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Ascension 0527 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roadhouse Blues. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peter Smith enters the cage!
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20 - 7 - 0 |
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17 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a head kick but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
Smith looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gomes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomes.
No luck for Gomes with that takedown attempt.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith gets a double leg takedown into Gomes's guard.
Gomes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smith won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
Smith trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Gomes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith pulls Gomes in close to prevent any damage.
Smith looking to control.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith has Gomes pulled in close to control his posture.
Gomes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gomes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith moves forwards but Gomes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Gomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Gomes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Gomes lands a left hand.
Gomes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomes.
Gomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Gomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Gomes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A short right from Gomes on the inside.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Smith 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.
Gomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Gomes in a clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gomes shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Gomes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes takes a shot to the head.
Gomes misses with a body punch.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith stalling in the clinch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gomes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a head kick but Gomes moves out of range.
Smith has Gomes up against the cage in a clinch.
Dave Gomes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Gomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Gomes.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomes avoids it.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Gomes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gomes lands a nice uppercut.
Gomes pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomes lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
Gomes works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Gomes misses with a punch to the body.
Smith taking a breather.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomes misses with a low kick.
Peter Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Gomes lands a jab to the head.
Gomes throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Gomes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Gomes finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Gomes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Gomes as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Gomes as the two fighters clinch.
Gomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomes or not.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stalls.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Gomes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Gomes lands a shot to the body.
Gomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Gomes.
Gomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gomes avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
Dave Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith avoiding damage.
Gomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
Gomes tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomes tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes blocks an uppercut.
Gomes can't get the takedown.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomes misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to stall but Gomes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Gomes misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Peter Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gomes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Gomes.
I think Smith 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Smith!
After winning the bout, Peter Smith 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Living in America. John Brown told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
155 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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31
170 lbs
15 - 16 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've been told by Gold's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gold shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Gold keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gold to the ground. Brown is now in Gold's guard.
Gold looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Gold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gold's head.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Gold's brow.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Brown stands up over Gold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gold haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Gold misses with a hook.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Gold lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Jack Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold scores with a jab to the head.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Brown tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown feints and as Gold raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown stands and throws Gold's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls the position.
Gold is not content to let Brown control the position.
Gold tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Brown with the ground and pound but Gold regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Gold defends it.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gold is trying to control but can't.
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 Jack Gold will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gold tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Gold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gold.
Gold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown slips a jab from Gold.
And Brown tries to counter it with a takedown but Gold pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Gold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gold lands a nice looking body kick.
Gold lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gold.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
Gold misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Gold manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold trying to control the position.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown distracts Gold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gold is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Gold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown seems to be working for a kimura but Gold defends the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Gold defending well.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown trying to control from Gold's half guard. Gold has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Gold is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown moves into full guard.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Gold won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Gold shows good takedown defense.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gold looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gold tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown happy to just control the position for now.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gold some visible discomfort.
Brown works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gold dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Gold gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Gold is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Gold is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Gold manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown wants to take a breather but Gold is having none of it.
Gold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown blocks the strikes from Gold.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Gold is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Brown trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Gold is defending well.
Gold is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jack Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gold defends it well.
Gold slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Gold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gold is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Brown.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hervoton Appi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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World class 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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hervoton Appi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appi throws a lazy body kick
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Appi.
Appi throws a leg kick
and Judah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good work by Appi as he checks the leg kick.
Appi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Appi throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Appi backing away here, and Judah unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Appi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Appi moves out of range of the body kick.
Appi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Judah's hands.
Appi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Appi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Appi feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Appi moves away.
Appi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appi misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Appi's head coaches at Aspire Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Judah throws a low kick but Appi moves out of range easily.
Appi scores with a sloppy right hand. Judah should have avoided that one.
Judah throws a push kick but Appi slaps the foot to one side.
Judah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Appi will feel that in the morning.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Appi.
Judah throws a counter combo.
Judah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Appi throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Appi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah.
Appi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Appi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Appi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Judah. That one must have hurt.
Judah motions for Appi to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Appi misses.
