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UGD 81:Curran Vs Yamaji PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 1796 p4p, 263 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 2075 p4p, 290 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valentinovich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HateBreed - Defeatist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze tries to clinch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Breeze closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Breeze wants a takedown but no success here.
Valentinovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Breeze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breeze tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valentinovich smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valentinovich gets caught napping as Breeze dives in and scores a takedown. Valentinovich manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentinovich wants to stand up but Breeze is controlling him.
Breeze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valentinovich wants to stand and escape but Breeze is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breeze has gone for a leg lock! Valentinovich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Breeze's guard.
Breeze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Breeze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Valentinovich has managed to get both his arms back between Breeze's legs - danger averted.
Valentinovich stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Valentinovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Valentinovich lands a leg kick that knocks Breeze off balance momentarily.
Breeze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Breeze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sergej Valentinovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Valentinovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Breeze tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Breeze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Breeze tries to clinch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown but Valentinovich shows good takedown defense.
Breeze jabs Valentinovich right on the nose. Valentinovich blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Breeze looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Breeze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valentinovich drops Breeze with a huge uppercut! Breeze drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Valentinovich is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergej Valentinovich!
A very excited looking Sergej Valentinovich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 1434 p4p, 159 weight class) and Eon Yaj (ranked 1542 p4p, 173 weight class). La Bor comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. Eon Yaj acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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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
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eon Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj scores with a punch to the head.
Yaj fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Bor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yaj scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Yaj does no damage.
Yaj throws a low kick, looking for La Bor's leg but La Bor calmly moves out of range.
La Bor is looking to counter punch.
Yaj has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
La Bor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Bor. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yaj cracks La Bor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yaj throws a leg kick but La Bor moved away.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Yaj swings for the body but La Bor moves out of range.
Yaj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as La Bor checks a leg kick.
La Bor looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Yaj connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yaj.
Yaj throws a leg kick that misses.
La Bor throws a low kick, looking for Yaj's leg but Yaj calmly moves out of range.
Yaj tries a quick counter leg kick but La Bor is wise to it.
La Bor moves out of range as Yaj strikes.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yaj lands a nice hook to La Bor's body. La Bor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
La Bor is looking to score with low kicks.
La Bor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
La Bor moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Yaj tries to score with a low kick but La Bor moves his leg out of the way.
La Bor checks a leg kick.
La Bor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Yaj finds it's way through La Bor's defenses.
La Bor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yaj. That did some damage!
Yaj moves forwards but La Bor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj misses with an uppercut
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
La Bor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Bor loads up on a big right hand but Yaj slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
Eon Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Bor moves away from the strike by Yaj.
La Bor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from La Bor.
Yaj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
La Bor takes one to the chin there.
Yaj wants to land a leg kick but La Bor is out of range.
La Bor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
La Bor avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj darts in trying to clinch
letting La Bor counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor blocks a jab.
La Bor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
La Bor connects with a right hand. Yaj shakes it off.
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
letting La Bor counter with a right hand.
Yaj misses with a hook
and La Bor counters with a nice leg kick.
La Bor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
As Yaj looks to move away, La Bor throws a big counter combo but Yaj just gets out of the way.
La Bor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
La Bor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
La Bor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Bor misses with a shot to the body
and Yaj counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for La Bor.
La Bor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yaj lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Bor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Bor misses with the head strike.
Yaj is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Bor is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Bor avoids it.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Bor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor breaks the clinch.
Yaj misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yaj takes a jab right on the kisser.
La Bor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yaj has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bor connects with a body shot.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
La Bor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yaj cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manuel La Bor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from La Bor.
A nice inside leg kick there by La Bor. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Good shot there by Yaj.
Yaj shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yaj throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj throws a poor cross that misses
and La Bor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yaj, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La Bor, as that shot connected.
Manuel La Bor is winning the standup battle so far.
Yaj fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La Bor checks it well.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Bor moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a leg kick that misses.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
La Bor throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
La Bor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yaj throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yaj.
La Bor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yaj throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from La Bor misses.
Yaj lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yaj misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from La Bor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yaj throws a solid leg kick but La Bor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yaj.
La Bor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
La Bor takes one to the chin there.
Yaj defending well as La Bor loads up on a big left hand.
La Bor connects with a single shot there.
La Bor throws a leg kick but Yaj sees it coming and checks it nicely.
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as La Bor backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor checks a low kick from Yaj.
A punch combination from Yaj misses.
La Bor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yaj takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yaj with a jab.
Yaj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Bor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yaj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
La Bor blocks a head kick by Yaj.
Yaj misses with a body shot
and La Bor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yaj thinking.
A bone on bone clash there as Yaj blocks the leg kick.
Yaj let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yaj darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yaj throws a lazy right hand but La Bor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Bor avoids the head kick by Yaj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj loads up on a big right hand but La Bor slips the punch.
La Bor digs a good body shot into Yaj's ribs.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
La Bor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yaj's hands.
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
Yaj tries a head kick but it misses.
La Bor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yaj throws a leg kick but La Bor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
La Bor tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Bor misses the jab.
Yaj throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
La Bor scores with a hook to the body. Yaj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Bor throws out the jab.
Yaj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by La Bor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yaj has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yaj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yaj tries to clinch
and La Bor counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaj is rocked!
The fighters circling - La Bor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yaj.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Bor manages to avoid it.
La Bor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
La Bor with a hook.
Yaj is still on wobbly legs! Can La Bor finish him?
La Bor scores with a kick to the body.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yaj seems to have recovered his senses.
A low kick from Yaj misses
and La Bor counters with a nice uppercut.
