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OFC 279: Viceroy vs Wyatt PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Duff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duff comes to the cage accompanied by Determined by Mudvayne. La Plegua has chosen "Blut Royale" by Combichrist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brendan Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy La Plegua!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
La Plegua connects with a right hand. Duff shakes it off.
Duff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
La Plegua lands with a shot to the body.
La Plegua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Duff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
La Plegua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duff moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
La Plegua misses the shot to the body.
La Plegua blocks a head kick by Duff.
Duff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duff walks into a left hand.
La Plegua looks for the body kick but Duff saw that one coming.
Duff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La Plegua lands with an uppercut that bounces Duff off the cage and back into range.
La Plegua gets cracked there but stands up to it.
La Plegua is rocked!
Duff misses with a takedown attempt
and La Plegua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
La Plegua takes a jab right on the kisser.
La Plegua is still on wobbly legs! Can Duff finish him?
The crowd cheers as Duff lands an impressive looking overhand right. La Plegua doesn't seem phased though.
Duff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
La Plegua moves out of range as Duff throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff misses with a wild body shot.
La Plegua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duff scores with a jab.
Duff throws a jab when La Plegua was well out of range.
La Plegua digs a good body shot into Duff's ribs.
Duff jabs at La Plegua's body.
La Plegua throws a right and a left that Duff avoids nicely.
La Plegua moves into the clinch.
La Plegua throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La Plegua seems to have recovered his senses.
La Plegua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff has been working on his balance at MM eh Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by La Plegua.
La Plegua lands an uppercut.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duff'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.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua scores with a hook to the body.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Duff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Plegua.
La Plegua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Duff misses the target.
Duff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Plegua moves away.
Duff swings for the body but La Plegua moves out of range.
La Plegua slips under a jab from Duff.
La Plegua replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Duff blocks it well.
La Plegua lands with a nice body punch.
Duff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Plegua.
La Plegua tries to clinch there but Duff circles away.
Duff throws a counter high kick but La Plegua was just alert enough to avoid it.
Duff throws a hook but La Plegua avoids it easily.
Duff feints and as La Plegua raises his hands in defense, Duff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Duff tries to free his leg and advance position but La Plegua is retaining full guard.
Duff looking to sit in guard and control but La Plegua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
La Plegua preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but La Plegua puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Duff is not content to let La Plegua control the position.
Duff is looking to improve his position.
Duff trying to control but La Plegua postures up.
La Plegua scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
La Plegua is keen to just control but Duff is a slippery customer.
Duff manages to get to full guard.
La Plegua slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
La Plegua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in La Plegua's guard.
La Plegua keeping full guard, as Duff tries to pass.
La Plegua is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duff wants to pass the guard but La Plegua is keeping the position.
Duff controlling from the top position.
Duff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
La Plegua swinging wildly here.
Duff bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps La Plegua's head backwards.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Plegua throws a shot from downtown. Duff moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Plegua. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Plegua misses with a low kick.
La Plegua lands a nice hook to Duff's body. Duff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
La Plegua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duff rather than just go for the knockout.
Duff tries to score a power double leg takedown but La Plegua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duff somewhat.
A cross from Duff lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duff.
A slapping body kick lands there for Duff.
Duff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Plegua, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Plegua.
Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Plegua can do to turn this around?
Duff looks for the body kick but La Plegua saw that one coming.
Duff fakes the leg kick and cracks La Plegua in the body.
Duff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on La Plegua. That did some damage!
Duff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed La Plegua momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duff. That's going to slow La Plegua down.
Duff lunges at La Plegua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La Plegua's hand.
Andy La Plegua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duff misses with a hook.
La Plegua tries to move into range but Duff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
La Plegua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andy La Plegua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
La Plegua wants to clinch
enabling Duff to counter with a crisp jab.
La Plegua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua cracks the inside of Duff's front leg.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Duff is having none of it.
Duff connects with a looping right hand.
La Plegua swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brendan Duff is winning the standup battle so far.
La Plegua just misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua throws a looping overhand right but Duff ducks down to avoid it.
La Plegua tries to clinch up but Duff circles away and keeps his distance.
Duff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Duff blocks the leg kick.
Duff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Plegua moves away.
Duff lands with a hook. La Plegua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
La Plegua lands a right hook to the body.
La Plegua swinging wildly here.
Duff shoots in for a takedown but La Plegua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duff keeps the fight on the outside.
Duff scores with a nice strike.
Duff throws a one two combo.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duff goes for a double leg but La Plegua avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as La Plegua continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendan Duff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duff tries for a takedown but La Plegua circles away easily
and La Plegua counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling La Plegua to score with a decent uppercut.
Duff throws a series of punches but La Plegua moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Duff!
La Plegua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and La Plegua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
La Plegua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duff cracks La Plegua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
La Plegua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Plegua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duff.
A nice side step and La Plegua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
La Plegua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duff throws a good cross that connects.
La Plegua throws the kick towards the body but Duff avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Plegua. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Plegua looks to land a right hand but Duff moved out of range.
La Plegua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duff smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
La Plegua throws an off balance right hand
and Duff counters with a straight right hand.
La Plegua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duff 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.
Duff darts in looking for a takedown but La Plegua gets double underhooks and turns Duff into the cage.
Duff bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of La Plegua's head.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La Plegua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duff misses with an uppercut. La Plegua saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Plegua. Duff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
La Plegua drops his hands momentarily and Duff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from La Plegua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Duff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
La Plegua doesn't manage to clinch there - Duff circles away.