Judah tries to counter with a clinch but Appi shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Appi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah moves out of range as Appi strikes.
Judah swinging wildly here.
Hervoton Appi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Appi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Appi. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Appi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Appi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Appi's sensitive parts.
Appi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Appi throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Appi throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Appi.
Judah tries to counter with a clinch but Appi shakes him off and moves away.
Appi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judah moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Appi lands an elbow inside that Judah shrugs off.
It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Appi working aggressively here.
Appi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah lands a nice knee to the body.
Appi avoids a wild elbow strike from Judah.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Appi's ribcage.
Appi is breathing heavily.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Appi trying to control the position but instead, Judah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Appi into the cage.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Appi avoids it.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Appis head.
Appi can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Nice elbow from Judah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah avoids a wild elbow strike from Appi.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Appi throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Judah throws an elbow but misses.
Judah lands an elbow just above Appi 's eye.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Appi's elbow.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Appi controls his hands.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Judah takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Appi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Appi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Judah'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.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Appi is just out of range.
Appi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage!
Judah tries to work over Appi's front leg with a kick but Appi checks it.
Appi throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Appi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Appi clinches up with Judah and pushes him back against the cage.
Appi tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Appi throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Appi lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Daniel Judah's cut even more.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Appi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Appi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Appi stalling the fight.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Appi stalling the fight.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Appi blocks an uppercut.
Daniel Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Appi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Appi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Appi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Appi tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah tries to work over Appi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Appi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah lands an elbow inside that Appi shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Appi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Appi avoids it.
A body shot lands from Judah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Appi controls his hands.
Appi gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Appi lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Appi fails to land.
Appi lands a left hand.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Appi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah scores with a shot to the side of Appi's head.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Appi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Appi lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah gets through Appi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Appi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Appi.
Appi stalling.
Appi working aggressively here.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Appi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Appi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
Appi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Appi blocks it.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Appi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Appi - that landed with a thud.
Judah is breathing heavily.
Appi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Appi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Appi blocks with his arms.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Appi controls the action.
Appi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Appi stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position.
Appi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Appi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah moves into the clinch.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Judah blocking some punches.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Appi.
Appi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Appi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judah unleashes a big counter combination but Appi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Judah misses with a lunging right hand
letting Appi counter with a right hand.
Judah clinches up against the cage.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Appi is trying to maintain a safe position but Judah gets an underhook and turns Appi into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Appi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Appi - that landed with a thud.
Appi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Appi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Appi.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Appi backwards.
Appi lands with a left to the head.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Appi blocks with his arms.
Judah blocking some punches.
Appi lands a body shot.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Appi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah dodges an elbow strike from Appi.
A short left from Appi.
Judah is rocked!
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Appi finish him?
Appi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
The cut above Daniel Judah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Appi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Appi.
Appi swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Appi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Appi on the inside.
Judah avoids the elbow strike from Appi, against the cage.
Appi lands a damaging elbow.
Judah takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Appi avoiding damage.
Appi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Appi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Appi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Appi checks the leg kick.
Appi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Appi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head.
Appi is looking to land body kicks.
Judah misses with a low kick as Appi jumps back.
Hervoton Appi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appi.
Appi scores with a head kick.
Daniel Judah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Appi slips under a jab from Judah.
Appi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hervoton Appi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Appi checks a leg kick.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appi was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Appi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Appi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Appi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Appi.
Appi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judah seems to have recovered his senses.
Judah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hervoton Appi is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Appi has Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
Appi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judah is keeping busy.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Appi scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Appi blocks a body shot from Judah.
Appi swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Appi dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Appi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Appi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Appi is rocked!
Judah lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Appi to his knees! Judah keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah!
Daniel Judah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Molski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Ray Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor has chosen ONYX Feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night as his entrance music. Sonny Ray Razor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martti Molski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Ray Razor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Razor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molski thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Razor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Molski throws out a loose jab but Razor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Razor has a takedown stuffed.
Razor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Molski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molski scores with a one two! Razor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Molski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Razor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Razor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Molski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Molski lands a nice shot that snaps Razor's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Razor moves into the clinch successfully.
