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EPL 12 Playoffs II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squiggy Squirrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
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Cardio machine |
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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
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squiggy Squirrelly!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Squirrelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Squirrelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvestre missing with a left hand there. Squirrelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Squirrelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvestre wants to clinch up but Squirrelly keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Silvestre slams his shin into Squirrelly's torso.
Silvestre throws a front kick aimed at Squirrelly's knee but Squirrelly avoids it well.
Squirrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Squirrelly.
Silvestre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squirrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Squirrelly throws a jab when Silvestre was well out of range.
Squirrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Squirrelly.
Silvestre moves into the clinch successfully.
Squirrelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squirrelly takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly tests Silvestre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silvestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Squirrelly blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
Sloppy strikes from Squirrelly. Those never looked like landing.
Silvestre missing with a left hand there. Squirrelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squirrelly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Squirrelly cracks the inside of Silvestre's front leg.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Silvestre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Squirrelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvestre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squirrelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silvestre rather than just go for the knockout.
Squirrelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squirrelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvestre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Squirrelly 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.
Silvestre misses with a double jab.
Good work by Silvestre as he checks the leg kick.
Silvestre instigates a clinch.
Silvestre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Squirrelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silvestre swings wildly with an uppercut but Squirrelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Squirrelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvestre is looking to land body kicks.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Squirrelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Squirrelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvestre lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Squirrelly misses.
The fighters circling - Squirrelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvestre is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Squirrelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Silvestre counters with a big head kick but Squirrelly shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with a straight right.
Squirrelly only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Squirrelly lands with a hook. Silvestre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Squirrelly throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily.
A quick step to the side and Silvestre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squirrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
Silvestre is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Silvestre tried to score with a low kick but Squirrelly checks it.
Silvestre doesn't manage to clinch there - Squirrelly circles away.
Silvestre connects with a crisp jab.
Silvestre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Squirrelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Squirrelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silvestre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squirrelly throws a head kick but Silvestre moves out of range.
Squirrelly blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Squirrelly tests Silvestre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Squirrelly throws an overhand right that lands on Silvestre's shoulder, as Silvestre tries to avoid the shot.
Silvestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvestre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Squirrelly misses with a straight left.
Jab by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Squirrelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silvestre had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silvestre just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squirrelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Squirrelly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silvestre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Squirrelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silvestre moves in looking to clinch but Squirrelly pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Squirrelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silvestre has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Squiggy Squirrelly will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silvestre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silvestre takes a jab right on the kisser.
Squirrelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrelly.
Silvestre is looking to counter the offense by Squirrelly and move into the clinch.
Squirrelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Squiggy Squirrelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Squirrelly throws a leg kick
and Silvestre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot.
Squirrelly moves out of range of the body kick from Silvestre.
Squirrelly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silvestre with a body shot.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Squirrelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silvestre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut.
Squirrelly thumps Silvestre with a low kick.
Silvestre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Squirrelly's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvestre throws a counter high kick but Squirrelly was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre avoids the body shot from Squirrelly.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly.
Silvestre tries to bum rush Squirrelly with a series of wild strikes but Squirrelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Squirrelly misses.
Squirrelly throws a series of punches but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squirrelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Squirrelly tries to get set, Silvestre tries to push him back and clinch up but Squirrelly manages to avoid the attempt.
Silvestre throws a hook to the side of Squirrelly's head but Squirrelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvestre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Squirrelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Squirrelly misses with a hook. Silvestre ducked under it nicely.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre scores with a nice head shot.
Silvestre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silvestre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvestre tries to close the distance and clinch but Squirrelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Squirrelly walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvestre.
Silvestre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Squirrelly.
Silvestre cracks Squirrelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silvestre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvestre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Squirrelly.
Squirrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrelly throws the left hand but Silvestre avoids the punch easily.
Squirrelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silvestre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silvestre lands with a shot to the body.
Squirrelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Squirrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Silvestre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Squirrelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silvestre avoids the body shot from Squirrelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly avoids the head kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre closes the distance and clinches.
Squirrelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Silvestre pushes Squirrelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre lands a hook that snaps the head of Squirrelly backwards.
Squirrelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Squirrelly takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
Silvestre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Squirrelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvestre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Squirrelly.
Squirrelly throws the left hand but Silvestre avoids the punch easily.
Silvestre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Squirrelly misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Squirrelly is out of range.
Silvestre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Squirrelly thuds his right hand into Silvestre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Squirrelly on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squirrelly misses the jab.
Squirrelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silvestre tries to land a body kick
and Squirrelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silvestre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silvestre takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvestre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Squirrelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Squirrelly throws a body punch but Silvestre moves out of range.
Squirrelly swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
As Squirrelly looks to move away, Silvestre throws a big counter combo but Squirrelly just gets out of the way.
Silvestre checks a leg kick nicely.
Silvestre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Squirrelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silvestre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Squiggy Squirrelly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silvestre moves out of range as Squirrelly strikes.
Silvestre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Squirrelly misses with a low kick.
Squirrelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silvestre counters with a left and a right that stings Squirrelly.
Squirrelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvestre scoring well with a low kick there.
Squirrelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Squirrelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silvestre's head.
Squirrelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Squirrelly slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Squirrelly lands a jab to the nose.
Silvestre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Squirrelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvestre tries to clinch up.
Squirrelly takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silvestre is looking to slow Squirrelly down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly throws an overhand right that lands on Silvestre's shoulder, as Silvestre tries to avoid the shot.
Squirrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Squirrelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Squirrelly.
Silvestre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvestre dips to his left and cracks Squirrelly with an uppercut!
Silvestre gets a clinch.
Squirrelly blocks an uppercut.
Silvestre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Squirrelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Squirrelly misses.
Squirrelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvestre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squirrelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Squirrelly scores with a nice head shot.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrelly misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Silvestre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silvestre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squirrelly manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre throws a sloppy head kick and Squirrelly moves out of range easily.
Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Squirrelly throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Silvestre misses.
Silvestre swinging wildly here.
A clash of legs there as Squirrelly blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Squirrelly moves out of range.
Squirrelly throws a looping overhand right but Silvestre ducks down to avoid it.