La Plegua throws a series of punches but Duff moves out of range.
Duff drops La Plegua with a big left hand! La Plegua is injured, injured bad! Duff jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brendan Duff!
Brendan Duff decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Anthem by Onra. Imbula has chosen ~Apache~ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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186 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long moves into the clinch.
Imbula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imbula has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Long is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Imbula fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Long is looking to chop away at Imbula's legs.
Imbula throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Imbula connects with a leg kick. Long looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Imbula, pushing him back against the cage.
Long 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.
Imbula throws a punch but it's blocked by Long.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Imbula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Imbula misses with the head strike.
Imbula misses with a body punch.
Imbula misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of Imbula backwards.
Long misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long dodges an elbow strike from Imbula.
A shot in the inside from Imbula.
Stalling in the clinch from Long.
Long lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long misses with the head strike.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imbula cracks Long with a nice body shot.
Long misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Long.
A right hook to the body lands for Imbula.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Imbula.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imbula misses with a body punch.
Long takes a shot to the head.
Imbula misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Imbula.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Imbula lands a body punch in the clinch.
Imbula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Imbula digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Long blocks a body shot from Imbula.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Imbula struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Imbula takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Long.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Imbula.
Imbula blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Long.
Imbula misses with a hook to the ribs.
Imbula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imbula throws a head punch that misses.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Imbula moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Imbula feints a counter leg kick.
Long tests Imbula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Long pivots, looking for a leg kick but Imbula is out of range and Long settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Long.
Imbula tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Imbula gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Imbula. Beautiful body shot.
Imbula pivots, looking for a leg kick but Long is out of range and Imbula settles back down.
Nice body punch from Imbula.
Imbula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Long fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imbula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
How Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Imbula ducks down to avoid it.
Imbula let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Imbula turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Long checks a leg kick.
Imbula is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Long rather than just go for the knockout.
Imbula staying out of range there.
Long lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Imbula lands a big uppercut and Long crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Long looks OK. Imbula waves Long back to his feet!
Long is rocked!
It looks like How Long has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long connects with a good right hand that stumbles Imbula. Imbula circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Imbula throws a shot to the body.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long misses with some punches.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Imbula.
A short left from Long.
Long prevents a body shot from Imbula.
Long content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Imbula presses Long against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula blocks a body shot from Long.
Long tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long lands a left hand that snaps the head of Imbula backwards.
Imbula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on How Long's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Long lands with a thumping leg kick.
Long throws a good cross that connects.
Long fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Imbula.
Long lands an overhand right.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Long connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Imbula on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Imbula.
Imbula connects with the punch.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Imbula.
Long closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imbula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Long's sensitive parts.
Long takes a swing at Imbula's ribcage but misses.
Long cracks a nice hook into Imbula's ribs.
Imbula takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long scores with a nice right hand.
Long digs a good body shot into Imbula's ribs.
Imbula looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
It looked like Long wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Long throws the left hand but Imbula avoids the punch easily.
How Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Imbula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Long on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Imbula jabs Long to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Long throws a low kick, looking for Imbula's leg but Imbula calmly moves out of range.
Imbula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Long scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A bone on bone clash there as Long blocks the leg kick.
Imbula scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Long misses.
Imbula only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Imbula thuds a left hand into Long's body.
Long bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Imbula checks a low kick from Long.
Imbula throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem.
Long throws a predictable looking body shot
and Imbula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Imbula should have avoided that one.
Imbula moves away from the strike by Long.
Imbula lands with a shot to the body.
Imbula lands a jab.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Imbula. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imbula misses with an uppercut.
Imbula throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Imbula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Long to the canvas! Long doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Imbula keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheik Imbula!
Our winner, Cheik Imbula, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
How Long was interviewed post fight and said 'I am impressed by your performance!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kizeal Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanford has chosen Stevie Wonder - Superstition as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lamont Sanford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kizeal Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanford throws a push kick but Ingram slaps the foot to one side.
Sanford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ingram uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanford has time to react.
Sanford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanford takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanford presses Ingram against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanford throws a punch but it's blocked by Ingram.
Still in the clinch, Sanford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanford lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanford misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Ingram on the inside.
Ingram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanford throws an elbow but misses.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingram misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanford.
Ingram misses with some punches.
Ingram tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford working aggressively here.
Ingram tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ingram is trying to pull guard but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kizeal Ingram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ingram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanford takes a shot to the head.
Sanford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ingram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanford's elbow.
Ingram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ingram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ingram tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanford blocking some punches.
Ingram managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
Ingram jumps guard but Sanford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ingram lands a nice uppercut.
Ingram tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanford smiles and moves away.
Sanford lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanford misses the target.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ingram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Sanford.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanford as he connects with a hook.
Ingram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ingram throws the left hand but Sanford avoids the punch easily.
Ingram misses with a body shot
and Sanford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanford throws a shot from downtown. Ingram moves away and avoids it.
Ingram stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ingram wants it to stay on the feet.
Ingram thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanford blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Ingram. Beautiful body shot.
Ingram throws a right hand that misses
and Sanford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanford feints a jab promting Ingram to slip. Sanford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ingram slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ingram moves into the clinch successfully.