Molski has a couple of punches blocked by Razor.
Molski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Molski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Razor's efforts to push away.
Molski lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molski swings wildly with an uppercut but Razor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Molski throws a punch but it's blocked by Razor.
Molski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Razor's coach down at Golden State in 6 games! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Razor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Molski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molski can't find room to land a body shot as Razor controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Molski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Razor blocking some punches.
Molski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Razor backwards.
Molski throws a head punch that misses.
Molski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Molski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martti Molski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Ray Razor.
Molski throws a head punch that misses.
Molski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Razor tries to break the clinch but Molski is controlling the position.
Razor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molski's elbow.
Razor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Molski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Molski swings wildly with an uppercut but Razor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Razor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molski tries a body shot but Razor blocks it.
Molski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Molski has a couple of punches blocked by Razor.
Molski tries to work over Razor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Razor takes a shot to the head.
Razor blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molski has a couple of punches blocked by Razor.
Razor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Molski's elbow.
Razor takes a shot to the head.
Razor has Molski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Molski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Molski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Molski swings wildly with an uppercut but Razor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Razor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Molski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Molski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Molski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Razor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Molski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Molski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Razor defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Razor is defending well. Molski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Razor has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Molski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martti Molski!
Martti Molski 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Kyoji Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Oketch thuds his right hand into Horiguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Kyoji Horiguchi has been cut.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horiguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oketch.
Oketch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Horiguchi defends it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horiguchi shoots in but no luck this time.
Oketch throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Oketch counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Horiguchi!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi gets back to half guard.
Oketch thows a huge punch but Horiguchi dodges it nicely.
Horiguchi is pressing down on Oketch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horiguchi wants to sweep here but Oketch controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oketch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oketch stopping the sweep attempt from Horiguchi.
Oketch sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oketch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Horiguchi is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horiguchi won't allow Oketch to sweep him here.
Oketch keeping moving, preventing Horiguchi from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oketch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oketch trying to keep a closed guard but Horiguchi is proving a slippery customer.
Horiguchi trying to control but Oketch is working from the bottom.
Horiguchi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horiguchi wants to control from the top but Oketch keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Horiguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Oketch counters with a left and a right that stings Horiguchi.
Oketch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horiguchi tries to land a front kick but Oketch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oketch leaves Horiguchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Oketch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi cracks Oketch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oketch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Oketch as he connects with a hook.
Horiguchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oketchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been told by Horiguchi's head coaches at Red Tri-Angle Gym. 15 Coaches/13 Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oketch.
Horiguchi connects with a single shot there.
Oketch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oketch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oketch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Oketch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oketch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horiguchi's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Oketch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Horiguchi is in Oketch's guard.
Oketch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Horiguchi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oketch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Horiguchi manages to get himself to full guard.
Horiguchi is controlling Oketch's posture.
Oketch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oketch postures up in Horiguchi's guard and throws a big left but Horiguchi blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vincent Oketch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyoji Horiguchi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horiguchi cracks Oketch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oketch manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi tried to score with a low kick but Oketch checks it.
Oketch tries a low kick but Horiguchi avoids it.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oketch was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Oketch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Oketch.
Vincent Oketch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi checks a low kick from Oketch.
Oketch thuds his right hand into Horiguchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oketch throws a big shot that misses.
Horiguchi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oketch avoids it.
Oketch with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Oketch. No joy for Horiguchi on that attempt.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Oketch as he connects with a hook.
Horiguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oketch.
Horiguchi lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Oketch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oketch looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Horiguchi throws a series of punches but Oketch moves out of range.
Oketch ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Oketch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donk. Oketch catches Horiguchi right on the button with a cross.
Oketch tries to land a body kick
and Horiguchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horiguchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oketch can pounce on him.
Oketch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oketch blocks a leg kick.
Horiguchi lands with a right hand.
Oketch just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oketch lands a jab to Horiguchi's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oketch counters with a thumping low kick.
Horiguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Horiguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oketch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Oketch checks it
and Oketch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oketch wants to slow Horiguchi down by chopping away at his legs.
Horiguchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Oketch moved out of range.
Oketch feints the counter takedown.
