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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amirezza Pourramenazanali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pourramenazanali comes into the arena with Godsmack - Cryin' Like A Bitch!! blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jerome Seinfeld was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amirezza Pourramenazanali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pourramenazanali moves out of range as Seinfeld throws a body kick.
Pourramenazanali throws a jab but it's blocked by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld scores with the left hand. Pourramenazanali knows he should have avoided that one.
Seinfeld slips a jab from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali misses with an uppercut.
Pourramenazanali throws a lazy right hand but Seinfeld sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pourramenazanali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seinfeld uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seinfeld misses with a wild body shot.
Seinfeld scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seinfeld throws a nice looking combination but Pourramenazanali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seinfeld slips under a jab from Pourramenazanali.
Seinfeld fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pourramenazanali checks it well.
Seinfeld scores with a spinning back kick!
Pourramenazanali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Seinfeld.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pourramenazanali has a couple of punches blocked by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seinfeld is working Pourramenazanali over against the cage.
Seinfeld lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pourramenazanali backwards.
Pourramenazanali changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seinfeld fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seinfeld connects with a single shot there.
Pourramenazanali throws a big shot that misses.
Jerome Seinfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seinfeld lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pourramenazanali throws a low kick but Seinfeld moves out of range easily.
Pourramenazanali is looking to chop away at Seinfeld's legs.
Pourramenazanali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seinfeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Pourramenazanali.
A jab lands there for Pourramenazanali.
Seinfeld misses with a looping right.
Pourramenazanali tries to move into range but Seinfeld moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Seinfeld is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Seinfeld throws a nice looking combination but Pourramenazanali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seinfeld dodges the punch combination from Pourramenazanali.
As Pourramenazanali backs off Seinfeld throws a huge counter combo but Pourramenazanali manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pourramenazanali tried to score with a low kick but Seinfeld checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Pourramenazanali. Those never looked like landing.
Pourramenazanali misses with a low kick.
Pourramenazanali throws a shot from downtown. Seinfeld moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Pourramenazanali misses
enabling Seinfeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Pourramenazanali swats away the attempt to clinch by Seinfeld.
Pourramenazanali throws a hook to the side of Seinfeld's head but Seinfeld sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pourramenazanali is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Seinfeld's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pourramenazanali throws a nice looking combination but Seinfeld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pourramenazanali cracks Seinfeld with an open hand slap.
Seinfeld wants to clinch up but Pourramenazanali keeps it at a distance.
Seinfeld throws a hook to the side of Pourramenazanali's head but Pourramenazanali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seinfeld displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pourramenazanali throws out the jab.
A big left from Seinfeld misses.
Nice body punch from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld slips a straight right by Pourramenazanali.
Seinfeld misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seinfeld darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pourramenazanali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seinfeld drops his hands momentarily and Pourramenazanali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pourramenazanali lands with a good body shot.
Seinfeld lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pourramenazanali throws the left hand but Seinfeld avoids the punch easily.
Pourramenazanali misses the jab.
Pourramenazanali doesn't manage to clinch there - Seinfeld circles away.
Seinfeld tries a quick counter leg kick but Pourramenazanali is wise to it.
Seinfeld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seinfeld takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A clash of legs there as Seinfeld blocks the low kick.
Seinfeld misses the shot to the body.
Seinfeld connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Pourramenazanali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Seinfeld doesn't seem phased though.
Seinfeld slips a jab and a cross from Pourramenazanali.
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses.
Seinfeld pushes Pourramenazanali up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seinfeld lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pourramenazanali backwards.
Knees to the body from Pourramenazanali.
Pourramenazanali pushes Seinfeld back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pourramenazanali lands a right hand.
Seinfeld blocks an elbow strike from Pourramenazanali.
Seinfeld is trying to maintain a safe position but Pourramenazanali gets an underhook and turns Seinfeld into the cage.
Pourramenazanali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pourramenazanali breaks from the clinch.
Pourramenazanali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seinfeld.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seinfeld. That's going to slow Pourramenazanali down.
Seinfeld with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pourramenazanali to score with a decent uppercut.
Seinfeld connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pourramenazanali momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seinfeld keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Pourramenazanali finds it's target.
Pourramenazanali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seinfeld throws a hook to the side of Pourramenazanali's head but Pourramenazanali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerome Seinfeld will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pourramenazanali misses with a right hand
enabling Seinfeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Pourramenazanali shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pourramenazanali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pourramenazanali seems to be looking for submissions.
Pourramenazanali throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pourramenazanali seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Seinfeld has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pourramenazanali slips a nice elbow through Seinfeld's hands, connecting with Seinfeld's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pourramenazanali lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seinfeld is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pourramenazanali's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pourramenazanali's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pourramenazanali defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pourramenazanali is really stuck here.