La Bor wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from La Bor misses.
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 Manuel La Bor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yaj displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Bor throws out the jab.
La Bor misses with a hook.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj scores with a nice right hand.
Yaj cracks the inside of La Bor's front leg.
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from La Bor.
Yaj uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Yaj tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yaj tries to land a front kick but La Bor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yaj's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La Bor counters with a crisp one two that drops Yaj! La Bor thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yaj to his feet! Yaj is in big trouble!
La Bor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as La Bor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor blocks a leg kick.
Yaj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Bor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yaj walks into a straight right hand from La Bor.
La Bor scores with a sloppy right hand. Yaj should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Bor, right into the meat.
La Bor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on La Bor's shoulder, as La Bor tries to avoid the shot.
La Bor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yaj counters with a series of strikes. La Bor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yaj has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from La Bor finds it's way round the side to connect with Yaj's head.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but La Bor was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
La Bor blocks a head kick by Yaj.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Yaj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by La Bor.
Eon Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from La Bor tenderised Yaj's leg. Yaj is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La Bor.
La Bor swinging wildly here.
La Bor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yaj.
Yaj attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Bor keeps the fight on the outside.
La Bor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yaj blocks a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La Bor 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 Yaj has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yaj and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yaj wants to counter the offense by La Bor and move into the clinch position.
Yaj attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Bor is looking to clinch but Yaj is avoiding it.
La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but La Bor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Bor blocks a head kick by Yaj.
Yaj misses with an attempted mid kick.
La Bor checks a low kick from Yaj.
Yaj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
La Bor throws a good cross that connects.
La Bor feints a jab promting Yaj to slip. La Bor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yaj slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yaj.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab from Yaj.
La Bor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yaj.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Bor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yaj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent La Bor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor scores with a jab.
La Bor throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Bor tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Bor lands a glancing blow to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Bor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but La Bor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Bor misses with a series of wild punches.
La Bor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
La Bor doesn't manage to clinch there - Yaj circles away.
A low kick from Yaj misses
and La Bor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yaj tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Manuel La Bor.
Well La Bor 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
Manuel La Bor made sure to mention his sponsor, Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 1404 p4p, 167 weight class) and Sam Wilson (ranked 1785 p4p, 215 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Fallout. Three Dog has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wilson.
A head kick misses from Dog.
Dog moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWilson.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Dog wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
Wilson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sam Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Dog misses.
Dog on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Dog swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dog.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Dog gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson.
Wilson's coach down at White Lotus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Dog cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Dog prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Dog's head.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson blocks a body shot from Dog.
Dog digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dog.
Wilson can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilson tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Wilson back against the cage.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson scores with a shot to the side of Dog's head.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog misses with some punches.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dog prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wilson as the two fighters clinch.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Dog's ribcage. Dog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Dog manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Wilson controls the action.
Nice body punch from Wilson - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Dog.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wilson fails to land.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Dog.
Wilson lands an uppercut.
Dog tries to work over Wilson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilson.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilson misses with a body punch.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dog explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilson. Dog shrugs it off though.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Sam Wilson has been cut.
Dog moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dog swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog checks the leg kick.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands a body punch.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Dog.
Dog misses with some punches.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dog controls his hands.
Dog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson is trying to drag Dog to the mat but Dog just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Wilson.
A right hand to the body from Wilson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Wilson.
Wilson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wilson.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
A short left from Dog.
Dog lands an uppercut.
Wilson gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dog clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wilson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Wilson connects with a big shot to the side of Dog's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands strikes to the head.
Dog is keeping busy.
Dog is trying to break free.
Wilson tries to get the hooks in deep but Dog pushed the leg off.
Wilson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Dog tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Wilson has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Dog is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sam Wilson!
Sam Wilson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Garner (ranked 858 p4p, 99 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 691 p4p, 78 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner shoots in but Fuller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice defenses there by Fuller.
Fuller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Fuller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuller lands a jab.
Garner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garner throws a hook but Fuller avoids it easily.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
Garner misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuller! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller scores with a shot to the body.
Garner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuller moves away.
Fuller tests Garner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garner goes for a double leg but Fuller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fuller continues to drive forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fuller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller lands an overhand right.
Fuller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Garner lands with an uppercut that bounces Fuller off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garner. Fuller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garner with a body shot.
Fuller wants to slow Garner down by chopping away at his legs.
Fuller moves out of range as Garner strikes.
Garner lands with an overhand left.
Garner throws a lazy right hand but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuller throws a big counter head kick but Garner avoids it with no problem.
Garner misses with a looping right.
Fuller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses
and Garner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Garner.
Fuller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuller lands with a hook. Garner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Garner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Fuller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fuller misses with a lunging right hand
and Garner counters with a left to the body.
Fuller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fuller sprawls and moves away.
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fuller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
Fuller ducks under a wild hook from Garner.
A countering left hand to the body from Fuller misses.
Fuller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fuller throws a leg kick that misses.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garner.
Fuller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner connects with a right hand. Fuller shakes it off.
Garner scores with a jab.
Garner misses with a series of wild punches.
Fuller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Garner rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Fuller misses.
Fuller lands with an overhand left.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fuller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garner fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller misses with a body punch
and Garner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fuller's guard.
Fuller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garner is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Garner is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fuller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuller wants to stall.
Garner breaks from the clinch.
Fuller cracks a nice hook into Garner's ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Garner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garner throws a body shot but no joy.
Garner throws a combination. Fuller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Garner avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Fuller blocks a jab.
Garner misses with a hook
and Fuller counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Garner misses.
Garner avoids the body shot from Fuller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller dominated that round.
