that Womack avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Womack tries to bum rush Chlapik with a series of wild strikes but Chlapik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jakub Chlapik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Womack doesn't manage to clinch there - Chlapik circles away.
Womack misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chlapik. Womack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jakub Chlapik is winning the standup battle so far.
Womack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chlapik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womack looks to land a body kick but Chlapik moved away.
Womack misses with a head kick.
Womack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chlapik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Chlapik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Womack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Womack rushes Chlapik and presses him up against the cage.
Womack lands a nice uppercut.
Womack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Womack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Womack tries to throw a body punch but Chlapik avoids it by throwing Womack back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Womack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chlapik's brow.
Womack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chlapik lands a nice uppercut.
Chlapik breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik avoids the head kick by Womack .
Chlapik blocks a head kick by Womack .
Nice straight punches there by Chlapik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chlapik.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chlapik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Womack misses with a head kick.
Chlapik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Womack moves into the clinch.
Chlapik is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Womack to keep the fight standing.
Womack tries a body shot but Chlapik blocks it.
Chlapik tries to work over Womack 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chlapik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chlapik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Womack throws a punch but it's blocked by Chlapik.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Womack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Womack has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Womack !
Ken Womack 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.
In defeat, Jakub Chlapik stepped up to the mic, saying 'thank MMA Tycoon '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenger comes to the cage accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Aksel Stenger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones takes a swing at Stenger's ribcage but misses.
Stenger moves away from the strike by Jones.
Stenger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Stenger is out of range.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stenger is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Stenger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aksel Stenger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Stenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stenger is out of range.
Stenger tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Aksel Stenger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenger shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stenger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stenger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stenger feinted with a counter takedown.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Stenger has a takedown stuffed.
Stenger manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones pushes Stenger off and gets back to his feet.
We've been told by Stenger's head coaches at 99% Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones scores with a jab. Stenger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Stenger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stenger looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Stenger darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Stenger into the cage.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones cracks Stenger with an open hand slap.
Johnny Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stenger dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stenger tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Stenger throws an elbow that misses.
Stenger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones gets through Stenger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stenger controlling the action here for a moment.
Stenger working hard to break the clinch.
Jones pushes Stenger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Stenger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Stenger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
Stenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stenger is defended easily by Jones.
Jones lands a jab.
Stenger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stenger.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Stenger is rocked!
Jones walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Stenger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jones swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Stenger's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Jones!
A very excited looking Johnny Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Aksel Stenger stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe i should start to go to gym too.. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xi Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar Chavez comes to the cage accompanied by Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Xi Lim is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xi Lim!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Escobar Chavez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xi Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim scores with a leg kick.
Lim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Escobar Chavez moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez digs a right hand underneath Lim's ribcage. Lim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar Chavez.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Escobar Chavez on the inside.
Lim lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lims head.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Lim tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar Chavez.
Lim pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lim lands a body punch.
Escobar Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Lim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez.
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!
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Escobar Chavez.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Escobar Chavez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lim - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Lim.
Lim gets through Escobar Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar Chavez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez has a couple of punches blocked by Lim.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Lim blocks a body shot from Escobar Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Escobar Chavez.
Nice body punch from Escobar Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim lands with a left to the head.
Lim tries to work over Escobar Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar Chavez.
A right hand to the body from Lim.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar Chavez.
Lim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Escobar Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lim or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
A short body shot lands from Lim as the two fighters clinch.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Lim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the head.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez lands with a light punch inside.
Escobar Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Lim lands with a left to the head.
Escobar Chavez blocking some punches.
Lim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Escobar Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Escobar Chavez back against the cage.
Lim lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez lands a right hand.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar Chavez pushes Lim back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lim scores with a shoulder strike.
Lim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xi Lim will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lim scores with a decent looking hook.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lim is just out of range.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch
enabling Lim to counter with a crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
Escobar Chavez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lim looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Lim ducks right into an uppercut from Escobar Chavez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lim slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Lim feints a counter leg kick.
Escobar Chavez takes one on the button.
Lim missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Lim tries to get set, Escobar Chavez tries to push him back and clinch up but Lim manages to avoid the attempt.