Seinfeld not allowing Pourramenazanali to control his hands.
Well, with Seinfeld on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Pourramenazanali is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Seinfeld wants to control but Pourramenazanali is keeping busy.
Seinfeld controlling well, preventing Pourramenazanali from escaping the position.
Seinfeld lands punches and elbows.
Pourramenazanali might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pourramenazanali tries to escape but Seinfeld has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pourramenazanali covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Seinfeld throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pourramenazanali could be in trouble here!
Pourramenazanali trying to control but not successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Pourramenazanali taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Seinfeld.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerome Seinfeld!
A relieved looking Jerome Seinfeld thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikkard Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
17 - 9 - 1 |
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191 lbs
12 - 10 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rikkard Hanson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanson moves away.
Munoz staying out of range there.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Hanson avoids them all with ease.
Hanson with the counter takedown but Munoz avoids it easily.
Hanson throws a right hand that Munoz ducks under and follows up with a left that Munoz also avoids with ease.
Hanson 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.
Munoz ducks right into an uppercut from Hanson.
Munoz tries to keep at a distance but Hanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Munoz missing with knees to the body.
Munoz slowing the pace effectively.
Hanson can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Munoz is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanson gets an underhook and turns Munoz into the cage.
Hanson manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson pulls Munoz in to control the position.
Munoz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hanson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Hanson.
Munoz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Munoz is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanson has wrist control.
Munoz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hanson keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
Munoz preventing the sweep.
Munoz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hanson wants to hit a switch here but Munoz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hanson there!
Hanson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Munoz punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson is trying to escape the mount.
Munoz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hanson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Munoz looking to ground and pound but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Hanson taking shots to the head.
Munoz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hanson because Munoz loaded up on that one.
Hanson working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz landing punches.
Munoz wants to control the action but instead Hanson gets a body lock and reverses into Munoz's guard! Nice work!
Hanson passes Munoz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Munoz tries to get to full guard but Hanson has control of the leg.
Munoz is working hard here to advance position.
Hanson wants to pass the guard but Munoz is defending well.
Hanson is working for a kimura but Munoz is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
My spies in LOD Gym of the Gods inform me that Hanson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Munoz wants to stand up but Hanson is controlling him.
Munoz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz is keen to just control but Hanson is a slippery customer.
Munoz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Munoz prevents Hanson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armondo Munoz 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.
Hanson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Munoz to the ground. Hanson is now in Munoz's guard.
Hanson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Munoz keeping full guard, as Hanson tries to pass.
Munoz being controlled here, momentarily.
Hanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanson wants to pass the guard but Munoz is keeping the position.
Hanson is in close to Munoz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz trying to control the position here.
Hanson content to stall in guard here.
Munoz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Munoz is retaining full guard.
Munoz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Munoz wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Munoz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanson's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Munoz.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Munoz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Munoz tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hanson controlling his opponent.
Munoz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hanson trying to control but Munoz is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz working to try and regain half guard.
Hanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanson lands a heavy elbow.
Munoz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hanson working Munoz over with strikes here.
Hanson punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Armondo Munoz has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a big shot there that rocks Munoz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Munoz is rocked!
Hanson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Munoz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Munoz has worked his arm free - good work by Munoz!
Munoz seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanson taking a breather here.
Hanson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Munoz gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikkard Hanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Munoz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Munoz checks a leg kick.
Hanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Munoz pushes Hanson off but Hanson dives into side control.
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanson working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson wants to control but Munoz is keeping him busy.
Hanson tries to score with some ground and pound. Munoz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson tries to advance to mount but Munoz denies him.
You can see the frustration on Munoz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hanson wants to control but Munoz is keeping him busy.
Munoz is being controlled here.
Hanson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Armondo Munoz's cut is getting worse.
Munoz struggling a bit here.
Munoz looking for a sweep but Hanson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hanson trying to control but Munoz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson won't let Munoz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hanson trying to control but Munoz is having none of it.
Hanson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to control but Munoz wriggling away.
Munoz wants to hold on but Hanson pushes him away.
Munoz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hanson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Hanson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hanson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Munoz preventing the sweep.
Hanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanson moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rikkard Hanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikkard Hanson!
Rikkard Hanson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Klas Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn throws a hook but Thacker blocks it.
Thacker misses with a looping right.
Thacker jabs Horn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thacker throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker tries to clinch up but Horn circles away and keeps his distance.
Thacker scores with a one two! Horn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thacker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thacker connects with a nice looking jab.
Thacker has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Horn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Horn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thacker has time to react.
Horn slips under a jab from Thacker.