Ingram taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ingram tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Ingram avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Ingram misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford digs a right hand into Ingram's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ingram's gas tank.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ingram jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanford advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ingram is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanford scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanford is looking to take a break and control but Ingram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ingram with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanford working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ingram's thigh. Ingram counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sanford trying to control but Ingram is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Sanford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ingram darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kizeal Ingram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
Sanford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ingram doesn't seem bothered though.
Ingram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanford moves away.
Ingram backing away here, and Sanford unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sanford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ingram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanford.
Ingram drives through and clinches with Sanford against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ingram.
Sanford presses Ingram against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanford smiles and moves away.
Ingram scores with a jab to the body.
Ingram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanford.
Ingram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ingram wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ingram misses with a shot to the body
and Sanford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ingram throws out a powerful jab.
Sanford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ingram cracks Sanford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ingram connects with a jab.
Ingram throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ingram's head backwards.
Ingram throws out a loose jab but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanford throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanford works Ingram's body with a nice hook.
Sanford tries to land a body kick
and Sanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanford moves out of range of the strikes.
Ingram drives through and clinches with Sanford against the cage.
Sanford lands with a light punch inside.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Sanford lands an elbow inside.
Sanford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a body punch.
Sanford missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanford.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
Lamont Sanford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanford ducks under a wild hook from Ingram.
The crowd cheers as Sanford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ingram doesn't seem phased though.
Sanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford blocks a jab.
Sanford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanford throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ingram on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanford is looking to clinch.
Sanford circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanford! But no joy.
Ingram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ingram digs a good hook to Sanford's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ingram manages to avoid it.
Sanford tries to score with a low kick but Ingram moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Ingram wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanford takes a swing at Ingram's ribcage but misses.
Sanford throws a shot to the body.
Sanford avoids the body shot from Ingram.
Nice defenses there by Sanford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanford throws a right hand that Ingram ducks under and follows up with a left that Ingram also avoids with ease.
Sanford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ingram slips a jab from Sanford.
Ingram throws a hook but Sanford blocks it.
Ingram swings widly with a right hand
and Sanford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamont Sanford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ingram is fending him off so far but Sanford persists. Nope, Ingram circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Ingram misses its target.
Sanford lands a jab to Ingram's midsection.
Sanford swats away the attempt to clinch by Ingram.
Ingram lands with a hook. Sanford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanford throws a hook but Ingram avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Ingram.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanford or perhaps it was just good defense by Ingram, which made it look bad.
Sanford stuns Ingram with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanford as he connects with a hook.
Sanford lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanford defending well as Ingram loads up on a big left hand.
Sanford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ingram.
Ingram clinches.
Ingram blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingram misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ingram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ingram.
Sanford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ingram misses with some punches.
Sanford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ingram can't find room to land a body shot as Sanford controls the action.
A short right from Sanford.
Nice body punch from Sanford.
Kizeal Ingram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingram's corner calls for a 1-2. Ingram obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ingram avoids a kick to the body.
Ingram fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanford stuffs the takedown attempt from Ingram. Ingram gets slowly back to his feet.
Ingram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Ingram.
Sanford misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram thuds a left hand into Sanford's body.
Ingram shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ingram trying to control the action but Sanford is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanford stops Ingram from passing to mount.
Lamont Sanford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanford wants to control but Ingram postures up.
Sanford pushes Ingram away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ingram gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ingram is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanford is defending well.
Ingram is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ingram is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanford has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ingram looking to control but instead Sanford has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sanford looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanford manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lamont Sanford.
Well Sanford 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lamont Sanford!
Lamont Sanford really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nelson Muntz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muntz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muntz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muntz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armstrong lands a really nice looking cross but Muntz seems unphased.
Armstrong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Armstrong connects with a single shot there.
Muntz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Muntz - that will leave a mark!
Decent striking displayed by Muntz there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muntz.
Muntz throws a leg kick
and Armstrong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muntz's guard.
Armstrong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Armstrong wants to pass the guard but Muntz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to control but Muntz is working from the bottom.
Armstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Muntz is retaining full guard.
Muntz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Armstrong is one step ahead there.
Muntz looking for a guillotine here but Armstrong defends easily.
Armstrong wants to control from the top but Muntz keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Muntz controls Armstrong momentarily but Armstrong frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Armstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Muntz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Muntz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Armstrong misses with a hook. Muntz ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong moves forwards but Muntz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muntz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Muntz looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
A low kick from Muntz misses
and Armstrong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Armstrong.
Muntz looking to control.
Muntz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Armstrong manages to get himself to full guard.
Muntz trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Armstrong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muntz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Muntz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Armstrong is looking to cinch up a triangle. Muntz throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Armstrong's body to avoid the submission. Armstrong has instead reached around Muntz's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Armstrong arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nathaniel Armstrong!
A determined Nathaniel Armstrong 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!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksandr Usyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Usyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usyk with a jab.
A slow jab from Meida misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Usyk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Usyk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big right from Usyk misses.
Meida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Usyk misses with a right hand
and Meida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Usyk tries to clinch but Meida moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Meida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Usyk tries to clinch
and Meida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meida looks to throw the jab but Usyk is out of range.
Usyk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meida counters with a straight right hand.
Usyk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meida under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usyk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Usyk misses with a double jab
and Meida counters with a stiff right hand.
Meida has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Usyk catches Meida napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Meida to the canvas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Meida manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usyk lands a nice shot to the body.
Usyk lands an elbow inside that Meida shrugs off.