Escobar Chavez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar Chavez moves to clinch but Lim breaks away
and Lim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar Chavez punishes Lim's body with a nice straight punch.
Lim throws a shot to the body.
Lim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Lim tries to get set, Escobar Chavez tries to push him back and clinch up but Lim manages to avoid the attempt.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar Chavez moves away.
Escobar Chavez lands a glancing blow to the side of Lim's head.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Lim saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar Chavez. That snapped Lim's head back.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar Chavez, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lim.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Lim throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lim let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good exchange - Escobar Chavez coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lim throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lim swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Escobar Chavez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot
enabling Lim to counter with a crisp jab.
Lim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escobar Chavez on the side of the head.
Escobar Chavez scores with a nice head shot.
Lim ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Lim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch but Lim moves out of range.
Lim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lim on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Escobar Chavez. Escobar Chavez obviously looking to wear him down.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Lim.
Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lim.
Lim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Lim.
Lim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Lim misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar Chavez lands a body shot.
Lim misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Lim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez walks into a left hand.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lim manages to circle out of the way.
Lim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez tests Lim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Xi Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Lim blocks the low kick.
Lim works the jab nicely.
Lim throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xi Lim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Escobar Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar Chavez manages to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lim lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lim counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Escobar Chavez dips to his left and cracks Lim with an uppercut!
Lim throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lim, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Lim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar Chavez lands a jab to Lim's midsection.
Escobar Chavez scores with a hook to the body. Lim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lim misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up
and Lim counters with a nice uppercut.
Lim fakes the leg kick and cracks Escobar Chavez in the body.
Lim dips to his left and cracks Escobar Chavez with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lim blocks a jab.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter the offense by Lim and move into the clinch.
Nice cross by Escobar Chavez.
Lim throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Lim moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Lim has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Escobar Chavez, as that shot connected.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
Escobar Chavez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Escobar Chavez rushes Lim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Escobar Chavez misses with some punches.
Lim digs a right hand into Escobar Chavez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar Chavez's gas tank.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar Chavez.
A short uppercut from Lim.
Escobar Chavez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lim.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Escobar Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar Chavez controls the action.
Lim misses with a body punch.
Escobar Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lim blocking some punches.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim tries a body shot but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Lim lands with a right to the head.
Escobar Chavez misses with the head strike.
Escobar Chavez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Lim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar Chavez fails to land.
Lim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar Chavez's elbow.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim takes a shot to the head.
Lim scores with a shot to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lim pushes Escobar Chavez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xi Lim.
Well Lim 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Lim!
Xi Lim decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain pushes Midget up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Still in the clinch, Pain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Midget backwards.
Midget turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Midget tries for a kimura but Pain is defending well.
Midget is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pain manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Midget looking for submissions off his back.
Pain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain working the head and body with strikes.
Midget is defending against the submission attempts here by Pain.
Pain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Midget has hold of Pain's hands but Pain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pain wants to work for an arm triangle but Midget is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Midget is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pain seems to be looking for submissions.
Midget is trying to get back to full guard.
Midget actively working from the bottom here.
Pain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pain wants to control but Midget is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Midget moves into full guard.
Pain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pain scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've been hearing that Pain has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Midget is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pain's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Midget looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Midget is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Midget is trying to maintain the position but Pain is very close to passing his half guard.
Pain maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Midget could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pain has cracked it and Midget is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royal Pain!
Royal Pain very nearly forgot to thank MayheM sportswear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skovgaard has chosen Second Reality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Piana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piana misses with a right hand
enabling Skovgaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Skovgaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Piana.
Skovgaard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Piana with a body shot.
Piana looks to land a combination but Skovgaard avoids it well.
Skovgaard defending well as Piana loads up on a big left hand.
Piana misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Piana misses.
Piana connects with a right hand. Skovgaard shakes it off.
Skovgaard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piana swings widly with a right hand
and Skovgaard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piana takes a swing at Skovgaard's ribcage but misses.
Skovgaard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skovgaard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Piana misses with a hook.
Piana seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Piana misses with a left hand
letting Skovgaard counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skovgaard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Piana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skovgaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Piana.
Piana misses with a few strikes there.