Squirrelly lands with a hook. Silvestre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Squirrelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good shot there by Squirrelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre looks to land a body kick but Squirrelly moved away.
Silvestre looks to land a body kick but Squirrelly moved away.
Silvestre blocks a head kick by Squirrelly.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Squirrelly moves out of range.
Silvestre slips under a jab from Squirrelly.
Silvestre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Squirrelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Silvestre.
It appears Silvestre was looking to counter with a kick there.
Squirrelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvestre misses with a wild body shot.
Squirrelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Squirrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvestre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silvestre lands with a nice combination. Squirrelly backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squirrelly throws a shot to the body.
Silvestre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Squirrelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Squirrelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvestre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Squirrelly's hands.
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly misses with a looping left.
Silvestre lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Squirrelly there.
Silvestre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses
and Squirrelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silvestre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Silvestre appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Squirrelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvestre looks to clinch
and Squirrelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Silvestre finds it's way through Squirrelly's defenses.
Squirrelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Daniel Silvestre.
I think Squirrelly 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Daniel Silvestre!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Daniel Silvestre!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Daniel Silvestre!
Daniel Silvestre wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Daniel Silvestre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingsley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alpenglow (instrumental) - Nightwish. Ben Breeze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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217 lbs
20 - 16 - 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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kingsley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Breeze is in trouble now - Kingsley has advanced to mount!
Kingsley prevents Breeze from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kingsley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Breeze is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kingsley unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breeze tries to hold on but Kingsley pushes him away.
Kingsley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kingsley lands a big shot to the head and Breeze winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Kingsley!
A pretty intense looking James Kingsley took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bung Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olympia Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popper comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin with the Devil. Unchained has chosen Murphy Lee (feat. King Jacob & Prentiss Church) - Stomp (Explicit) as his entrance music. 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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154 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bung Popper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Olympia Unchained!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Popper blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Popper checks a leg kick.
Unchained connects with a solid leg kick.
Popper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Popper duly obliges.
It looks like Olympia Unchained has been cut.
Unchained tries to land a leg kick but Popper saw it coming and moves away.
We've been informed that Unchained has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Unchained throws a right hand that misses
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Unchained takes a swing at Popper's ribcage but misses.
Unchained throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Popper as he connects with a hook.
Unchained drops his hands momentarily and Popper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Unchained tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popper was well out of range. Poor timing from Unchained.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Unchained throws a right hand that misses
and Popper counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Unchained misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Unchained misses its intended target.
Popper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popper throws a right hand that Unchained ducks under and follows up with a left that Unchained also avoids with ease.
Unchained uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper misses with an uppercut. Unchained saw that one coming.
Popper throws a looping overhand right but Unchained ducks down to avoid it.
Unchained slips under a jab.
Popper blocks a jab.
Popper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Unchained doesn't seem bothered though.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Unchained misses with an uppercut. Popper saw that one coming.
Unchained swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Popper throws a body shot but no joy.
Unchained connects with a body shot that sends Popper's belly button to the back.
Popper swings widly with a right hand
and Unchained connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Popper throws out a loose jab but Unchained uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unchained scores with a leg kick.
Popper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Popper throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Unchained to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unchained wants to slow Popper down by chopping away at his legs.
Popper is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Unchained throws a leg kick that misses.
Popper lands a lovely overhand right.
Unchained misses with a body shot.
Popper swings for the body but Unchained moves out of range.
Unchained ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Unchained takes a swing at Popper's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Popper misses its target.
Danga de danga de dang - Popper scores with a four punch combination!
Popper staying out of range there.
Unchained dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popper. That did some damage!
Unchained has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Unchained there as he acknowledges the shot.
Unchained feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Popper's calf.
Unchained takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Unchained takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Unchained throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper stalks Unchained and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Unchained's face. Unchained staggers backwards, shaken.
Popper misses with a straight right.
Unchained takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unchained. Popper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Unchained is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Unchained ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Unchained only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Unchained misses with a low kick as Popper jumps back.
Popper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Unchained's hands.
Unchained lunges at Popper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popper's hand.
Popper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unchained manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Popper.
Jab from Popper.
Unchained blocks a jab.
Unchained takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Popper lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper misses with a wild body shot.
Unchained throws a leg kick
and Popper counters with a nice uppercut.
Popper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Unchained's head.
Unchained loads up on a big right hand but Popper slips the punch.
Popper slips under a jab.
Popper connects with a body shot.
Popper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Popper throws a jab but it's blocked by Unchained.
Unchained misses with a body kick.
Popper throws a shot from downtown. Unchained moves away and avoids it.
Popper moves out of range as Unchained throws a body kick.
Unchained scores with a hook to the body. Popper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unchained throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Popper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Popper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Unchained ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Unchained tries a quick counter leg kick but Popper is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bung Popper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olympia Unchained's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Popper throws the left hand but Unchained avoids the punch easily.
Unchained is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Popper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unchained moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Unchained throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Popper throws a hook to the side of Unchained's head but Unchained sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popper blocks a leg kick.
Popper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Unchained.
Popper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unchained.
Popper throws a shot from downtown. Unchained moves away and avoids it.
Unchained fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Popper is out of range.
A low kick from Unchained misses
and Popper counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Popper.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Unchained.
Popper scores with a shot to the body.
Unchained ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper looks to throw the jab but Unchained is out of range.
Popper throws a big shot that misses.
Unchained has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Popper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unchained was well out of range. Poor timing from Popper.
A punch lands to the side of Unchained 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Popper ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Popper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Unchained is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popper.
Bung Popper is winning the standup battle so far.
Popper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popper throws out a loose jab but Unchained uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Popper misses.
Popper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unchained can do to turn this around?
Popper lands the left hand.
Unchained loads up on a big right hand but Popper slips the punch.
Popper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A lazy body kick from Unchained
and Popper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unchained is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Popper.
Popper moves away from the strike by Unchained.
Unchained attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Popper misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popper.
Unchained 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unchained on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Popper punishes Unchained's body with a nice straight punch.
Popper misses with the combination.
Unchained uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popper.
Popper lands with a straight right. Unchained didn't see that one coming.