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Usyk has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Usyk lands an elbow inside.
Meida is rocked!
Usyk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Usyk lands a body shot.
Meida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meida misses with a punch to the body.
Meida avoids a wild elbow strike from Usyk.
Meida avoids a wild elbow strike from Usyk.
Usyk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meida blocks it with crossed arms.
Usyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usyk misses with an uppercut.
Usyk lands a right hook to the body.
Usyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meida.
Usyk lands a big shot that drops Meida! Can he finish him?
Meida is still in real trouble! Can Usyk finish him?
Meida is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Meida seems to have recovered his senses.
Meida pushes Usyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Usyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meida takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Usyk tries to work over Meida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Usyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Meida.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usyk lands a damaging elbow.
Meida misses with a punch on the inside.
Meida lands a hook that snaps the head of Usyk backwards.
Usyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Usyk misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Meida releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oleksandr Usyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Usyk.
A low kick from Usyk misses
and Meida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Usyk misses with a straight right.
Meida checks the leg kick.
Meida drops Usyk with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Usyk looks back up at him and smiles so Meida waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Usyk is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Usyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Usyk throws a shot to the body.
Usyk seems to have got his legs back now.
Usyk wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Usyk.
Usyk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Usyk lands an elbow that stopped Meida in his tracks for a moment.
Meida dodges an elbow strike from Usyk.
Meida misses with some punches.
Meida throws a punch but it's blocked by Usyk.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Usyk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meida's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meida throws a head punch that misses.
Usyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Usyk lands an elbow inside.
Usyk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleksandr Usyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Meida's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Meida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Usyk.
Meida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Meida misses with a lunging right hand
and Usyk counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Meida falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oleksandr Usyk!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price's entrance music is Lamb of God - Redneck. A fine choice. Yabaisama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Liquid Swords. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Yabaisama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price lands a jab to the head.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Yabaisama circles away.
Yabaisama throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Price swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yabaisama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yabaisama walks into a left hand.
Yabaisama misses with a hook.
Price throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yabaisama avoids it.
Yabaisama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Yabaisama looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Price connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yabaisama. Yabaisama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yabaisama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yabaisama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yabaisama moves out of range as Price throws a body kick.
Yabaisama checks a leg kick.
And Yabaisama responds with a good body kick, but Price manages to step out the way in time.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looks to land a left hand but Yabaisama moved out of range nicely.
Price throws a hook but Yabaisama avoids it easily.
Yabaisama 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.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and Yabaisama counters with a three punch combo that has Price backing up. Price nods at Yabaisama to acknowledge the strikes.
Price swinging wildly here.
Price throws a body punch but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Yabaisama tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Price feints and then cracks Yabaisama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yabaisama down.
Dan Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price avoids the body shot from Yabaisama.
Price throws a leg kick
and Yabaisama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yabaisama walks into a stiff left hand from Price.
Price jabs Yabaisama right on the nose. Yabaisama blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Yabaisama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price tries to score with a low kick but Yabaisama moves his leg out of the way.
Price tries to work over Yabaisama's front leg with a kick but Yabaisama checks it.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yabaisama counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama misses with a looping right.
Price misses with a leg kick.
Yabaisama takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Price misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yabaisama slips a straight right by Price.
Yabaisama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Price scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yabaisama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price misses with a hook.
Price misses with a looping left.
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price tries to score with a low kick but Yabaisama moves his leg out of the way.
Yabaisama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Price lands a head shot.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yabaisama misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama rushes Price and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yabaisama lands a right hand.
Yabaisama is trying to stall.
Yabaisama has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yabaisama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yabaisama throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Price lands an uppercut.
Yabaisama looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Yabaisama fails to land.
Yabaisama tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Yabaisama back against the cage.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yabaisama up against the cage.
Yabaisama prevents a body shot from Price.
Yabaisama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price avoiding damage as Yabaisama throws knees to the body.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price missing with knees to the body.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price misses with a body punch.
Yabaisama lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yabaisama tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Yabaisama back against the cage.
Yabaisama misses with some punches.
Price blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yabaisama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Yabaisama fails to pull guard.
Yabaisama prevents a body shot from Price.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yabaisama.
A nice left hand lands by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Price.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Yabaisama avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
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 Dan Price will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yabaisama tries a quick counter leg kick but Price is wise to it.
Dan Price is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yabaisama.
Yabaisama throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Yabaisama lands.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
Yabaisama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yabaisama 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.
Price misses with a double 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!
Yabaisama throws a front kick aimed at Price's knee but Price avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price scores with a nice right hand.
Price misses with the combination.
Price throws a sloppy head kick
and Yabaisama counters with a straight right hand.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and Yabaisama counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Yabaisama misses.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabaisama manages to avoid it.
Yabaisama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Price misses with a right hand
and Yabaisama counters with an outside leg kick.
Yabaisama checks a leg kick.
Price swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Price misses with a straight left.
Price feints and then cracks Yabaisama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yabaisama down.
Yabaisama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yabaisama scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Yabaisama misses the target.
Price swinging wildly here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yabaisama.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yabaisama was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
A little jabbing left from Yabaisama on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yabaisama, as that shot connected.
A jab from Yabaisama misses.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yabaisama in his tracks.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yabaisama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Price wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Price looks to throw a body kick
and Yabaisama counters with a body kick.
Price takes a swing at Yabaisama's ribcage but misses.