Horiguchi misses with a wild combination.
Oketch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Horiguchi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a series of punches but Oketch avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Oketch on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oketch has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Oketch avoids a kick to the body.
Oketch throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a right hand
enabling Oketch to counter with a crisp jab.
Oketch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oketch with a jab.
Horiguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Oketch off the cage and back into range.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Oketch.
Horiguchi shoots in looking for a takedown. Oketch tries to sprawl out of it but Horiguchi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oketch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyoji Horiguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oketch looks to throw a body kick
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi moves forwards but Oketch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horiguchi is rocked!
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Horiguchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oketch tries to move into range but Horiguchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oketch throws a series of punches but Horiguchi avoids them all with ease.
Horiguchi works over Oketch's head and body with a nice combination.
Horiguchi looking to score a takedown here. Oketch is defending well but Horiguchi drives through and ends up in Oketch's guard.
Horiguchi seems to have got his legs back now.
Oketch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Horiguchi defends it easily.
Horiguchi trying to control but Oketch is working from the bottom.
Oketch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Horiguchi defends well.
Horiguchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Oketch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyoji Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyoji Horiguchi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oketch throws out the jab.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
letting Oketch counter with a right hand.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oketch throws out the jab.
Oketch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oketch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Horiguchi as he jumps to the side.
Horiguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi lands a front kick.
Oketch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oketch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Oketch slips under a jab from Horiguchi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Oketch seems unphased.
Oketch loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Oketch counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horiguchi, right into the meat.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oketch.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Oketch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horiguchi jabs Oketch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oketch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Oketch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horiguchi throws out a powerful jab.
Oketch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oketch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi pushes Oketch away with a front kick.
Oketch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Oketch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oketch. That's going to slow Horiguchi down.
Oketch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Horiguchi.
Oketch shoots in and drives through. Horiguchi sprawls well.
Oketch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horiguchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kyoji Horiguchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Oketch.
Oketch cracks Horiguchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Oketch counters with a stiff right hand.
Horiguchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horiguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oketch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oketch drops his hands momentarily and Horiguchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch tries to score with a low kick but Horiguchi moves his leg out of the way.
Horiguchi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oketch. Oketch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horiguchi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Horiguchi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oketch keeping his opponent close.
Horiguchi is looking to take a break and control but Oketch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oketch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Horiguchi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch is trying to maintain the position but Horiguchi is very close to passing his half guard.
Horiguchi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oketch's head.
Oketch is looking for a sweep. Horiguchi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oketch actively working from the bottom here.
Horiguchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oketch keeps working.
Oketch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Horiguchi is working away from the top position though.
Oketch is not content to let Horiguchi control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horiguchi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kyoji Horiguchi!
Kyoji Horiguchi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLauglin's entrance music is You Belong To The City. A fine choice. Donnito Mustacho told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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219 lbs
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213 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mustacho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McLauglin.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLauglin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLauglin clinches with his opponent.
Mustacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by McLauglin.
Mustacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustacho avoids it.
A short left from Mustacho.
McLauglin taking a breather.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustacho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLauglin throws an elbow that misses.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustacho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauglin misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McLauglin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho scores with a shot to the side of McLauglin's head.
Mustacho manages to break the clinch.
Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLauglin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McLauglin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mustacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McLauglin moves into the clinch.
Mustacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustacho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mustacho lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLauglin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries to clinch there but Mustacho circles away.
Mustacho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McLauglin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin tries to clinch but Mustacho is having none of it.
Mustacho follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McLauglin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mustacho.
Mustacho slips under a jab.
Mustacho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McLauglin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McLauglin rushes Mustacho and presses him up against the cage.
McLauglin tries to throw a body punch but Mustacho avoids it by throwing McLauglin back against the cage.
McLauglin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mustacho is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Mustacho.
Mustacho digs a right hand underneath McLauglin's ribcage. McLauglin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McLauglin is breathing heavily.
Mustacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mustacho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edward McLauglin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McLauglin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mustacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McLauglin thows a leg kick but Mustacho checks it
enabling Mustacho to counter with a crisp jab.
McLauglin is looking to clinch.