Popper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Unchained sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popper avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Popper does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popper. Unchained does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popper catches Unchained with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Popper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unchained counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Unchained throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popper counters with a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Unchained. Popper shrugs it off though.
A big left from Unchained misses.
Popper misses with a wild body shot.
Popper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Unchained misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Unchained misses its intended target.
Popper throws an overhand right that lands on Unchained's shoulder, as Unchained tries to avoid the shot.
Unchained fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Popper is out of range.
Popper looks to score with a jab to the body but Unchained is just out of range.
Unchained looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Popper scores with a hook to the body. Unchained takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Unchained misses with a low kick.
Unchained lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Popper ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Popper misses
letting Unchained counter with a right hand.
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!
Popper takes one on the button.
Popper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popper slips a straight right by Unchained.
The fighters circling - Unchained throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Popper misses.
Unchained now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Unchained misses with a looping right.
Popper moves into range and connects with a jab.
Unchained takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Popper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Unchained throws out the jab.
Popper moves out of range as Unchained strikes.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
Popper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Popper checks a leg kick.
Popper throws a big counter combination but Unchained scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Unchained loads up on a big right hand but Popper slips the punch.
It looked like Popper wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bung Popper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olympia Unchained's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Unchained throws a half hearted mid kick.
Popper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popper thuds his right hand into Unchained's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Unchained slips a jab from Popper.
Unchained walks into a left hand.
Unchained swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Unchained uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Popper has time to react.
A leg kick checked by Popper.
Unchained slips a jab from Popper.
Unchained takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Unchained misses its intended target.
Unchained lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Popper. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Popper misses with an uppercut.
Popper throws a big shot that misses.
Popper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper loads up on a big right hand but Unchained slips the punch.
Unchained looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popper throws the left hand but Unchained avoids the punch easily.
Popper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Popper on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Popper moves out of range of the body kick.
Unchained moves away from the strike by Popper.
A little jabbing left from Unchained on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Popper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unchained.
Popper throws a jab when Unchained was well out of range.
A combination from Popper does no damage.
Popper scores with a decent looking hook.
Unchained misses with a wild body shot.
Popper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Popper misses with a body shot
and Unchained counters with a leg kick.
Unchained scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Popper doesn't seem bothered though.
Unchained bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popper tries to bum rush Unchained with a series of wild strikes but Unchained uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unchained feints a counter leg kick.
Popper swings for the body but Unchained moves out of range.
Popper misses with a right hand
and Unchained counters with a body kick that stops Popper in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unchained throws a hook but Popper avoids it easily.
Unchained thumps Popper with a low kick.
Popper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Popper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unchained can pounce on him.
Unchained throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popper slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Unchained.
A jab from Popper finds it's way through Unchained's defenses.
Popper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Unchained with a nice cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Unchained might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Popper has got the better of the exchanges.
Popper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Popper.
A jab from Unchained misses.
Popper cracks a nice hook into Unchained's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained scores with the left hand. Popper knows he should have avoided that one.
Unchained slips under a jab from Popper.
Unchained throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Popper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popper lands with a shot to the body.
Unchained lands a leg kick that knocks Popper off balance momentarily.
Popper swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Unchained counter with a right hand.
Popper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Popper misses.
Popper tries to move into range but Unchained moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Popper misses with a left hand
and Unchained counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popper misses the jab.
Unchained misses with a body shot.
Unchained jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper checks a leg kick.
Unchained gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Unchained keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Popper.
Popper scores with a nice head shot.
Unchained just misses with a punch to the body.
Unchained swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Unchained throws a lazy uppercut
and Popper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popper scores with a hook to the body. Unchained takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Unchained misses the target.
Unchained throws a body shot but no joy.
Unchained misses with a right hand
and Popper counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unchained misses with a wild body shot.
Popper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Unchained misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bung Popper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Popper 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 George Francis scores the fight for Bung Popper!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Bung Popper!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Bung Popper!
Bung Popper wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Bung Popper rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnito Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnito Mustacho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glass Joe's chin.
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnito Mustacho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mustacho tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Joe is in Mustacho's guard.
Mustacho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Joe controls the pace.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe looking to sit in guard and control but Mustacho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe working a defensive guard but Mustacho manages to pass into side control anyway.
Joe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe wants to control but Mustacho postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is being controlled here.
Joe wants to control but Mustacho postures up.
Joe is trying to get back to his feet.
Joe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mustacho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mustacho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
Joe thows a huge punch but Mustacho dodges it nicely.
Joe 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.
Joe thows a huge punch but Mustacho dodges it nicely.
Joe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mustacho sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho gets full guard.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mustacho is keeping the position for now.
Mustacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mustacho wants to sweep here but Joe controlling him for the moment.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mustacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustacho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustacho prevents Joe from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mustacho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mustacho's back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joe looking for the RNC.
Joe trying to control.
Joe gets his hands free as Mustacho looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe looking for the RNC.
Mustacho is keeping busy.
Joe throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glass Joe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big right from Mustacho misses.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mustacho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mustacho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Glass Joe has been cut.
Joe avoids the head kick by Mustacho.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mustacho defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mustacho sprawls well. Mustacho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Mustacho leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mustacho thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mustacho throws a leg kick but Joe checks it.
Joe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Mustacho throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Joe throws a combination that misses
and Mustacho counters with a leg kick.
Mustacho throws an off balance right hand
and Joe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustacho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joe in his tracks.
Mustacho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Mustacho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mustacho misses with a hook
and Joe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mustacho on his heels. He'll look to pass Mustacho's guard now, I'm sure.
Mustacho trying to control the position here.
Joe trying to control but Mustacho is working from the bottom.
Joe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mustacho has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Joe throws a big elbow that misses.
Joe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mustacho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Mustacho blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mustacho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Joe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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 Glass Joe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe'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. This is the final round!
Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mustacho avoids it really well and circles away.
Donnito Mustacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe tries for a takedown but Mustacho circles away easily
and Mustacho counters with a nice right hand that sends Joe toppling to the canvas! Joe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mustacho finish him?!
Joe is rocked!