Skovgaard thumps Piana with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Skovgaard.
Piana is breathing heavily.
Skovgaard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skovgaard lands a big right hand that sends Piana crashing to the mat! Skovgaard stays standing though and waves Piana back to his feet!
Piana is rocked!
It looks like Rich Piana has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skovgaard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Piana's sensitive parts.
Oh Piana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skovgaard lands a nice looking body shot.
Piana bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Skovgaard comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Piana falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Piana was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valentin Skovgaard!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Valentin Skovgaard waved his t-shirt featuring Vandal & Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vova Klimov 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dawid Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski defending well as Klimov loads up on a big left hand.
Klimov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewandowski 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.
Dawid Lewandowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Lewandowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewandowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Klimov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lewandowski connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewandowski.
A big right from Klimov misses.
Lewandowski connects with a leg kick. Klimov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Lewandowski moves away and avoids it.
Klimov connects with a body shot that sends Lewandowski's belly button to the back.
Lewandowski darts in and clinches Klimov up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewandowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lewandowski tries to work over Klimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewandowskis head.
Lewandowski misses with some punches.
A short left from Lewandowski.
A short left from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewandowski blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski lands a right hand.
A short left from Klimov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lewandowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lewandowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Klimov manages to break the clinch.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
Lewandowski slips a straight right by Klimov.
Klimov throws a hook but Lewandowski blocks it.
Klimov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lewandowski pushes Klimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Klimov wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewandowski won't allow it.
Klimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewandowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooh a lovely combination from Klimov sends Lewandowski down but not out. Klimov dives into side control looking to finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimov trying to control the action but Lewandowski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov is really struggling to control Lewandowski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lewandowski trying to remain calm as Klimov controls from the top position.
Klimov prevents Lewandowski from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Lewandowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewandowski is looking to regain half guard here but Klimov keeps moving and retains side control.
Klimov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
Klimov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Klimov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klimov throws a body punch but Lewandowski moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewandowski! But no joy.
That kick from Lewandowski tenderised Klimov's leg. Klimov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klimov scores with a hook.
Klimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewandowski misses with a looping left.
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
Lewandowski lands a nice shot that snaps Klimov's head back.
Klimov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lewandowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewandowski blocks a jab.
Klimov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lewandowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klimov scrambles back to his feet.
Klimov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Klimov throwing a counter right hand but Lewandowski manages to avoid it.
Lewandowski slips a jab from Klimov.
Lewandowski just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Lewandowski tenderised Klimov's leg. Klimov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewandowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewandowski throws a body kick that misses.
Klimov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klimov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lewandowski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewandowski.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lewandowski slips under a jab from Klimov.
Klimov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lewandowski ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Lewandowski lands a leg kick that knocks Klimov off balance momentarily.
Klimov connects with a body shot that sends Lewandowski's belly button to the back.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
Lewandowski loads up on a big right hand but Klimov slips the punch.
Lewandowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimov.
Klimov throws a hook but Lewandowski blocks it.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewandowski! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewandowski ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Lewandowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewandowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Klimov eats them both and turns towards Lewandowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lewandowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewandowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lewandowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewandowski is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vova Klimov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klimov takes a swing at Lewandowski's ribcage but misses.
Klimov misses with a left hand
and Klimov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewandowski misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewandowski.
Lewandowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Klimov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewandowski misses with an uppercut. Klimov saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Klimov dips to his left and cracks Lewandowski with an uppercut!
Lewandowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewandowski loads up on a big right hand but Klimov slips the punch.
Lewandowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klimov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewandowski dips to his left and cracks Klimov with an uppercut!
Klimov looks to land a left hand but Lewandowski moved out of range nicely.
Lewandowski sizes up Klimov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Klimov. Beautiful body shot.
Lewandowski looks for the body kick but Klimov saw that one coming.
Lewandowski connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Klimov misses its intended target.
Lewandowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klimov works the jab nicely.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Klimov misses.
Klimov backing away here, and Lewandowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lewandowski ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lewandowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewandowski scores with a kick to the body.
Lewandowski slips under a jab from Klimov.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Lewandowski throws a combination that misses
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewandowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lewandowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Lewandowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov can't break the clinch.
Klimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimov wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewandowski won't allow it.
Dawid Lewandowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lewandowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Lewandowski lands a shoulder strike.
Lewandowski wants to stall.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Lewandowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Lewandowski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewandowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski is struggling to control the position.
Lewandowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Klimov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewandowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Klimov takes a shot to the head.
Klimov wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewandowski won't allow it.
Lewandowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewandowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Klimov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Klimov blocks an uppercut.
Lewandowski can't find room to land a body shot as Klimov controls the action.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewandowski has Klimov pushed against the cage.
Klimov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewandowski lands a head kick!
Lewandowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Klimov.
Lewandowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewandowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimov circles away.
Klimov takes a swing at Lewandowski's ribcage but misses.
Lewandowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klimov throws a hook to the side of Lewandowski's head but Lewandowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewandowski ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Lewandowski throws a leg kick but Klimov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Klimov throws a body shot but no joy.
Vova Klimov is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewandowski. Klimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klimov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lewandowski misses with a hook. Klimov ducked under it nicely.
Klimov throws a body punch but Lewandowski moves out of range.
Lewandowski ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
Klimov cracks Lewandowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Lewandowski there.
Lewandowski wants to clinch.
Lewandowski misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dawid Lewandowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lewandowski throws a push kick but Klimov slaps the foot to one side.
Klimov throwing a counter right hand but Lewandowski manages to avoid it.
Klimov throws the left hand but Lewandowski avoids the punch easily.
Klimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klimov lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lewandowski tries to move into range but Klimov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lewandowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewandowski delivers a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lewandowski. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewandowski.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewandowski, as that shot connected.
Lewandowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimov throws out the jab.
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewandowski.
Lewandowski ducks right into an uppercut from Klimov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewandowski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov throws a body punch but Lewandowski moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lewandowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lewandowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Lewandowski jabs Klimov right on the nose. Klimov blinks but takes it well.
Lewandowski takes one on the button.
Lewandowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimov finish him?
Klimov throws a jab when Lewandowski was well out of range.
Lewandowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewandowski clinches.
Klimov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klimov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Lewandowski misses with a left hand
and Klimov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewandowski staying out of range there.
Lewandowski scores with a jab. Klimov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewandowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Lewandowski misses with a head kick.
Klimov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lewandowski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewandowski needs to keep his hands up - Klimov had a free shot at his head there.
Klimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klimov misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Lewandowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Klimov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewandowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Klimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski misses with a straight right.
Lewandowski slips a jab from Klimov.
Lewandowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimov ducks under a wild hook from Lewandowski.
Klimov checks a leg kick.
Lewandowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewandowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov blocks a jab.
Lewandowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klimov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
A big right from Klimov misses.
Klimov looks to throw the jab but Lewandowski is out of range.
Klimov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewandowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Klimov throws an overhand right that lands on Lewandowski's shoulder, as Lewandowski tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Klimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewandowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klimov misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewandowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewandowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Lewandowski lands with a hook. Klimov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Klimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewandowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewandowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimov.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lewandowski misses with an uppercut. Klimov saw that one coming.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Klimov catches Lewandowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewandowski looks to land a combination but Klimov avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lewandowski. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klimov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice cross by Lewandowski.
Klimov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klimov throws a hook but Lewandowski avoids it easily.
Klimov throws a hook but Lewandowski blocks it.
Lewandowski misses with a hook. Klimov ducked under it nicely.
Lewandowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimov.
Lewandowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Klimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klimov throws a series of punches but Lewandowski avoids them all with ease.
Lewandowski connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Klimov misses.
Lewandowski throws a hook to the side of Klimov's head but Klimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewandowski misses with a straight left.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lewandowski throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Lewandowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewandowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Lewandowski!
In defeat, Vova Klimov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Пошел на хуй , Крис Картер !'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dum Debble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dum Debble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Debble with a jab.
Debble throws out a loose jab but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Debble lands a lovely overhand right.
Debble cracks a nice hook into Fitzgerald's ribs.
Fitzgerald misses with a wild body shot.