That's time! Garner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Garner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fuller momentarily.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuller throws a sloppy body shot
and Garner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuller lunges at Garner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garner's hand.
Fuller lands a jab to Garner's midsection.
Nice body punch from Fuller.
Garner shoots in looking for a takedown but Fuller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garner tries to move into range but Fuller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fuller takes a swing at Garner's ribcage but misses.
Garner misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Fuller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fuller on his heels. He'll look to pass Fuller's guard now, I'm sure.
Fuller has his feet on Garner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fuller swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Garner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garner scores with a jab to the head.
Chris Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller lands a jab to Garner's midsection.
The crowd cheers as Fuller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garner doesn't seem phased though.
Fuller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Fuller misses.
Garner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garner looks to land a left hand but Fuller moved out of range nicely.
Garner blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Good standup being displayed there by Fuller as he connects with a hook.
Fuller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fuller gets caught napping as Garner dives in and scores a takedown. Fuller manages to retain guard.
Fuller pushes Garner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garner misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Garner misses the target.
Fuller slaps away a takedown attempt from Garner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garner misses the jab.
Garner throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with a body shot.
Garner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuller lands an overhand right.
Fuller lands a head kick. Garner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuller.
Fuller connects with a crisp jab.
Fuller misses with a head kick.
Fuller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fuller.
Fuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Garner is just out of range.
Fuller throws a good cross that connects.
Garner scores with a nice strike.
Garner swings widly with a right hand
and Fuller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Garner does it's job there.
Fuller throws a shot from downtown. Garner moves away and avoids it.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller needs to keep his hands up - Garner had a free shot at his head there.
Garner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fuller pinned against the cage. Fuller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Fuller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garner blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller throws a series of punches but Garner moves out of range.
Fuller throws a leg kick that misses.
Fuller tests Garner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garner avoids the body shot from Fuller.
Fuller stuffs the takedown attempt from Garner. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fuller sprawls and moves away.
Garner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fuller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garner at a distance.
Garner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Garner walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuller misses the shot to the body.
Garner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fuller sprawls and moves away.
Fuller swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Fuller lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller lands a leg kick that knocks Garner off balance momentarily.
Fuller misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Fuller both land. Nice combination.
Garner swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fuller lands a jab.
Fuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fuller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garner blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Garner.
Garner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garner goes for a double leg but Fuller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fuller continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garner.
As Garner backs off Fuller throws a huge counter combo but Garner manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garner.
Fuller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fuller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Fuller does no damage.
Fuller misses with a double jab.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Garner misses with a looping left.
Fuller just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fuller to the mat! Fuller manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garner stops Fuller from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Fuller. Beautiful body shot.
Garner misses with a takedown attempt - Fuller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fuller misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Fuller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garner doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Fuller misses.
Fuller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garner on the side of the head.
Fuller moves away from the strike by Garner.
Garner tries to move into range but Fuller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chris Fuller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fuller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Fuller.
Garner swings widly with a right hand
and Fuller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fuller misses with an uppercut. Garner saw that one coming.
Fuller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A right-left combo lands from Fuller.
Fuller throws a series of punches but Garner avoids them all with ease.
Fuller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garner moves away.
Garner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Fuller throws a body punch but Garner moves out of range.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garner moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fuller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garner with a body shot.
Garner dodges the punch combination from Fuller.
Garner looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuller is just out of range.
A big right from Garner misses.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fuller as he jumps to the side.
Garner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuller.
Fuller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ron Garner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuller misses with a wild body shot.
Fuller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fuller lands a leg kick that knocks Garner off balance momentarily.
Fuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garner was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Fuller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fuller 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Fuller!
After the big win, Chris Fuller made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Green Machine Nutritional Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karter Kinshaw (ranked 471 p4p, 52 weight class) and George Moshington (ranked 878 p4p, 98 weight class). Moshington has chosen Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy as his entrance music. Karter Kinshaw could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Moshington's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Moshington misses the target.
Kinshaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kinshaw connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moshington. Moshington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kinshaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kinshaw misses with a lunging right hand
letting Moshington counter with a right hand.
Moshington scores with a jab. Kinshaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kinshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kinshaw lands an overhand right.
Kinshaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinshaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moshington.
Moshington misses with a body shot.
Moshington throws a jab but it's blocked by Kinshaw.
A slow jab from Kinshaw misses its intended target.
Moshington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Moshington misses.
Moshington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinshaw.
Moshington jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moshington throws out a powerful jab.
Kinshaw is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Moshington misses.
Kinshaw misses with a looping right.
Kinshaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moshington misses with the combination.
Kinshaw throws a head kick but Moshington moves out of range.
Kinshaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Kinshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moshington drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kinshaw right on the button. Kinshaw goes down! Moshington follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Moshington gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Moshington!
George Moshington very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 333 p4p, 33 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 453 p4p, 51 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Security! Mean muggin Helix is about to assault the whole opposing camp!. Helix Cabrera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jerry Haze's chin.
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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
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrera seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crunch! Haze slams his shin into Cabrera's torso.
Haze pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range and Haze settles back down.
Cabrera appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cabrera looks to land a combination but Haze avoids it well.
Haze lands with a nice body punch.
Cabrera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Haze.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haze but Haze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cabrera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haze quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera trying to work for an americana but Haze has managed to regain full guard.
Haze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrera's guard.
Cabrera is trying to keep Haze in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Cabrera working for submissions but it's allowed Haze to get to half guard.
Haze throwing shots but Cabrera is blocking nicely.
Haze prevents Cabrera from improving his position.
Cabrera looking for submissions off his back.