Mustacho weaves into range and cracks Joe right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Joe goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mustacho is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnito Mustacho!
Donnito Mustacho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Magn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godsmack-I stand Alone. On his way into the cage it seems that Rodney Garcia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rodney Garcia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Magn!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Magn's coach down at The Furnace was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Magn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magn jabs at Garcia's body.
Magn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Magn.
Rodney Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garcia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magn scrambles back to his feet.
Magn lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garcia. Garcia obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Magn misses the target.
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!
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Magn saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magn.
Magn throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Magn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Magn slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Magn throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Magn lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Garcia does it's job there.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Magn is out of range.
Magn cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magn misses with a head kick.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Magn manages to avoid it.
Magn throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Magn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magn is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Magn has momentary wrist control but Garcia slips an elbow through the middle.
Magn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Magn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Magn!
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Magn pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magn stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Magn trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Magn decides to stand back up.
Magn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magn misses with a low kick.
Magn tries to land a body kick
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Magn does no damage.
Garcia throws a hook but Magn avoids it easily.
Magn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcia is out of range and Magn settles back down.
Magn lands a front kick.
Garcia moves forwards but Magn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia cracks Magn with an open hand slap.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magn moves into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Einar Magn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Einar Magn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magn staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garcia feints a jab promting Magn to slip. Garcia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Einar Magn has been cut.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Magn looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Magn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a hook
and Magn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Magn misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick from Magn.
Garcia throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Magn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Magn drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magn works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Magn struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Magn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Magn.
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Magn lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Magn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Magn cracks Garcia with a nice body shot.
Magn wants to stall.
Garcia jumps into guard, dragging Magn to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Magn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magn is continuing to stall.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Magn from controlling successfully.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Magn from controlling successfully.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Magn tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Magn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Garcia throws a hook but Magn avoids it easily.
Magn cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Magn throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Magn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magn avoids the head kick by Garcia.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magn.
Magn misses the jab.
Garcia takes a swing at Magn's ribcage but misses.
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magn slips under a jab.
Magn throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Magn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Magn.
Magn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Magn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Einar Magn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Magn wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Magn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Magn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magn throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Magn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Magn, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Magn.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a left hand.
A short left from Magn.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magn tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magn tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Magn back against the cage.
Magn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Magn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia walks into a stiff left hand from Magn.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
Magn lands with a shot to the body.
Magn swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Magn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Magn didn't see that one coming.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magn finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia walks into a straight right hand from Magn.
Rodney Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magn lands a body shot.
Magn scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Magn moves out of range.
Well,Garcia is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws a hook but Magn blocks it.
Magn lands the left hand.
Magn connects with a solid leg kick.
Magn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Magn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magn works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Magn saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Magn.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Garcia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Magn. That one must have hurt.
Magn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Magn stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Magn ducks down to avoid it.
Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Magn slips the punch.
Magn clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Magn.
Magn lands a shoulder strike.
Einar Magn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Magn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia scores with a takedown into Magn's guard.
Magn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garcia has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Einar Magn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magn.
A nice left hand lands by Magn.
Magn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Magn stalls.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Magn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rodney Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magn is looking to control Garcia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magn avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia prevents Magn from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Einar Magn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Einar Magn!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Einar Magn!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Einar Magn!
Einar Magn wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Einar Magn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamai Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes to the cage accompanied by Blood Red Sky. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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249 lbs
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250 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akamai Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as De Villefort blocks the leg kick.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Hoi's head coaches at Barbell Brigade - $1000 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid body kick from Hoi.
De Villefort moves out of range as Hoi throws a body kick.
De Villefort looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoi is fending him off so far but De Villefort persists. Nope, Hoi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Villefort.
Hoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Villefort connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Villefort moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Villefort needs to keep his hands up - Hoi had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Villefort was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoi.
Hoi lunges at De Villefort with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Villefort's hand.
Hoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Villefort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoi thuds his shin into the meat of De Villefort's side.
Hoi throws a lazy body kick
and De Villefort counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hoi has one foot on De Villefort's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hoi scores with a jab. De Villefort acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoi misses with a wild body shot.
De Villefort doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hoi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Villefort changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hoi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hoi controlling the position.
De Villefort postures up in Hoi's guard and throws a big left but Hoi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Villefort postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Villefort is controlling him.
De Villefort with a nice head shot there.
Hoi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
De Villefort pushes down on Hoi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Villefort lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
De Villefort lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoi is trying to stand.
De Villefort looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hoi looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Villefort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hoi tries to kick De Villefort off but De Villefort keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Villefort is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Villefort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from De Villefort.
De Villefort slips a nice elbow through Hoi's hands, connecting with Hoi's forehead.
Hoi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Villefort scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Villefort takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Villefort prevents Hoi from standing back up.
De Villefort looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Villefort scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Villefort is pressing down on Hoi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoi is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi is looking to escape.
De Villefort thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Villefort looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Villefort winds up and cracks Hoi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Villefort trying to pass the guard but Hoi defending well.
De Villefort wants to work for an arm triangle but Hoi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
De Villefort drops an elbow to the side of Hoi's head.
My spies in *Shrug* inform me that De Villefort has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hoi is trying to stand back up but De Villefort is controlling him
De Villefort prevents Hoi from improving his position.
Hoi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hoi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Villefort is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hoi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hoi wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard De Villefort dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoi scores with a leg kick.
Hoi tries to land a body kick
and De Villefort counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoi misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Hoi misses
and De Villefort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Villefort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoi misses with a leg kick
and De Villefort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Villefort feints the counter takedown.
Hoi misses with a jab to the body
and De Villefort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Villefort closes the distance and clinches.
Hoi prevents a body shot from De Villefort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Villefort creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Villefort's elbow.
De Villefort lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
De Villefort misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Villefort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoi misses with some punches.
Hoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Villefort pulls guard.
Hoi stopping the sweep attempt from De Villefort.
Hoi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Villefort escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hoi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hoi stopping the sweep attempt from De Villefort.
De Villefort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
De Villefort shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoi pinned against the cage. Hoi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akamai Hoi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a leg kick which misses De Villefort's front leg but catches the back leg as De Villefort tries to avoid it.