Debble swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Debble lands with a hook. Fitzgerald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fitzgerald is looking to clinch.
Debble moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Debble.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch
and Debble counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up but Debble circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzgerald clinches up against the cage.
Debble lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Debble pushes Fitzgerald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Debble tries to throw a body punch but Fitzgerald avoids it by throwing Debble back against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands an uppercut.
Debble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Debble breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgerald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Debble counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab from Debble.
Fitzgerald tries a quick counter leg kick but Debble is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Debble throws a jab when Fitzgerald was well out of range.
Fitzgerald throws out a counter right but Debble avoids it with no problem.
Fitzgerald tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Debble counters with a left to the body.
Debble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Debble lands a nice looking body shot.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot.
Debble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fitzgerald lands a jab-cross combination.
Debble digs a good hook to Fitzgerald's body.
Debble misses the shot to the body.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy right hand but Debble sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Debble tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgerald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Debble.
Fitzgerald cracks Debble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight left.
Debble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitzgerald.
Debble uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzgerald has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debble punishes Fitzgerald's body with a nice straight punch.
Fitzgerald defending well as Debble loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzgerald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Debble throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Debble lands a nice looking body shot.
Debble throws a shot from downtown. Fitzgerald moves away and avoids it.
Fitzgerald stuns Debble with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitzgerald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzgerald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Debble. That did some damage!
Fitzgerald lands a jab to the head.
Debble takes a swing at Fitzgerald's ribcage but misses.
Debble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Fitzgerald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Debble is looking to wear down Fitzgerald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Debble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fitzgerald takes one to the chin there.
Debble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Debble lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a right hand
and Debble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Debble catches Fitzgerald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Debble misses with an uppercut
and Fitzgerald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Debble. Fitzgerald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Debble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Debble's ribcage but misses.
Debble darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fitzgerald is looking to clinch.
Debble throws a body shot but no joy.
Debble connects with a jab.
Debble throws out a loose jab but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Debble throws a body punch but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Debble moves away from the strike by Fitzgerald.
It looked like Debble was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fitzgerald.
Debble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald tries a low kick but Debble avoids it.
Debble throws out a loose jab but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch
and Debble makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Debble tries to keep at a distance but Fitzgerald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Debble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Debble.
Debble lands a left hand.
Fitzgerald lands a body shot.
Debble lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Debble.
Debble gets through Fitzgerald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgerald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fitzgerald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fitzgerald blocks a body shot from Debble.
Debble scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dum Debble dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fitzgerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Debble.
Fitzgerald takes one on the button.
Debble lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Debble.
Fitzgerald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fitzgerald duly obliges.
Dum Debble is winning the standup battle so far.
Debble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzgerald was well out of range. Poor timing from Debble.
Debble tests Fitzgerald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fitzgerald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Debble checks a leg kick.
Fitzgerald misses with a straight right.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the body
and Debble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Debble misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitzgerald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Debble counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzgerald jabs Debble right on the nose. Debble blinks but takes it well.
Fitzgerald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Debble.
Debble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fitzgerald doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald misses with a right hand
and Debble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fitzgerald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up.
It looked like Debble was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgerald stalks Debble and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Debble's face. Debble staggers backwards, shaken.
Debble connects with a body shot that sends Fitzgerald's belly button to the back.
Fitzgerald is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Debble finds it's target.
Debble throws a body shot but no joy.
Debble misses with a straight left.
Debble scores with a sloppy right hand. Fitzgerald should have avoided that one.
Fitzgerald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Debble connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fitzgerald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald closes the distance looking to clinch
and Debble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Debble uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald 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.
Debble scores with a hook.
Fitzgerald cracks Debble with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fitzgerald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Debble's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald forces Debble back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Fitzgerald on the inside.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Andy Fitzgerald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitzgerald throws a head punch that misses.
Debble tries a body shot but Fitzgerald blocks it.
Debble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Debble has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries to throw a body punch but Debble avoids it by throwing Fitzgerald back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzgerald fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Debble lands a body shot.
Debble lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Debble.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Debble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzgerald can do to turn this around?
Debble digs a right hand into Fitzgerald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitzgerald's gas tank.
Debble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Debble lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Debble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Debble misses with some punches.