Haze working over Cabrera with some ground and pound. Cabrera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cabrera is trying to get back to full guard.
Cabrera gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Cabrera keeping moving, preventing Haze from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Haze showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cabrera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haze stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabrera is looking to sweep but instead, Haze has passed into half guard.
Cabrera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze landing with the ground and pound.
Cabrera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haze defends it easily.
Haze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haze stands up over Cabrera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze postures up in Cabrera's guard and throws a big left but Cabrera blocks it.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Cabrera looking for a sweep. Not yet Cabrera, not yet.
Cabrera controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
Cabrera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cabrera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cabrera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Haze tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Haze.
Haze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haze connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haze.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Haze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera blocks the body kick.
Cabrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haze on the side of the head.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze delivers a nice body kick.
Cabrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haze.
Haze looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Cabrera tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Haze throws a lazy body kick
and Cabrera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haze's knee momentarily.
Haze works the jab nicely.
Haze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haze connects with a body shot that sends Cabrera's belly button to the back.
Cabrera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haze.
Cabrera tries to land a front kick but Haze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haze throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera swings for the body but Haze moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Haze makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Haze looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cabrera puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haze works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cabrera trying to control but Haze is working from the bottom.
Haze has his hands on Cabrera's head, controlling the position.
Cabrera stopping the sweep attempt from Haze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cabrera is pushing down on Haze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Haze is fighting to maintain full guard but Cabrera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haze is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cabrera in particular looking to stall.
Cabrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haze wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera moves out of range of the leg kick from Haze.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haze.
A solid body kick from Haze.
Haze walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabrera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jerry Haze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Haze blocks the low kick.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Haze misses with a body shot.
Haze throws a low kick, looking for Cabrera's leg but Cabrera calmly moves out of range.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haze is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Haze!
Cabrera working away.
Haze sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Haze is refusing to be controlled, as Cabrera sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haze trying to control here.
Cabrera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cabrera with a nice head shot there.
Cabrera preventing the sweep.
Cabrera postures up in Haze's guard and throws a big left but Haze blocks it.
Haze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabrera is one step ahead there.
Helix Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cabrera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cabrera working the body and head with strikes.
Helix Cabrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabrera working the head and body with strikes.
Cabrera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Haze, who protects the arm well.
Haze on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Haze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cabrera wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jerry Haze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cabrera taking a breather here.
Cabrera tries to advance to mount but can't.
Haze taking a bit of punishment here - Cabrera scoring with strikes.
Haze is trying to get back to half guard.
Cabrera scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to take a break and control but Haze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cabrera fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cabrera lands a nice forearm strike.
Cabrera tries to advance to mount but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haze can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helix Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haze 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
Jerry Haze thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 195 p4p, 26 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 135 p4p, 17 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Justice might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera scores with a punch to the head.
Barrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Justice.
Barrera throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
Justice slips under a jab.
Barrera thuds his right hand into Justice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Justice staying out of range there.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justice checks a leg kick.
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justice counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justice. Justice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Justice. That's going to slow Barrera down.
Justice takes one on the button.
Barrera misses with a leg kick
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barrera lands a nice shot that snaps Justice's head back.
Barrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Justice 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.
A punch lands to the side of Justice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Barrera scores with a four punch combination!
Barrera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mario Barrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Justice swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Barrera is out of range.
Justice moves forwards but Barrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Justice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barrera - the referee stops the clock and Justice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barrera. Justice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barrera misses with a kick to the body.
Justice seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Barrera looks to throw a body kick
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrera throws a combination that misses
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Barrera.
Barrera wants to land a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
As Barrera backs away, Justice returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barrera throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrera works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Justice thows a leg kick but Barrera checks it
and Barrera counters with a nice body shot.
Justice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barrera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Barrera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Justice had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barrera tests Justice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrera takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice.
Justice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barrera avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Barrera lands with a light punch inside.
Barrera breaks from the clinch.
Barrera jabs Justice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Barrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justice doesn't seem phased though.
Barrera blocks a jab.
Barrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Justice throws the left hand but Barrera avoids the punch easily.
Justice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barrera loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch.
Barrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barrera connects with a right hand. Justice shakes it off.
A left lands for Barrera.
Barrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Justices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barrera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Barrera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Justice with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Barrera lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice connects with a leg kick. Barrera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barrera misses with a leg kick.
Barrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barrera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Barrera slips a jab from Justice.
Barrera misses with a body kick.
Barrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Justice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Barrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justice doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barrera. Justice shrugs it off though.
Barrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrera's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Justice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Justice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrera throws a leg kick which misses Justice's front leg but catches the back leg as Justice tries to avoid it.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Justice.
Justice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Barrera's shoulder, as Barrera tries to avoid the shot.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Barrera.
Justice feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Justice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barrera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barrera slips under a jab.
Barrera tries to score with a low kick but Justice moves his leg out of the way.
Barrera lands a jab to Justice's midsection.
A big left from Barrera misses.
A punch lands to the side of Justice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera lands with a shot to the body.
Barrera scores with a jab to the head.
Barrera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barrera thumps Justice with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Justice wants to slow Barrera down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barrera scores with a hook to the body. Justice takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Justice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barrera back to the cage. Justice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barrera blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrera. That's going to slow Justice down.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrera lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera misses with a kick to the body.
Justice misses with a hook. Barrera ducked under it nicely.
Justice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mario Barrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera tries a low kick but Justice avoids it.
Barrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barrera lands with a shot to the body.
Justice moves forwards but Barrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Justice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barrera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barrera lands with a good body shot.
Barrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Barrera.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barrera. That's going to slow Justice down.