Hoi swings widly with a right hand
and De Villefort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Villefort.
Hoi lands a right hand.
De Villefort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Villefort throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoi.
De Villefort throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoi.
De Villefort pulls guard successfully.
De Villefort looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoi wants to stand but De Villefort has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Villefort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoi is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gerard De Villefort has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Villefort looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Villefort is proving hard to escape from.
De Villefort striking off his back but it's not causing Hoi any problems.
De Villefort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Villefort is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hoi pushes De Villefort off looking to stand but De Villefort dives back in and keeps control.
De Villefort is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoi sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from De Villefort.
Hoi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but De Villefort is on him like a limpet, forcing Hoi back against the cage.
Hoi blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Villefort misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoi misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hoi as the two fighters clinch.
De Villefort lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoi.
Hoi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Villefort.
De Villefort prevents a body shot from Hoi.
Hoi pushes De Villefort back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoi scores with a hook to the body.
Hoi misses with the head strike.
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Villefort jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoi walks away with a smile on his face. De Villefort gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good exchange - Hoi coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard De Villefort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Villefort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
Hoi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Villefort checks it well.
That kick from Hoi tenderised De Villefort's leg. De Villefort is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on De Villefort's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from De Villefort.
Hoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Villefort crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hoi - the referee stops the clock and De Villefort gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hoi. De Villefort manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Villefort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Villefort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoi.
Hoi misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Hoi finds it's way through De Villefort's defenses.
Akamai Hoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Villefort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hoi ducks under a wild hook from De Villefort.
Nice shot lands for Hoi.
Hoi tries to clinch but De Villefort is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Hoi misses.
A nice side step and De Villefort releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That kick from Hoi tenderised De Villefort's leg. De Villefort is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Villefort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoi.
Hoi misses with a hook to the body
and De Villefort counters with a series of strikes. Hoi will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Villefort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Villefort momentarily.
Hoi lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Villefort's sensitive parts.
Hoi scores with a sloppy right hand. De Villefort should have avoided that one.
De Villefort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hoi tries to work over De Villefort's front leg with a kick but De Villefort checks it.
De Villefort looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Villefort swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hoi tenderised De Villefort's leg. De Villefort is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoi is looking to chop away at De Villefort's legs.
De Villefort moves out of range of the body kick.
De Villefort lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hoi sprawling to the canvas. De Villefort follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hoi hang on?
Hoi is rocked!
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!
De Villefort tries to pass to full mount but Hoi defends it.
De Villefort seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Hoi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoi wants to improve his position but De Villefort is controlling well.
Hoi seems to have got his legs back now.
De Villefort lands strikes from half guard.
De Villefort passes to side control.
De Villefort in side control, throwing shots but Hoi defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akamai Hoi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Villefort 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Gerard De Villefort!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Gerard De Villefort!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Gerard De Villefort!
Gerard De Villefort wins by unanimous decision!
Gerard De Villefort seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Akamai Hoi was interviewed post fight and said 'This is the last fight you guys will ever see me in, Thank you.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Xiang Pao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Xiang Pao has chosen Enter The Palm as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Xiang Pao!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Adelhard.
Adelhard swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiang Pao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adelhard. That's going to slow Xiang Pao down.
Adelhard throws a looping overhand right but Xiang Pao ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adelhard's head.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard lands a front kick.
Xiang Pao is looking to score with low kicks.
Xiang Pao jabs Adelhard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xiang Pao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adelhard's head.
Adelhard checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard misses with a straight right.
Adelhard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Adelhard. That snapped Xiang Pao's head back.
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!
Xiang Pao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xiang Pao looks to land a left hand but Adelhard moved out of range nicely.
Xiang Pao thows a leg kick but Adelhard checks it
and Adelhard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adelhard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Xiang Pao lands a lovely overhand right.
Xiang Pao misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Adelhard misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard lands with a hook. Xiang Pao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adelhard is looking to clinch but Xiang Pao is avoiding it.
Adelhard wants to clinch up but Xiang Pao keeps it at a distance.
Xiang Pao throws a body punch but Adelhard moves out of range.
Xiang Pao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adelhard struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiang Pao controls his hands.
Adelhard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Xiang Pao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adelhard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adelhard blocking some punches.
Adelhard breaks from the clinch.
Adelhard swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Adelhard checks a leg kick nicely.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xiang Pao, right into the meat.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Adelhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a head kick that misses.
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiang Pao cracks Adelhard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiang Pao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bo Xiang Pao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adelhard tries to clinch up but Xiang Pao circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Adelhard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xiang Pao checks a low kick from Adelhard.
Xiang Pao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xiang Pao looks to throw the jab but Adelhard is out of range.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao looks to land a right hand but Adelhard moved out of range.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
It looked like Adelhard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiang Pao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiang Pao staying out of range there.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the body kick.
Xiang Pao throws out a loose jab but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiang Pao misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao loads up on a big right hand but Adelhard slips the punch.
Adelhard lands a really nice looking cross but Xiang Pao seems unphased.
Xiang Pao throws a jab but it's blocked by Adelhard.
Adelhard tried to counter with a leg kick but Xiang Pao avoided it.
Xiang Pao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adelhard under the eye.
Xiang Pao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Adelhard connects with a body shot that sends Xiang Pao's belly button to the back.
Adelhard throws the kick towards the body but Xiang Pao avoids it.
Adelhard throws a hook but Xiang Pao avoids it easily.
Donk. Adelhard catches Xiang Pao right on the button with a cross.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiang Pao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adelhard misses with an uppercut. Xiang Pao saw that one coming.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the body kick.
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!
Adelhard throws a wild body kick that Xiang Pao sees coming a mile off.
Xiang Pao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Adelhard's leg. Adelhard is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adelhard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adelhard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adelhard moves out of range of the leg kick from Xiang Pao.
Nice shot lands for Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adelhard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Adelhard misses the jab.
Xiang Pao clobbers Adelhard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adelhard throws a head kick that Xiang Pao semi-blocks.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Adelhard checks it.