Mustacho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mustacho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McLauglin tries to clinch up but Mustacho circles away and keeps his distance.
McLauglin is looking to clinch.
Mustacho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McLauglin wants to clinch but Mustacho slips to the side
and Mustacho counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples McLauglin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donnito Mustacho!
Our winner, Donnito Mustacho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dead comes to the cage accompanied by Death March - Motionless in White. Jeff Gower has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Better Dead's chin.
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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
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dead scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gower looks to throw the jab but Dead is out of range.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gower throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Dead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gower swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead working hard to break the clinch.
Dead lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gower prevents Dead from breaking the clinch.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead 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.
A shot in the inside from Gower.
Dead lands with a light punch inside.
Gower lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
Gower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dead tries a knee to the head but Gower blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Good body shot from Gower.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Gower.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Gower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dead fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Gower misses.
Gower gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dead misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gower.
Gower unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gower has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dead seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gower can turn it around.
Dead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Dead misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Dead lands an elbow inside that Gower shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Gower.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gower connects with a crisp jab.
Good work by Gower as he checks the leg kick.
Dead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gower's head.
Dead tries to land a leg kick but Gower saw it coming and moves away.
Dead moves into the clinch successfully.
Gower lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dead.
Gower tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Gower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Dead with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gower misses with a punch to the body.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Gower is controlling the position.
Gower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gower - that landed with a thud.
Dead breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower moves into the clinch.
Gower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gower avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dead just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gower's brow.
Gower takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gower.
Dead throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gower blocks it with crossed arms.
Dead is trying to push Gower away but Gower has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gower scores with a shoulder strike.
Gower lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gower avoids a wild elbow strike from Dead.
Dead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gower blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
Gower avoids a wild elbow strike from Dead.
Gower is leaning against Dead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
Dead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gower.
Gower struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Gower lands a nice uppercut.
Dead lands with a right to the head.
Dead connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gower's face.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Gower on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gower presses Dead against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gower lands an uppercut.
Gower lands a shoulder strike.
Gower has Dead pressed against the cage, preventing Dead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower blocks an uppercut.
Dead lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Gower dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gower gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dead.
Dead lands with a left to the head.
Gower tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Gower back against the cage.
Dead has had enough of the clinch but Gower keeps him there for the moment.
Dead is trying to push Gower away but Gower has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dead throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gower.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Dead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gower working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gower prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower lands a nice uppercut.
Gower avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Gower dodges an elbow strike from Dead.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Gower.
Dead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gower scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gower fails to land.
Gower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dead lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gower softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gower tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Gower.
A short uppercut from Gower.
Dead is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dead manages to break the clinch.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Gower with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dead 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.
Dead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dead scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dead misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dead throws out a loose jab but Gower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gower will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gower sizes up Dead with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gower drops Dead with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dead! Gower dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Gower!
Jeff Gower thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Better Dead spoke after the fight, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamaji comes to the cage accompanied by Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer. Hoi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blood Red Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Masamichi Yamaji has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Masamichi Yamaji seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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249 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
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akamai Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoi looks to land a left hand but Yamaji moved out of range nicely.
Hoi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hoi misses with a body shot
and Yamaji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Hoi.
And Yamaji counters with a quick kick to the body but Hoi blocks it.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaji moves away.
Hoi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi lands with a good body shot.
Hoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamaji was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoi.
Hoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamaji working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji scores with a hook to the body.
Hoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoi pushes Yamaji back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamaji controls his hands.
Hoi scores with a hook to the body.
Hoi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaji doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamaji.
Yamaji lands a nice uppercut.
Yamaji is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hoi is defending well for now.
Yamaji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamaji works on Hoi's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamaji.
Yamaji works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoi looks winded!
Yamaji breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Yamaji as he checks the leg kick.
Yamaji looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yamaji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Hoi backs away, Yamaji returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoi pushes Yamaji away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi thows a leg kick but Yamaji checks it
and Yamaji counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaji lands a body punch.
Yamaji misses with the head strike.
Yamaji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hoi fails to land.
Yamaji leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamaji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamaji's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Yamaji.