Barrera dips to his left and cracks Justice with an uppercut!
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barrera stalks Justice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Justice's face. Justice staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut.
Barrera throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Barrera ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Barrera slips a jab from Justice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Justice moves out of range as Barrera throws a body kick.
A jab from Justice misses.
Barrera jabs at Justice's body.
Barrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barrera.
Barrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Justice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barrera throws a leg kick which misses Justice's front leg but catches the back leg as Justice tries to avoid it.
Barrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Barrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Justice.
Barrera slips under a jab from Justice.
Barrera defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barrera lands a nice shot that snaps Justice's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera cracks Justice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Barrera.
Barrera jabs Justice to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Justice tries to work over Barrera's front leg with a kick but Barrera checks it.
Barrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Justice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barrera takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrera.
Justice lands a jab.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barrera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barrera wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Barrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Justices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera 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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Barrera's leg but Barrera calmly moves out of range.
Justice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barrera.
A big left from Justice misses.
Barrera works the jab nicely.
Justice moves away from the strike by Barrera.
A little feinted left hand from Justice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrera manages to avoid it.
Barrera throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice throws a leg kick but Barrera checks it.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Barrera is out of range.
Barrera is looking to slow Justice down with leg kicks.
Barrera scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
Justice throwing a counter right hand but Barrera manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
An inside leg kick lands from Barrera.
Justice tries a low kick but Barrera avoids it.
Barrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Justice off the cage and back into range.
Justice tries to land a front kick but Barrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justice doesn't seem bothered though.
Barrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justice. Justice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barrera lands with a good body shot.
Barrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Barrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Justice.
Justice avoids the body shot from Barrera.
Justice is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Justice.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Justice.
Barrera feints a counter leg kick.
Justice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barrera.
Justice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Justice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrera staying out of range there.
Justice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera tries to clinch up.
Barrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barrera just manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barrera.
Barrera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrera thuds a left hand into Justice's body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Justice.
Justice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Justice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera lands a jab to the head.
Justice's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Barrera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrera lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice 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.
Nice defenses there by Justice.
Barrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justice under the eye.
Barrera lands with a hook. Justice tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justice misses with a low kick as Barrera jumps back.
Justice lunges at Barrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barrera's hand.
Barrera slips a jab from Justice.
Nice body punch from Barrera.
Justice walks into a jab.
Justice turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnny Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Barrera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barrera scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Barrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barrera 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Barrera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fook Man (ranked 46 p4p, 8 weight class) and Randy Poffo (ranked 178 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Man misses with an uppercut. Poffo saw that one coming.
Poffo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Poffo avoids it.
Poffo throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poffo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man throws a leg kick
and Poffo moves into the clinch.
Poffo has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Poffo misses with some punches.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poffo 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.
Nice uppercut there from Man.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poffo counters with a nice uppercut.
Poffo is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poffo misses with a right hand
and Poffo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Poffo's torso.
Man takes a swing at Poffo's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Poffo moves away and avoids it.
Man cracks Poffo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poffo looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Poffo walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poffo momentarily.
Poffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Poffo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poffo throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poffo slips under a jab.
Poffo takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Poffo lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poffo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poffo misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man feints and then cracks Poffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poffo down.
Poffo wants to clinch.
Poffo throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poffo misses with a straight left.
Poffo 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.
It looks like Man has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Poffo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man. Man obviously looking to wear him down.
Poffo throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Poffo checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Poffo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Poffo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Poffo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poffo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poffo misses the shot to the body.
As Poffo backs away, Man returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poffo moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a left hand but Poffo moved out of range nicely.
Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poffo scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poffo has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Poffo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poffo.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Poffo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Poffo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poffo scrambles back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poffo's knee momentarily.
Man scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Poffo.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Man tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poffo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab.
Man thumps Poffo with a low kick.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poffo is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man thumps Poffo with a low kick.
Poffo throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Poffo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poffo in his tracks.
Man misses with a hook.
Poffo fails to land with a series of punches.
Man swings for the body but Poffo moves out of range.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poffo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Poffo tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man thumps Poffo with a low kick.
Poffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Poffo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Poffo off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poffo throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Poffo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poffo's calf.
Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Crunch! Man slams his shin into Poffo's torso.
Poffo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Man tries a low kick but Poffo avoids it.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Poffo throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poffo's sensitive parts.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poffo throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Poffo is looking to land body kicks.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Man connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poffo.
Man throwing a counter right hand but Poffo manages to avoid it.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Poffo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Poffo loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
A lazy left from Poffo finds it's target.
Man misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poffo.
Poffo throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poffo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
Poffo throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Man misses the target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poffo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Man throws out a loose jab but Poffo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poffo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man connects with a jab.
Poffo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poffo moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poffo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Poffo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man thows a body kick. Poffo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poffo can do to turn this around?
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Poffo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poffo's sensitive parts.
Man lets loose with a powerful body kick. Poffo will feel that in the morning.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poffo.
Man blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Man.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poffo. That's going to slow Man down.
Poffo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Poffo is looking to land body kicks.
Poffo slips under a jab.
Poffo tries a quick counter leg kick but Man is wise to it.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poffo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poffo avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Poffo misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Poffo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Poffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poffo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Man misses
and Poffo counters with a straight right hand.
Poffo misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Poffo down.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Poffo is just out of range.
Poffo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Poffo moves out of range of the body kick.
Poffo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poffo is looking to land body kicks.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poffo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poffo missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Poffo's calf.
Poffo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poffo scores with a hook.
Fook Man's cut is getting worse.
Poffo looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Poffo lands a head kick. Man smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Poffo does no damage.