Adelhard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adelhard checks a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a low kick but Xiang Pao moves out of range easily.
Xiang Pao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adelhard.
Xiang Pao throws out a leg kick but Adelhard moves out of range and Xiang Pao only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Adelhard throws a body kick.
Adelhard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xiang Pao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xiang Pao swats away the attempt to clinch by Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a hook but Xiang Pao blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Xiang Pao 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.
Adelhard connects with a leg kick. Xiang Pao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adelhard throws a leg kick that misses.
Adelhard moves out of range as Xiang Pao strikes.
Xiang Pao slips under a jab.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Adelhard checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Xiang Pao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adelhard doesn't seem phased though.
Xiang Pao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xiang Pao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adelhard tries to free his leg and advance position but Xiang Pao is retaining full guard.
Xiang Pao trying to keep a closed guard but Adelhard is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiang Pao wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Adelhard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xiang Pao's head.
Adelhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xiang Pao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xiang Pao keeping moving, preventing Adelhard from controlling successfully.
Adelhard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Xiang Pao working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xiang Pao throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiang Pao. Adelhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xiang Pao avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Xiang Pao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bo Xiang Pao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adelhard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adelhard misses with a hook. Xiang Pao ducked under it nicely.
Xiang Pao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adelhard moves away.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook. Adelhard ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adelhard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Adelhard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Adelhard.
Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adelhard.
Xiang Pao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick
and Adelhard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Xiang Pao won't be happy with that.
Xiang Pao can't do much from the bottom here.
Adelhard working the head and body with strikes.
Xiang Pao felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Adelhard in side control, throwing shots but Xiang Pao defends.
The strikes coming from Adelhard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Xiang Pao is working away.
Adelhard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard working the ground and pound but Xiang Pao is defending the strikes.
Adelhard works to advance to full mount. Xiang Pao defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
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!
Adelhard content just to control the position here.
Xiang Pao is working to get back to half guard.
Xiang Pao avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adelhard.
Xiang Pao can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard Adelhard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xiang Pao connects with an inside leg kick.
Adelhard blocks a leg kick.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao avoids a kick to the body.
Xiang Pao moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for Adelhard.
Xiang Pao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adelhard throws a series of punches but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Xiang Pao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adelhard in his tracks.
Xiang Pao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Xiang Pao misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xiang Pao's hands.
Adelhard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xiang Pao's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Xiang Pao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao with a nice cross.
Xiang Pao wants to land a leg kick but Adelhard is out of range.
Good work by Adelhard as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard throws out a loose jab but Xiang Pao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Xiang Pao. No joy for Adelhard on that attempt.
Adelhard misses the jab.
Xiang Pao throws a looping overhand right but Adelhard ducks down to avoid it.
Xiang Pao 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.
Xiang Pao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adelhard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xiang Pao is looking to score with low kicks.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adelhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adelhard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adelhard checks a low kick from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiang Pao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xiang Pao blocks a head kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Xiang Pao misses
and Adelhard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Xiang Pao scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiang Pao tries to score with a low kick but Adelhard moves his leg out of the way.
Adelhard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiang Pao throws out a leg kick but Adelhard moves out of range and Xiang Pao only half commits.
Xiang Pao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiang Pao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adelhard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Adelhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xiang Pao throws a jab when Adelhard was well out of range.
Adelhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick aimed at Adelhard's knee but Adelhard avoids it well.
Adelhard connects with a body shot.
Xiang Pao lands with a hook. Adelhard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adelhard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiang Pao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adelhard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Xiang Pao thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Adelhard there.
Adelhard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adelhard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Xiang Pao's guard.
Xiang Pao pulls Adelhard in close to prevent any damage.
Adelhard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Adelhard throwing strikes but missing.
Adelhard controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Xiang Pao for as long as he can get away with.
Adelhard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Xiang Pao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Xiang Pao has escaped and now he's on top!
Xiang Pao wants to control from the top but Adelhard keeps moving.
Adelhard is trying to keep Xiang Pao in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bo Xiang Pao just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Adelhard defending well as Xiang Pao loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adelhard attempts a counter takedown but Xiang Pao avoids it well and moves away.
Adelhard tries to clinch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiang Pao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao throws a front kick aimed at Adelhard's knee but Adelhard avoids it well.
Xiang Pao slips a jab and a cross from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a lazy uppercut
and Xiang Pao counters with a good low kick that Adelhard was not able to check.
Adelhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiang Pao moves away.
Adelhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Adelhard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Xiang Pao does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Xiang Pao tenderised Adelhard's leg. Adelhard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xiang Pao moves out of range as Adelhard strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xiang Pao checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xiang Pao, as that shot connected.
Adelhard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard moves away from the strike by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao 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.
Xiang Pao connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Xiang Pao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Xiang Pao is looking to chop away at Adelhard's legs.
Xiang Pao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adelhard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Adelhard blocks a low kick nicely.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Xiang Pao checks it.
Adelhard tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiang Pao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiang Pao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xiang Pao thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xiang Pao manages to avoid it.
Xiang Pao is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao checks a leg kick nicely.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xiang Pao avoids the head kick by Adelhard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Xiang Pao, right into the meat.
Xiang Pao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adelhard's sensitive parts.
Adelhard connects with a body shot that sends Xiang Pao's belly button to the back.
Xiang Pao moves into range and clinches up with Adelhard.
Adelhard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiang Pao's elbow.
Xiang Pao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adelhard backwards.
Xiang Pao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xiang Pao swings wildly with an uppercut but Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao tries to work over Adelhard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiang Pao misses with some punches.
Adelhard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiang Pao backwards.
Adelhard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Xiang Pao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard is trying to control. Xiang Pao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adelhard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Xiang Pao!
Xiang Pao is looking to get to half guard.
Xiang Pao is squirming around, avoiding Adelhard's attempts to control the action.
Xiang Pao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard dominating with strikes here.
Xiang Pao wants to hold on but Adelhard pushes him away.
Bernhard Adelhard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adelhard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Xiang Pao is looking to escape.
Xiang Pao wants to hold on but Adelhard pushes him away.
Xiang Pao is looking to improve his position but Adelhard isn't that keen on the idea.