Horn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Horn is predictable there
and Thacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thacker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thacker ducks right into an uppercut from Horn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thacker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horn. Horn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thacker works the jab nicely.
Thacker connects with the punch.
Thacker blocks a jab.
Horn goes for a double leg but Thacker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thacker continues to drive forward.
Horn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horn moves out of range of the strikes.
Horn with a jab.
Horn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thacker's hands.
Thacker misses with a double jab
and Horn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thacker thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horn scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker throws a lazy right hand but Horn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker misses with a few strikes there.
Horn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
Horn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thacker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horn.
Thacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thacker lands with a good body shot.
Horn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thacker throws out the jab.
A shot to the body from Thacker misses
and Horn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thacker missing with a left hand there. Horn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thacker moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker darts in and clinches Horn up against the cage.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Thacker lands with a right to the head.
Horn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horn prevents a body shot from Thacker.
Thacker misses with some punches.
Thacker misses with some punches.
Thacker scores with a shot to the side of Horn's head.
Horn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thacker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thacker works on Horn's body with a couple of short punches.
Horn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Thacker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Horn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horn looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Thacker tries a body shot but Horn blocks it.
Horn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thacker is keeping busy.
Thacker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horn.
Horn trying to control the position but instead, Thacker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horn into the cage.
Horn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Horn looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klas Horn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Horn avoiding damage as Thacker throws knees to the body.
Thacker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horn blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker pushes Horn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alasdair Thacker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thacker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Horn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thacker throws a poor cross that misses
and Horn counters with a stiff right hand.
Horn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thacker misses with a straight left.
Horn changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Horn looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A lazy left from Thacker finds it's target.
Thacker slips under a jab.
Thacker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thacker moves away.
Thacker cracks Horn with a good jab.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thacker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker works the jab nicely.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horn was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Horn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Horn misses the target.
Horn scores with a nice right hand.
Thacker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thacker cracks the inside of Horn's front leg.
Horn lands with a cross.
Thacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thacker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thacker's sensitive parts.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horn on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Horn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horn throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Thacker loads up on a big right hand but Horn slips the punch.
Thacker throws a body punch but Horn moves out of range.
Thacker misses with a hook. Horn ducked under it nicely.
Thacker with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Horn
and Thacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thacker scores with a jab.
Thacker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horn.
Horn missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thacker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thacker moves into the clinch.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horn backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Horn.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Horn avoiding damage as Thacker throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Horn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horn is rocked!
Alasdair Thacker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horn backwards.
Oh Horn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee is keeping an eye on Thacker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thacker lands a good knee to the midsection. Horn won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thacker creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Horn's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Horn drops to his knees and Thacker pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alasdair Thacker!
After winning the bout, Alasdair Thacker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Godfrey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AG Pennypacker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godfrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but Pennypacker blocks with his arms.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker tries to keep at a distance but Godfrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Godfrey prevents Pennypacker from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pennypacker.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pennypacker is defending well for now.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pennypacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godfrey.
Pennypacker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pennypacker throws a lazy right hand but Godfrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
AG Pennypacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennypacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godfrey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godfrey has managed to clinch.
Pennypacker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godfrey keeps control of Pennypacker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godfrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Pennypacker misses with a takedown attempt - Godfrey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Godfrey throws out a loose jab but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennypacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godfrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pennypacker.
Godfrey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pennypacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Godfrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pennypacker is trying to force a seperation but Godfrey has the dominant position.
A short right from Godfrey on the inside.
Pennypacker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennypacker.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Pennypacker can't get the takedown.
Godfrey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pennypacker blocks it with crossed arms.
Pennypacker misses with a body punch.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Godfrey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pennypacker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Godfrey to the mat. Godfrey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Godfrey is retaining full guard.
Pennypacker throws an elbow that misses. Godfrey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pennypacker's guard. Nice move by Godfrey!
Pennypacker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Godfrey's guard.
Pennypacker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey has control of Pennypacker's left arm, preventing Pennypacker from doing any damage.
Pennypacker wants to pass the guard but Godfrey is keeping the position.
Pennypacker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Godfrey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Godfrey holds on and takes a little breather.
Pennypacker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Godfrey looks to clinch
and Pennypacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godfrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennypacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godfrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Godfrey. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Godfrey misses.
Godfrey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Godfrey throws a body punch but Pennypacker moves out of range.
Pennypacker clinches up with Godfrey and pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey pushes Pennypacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennypacker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Godfrey pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennypacker gets tackled into the cage by Godfrey. Godfrey maintains the clinch.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but Pennypacker blocks it.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pennypacker avoids it.
Godfrey can't find room to land a body shot as Pennypacker controls the action.