Poffo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poffo. That's going to slow Man down.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Man half committed to a counter leg kick.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poffo's sensitive parts.
Man lands the left hand.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Poffo tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Poffo misses with a hook.
Poffo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poffo checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man'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.
Poffo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man keeps Poffo at a distance using the push kick.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poffo scores with a kick to the body.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Poffo.
Poffo looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Poffo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Poffo wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Poffo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Man scores with a jab. Poffo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poffo misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Poffo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Man.
Poffo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Poffo's leg but Poffo calmly moves out of range.
Poffo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Poffo misses its intended target.
Poffo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Man connects with the punch.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Poffo's front leg but catches the back leg as Poffo tries to avoid it.
Man looks for the body kick but Poffo saw that one coming.
Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poffo at a distance.
Poffo wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Man does it's job there.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poffo to score with a decent uppercut.
Poffo checks a leg kick.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man pushes Poffo away with a front kick.
A low kick from Poffo is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poffo moves away.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man punishes Poffo's body with a nice straight punch.
Poffo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man tried to counter with a leg kick but Poffo avoided it.
Nice defenses there by Poffo.
Poffo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Poffo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fook Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Poffo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Poffo misses.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Poffo's sensitive parts.
Poffo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Poffo misses with a body kick.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poffo is out of range and Man settles back down.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poffo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poffo throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poffo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poffo breaks from the clinch.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poffo.
Poffo throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Poffo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poffo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poffo throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
It appears Man was looking to counter with a kick there.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poffo is able to avoid easily.
Poffo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poffo throws a big shot that misses.
Man slips under a jab from Poffo.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Man connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poffo's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poffo.
Man connects with a crisp jab.
Poffo just misses with a punch to the body.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man 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.
Poffo lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Man.
Poffo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poffo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poffo throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Poffo tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Poffo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Poffo looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Poffo looks to throw a body kick
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Poffo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Poffo in the body.
Poffo misses with the body kick
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poffo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man with a jab.
Poffo throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poffo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Poffo settles back down.
A shot to the body from Man misses
and Poffo counters with a straight right hand.
Poffo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Poffo lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
Man stuns Poffo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poffo throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poffo misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Man cracks a nice hook into Poffo's ribs.
Man delivers a nice body kick.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poffo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poffo throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man looks to land a right hand but Poffo moved out of range.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Poffo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poffo throws a good cross that connects.
Man moves out of range as Poffo strikes.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man blocks a jab.
Poffo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Poffo throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Poffo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poffo takes one on the button.
Poffo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Poffo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poffo throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Poffo.
Man with a hook.
Man throws a wild body kick that Poffo sees coming a mile off.
Man moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Man slips a jab from Poffo.
Poffo swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poffo.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poffo 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.
Man lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poffo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Man cracks Poffo with a nice body shot.
Poffo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Man breaks the clinch.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Man.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poffo.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poffo can pounce on him.
Poffo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poffo if he has to take too many more of those.
Man thuds a left hand into Poffo's body.
Man cracks the inside of Poffo's front leg.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poffo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Poffo throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Poffo misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick but Poffo moved away.
Poffo unleashes a big counter combination but Man bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poffo connects with a looping right hand.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poffo.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Poffo takes a step back to recover.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Poffo misses with a straight left.
Man keeps Poffo at a distance using the push kick.
Poffo misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Man defending well as Poffo loads up on a big left hand.
Poffo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poffo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Poffo is out of range.
Poffo is looking for the big counter here.
A shot to the liver by Poffo. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands with a hook. Poffo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man jabs Poffo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poffo throws a big shot that misses.
Man throws a low kick but Poffo moves out of range easily.
Poffo misses with a few strikes there.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Poffo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poffo if he has to take too many more of those.
Poffo tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poffo lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Poffo momentarily.
Man stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Poffo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man had his way with Randy Poffo in that round.
The cut man is working on Fook Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man looks to throw the jab but Poffo is out of range.
Man throws a wild body kick that Poffo sees coming a mile off.
Man tests Poffo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poffo. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poffo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man slips under a jab.
Poffo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
A big right from Man misses.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Some bone on bone action there as Poffo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poffo looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Poffo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man.
Poffo tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Poffo lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man moves away from the strike by Poffo.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poffo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poffo was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
That kick from Man tenderised Poffo's leg. Poffo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poffo throws a shot to the body.
Poffo throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poffo tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Poffo misses with a low kick.
Poffo tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Poffo clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man 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.
Poffo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Randy Poffo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poffo throws a big shot that misses.
Poffo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Poffo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poffo lands with an uppercut that bounces Man off the cage and back into range.
Poffo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man lands an overhand right.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poffo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
Poffo misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a good low kick that Poffo was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poffo checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Poffo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poffo throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Poffo throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo lands a slapping body shot.
Poffo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poffo tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
Poffo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Poffo loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Poffo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poffo.
Poffo throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Poffo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Nice shot by Man.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Poffo 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.
Poffo moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Poffo down.
Poffo wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Man throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Man.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poffo. That did some damage!
You can see that Poffo has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Poffo misses with a low kick.
Poffo tries a head kick but it misses.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poffo.
Poffo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fook Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poffo. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poffo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Poffo's front leg but catches the back leg as Poffo tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poffo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poffo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fook Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
Fook Man retains his welterweight title!
Fook Man seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 19 p4p, 3 weight class) and Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 275 p4p, 44 weight class). Handy has chosen National Anthem of USSR as his entrance music. Biggie Righty Handy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biggie Righty Handy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handy just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry is looking to counter punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handy 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 Perry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Perry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Handy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Handy misses with an uppercut.