Xiang Pao is in a horrible position here. Adelhard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiang Pao is squirming around, avoiding Adelhard's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bo Xiang Pao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xiang Pao scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut
and Adelhard counters with a series of strikes. Xiang Pao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Adelhard thows a body kick. Xiang Pao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice jab there from Adelhard.
Adelhard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Adelhard avoids it with no problem.
Adelhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xiang Pao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adelhard.
Xiang Pao throws out a counter right but Adelhard avoids it with no problem.
Xiang Pao misses with an uppercut.
Xiang Pao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xiang Pao thumps Adelhard with a low kick.
Xiang Pao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adelhard misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Adelhard counters with a takedown into side control.
Adelhard trying to control the position but Xiang Pao is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiang Pao wants to control but Adelhard postures up.
Xiang Pao is not content to let Adelhard control the position.
Adelhard is really struggling to control Xiang Pao but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Adelhard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adelhard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Xiang Pao is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Xiang Pao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adelhard is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Adelhard wants to control but Xiang Pao is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Xiang Pao lands with an uppercut that bounces Adelhard off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Adelhard.
Xiang Pao throws a hook to the side of Adelhard's head but Adelhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adelhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xiang Pao.
Adelhard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Xiang Pao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adelhard misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiang Pao! But no joy.
Adelhard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adelhard throws a good cross that connects.
Adelhard swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Xiang Pao misses.
Xiang Pao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Xiang Pao throws a leg kick but Adelhard moved away.
Xiang Pao clobbers Adelhard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adelhard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adelhard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xiang Pao misses with a punch on the inside.
Xiang Pao lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adelhard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Xiang Pao lands a left hand.
Adelhard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Bo Xiang Pao has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard has Xiang Pao pressed against the cage, preventing Xiang Pao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adelhard lands with a light punch inside.
Xiang Pao throws a head punch that misses.
Xiang Pao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiang Pao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiang Pao.
Xiang Pao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adelhard works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Xiang Pao.
Adelhard swings for the body but Xiang Pao moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xiang Pao 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 Adelhard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adelhard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by Xiang Pao as he connects with a hook.
Adelhard misses the jab.
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 Bernhard Adelhard.
I think Xiang Pao 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Bo Xiang Pao!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Bernhard Adelhard!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Clones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T - Blocka. Justice has chosen Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Clones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice thows a leg kick but Clones Jr checks it
and Clones Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice moves into the clinch.
Clones Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
Clones Jr misses with the head strike.
Justice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clones Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clones Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clones Jr.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Clones Jr.
Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clones Jr.
Justice pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've been informed that Justice has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clones Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice tries a body shot but Clones Jr blocks it.
Justice scores with a shot to the side of Clones Jr's head.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Justice tries to throw a body punch but Clones Jr avoids it by throwing Justice back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clones Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clones Jr backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Clones Jr.
It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.
Clones Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clones Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Clones Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clones Jr blocks an uppercut.
Clones Jr tries to throw a body punch but Justice avoids it by throwing Clones Jr back against the cage.
Clones Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clones Jr's elbow.
Clones Jr misses with the head strike.
Clones Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Clones Jr fails to land.
Clones Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr misses with a body punch.
Clones Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Clones Jr misses with a body punch.
Clones Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice tries a body shot but Clones Jr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Clones Jr blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Justice.
Clones Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Clones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Justice controls his hands.
Clones Jr misses with a body punch.
Justice tries a body shot but Clones Jr blocks it.
A short right from Justice on the inside.
Justice throws a head punch that misses.
Clones Jr tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clones Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice scores a nice knee to the body.
Justice lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Clones Jr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Justice just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clones Jr's brow.
Justice blocks a body shot from Clones Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Clones Jr fails to land.
Clones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Justice controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Clones Jr.
A shot in the inside from Justice.
Clones Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Justice controls his hands.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice tries to land knees in the clinch but Clones Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Clones Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice misses with some punches.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clones Jr's elbow.
Justice tries a body shot but Clones Jr blocks it.
Clones Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clones Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clones Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Clones Jr blocks a body shot from Justice.
Justice blocks a body shot from Clones Jr.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
Justice lands with a left to the head.
Justice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clones Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clones Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clones Jr's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice digs a right hand underneath Clones Jr's ribcage. Clones Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Justice lands with a short shot to the head.
Justice digs a right hand into Clones Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clones Jr's gas tank.
Clones Jr is breathing heavily.
Justice scores with a shot to the side of Clones Jr's head.
Clones Jr misses with some punches.
Clones Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice lands a right hand.
Clones Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clones Jr misses with the head strike.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clones Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Clones Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Justice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
That's time! Clones Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clones Jr throws out a loose jab but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Clones Jr is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Clones Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice walks into a left hand.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Clones Jr's ribs.
That kick from Clones Jr tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Justice works the jab nicely.
Justice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Justice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice throws a head kick that Clones Jr semi-blocks.
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!
Clones Jr misses with a looping right.
Justice looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Clones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice slips a straight right by Clones Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Justice.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
letting Clones Jr counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Justice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clones Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clones Jr.
Justice is looking to slow Clones Jr down with leg kicks.
Clones Jr feints a jab promting Justice to slip. Clones Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Justice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clones Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Justice works the jab nicely.
Clones Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Justice counters with a nice low kick that buckles Clones Jr's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice lands with a slapping head kick.
Justice scores with a head kick. Clones Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clones Jr.
Nice jab there from Justice.
Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clones Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Justice off the cage and back into range.
Justice dips to his left and cracks Clones Jr with an uppercut!
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Justice scores with a sloppy right hand. Clones Jr should have avoided that one.
Clones Jr misses with a low kick as Justice jumps back.
As Clones Jr backs off Justice throws a huge counter combo but Clones Jr manages to avoid it all.
Clones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Clones Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Justice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clones Jr misses the jab.
Clones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clones Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Justice connects with the punch.
Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Clones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clones Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clones Jr under the eye.
Justice slips under a jab from Clones Jr.
Justice throws a right and a left that Clones Jr avoids nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Justice!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clones Jr misses with a hook
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Justice.
Clones Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clones Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Justice.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Clones Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Good work by Clones Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clones Jr looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range.
Clones Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice tries a head kick but it misses.