Yabaisama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price throws the left hand but Yabaisama avoids the punch easily.
Yabaisama scores with a sloppy right hand. Price should have avoided that one.
Price misses with a lunging right hand
letting Yabaisama counter with a right hand.
Yabaisama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Yabaisama thinks about the counter body kick.
Price misses with the body kick
and Yabaisama counters with a nice body shot.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the leg kick from Price.
Yabaisama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yabaisama bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Price's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Price lands but Yabaisama takes it in his stride.
Price tries to clinch up but Yabaisama circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price throws a body punch but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Price lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yabaisama at a distance.
Price throws a leg kick that misses.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Yabaisama avoids it.
Yabaisama counters with a body kick.
Yabaisama checks a leg kick.
Price throws a low kick but Yabaisama moves out of range easily.
Yabaisama throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabaisama.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Yabaisama circles away.
Price throws a body kick that misses
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a crisp jab.
Price misses with a body punch
and Yabaisama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yabaisama digs a good hook to Price's body.
Price looks to throw the jab but Yabaisama is out of range.
Yabaisama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Price is looking to slow Yabaisama down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diagoro Yabaisama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
A jab from Yabaisama misses.
Price throws out a loose jab but Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yabaisama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Price momentarily.
Price blocks a jab.
Price swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yabaisama lands a nice shot that snaps Price's head back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Yabaisama down.
Price throws a front kick that sends Yabaisama stumbling back into the cage.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Price. That snapped Yabaisama's head back.
Yabaisama scores with a jab to the head.
Price misses with a straight left.
Price tries to land a leg kick but Yabaisama saw it coming and moves away.
Yabaisama lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yabaisama, right into the meat.
Yabaisama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yabaisama throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Price misses with the body kick
and Yabaisama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yabaisama moves out of range as Price throws a body kick.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yabaisama throws a fast counter high kick but Price manages to duck under it in time.
Yabaisama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Yabaisama misses with a body kick.
As Yabaisama backs away, Price returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yabaisama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A shot to the body from Price misses
and Yabaisama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yabaisama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price digs a good hook to Yabaisama's body.
A jab from Price finds it's way through Yabaisama's defenses.
Price swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Price does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Yabaisama scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yabaisama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yabaisama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Price throws a series of punches but Yabaisama avoids them all with ease.
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yabaisama counters with a nice leg kick.
Price moves away from the strike by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price looks to land a combination but Yabaisama avoids it well.
Yabaisama throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Price was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yabaisama feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
Yabaisama keeps Price at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks.
Price staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Price misses its target.
Price misses with a left hand
and Yabaisama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yabaisama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yabaisama takes one to the chin there.
Price swings for the body but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Price misses with a low kick.
Yabaisama steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Price gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yabaisama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yabaisama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Yabaisama avoids it.
Price pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Yabaisama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Price looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yabaisama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yabaisama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Yabaisama does it's job there.
Price throws a hook to the side of Yabaisama's head but Yabaisama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Price misses with a body punch
and Yabaisama counters with a straight right hand.
Price blocks a low kick nicely.
Price tries to land a leg kick but Yabaisama saw it coming and moves away.
Yabaisama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price throws out a loose jab but Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yabaisama throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yabaisama.
Price misses with an uppercut. Yabaisama saw that one coming.
Yabaisama throws out a counter right but Price avoids it with no problem.
Price misses with a lunging right hand
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Diagoro Yabaisama just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yabaisama scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yabaisama.
Price throws a leg kick
and Yabaisama finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Price takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabaisama moves away.
Yabaisama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Yabaisama.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
Yabaisama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
Yabaisama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Price looks to land a combination but Yabaisama avoids it well.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yabaisama takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Price cracks Yabaisama with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabaisama checks the leg kick.
Yabaisama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yabaisama's sensitive parts.
Yabaisama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yabaisama looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Price slips a straight right by Yabaisama.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yabaisama.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yabaisama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Price wants to clinch up but Yabaisama keeps it at a distance.
Price throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a crisp jab.
Yabaisama scores with a leg kick.
Yabaisama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yabaisama moves out of range as Price strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Price throws a right hand that misses
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Yabaisama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Yabaisama misses with a body shot.
Yabaisama connects with an inside leg kick.
Yabaisama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yabaisama blocks a head kick by Price.
Yabaisama dodges the punch combination from Price.
Price misses with a jab to the body
and Yabaisama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price avoids a kick to the body.
Price misses with a straight left.
Yabaisama tries to counter by closing the distance.
Price throws a head kick but Yabaisama moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabaisama slips a straight right by Price.
Price tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Price misses with an uppercut
and Yabaisama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yabaisama delivers a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Yabaisama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yabaisama thuds a left hand into Price's body.
Yabaisama throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yabaisama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yabaisama appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Price attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Price misses with a looping right.
Price comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Yabaisama misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yabaisama ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Yabaisama flicks out a counter leg kick but Price steps away.
Price misses with a left hand
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a crisp jab.
Price misses with a leg kick
and Yabaisama counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price lands a body shot.
Price misses with a body punch
and Yabaisama counters with a straight right hand.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price misses with a hook
and Yabaisama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama lands with a left to the head.
Yabaisama looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diagoro Yabaisama dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Price throws a right hand that misses
and Yabaisama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yabaisama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Yabaisama releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A clash of legs there as Yabaisama blocks the low kick.