Handy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perry is out of range.
Biggie Righty Handy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Handy connects with a crisp jab.
Handy avoids the body shot from Perry.
Handy throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
Handy punishes Perry's body with a nice straight punch.
Perry moves away from the strike by Handy.
A counter left hand to the body from Perry misses its target.
Perry seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Perry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Handy misses with a head kick.
Perry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Handy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick from Handy.
Perry throws a sloppy head kick and Handy moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry looks to land a body kick but Handy moved away.
A jab lands there for Handy.
Perry misses with a kick to the body
letting Handy counter with a right hand.
Perry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Perry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Handy's head.
Perry throws a big shot that misses.
Handy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Handy misses with a body shot.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Handy. Handy obviously looking to wear him down.
Handy lands a head shot.
Perry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Handy at a distance.
Handy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handy scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry needs to keep his hands up - Handy had a free shot at his head there.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Handy checks the leg kick.
Handy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Perry.
A bone on bone clash there as Handy blocks the leg kick.
Handy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Handy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Handy connects with a single shot there.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Handy.
Handy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perry to score with a decent uppercut.
Handy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Handy slips a straight right by Perry.
Handy looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
Perry throws a low kick but Handy avoids it.
Perry cracks Handy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Handy throws a body shot but no joy.
Handy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry jabs at Handy's body.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Handy misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to work over Handy's front leg with a kick but Handy checks it.
Handy throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perry takes one on the button.
Perry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Perry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perry misses with a body kick.
Perry cracks Handy with an open hand slap.
Perry avoids the head kick by Handy.
Handy misses with a straight right.
Perry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perry throws a body kick that misses.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Handy.
Perry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handy throws out the jab.
Handy connects with a crisp jab.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handy.
An attempted straight right counter from Perry misses the target.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Handy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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!
Handy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws a low kick but Perry moves out of range easily.
Perry swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Handy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perry slips a jab from Handy.
Handy misses with a hook to the body
and Perry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handy misses with a lunging right hand
and Handy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handy.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Handy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Handy throws a leg kick but Perry checks it.
A quick step to the side and Perry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry moves out of range of the leg kick from Handy.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perry misses with a body punch
and Handy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Perry!
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
Perry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Handy takes a step back to recover.
Handy lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Biggie Righty Handy 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.
Perry misses with a wild body shot.
Perry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Perry misses
and Handy counters with an outside leg kick.
Handy misses the body punch
and Perry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Handy's guard.
Handy wants to sweep but no luck.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Handy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry is working Handy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Perry chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handy wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
Handy pulls Perry in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Handy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Handy has control of Perry's left arm, preventing Perry from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handy is keeping the position for now.
Perry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Perry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perry lands a nice hook to Handy's body. Handy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perry takes one to the chin there.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Perry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Perry.
Perry slips under a jab.
Handy moves out of range of the body kick from Perry.
Handy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perry is out of range and Handy settles back down.
A combination from Perry does no damage.
Handy walks into a jab.
Handy looks to throw the jab but Perry is out of range.
Handy throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handy was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Handy.
Handy connects with a solid leg kick.
Handy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perry clobbers Handy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perry throws a combination that misses
and Handy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Handy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Biggie Righty Handy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perry moves out of range of the body kick.
Handy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Perry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Perry misses with a double jab.
Handy feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Perry misses with the combination.
A head kick by Handy misses
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Handy is out of range and Perry settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry motions for Handy to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Handy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Perry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Handy misses
and Perry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Handy's knee momentarily.
Handy throws a hook to the side of Perry's head but Perry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Handy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts.
Handy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Handy throws a shot to the body.
Perry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Handy's sensitive parts.
Handy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry lands a really nice looking cross but Handy seems unphased.
Perry throws a series of strikes that have Handy backpedaling.
Perry staying out of range there.
Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perry.
Handy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Handy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Handy throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Perry swings for the body but Handy moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Perry blocks the low kick.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Handy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Handy.
Perry throws a body punch but Handy moves out of range.
Handy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Handy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Handy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handy thows a leg kick but Perry checks it
and Perry counters with a thumping low kick.
Handy slips a straight right by Perry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perry 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 Handy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Handy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy misses with a leg kick.
Handy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Handy digs a good body shot into Perry's ribs.
Perry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perry throws a hook but Handy blocks it.
Handy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Handy throws a wild body kick that Perry sees coming a mile off.
Handy sizes up Perry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Handy throws a front kick that sends Perry stumbling back into the cage.
Handy is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Handy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perry.
Handy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perry tried to score with a low kick but Handy checks it.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Handy slips the punch.
Handy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Perry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handy misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Perry.
Perry blocks a head kick by Handy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Handy.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Handy throws a leg kick
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perry avoids the body shot from Handy.
Handy with a jab.
Perry blocks the body kick.
Handy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Handy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Handy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perry doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Handy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perry, right into the meat.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy throws a low kick but Perry moves out of range easily.
Handy moves out of range of the body kick.
Perry walks into a straight right hand from Handy.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Handy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Handy misses with a looping left.
Handy misses with a two punch combination.
Handy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perry avoids the head kick by Handy.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perry misses with an uppercut.
Handy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Handy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perry with a body shot.
Perry connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handy is looking to chop away at Perry's legs.
Perry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Handy.
Handy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Handy is looking to score with low kicks.
Perry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Handy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Perry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handy was well out of range. Poor timing from Perry.
Jab from Handy.
Handy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry tries to land a leg kick but Handy saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Handy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Handy.
Handy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perry jabs Handy right on the nose. Handy blinks but takes it well.