Clones Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clones Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Justice's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Justice throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with a two punch combo.
Justice connects with a leg kick. Clones Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Justice backs away, Clones Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Justice lands a nice shot that snaps Clones Jr's head back.
Clones Jr missing with a left hand there. Justice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Justice tenderised Clones Jr's leg. Clones Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clones Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Justice throws a lazy head kick
and Clones Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Clones Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Clones Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justice lands a jab to the nose.
Clones Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Clones Jr moved away.
Justice misses with a hook. Clones Jr ducked under it nicely.
Clones Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Justice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clones Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clones Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Clones Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Clones Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Justice seems unphased.
Clones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clones Jr on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clones Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Clones Jr moves away and avoids it.
Well,Clones Jr is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Clones Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clones Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr misses with a hook
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Justice misses.
Justice lunges at Clones Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clones Jr's hand.
The fighters circling - Clones Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice counters with a body kick.
Justice dodges the punch combination from Clones Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clones Jr throwing a counter right hand but Justice manages to avoid it.
Justice with a nice cross.
Justice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Clones Jr misses the target.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Clones Jr moves out of range easily.
Clones Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Clones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Justice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Don Clones Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justice tries to score with a low kick but Clones Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Justice lands a head kick!
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice throws a leg kick which misses Clones Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Clones Jr tries to avoid it.
Clones Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Justice thumps Clones Jr with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clones Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Justice misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clones Jr tries a low kick but Justice avoids it.
And Justice responds with a good body kick, but Clones Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Clones Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Justice counters with a two punch combo.
Justice connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clones Jr throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Justice.
Nice body kick from Justice.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Clones Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Clones Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Justice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clones Jr.
As Justice backs away, Clones Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Clones Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Justice throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Johnny Justice!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Johnny Justice!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Johnny Justice, 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.
In defeat, Don Clones Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn first loss for me. I guess i go home, shake this off and continue planning for the next guy.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by You Could Be Mine. Fenix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Axl Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Fenix misses the target.
Rose takes one on the button.
Rose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fenix's calf.
Fenix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fenix.
Tristan Fenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fenix misses with a body shot.
Fenix gets a takedown into half guard.
Fenix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fenix lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rose works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fenix must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fenix.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Fenix from controlling successfully.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fenix distracts Rose with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenix is working Rose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fenix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rose works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fenix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rose will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fenix.
Rose working a defensive guard here.
Fenix works over Rose with some ground and pound from guard.
Fenix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fenix wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
Fenix postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fenix connects with a couple of short punches.
Rose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rose keeping moving, preventing Fenix from controlling successfully.
Fenix landing with the ground and pound.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fenix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fenix is working Rose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rose utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rose is looking for a triangle but Fenix pushes his legs off easily.
Fenix lands a couple of elbows.
Fenix sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rose's guard.
Fenix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rose defending well though.
Rose is refusing to be controlled, as Fenix sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose trying to control here.
Fenix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Fenix dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fenix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Fenix throws a shot from downtown. Rose moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Fenix catches Rose right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Fenix misses.
Fenix cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fenix has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fenix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Rose lands.
Rose moves out of range as Fenix strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rose half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fenix throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Fenix misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rose.
Rose throws a body shot but no joy.
Fenix with a hook.
Fenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fenix lands with a cross.
Tristan Fenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fenix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fenix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fenix misses with a double jab.
Fenix misses with a looping left.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fenix.
Fenix changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fenix throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fenix lands with an uppercut that bounces Rose off the cage and back into range.
Fenix throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose connects with a solid leg kick.
Axl Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix scores with a sloppy right hand. Rose should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fenix. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Rose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fenix.
Fenix misses with a straight right.
Rose throws a chopping leg kick but Fenix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fenix closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fenix lands in his opponent's guard.
Fenix cracks Rose with a solid left hand.
Fenix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fenix forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix trying to pass the guard but Rose defending well.
Rose on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fenix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rose's head.
Fenix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fenix winds up and cracks Rose with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fenix is nestled in close to Rose, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix drops an elbow to the side of Rose's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fenix lands a nice short elbow.
Fenix looks to land a strike but Rose avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fenix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rose's head.
Fenix scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenix scoring with some ground and pound.
Fenix trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Fenix keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan Fenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fenix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tristan Fenix!
Tristan Fenix wins by unanimous decision!
Tristan Fenix decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier St. Georges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy McKane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges and Ozzy McKane. St. Georges kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jiu Jitsu. McKane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SAIL - AWOLNATION kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gauthier St. Georges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ozzy McKane!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. McKane does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges misses with a hook.
McKane gets tackled into the cage by St. Georges. St. Georges maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane.
St. Georges throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McKane.
St. Georges lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKane backwards.
St. Georges lands a body shot in the clinch.
McKane blocks an uppercut.
A short right from McKane.
St. Georges struggles to land a body shot inside as McKane controls his hands.
Nice elbow from St. Georges.
It looks like Ozzy McKane has been cut.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges misses with some punches.
McKane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKane prevents a body shot from St. Georges.
St. Georges tries to stall but McKane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKane misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges lands an elbow inside.
McKane blocking some punches.
McKane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
McKane takes a shot to the head.
St. Georges working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by McKane.
McKane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McKane tries a body shot but St. Georges blocks it.
McKane jumps guard but St. Georges turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St. Georges scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McKane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St. Georges is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McKane blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Georges.
McKane swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges gets through McKane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for McKane.
A hook to the body from McKane.
McKane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St. Georges or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKane scores with a shoulder strike.
St. Georges misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from McKane.
McKane gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McKane is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McKane tries to pass to full mount but St. Georges defends it.
St. Georges is looking to escape.
McKane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St. Georges wants to stand back up but McKane manages to pass into side control.
St. Georges prevents McKane from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKane is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St. Georges has escaped the position, nice work there.
St. Georges wants to get back to his feet.
McKane working away.
McKane is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
St. Georges stops McKane from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St. Georges struggling a bit here.
McKane is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. St. Georges looks calm but he's in trouble here. McKane gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. St. Georges is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! McKane lets go of the hold and St. Georges can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ozzy McKane!
Ozzy McKane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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