Debble lands a shot to the body.
Debble lands a right hand.
I was talking to Debble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Debble.
Debble breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Debble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fitzgerald on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Debble darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fitzgerald is rocked!
Debble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzgerald throws out a counter right but Debble avoids it with no problem.
Fitzgerald is still on wobbly legs! Can Debble finish him?
Fitzgerald has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzgerald. Debble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzgerald seems to have recovered his senses.
Fitzgerald looks to throw the jab but Debble is out of range.
Debble with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Debble lands with a nice body punch.
Debble connects with a body shot that sends Fitzgerald's belly button to the back.
Debble lands a nice shot to the body.
Debble 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.
Debble digs a good hook to Fitzgerald's body.
Debble connects with a jab.
Fitzgerald moves out of range as Debble strikes.
Debble pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Debble just misses with a punch to the body.
Debble moves into range and connects with a jab.
Debble lands with a shot to the body.
Debble takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzgerald closes the distance but Debble moves to the side
and Debble counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzgerald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Debble manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Debble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitzgerald.
Debble is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dum Debble dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Debble cracks Fitzgerald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Debble just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Debble lands with an uppercut that bounces Fitzgerald off the cage and back into range.
Fitzgerald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Debble throws a shot from downtown. Fitzgerald moves away and avoids it.
Fitzgerald takes one to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitzgerald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Debble was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzgerald.
Debble dips to his left and cracks Fitzgerald with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Debble misses its intended target.
Debble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fitzgerald on the side of the head.
Debble scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Debble uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Debble takes one on the button.
Fitzgerald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fitzgerald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Debble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Debble misses.
Nice shot lands for Debble.
Fitzgerald wants to clinch
and Debble counters with a straight right hand.
Debble misses with a body shot
letting Fitzgerald counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Debble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitzgerald doesn't seem phased though.
Fitzgerald avoids the body shot from Debble.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzgerald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Debble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Debble jabs at Fitzgerald's body.
Fitzgerald looks to land a left hand but Debble moved out of range nicely.
Debble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Debble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Debble moves out of range of the strikes.
Debble is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Debble sends Fitzgerald crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Debble is motioning to the referee to let Fitzgerald up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Debble walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fitzgerald drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Debble swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fitzgerald's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dum Debble!
Dum Debble was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnisto comes to the cage accompanied by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Kincaid has chosen REM - Orange Crush as his entrance music. Iikka Runnisto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reuben Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto tries to work over Kincaid's front leg with a kick but Kincaid checks it.
Kincaid rushes Runnisto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kincaid after a bit of a struggle.
Kincaid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Runnisto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Kincaid.
Kincaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Runnisto.
I was talking to Runnisto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kincaid works on Runnisto's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Runnisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kincaid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Kincaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kincaid misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid lands with a left to the head.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kincaid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
Kincaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
Kincaid tries a body shot but Runnisto blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kincaid.
Runnisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Runnisto avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Runnisto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kincaid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kincaid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnisto.
Kincaid leaves Runnisto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iikka Runnisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto misses with a takedown attempt
and Kincaid moves into the clinch.
Kincaid misses with some punches.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Kincaid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Runnisto's defenses.
It looks like Iikka Runnisto has been cut.
Runnisto tries to circle away but Kincaid has him pinned against the cage.
Runnisto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kincaid prevents it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Kincaid.
Runnisto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kincaid smiles and moves away.
Runnisto throws a body kick that misses.
Kincaid throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
Reuben Kincaid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Runnisto scores with a jab.
Kincaid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Runnisto misses with a double jab
and Kincaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runnisto stalling.
Kincaid throws an elbow but it misses.
Kincaid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kincaid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Runnisto drags the fight down to the ground.
Kincaid is looking to stand up but Runnisto won't let him.
Kincaid prevents Runnisto from getting back to his feet.
Kincaid postures up.
Runnisto working for a triangle but Kincaid defends it easily.
Runnisto being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kincaid manages to get himself to full guard.
Runnisto won't allow Kincaid to sweep him here.
Kincaid pulls Runnisto in to control the position.
Runnisto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iikka Runnisto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Runnisto looks for the body kick but Kincaid saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Kincaid is out of range.