Yamaji blocking some punches.
Yamaji misses with the head strike.
Yamaji struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoi controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yamaji.
Hoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Hoi on the inside.
Yamaji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Hoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamaji.
Hoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamaji misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaji's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamaji displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hoi up against the cage.
I was talking to Yamaji's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yamaji tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoi's elbow.
Hoi throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaji throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaji is working Hoi over against the cage.
Yamaji lands a body shot.
Hoi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamaji lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamaji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hoi is rocked!
Yamaji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoi takes a shot to the head.
Hoi is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamaji finish him?
Yamaji is leaning against Hoi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamaji pushes Hoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Yamaji.
Yamaji misses with a knee to the head.
Hoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Yamaji.
Yamaji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamaji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamaji blocks a body shot from Hoi.
Yamaji scores with a shot to the side of Hoi's head.
Hoi throws a head punch that misses.
Hoi working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamaji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamaji struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoi controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masamichi Yamaji dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hoi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamaji.
Yamaji was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoi connects with a body shot.
Yamaji moves out of range of the body kick from Hoi.
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamaji's head.
Hoi misses with a body punch
and Yamaji counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamaji appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamaji counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi works the jab nicely.
Hoi throws a nice head kick!
Hoi throws a wild body kick that Yamaji sees coming a mile off.
Yamaji moves out of range of the strikes.
As Hoi looks to move away, Yamaji throws a big counter combo but Hoi just gets out of the way.
Nice defenses there by Yamaji.
Yamaji tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoi manages to circle out of the way.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamaji moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Yamaji on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Hoi misses
and Yamaji finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick by Hoi misses
and Yamaji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
Yamaji swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamaji tries to counter by clinching up but Hoi breaks away and moves out of range.
Akamai Hoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamaji counters with an outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamaji blocks the leg kick.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Hoi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamaji makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoi throws the kick towards the body but Yamaji avoids it.
Hoi misses with a leg kick
and Yamaji counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoi throws a leg kick
letting Yamaji counter with a right hand.
Hoi tried to score with a low kick but Yamaji checks it.
It looked like Yamaji was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoi.
Yamaji takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yamaji moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamaji is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hoi.
A leg kick checked by Yamaji.
Yamaji is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoi looks to land a right hand but Yamaji moved out of range.
Yamaji tried to counter with a leg kick but Hoi avoided it.
Hoi scores with a jab.
Hoi tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamaji is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hoi misses
and Yamaji counters with a head kick that drops Hoi to the mat! Hoi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A jab from Hoi misses.
Yamaji moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
Yamaji quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi connects with a single shot there.
Yamaji bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamaji counters with a nice right hand that sends Hoi toppling to the canvas! Hoi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yamaji finish him?!
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!
Hoi misses with a leg kick
and Yamaji rattles Hoi with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hoi tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Yamaji dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hoi stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Masamichi Yamaji!
During a confident post fight interview, Masamichi Yamaji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Akamai Hoi spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry about my performance today, ill come out stronger next time'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
205 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
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214 lbs
26 - 15 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aires is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aires tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jitsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Aires's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aires tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jitsu has Aires pressed against the cage.
Aires fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jitsu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Aires struggles to land a body shot inside as Jitsu controls his hands.
Aires is pressed up against the cage. Jitsu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aires down to the mat. Aires avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aires throws a front kick aimed at Jitsu's knee but Jitsu avoids it well.
Jitsu shoots in and drives through. Aires sprawls well.
Bruno Aires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiu Jitsu.
Aires displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires moves into the clinch.
Aires scores with a shot to the side of Jitsu's head.
Aires misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu prevents a body shot from Aires.
Aires doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aires just leaning against Jitsu, taking a breather.
Jitsu has clasped his hands together around Aires's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aires is looking for a sweep.
Aires manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jitsu's best efforts.
Jitsu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jitsu is working for a guillotine from mount but Aires frees his head quite easily.
Jitsu is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Aires is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Aires flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jitsu anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Aires and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jitsu slips an arm under Aires chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jitsu has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jitsu is squeezing on Aires like an anaconda would it's prey. Aires fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jiu Jitsu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jiu Jitsu waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Tupac - I'm a Soldier as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
44 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diego moves into the clinch.
Lockyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diego softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Diego.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Lockyer is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Lockyer.
It looks like Don Diego has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land.
Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego throws the kick towards the body but Lockyer avoids it.
Lockyer misses with a looping left.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lockyer throws a shot from downtown. Diego moves away and avoids it.
Diego looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lockyer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lockyer missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lockyer sets himself, and Diego steps forward looking for the clinch! Lockyer avoids it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego takes one to the chin there.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lockyer at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diego fakes the leg kick and cracks Lockyer in the body.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away.
Lockyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lockyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diego slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diego lands with an overhand left.
Lockyer throws a leg kick
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lockyer blocks the body kick.
A lazy left from Lockyer finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lockyer throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lockyer.
Diego is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lockyer.
A head kick misses from Diego.
Lockyer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diego just manages to avoid it.
Diego stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lockyer.
Lockyer lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego forces Lockyer back against the cage and clinches.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lockyer up against the cage.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lockyer tries to circle away but Diego has him pinned against the cage.
Diego presses Lockyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lockyer blocking some punches.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lockyer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Diego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Diego misses with the head strike.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Lockyer avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Diego working aggressively here.
Lockyer breaks from the clinch.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Lockyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Diego punishes Lockyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
The fighters circling - Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego loads up on a big right hand but Lockyer slips the punch.
Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Diego.
Lockyer misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Lockyer down.
Diego sizes up Lockyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockyer.
Diego lands the left hand.
Lockyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lockyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lockyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lockyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lockyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lockyer throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Lockyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Lockyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diego avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Diego misses.
Lockyer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Diego lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lockyer throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Lockyer only half commits.
Lockyer misses with a low kick as Diego jumps back.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lockyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diego has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diego misses with a few strikes there.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a leg kick that misses.
Lockyer walks into a jab.
Diego defending well as Lockyer loads up on a big left hand.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.
Diego with a hook.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lockyer breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lockyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diego. Diego circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diego tries to clinch up.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Lockyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diego throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Lockyer misses its target.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diego lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lockyer.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Don Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Lockyer misses
and Lockyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Lockyer loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Good shot there by Diego.
Lockyer ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Lockyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Lockyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Diego.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
A slapping body kick lands there for Diego.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Diego cracks Lockyer with a good jab.
Diego throws a shot to the body.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lockyer.
Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lockyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego lands with a good body shot.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego sizes up Lockyer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Lockyer. Those never looked like landing.
Diego cracks Lockyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Diego as he checks the leg kick.
Diego forces Lockyer back against the cage and clinches.
Lockyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lockyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Lockyer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Lockyer avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Lockyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diego backwards.
Lockyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diego tries to work over Lockyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lockyer is looking to control Diego's arms but Diego gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lockyer has his back to the cage.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Lockyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands a left hand.
Diego tries to work over Lockyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lockyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diego is defending well for now.
Diego is working Lockyer over against the cage.
Diego just leaning against Lockyer, taking a breather.
Lockyer blocks an uppercut.
Lockyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diego.
A bit of stalling here from Diego.
Lockyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lockyer can't break the clinch.
Lockyer tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to break the clinch but Diego is controlling the position.
Diego lands with a right to the head.
Diego prevents Lockyer from breaking the clinch.
Diego lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lockyer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lockyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Diego.
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!
Diego lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lockyer or not.
Lockyer misses with the head strike.
Lockyer is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Diego lands a shoulder strike.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Diego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Lockyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Diego scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Diego's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lockyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lockyer in his tracks.
Diego clinches.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lockyer tries to throw a body punch but Diego avoids it by throwing Lockyer back against the cage.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lockyer throws a head punch that misses.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diego.
Lockyer is rocked!
Don Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diego pushes Lockyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lockyer is trying to break the clinch but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lockyer blocks a body shot from Diego.
Diego drops Lockyer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lockyer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Lockyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diego throws a big uppercut that drops Lockyer! More strikes from Diego and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lockyer lies dazed against the cage as Diego celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Diego!
Don Diego is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Don Diego said 'I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
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