Yabaisama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Yabaisama moves out of range of the strikes.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yabaisama.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Price thows a leg kick but Yabaisama checks it
and Yabaisama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price throws a leg kick but Yabaisama checks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.
Price jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a left and a right that both miss
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Price looks to throw a body kick
and Yabaisama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Price walks into a stiff left hand from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yabaisama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Yabaisama follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Price comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Price will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and Yabaisama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head kick misses from Price.
Price falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yabaisama counters with a low kick, right behind Price 's knee.
Price takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yabaisama.
Dan Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price swings widly with a right hand
enabling Yabaisama to counter with a 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!
Yabaisama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yabaisama missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price throws a lazy body kick
and Yabaisama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price misses with a kick to the body
and Yabaisama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Price takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Price connects with an inside leg kick.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Yabaisama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabaisama is just out of range.
Yabaisama appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Price wants to clinch but Yabaisama slips to the side
and Yabaisama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yabaisama moves away.
Price scores with a hook to the body. Yabaisama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price slips under a jab from Yabaisama.
Price feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Price throws a jab when Yabaisama was well out of range.
Yabaisama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yabaisama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yabaisama counter with a right hand.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Yabaisama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
Yabaisama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Price misses with a body shot
and Yabaisama counters with a nice uppercut.
Price moves away from the strike by Yabaisama.
Price slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Price scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yabaisama counters with a good low kick that Price was not able to check.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Yabaisama counters with a stiff right hand.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Price misses.
Yabaisama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Price throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yabaisama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Price throws a leg kick
and Yabaisama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Price throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yabaisama counters with a nice body kick.
Price throws a series of punches but Yabaisama moves out of range.
Price moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromYabaisama.
Yabaisama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yabaisama manages to avoid it.
Yabaisama throws a leg kick which misses Price's front leg but catches the back leg as Price tries to avoid it.
Yabaisama defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diagoro Yabaisama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yabaisama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diagoro Yabaisama!
Diagoro Yabaisama is the new bantamweight champion!
Diagoro Yabaisama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boe Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halleck has chosen The Clash-White Riot as his entrance music. Boe Hogan 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boe Hogan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Hogan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halleck tries to work over Hogan's front leg with a kick but Hogan checks it.
Halleck throws a hook but Hogan blocks it.
Halleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hogan.
Halleck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halleck lands a nice hook to Hogan's body. Hogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hogan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halleck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Halleck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halleck scores with a jab to the head.
Halleck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halleck throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Halleck scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halleck moves out of range as Hogan strikes.
Halleck throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tests Halleck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halleck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halleck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halleck pushes Hogan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halleck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogan.
Halleck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Halleck pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Halleck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Halleck catches Hogan right on the button with a cross.
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halleck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Halleck.
Halleck darts in and clinches Hogan up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan goes for a takedown attempt but Halleck pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boe Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halleck throws a leg kick but Hogan checks it.
It looked like Hogan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halleck.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Halleck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Halleck looks to clinch
and Hogan counters with a straight right hand.
Halleck 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.
Hogan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halleck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halleck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hogan's hands.
Halleck is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hogan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hogan moves out of range as Halleck strikes.
Hogan throws a quick counter head kick but Halleck was just out of range.
Jab from Halleck.
Hogan drops his hands momentarily and Halleck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halleck scores with a hook to the body. Hogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hogan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Halleck lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan shoots for a double leg takedown but Halleck sprawls well. He's pushed Hogan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halleck lunges at Hogan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hogan's hand.
Halleck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hogan under the eye.
Halleck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Halleck forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Halleck tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan blocks a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
Halleck prevents a takedown attempt there.
Halleck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halleck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Hogan controls the action.
Hogan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halleck tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hogan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Halleck is defending well.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but Halleck turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Halleck is leaning against Hogan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halleck lands a body punch.
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!
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
Hogan tries to pull guard but Halleck holds him up against the cage and eventually Hogan drops back down to his feet.
Halleck tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halleck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Hogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Halleck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Halleck tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Halleck misses with a punch to the body.
Halleck scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Halleck.
Halleck breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halleck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hogan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halleck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halleck has closed the distance and engaged Hogan in a clinch.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halleck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halleck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halleck tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hogan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Halleck tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Halleck - that landed with a thud.
Halleck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogan pulls guard.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Halleck sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck advances position into side control!
Halleck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Halleck controls the position from side control.
Halleck trying to control the position but Hogan is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halleck in side control, throwing shots but Hogan defends.
Halleck scores with punches from side control.
Hogan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck is looking to take a break and control but Hogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halleck content to control rather than advance.
Halleck is trying to control the action in half guard but Hogan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hogan has hold of Halleck's hands but Halleck slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Halleck trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Halleck connects with a nice short shot to Hogan's temple.
Halleck takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hogan tries to get to full guard but Halleck has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is working hard here to advance position.
Hogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halleck pulls his head out easily.
Halleck is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A nice elbow there by Halleck.
Hogan is in a horrible position here. Halleck smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Halleck wants to control the pace but Hogan is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to escape the mount.
Hogan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halleck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Halleck with shots to the head and body - Hogan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Halleck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Halleck postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hogan looks a forlorn figure.
Halleck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Halleck has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hogan's face.
Halleck raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Halleck lands with a hook. Hogan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Halleck lands with a nice combination. Hogan backs away looking to recover.
Halleck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hogan is rocked!