Runnisto moves to clinch but Kincaid breaks away
and Kincaid counters with a left to the body.
Runnisto misses with a head kick.
Kincaid thuds a left hand into Runnisto's body.
Runnisto instigates a clinch.
Runnisto jumps guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Runnisto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kincaid pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid lands a nice uppercut.
Runnisto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kincaid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Runnisto avoids the elbow strike from Kincaid, against the cage.
Kincaid lands a right hand.
Kincaid lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kincaid smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iikka Runnisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Runnisto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Runnisto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kincaid is defending well.
Runnisto is working for takedown but Kincaid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kincaid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
Kincaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kincaid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Runnistos head.
A bit of stalling here from Runnisto.
Kincaid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kincaid misses with a body punch.
Kincaid tries to work over Runnisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kincaid lands with a left to the head.
Kincaid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Runnisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
Kincaid throws a head punch that misses.
Runnisto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Runnisto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kincaid fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kincaid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Runnisto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto tries to close the distance and clinch but Kincaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Runnisto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kincaid as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto is looking to slow Kincaid down with leg kicks.
Kincaid motions for Runnisto to come forward. Kincaid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Runnisto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kincaid misses with a body shot.
Runnisto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Runnisto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kincaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runnisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincaid.
Kincaid has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Runnisto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kincaid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kincaid.
Kincaid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Runnisto.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Runnisto avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Runnisto prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Runnisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Kincaid avoids the damage to the body.
Runnisto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kincaid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kincaid tries to work over Runnisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Runnisto prevents a body shot from Kincaid.
Kincaid lands with a short shot to the head.
Runnisto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Runnisto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Runnisto darts in looking for a takedown but Kincaid gets double underhooks and turns Runnisto into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reuben Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iikka Runnisto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Runnisto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kincaid but Kincaid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kincaid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Runnisto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Runnisto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Runnisto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
Runnisto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kincaid on the side of the head.
Kincaid lands a jab to the head.
Kincaid throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid moves into the clinch.
Kincaid is leaning against Runnisto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kincaid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kincaid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kincaid is working Runnisto over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid struggles to land a body shot inside as Runnisto controls his hands.
Reuben Kincaid seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kincaid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Runnisto controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runnisto.
Kincaid lands with a right to the head.
Kincaid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kincaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid working aggressively here.
Kincaid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Runnisto.
Runnisto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kincaid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kincaid tries to land knees in the clinch but Runnisto avoids the damage to the body.
Runnisto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Runnisto clinches up with Kincaid and pushes him back against the cage.
Kincaid has a couple of punches blocked by Runnisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to throw a body punch but Runnisto avoids it by throwing Kincaid back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Runnisto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Runnisto tries to pull guard but Kincaid forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iikka Runnisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kincaid works on Runnisto's body with a couple of short punches.
Kincaid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Runnisto tries to circle away but Kincaid has him pinned against the cage.
Runnisto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kincaid blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Kincaid.
Kincaid scores with a hook to the body.
Runnisto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kincaid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runnisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reuben Kincaid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kincaid rushes Runnisto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kincaid lands a hook that snaps the head of Runnisto backwards.
Kincaid working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kincaid.
Kincaid misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kincaid fails to land.
Runnisto is trying to pull guard but Kincaid turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Runnisto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Runnisto breaks from the clinch.
Kincaid throws a body punch but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto tries for a takedown but Kincaid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kincaid is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Runnisto rather than just go for the knockout.
Kincaid pushes Runnisto away with a front kick.
Runnisto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Runnisto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kincaid as he jumps to the side.
Kincaid flicks out a counter leg kick but Runnisto steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a nice hook to Runnisto's body. Runnisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kincaid tries a low kick but Runnisto avoids it.
Kincaid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runnisto at a distance.
Kincaid leaves Runnisto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Iikka Runnisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid scores with a sloppy right hand. Runnisto should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid misses with a body shot.
Kincaid scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Runnisto with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reuben Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kincaid 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reuben Kincaid!
A determined Reuben Kincaid didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
In defeat, Iikka Runnisto stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nonih.. Thanks for match. Couldn't avenge my loss and didnt stop my losing streak. Now im gonna stay training for awhile'.
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