Pennypacker prevents a body shot from Godfrey.
Pennypacker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Godfrey smiles and moves away.
Godfrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godfrey throws a jab when Pennypacker was well out of range.
Pennypacker throws a big counter combination but Godfrey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker darts in and clinches Godfrey up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godfrey connects with a knee to the head.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pennypacker avoids it.
Pennypacker tries to circle away but Godfrey has him pinned against the cage.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Godfrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godfrey has closed the distance and engaged Pennypacker in a clinch.
Godfrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pennypacker backwards.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike.
Pennypacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godfrey closes the distance and clinches.
Godfrey tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godfrey has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
I was talking to Pennypacker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Godfrey looking to throw knees to the head but Pennypacker is blocking nicely.
Pennypacker pushes Godfrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker gets tackled into the cage by Godfrey. Godfrey maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godfrey moves in looking to clinch but Pennypacker pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Godfrey 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.
Pennypacker throws a jab when Godfrey was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Godfrey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pennypacker moves into range and clinches up with Godfrey.
Pennypacker lands a right hand.
Pennypacker tries to pull guard but Godfrey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pennypacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennypacker misses with a few strikes there.
Pennypacker looks for a takedown but Godfrey sprawls well.
Pennypacker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Godfrey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pennypacker is in Godfrey's guard.
Pennypacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Godfrey is retaining full guard.
Pennypacker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pennypacker gets to his feet - Godfrey follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Godfrey. That snapped Pennypacker's head back.
Pennypacker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Godfrey's guard.
Pennypacker tries to free his leg and advance position but Godfrey is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godfrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pennypacker wants to improve his position but Godfrey is controlling well.
Godfrey trying to control the pace.
Pennypacker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pennypacker striking from half guard on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey slows the pace down in half guard.
Pennypacker is trying to stand up here but Godfrey is controlling him well.
Pennypacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godfrey trying to control the action but Pennypacker is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pennypacker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Godfrey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker swats away the attempt to clinch by Godfrey.
Godfrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennypacker moves away.
Pennypacker defending well as Godfrey loads up on a big left hand.
Pennypacker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Godfrey loads up on a big right hand but Pennypacker slips the punch.
Godfrey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pennypacker's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker looks for a takedown but Godfrey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennypacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Godfrey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pennypacker counters with a stiff right hand.
Pennypacker misses with a low kick.
Godfrey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pennypacker.
Godfrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pennypacker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godfrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennypacker throws a head kick but Godfrey moves out of range.
Godfrey throws out a loose jab but Pennypacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godfrey closes the distance and clinches.
Godfrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godfrey has Pennypacker pressed against the cage, preventing Pennypacker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pennypacker lands a nice elbow.
Godfrey lands with a light punch inside.
Godfrey lands a hook that snaps the head of Pennypacker backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AG Pennypacker dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pennypacker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pennypacker swings widly with a right hand
enabling Godfrey to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennypacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Godfrey. That snapped Pennypacker's head back.
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pennypacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godfrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but Godfrey moves away
and Godfrey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pennypacker tries to move into range but Godfrey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Godfrey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Godfrey wants it to stay on the feet.
Pennypacker lands a high kick!
Pennypacker lands a lovely overhand right.
Pennypacker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pennypacker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
AG Pennypacker is winning the standup battle so far.
Pennypacker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godfrey swivels and escapes.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godfrey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pennypacker throws a right and a left that Godfrey avoids nicely.
Pennypacker slips a straight right by Godfrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker swats away the attempt to clinch by Godfrey.
Godfrey has managed to clinch.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Pennypacker scores with a nice head shot.
Pennypacker clinches up with Godfrey and pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Pennypacker.
Godfrey pushes Pennypacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Godfrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pennypacker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godfrey misses with a body shot.
Pennypacker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godfrey swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennypacker darts in looking for a takedown but Godfrey gets double underhooks and turns Pennypacker into the cage.
Godfrey digs a good hook to Pennypacker's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennypacker staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker pushes Godfrey up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Godfrey fails to land.
Pennypacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pennypacker pulls guard successfully.
Pennypacker is looking for a triangle but Godfrey pushes his legs off easily.
Godfrey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pennypacker wants to hit a switch here but Godfrey passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pennypacker there!
Pennypacker is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey controlling his opponent.
Pennypacker has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Godfrey's lack of action.
Pennypacker is trying to get back to full guard.
Pennypacker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Godfrey pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Godfrey is controlling the pace.
Pennypacker trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Godfrey manages to pass to mount!
Godfrey prevents Pennypacker from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Godfrey.
I think Godfrey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Godfrey!
Bobby Godfrey is the new middleweight champion!
Bobby Godfrey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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