Halleck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Hogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Hogan dives in and grabs Halleck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Halleck pushes down on Hogan's head and hops out.
Hogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halleck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hogan feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Halleck.
Hogan misses the jab.
Halleck drives through and clinches with Hogan against the cage.
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!
Halleck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hogan jumps guard and drags Halleck to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck postures up and lands a big shot to Hogan's brow.
Halleck 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hogan is on top in guard.
Hogan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Halleck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Halleck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halleck throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Halleck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Halleck with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Halleck wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position.
Hogan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hogan looking to sit in guard and control but Halleck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hogan wants to sweep here but Halleck controlling him for the moment.
Hogan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Halleck advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck is nestled in close to Hogan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hogan tries to roll over but Halleck keeps him under control.
Halleck scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gurney Halleck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Halleck scores with a couple of nice shots.
Halleck with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hogan is refusing to be controlled, as Halleck sits in half guard.
Hogan looking for submissions off his back.
Halleck scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Halleck works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan taking a bit of punishment here - Halleck scoring with strikes.
Halleck trying to control the position but Hogan is working away.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
Halleck lands a nice forearm strike.
Halleck working the ground and pound.
Hogan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Halleck.
Halleck working away.
Hogan is not content to let Halleck control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck really dominated that round.
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.
Hogan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halleck looks to land a combination. Hogan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Halleck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hogans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hogan has a takedown stuffed.
Halleck moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gurney Halleck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Halleck misses its intended target.
Halleck throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Halleck does no damage.
It looked like Hogan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halleck jabs Hogan right on the nose. Hogan blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Halleck lands a slapping body shot.
Hogan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halleck lands a nice shot to the body.
Hogan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Halleck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hogan somewhat.
Hogan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hogan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Halleck moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halleck misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boe Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halleck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Halleck pushes Hogan back against the cage and 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!
Hogan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halleck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hogan prevents a body shot from Halleck.
Halleck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halleck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.
Gurney Halleck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan throws a sloppy head kick and Halleck moves out of range easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Halleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halleck.
Halleck pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Halleck misses with a body punch.
Halleck tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Halleck manages to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Halleck.
Halleck tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Halleck back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Halleck.
A short right from Halleck on the inside.
Halleck lands with a right to the head.
Halleck works on Hogan's body with a couple of short punches.
Hogan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halleck lands with a short shot to the head.
Halleck can't find room to land a body shot as Hogan controls the action.
Hogan tries to score a body lock takedown but Halleck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gurney Halleck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Halleck lands a shot to the body.
Halleck lands with a short shot to the head.
Halleck lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halleck tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Halleck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halleck digs a right hand underneath Hogan's ribcage. Hogan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halleck misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan fails to pull guard.
Halleck tries to work over Hogan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halleck works on Hogan's body with a couple of short punches.
Halleck is working Hogan over against the cage.
Halleck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halleck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Halleck.
Hogan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halleck.
Hogan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halleck to score with a decent uppercut.
Halleck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hogan under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Halleck feints the counter takedown.
The crowd cheers as Halleck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hogan doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurney Halleck dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Halleck throws a hook but Hogan avoids it easily.
Hogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halleck takes a swing at Hogan's ribcage but misses.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Halleck counters with a straight right hand.
Halleck cracks Hogan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halleck misses with a hook. Hogan ducked under it nicely.
Halleck connects with a leg kick. Hogan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halleck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan throws a lazy right hand but Halleck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boe Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halleck swinging wildly here.
Hogan looks to land a left hand but Halleck moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck throws a lazy right hand but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halleck!
Halleck throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halleck.
Hogan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Halleck misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogan moves out of range as Halleck strikes.
Hogan dives in for a single leg takedown but Halleck sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Halleck scores with a hook.
Hogan moves out of range as Halleck strikes.
Halleck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halleck lands a nice hook to Hogan's body. Hogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halleck throws a hook to the side of Hogan's head but Hogan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck cracks Hogan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Halleck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hogan doesn't seem phased though.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hogan tries to counter with a takedown but Halleck is quick to defend against it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hogan slips a straight right by Halleck.
Hogan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halleck's waist but Halleck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hogan off to one side.
A nice side step and Halleck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hogan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt - Halleck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boe Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Halleck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hogan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halleck.
Halleck cracks Hogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Halleck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Halleck cracks Hogan with an open hand slap.
Hogan drops his hands momentarily and Halleck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Halleck. Beautiful body shot.
Gurney Halleck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halleck slaps away a takedown attempt from Hogan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Halleck scores with a shot to the body.
Halleck forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Halleck is pressed up against the cage. Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halleck down to the mat. Halleck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halleck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halleck misses with a wild body shot.
Halleck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Halleck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hogan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hogan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halleck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hogan scrambles back to his feet.
Halleck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hogan under the eye.
Halleck swinging wildly here.
Halleck throws a right hand that misses
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hogan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boe Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halleck lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurney Halleck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halleck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 43:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurney Halleck!
Gurney Halleck is the new featherweight champion!
As Gurney Halleck got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dag Daghammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Daghammar has chosen Just like that - Dregen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dag Daghammar!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daghammar avoids the body shot from Davis.
Daghammar misses with a looping right.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daghammar.
Corey Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looks to land a combination. Daghammar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Daghammar misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daghammar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Daghammar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Daghammar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a hook but Daghammar avoids it easily.
Daghammar scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Daghammar rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Davis blocking some punches.
Daghammar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Daghammar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daghammar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daghammar moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Daghammar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
Daghammar closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Daghammar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Davis blocks a body shot from Daghammar.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daghammar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Daghammar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis tries a body shot but Daghammar blocks it.
Daghammar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daghammar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daghammar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daghammar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
Daghammar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daghammar.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Daghammar stalls.
Daghammar tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daghammar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daghammar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis cracks Daghammar with a good jab.
Davis misses with a looping left.
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 Corey Davis will probably get the nod.
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.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Daghammar counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daghammar counters with a straight right hand.
Daghammar moves away from the strike by Davis.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Daghammar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Daghammar moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Daghammar looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Daghammar moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daghammar! But no joy.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Daghammar's shoulder, as Daghammar tries to avoid the shot.
Daghammar throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Daghammar ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis staying out of range there.
It appears Davis was looking to counter with a kick there.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Daghammar's shoulder, as Daghammar tries to avoid the shot.
Davis thows a leg kick but Daghammar checks it
and Daghammar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a hook.
Daghammar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daghammar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Daghammar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Daghammar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
It seemed like Daghammar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daghammar drops Davis with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Davis looks back up at him and smiles so Daghammar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Davis is rocked!
Daghammar steps in with a hook that catches Davis right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Daghammar follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Davis looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Daghammar!
Dag Daghammar is the new lightweight champion!
Dag Daghammar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Corey Davis had this to say: 'All the best to my opponent in the Olympics'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Parker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clay Matthews's chin.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matthews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matthews looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parker tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matthews's hands.
It looks like Clay Matthews has been cut.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews throws a fast counter high kick but Parker manages to duck under it in time.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Matthews throws out a counter right but Parker avoids it with no problem.
Matthews moves away from the strike by Parker.
Matthews's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parker under the eye.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker misses the body punch
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Matthews looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parker misses with a hook. Matthews ducked under it nicely.
Matthews misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthews lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Matthews misses with a head kick.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker throws a jab when Matthews was well out of range.
Matthews throws a counter combo.
Parker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthews throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Parker is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Matthews's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Matthews takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matthews looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Matthews throws a solid leg kick but Parker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Matthews.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matthews.
Parker throws a monster overhand right that drops Matthews! Parker follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Parker!
Peter Parker retains his middleweight title!
After the big win, Peter Parker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derp Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt has chosen Tones on Tail - Go! as his entrance music. Lord Viceroy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derp Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wyatt duly obliges.
A punch combination from Viceroy misses.
Wyatt blocks a jab.
Viceroy scores with a nice strike.
Viceroy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viceroy lands with a right hand.
Lord Viceroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Wyatt.
Viceroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyatt.
Wyatt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Viceroy is able to avoid easily.
Viceroy throws a big counter combination but Wyatt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Wyatt.
Viceroy tests Wyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Wyatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viceroy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wyatt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wyatt throws a body punch but Viceroy moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wyatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viceroy.
A nice combination there by Wyatt.
It looks like Lord Viceroy has been cut.
Viceroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut. Viceroy saw that one coming.
Viceroy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wyatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viceroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wyatt.
Wyatt cracks Viceroy with an open hand slap.
Wyatt throws a leg kick but Viceroy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wyatt looks to land a left hand but Viceroy moved out of range nicely.
Viceroy throws a big counter combination but Wyatt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a straight left.
Viceroy moves away from the strike by Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Viceroy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wyatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Wyatt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Viceroy misses with a double jab.
A big left from Wyatt misses.
Viceroy looks to land a left hand but Wyatt moved out of range nicely.
Viceroy throws a body punch but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wyatt throws a right and a left that Viceroy avoids nicely.
Wyatt looks to throw the jab but Viceroy is out of range.
Wyatt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viceroy on the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Viceroy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt missing with a left hand there. Viceroy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wyatt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Wyatt.
Viceroy throws a jab when Wyatt was well out of range.
Viceroy scores with a jab. Wyatt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viceroy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Viceroy throws a right hand that Wyatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Wyatt also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy throws a hook but Wyatt avoids it easily.
Wyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viceroy.
Wyatt throws a shot from downtown. Viceroy moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Viceroy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viceroy.
Wyatt thuds a left hand into Viceroy's body.
Wyatt misses with a kick to the body.
Wyatt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Wyatt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Viceroy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viceroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viceroy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Wyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Viceroy misses the target.
Viceroy ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Wyatt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Viceroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Viceroy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wyatt throws a lazy right hand but Viceroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viceroy throws a combination that misses
and Wyatt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy slips under a jab from Wyatt.
Viceroy lands with a hook. Wyatt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Wyatt finds it's way through Viceroy's defenses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Viceroy.
It looks like Derp Wyatt has been cut.
Wyatt swings for the body but Viceroy moves out of range.
Viceroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wyatt throws out the jab.
Wyatt throws the left hand but Viceroy avoids the punch easily.
Wyatt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wyatt throws a right hand that Viceroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Viceroy also avoids with ease.
Wyatt misses with a wild body shot.
Viceroy tests Wyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt connects with a looping right hand.
Wyatt lands a jab to the head.
Viceroy slips under a jab.
Viceroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wyatt staying out of range there.
Wyatt unleashes a big counter combination but Viceroy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Viceroy steps in with a hook that catches Wyatt right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Viceroy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wyatt looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Viceroy!
After the big win, Lord Viceroy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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