Perry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perry throws a big counter combination but Handy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Handy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Righty Handy really dominated that round.
That's time! Perry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perry throws a hook but Handy avoids it easily.
Handy's corner calls for a 1-2. Handy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Handy misses the jab.
Handy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perry scores with a leg kick.
Perry throws a body punch but Handy moves out of range.
Handy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perry will feel that in the morning.
Perry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perry throws a shot from downtown. Handy moves away and avoids it.
Perry walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Perry blocks the leg kick.
Perry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handy.
Handy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Handy throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Handy motions for Perry to come forward. Handy throws a leg kick but it misses it's 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!
Perry throws a hook but Handy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perry connects with a body shot.
Perry lands a jab to the nose.
Handy connects with an inside leg kick.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Handy. That's going to slow Perry down.
Handy throws a big shot that misses.
Handy throws a wild body kick that Perry sees coming a mile off.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target.
Perry walks into a jab.
Perry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Handy is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Handy checks a leg kick.
Perry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Handy can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry lands a nice hook to Handy's body. Handy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Perry lands with a good body shot.
Handy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Handy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perry momentarily.
Handy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Handy jabs Perry right on the nose. Perry blinks but takes it well.
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Handy off balance momentarily.
Crunch! Perry slams his shin into Handy's torso.
A big right from Perry misses.
A nice side step and Handy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Handy connects with a nice looking jab.
Handy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Handy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Handy throws a nice head kick!
Handy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Handy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Handy checks a leg kick nicely.
Perry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Perry to counter with a crisp jab.
Perry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Handy can pounce on him.
Perry lands a head kick!
Handy moves away from the strike by Perry.
Perry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handy.
Perry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Handy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Perry scrambles back to his feet.
Handy lands a jab.
Handy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perry connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry tries a low kick but Handy avoids it.
Handy scores with a body shot.
Handy misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
Handy misses with a few strikes there.
Perry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Handy blocks the body kick.
Handy works Perry's body with a nice hook.
Perry shoots in and drives through. Handy sprawls well.
Perry closes the distance but Handy moves to the side
and Handy counters with a straight right hand.
Perry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Handy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Handy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Righty Handy dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perry blocks the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perry.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handy.
Handy scores with a hook.
Handy slips a jab and a cross from Perry.
Perry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Handy to score with a decent uppercut.
Perry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Handy misses.
Handy just misses with a punch to the body.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handy throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
Handy just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Perry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Handy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Perry - the referee stops the clock and Handy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Perry. Handy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Handy stuns Perry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry slips under a jab from Handy.
Handy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Handy throws an overhand right that lands on Perry's shoulder, as Perry tries to avoid the shot.
Handy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perry blocks a jab.
Perry throws a push kick but Handy slaps the foot to one side.
Perry misses with a double jab
and Handy counters with a straight right hand.
Handy throws a combination. Perry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Perry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Handy misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Handy. That's going to slow Perry down.
A head kick misses from Perry.
Perry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Handy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handy scrambles back to his feet.
Perry staying out of range there.
Duane Perry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handy scores with a jab. Perry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Handy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Handy tries to land a front kick but Perry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perry looks to land a left hand but Handy moved out of range nicely.
Handy throws a fast counter high kick but Perry manages to duck under it in time.
Perry misses the jab.
Handy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Handy.
Handy throws a poor cross that misses
and Perry counters with a low kick, right behind Handy 's knee.
Perry feints and then cracks Handy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Handy down.
Handy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Handy under the eye.
Handy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Perry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Handy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Handy throws a leg kick which misses Perry's front leg but catches the back leg as Perry tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry scores with a sloppy right hand. Handy should have avoided that one.
Perry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Perry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Perry needs to keep his hands up - Handy had a free shot at his head there.
Handy throws out a powerful jab.
Handy connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick by Perry misses
and Handy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Handy misses with a hook
and Perry counters with a nice body kick.
Handy is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Perry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Handy's hands.
Perry takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Handy pushes Perry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Handy.
Perry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Perry.
Handy lands with a right to the head.
Perry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Still in the clinch, Handy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Perry lands a shot to the body.
Perry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Handy.
A shot in the inside from Handy.
Handy tries a body shot but Perry blocks it.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handy pushes Perry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry tries a body shot but Handy blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handy misses with some punches.
Perry blocking some punches.
Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biggie Righty Handy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Handy 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biggie Righty Handy!
Biggie Righty Handy is the new middleweight champion!
Biggie Righty Handy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Duane Perry was interviewed post fight and said 'Win or lose, this was my retirement fight. I havent been the same since Wolf nerfed me. Shame!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 28 p4p, 5 weight class) and Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 198 p4p, 26 weight class). Yamaji comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Forgotten Places by Max Ablitzer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamaji on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Masamichi Yamaji has been cut.
Yamaji misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curran.
Yamaji looks to throw a body kick
and Curran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamaji closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Randy Curran has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curran. That's going to slow Yamaji down.
Curran scores with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Yamaji. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamaji.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran throws a right and a left that Yamaji avoids nicely.
Masamichi Yamaji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curran.
Curran is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Yamaji.
Yamaji misses with a double jab
and Curran counters with a stiff right hand.
Curran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamaji avoids a kick to the body.
Curran misses with a straight right.
Curran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Curran.
Yamaji throws the left hand but Curran avoids the punch easily.
Curran throws a wild body kick that Yamaji sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Yamaji.
Curran moves into the clinch.
Yamaji lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Curran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamaji.
Yamaji lands a shoulder strike.
Yamaji landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Curran is breathing heavily.
Yamaji holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yamaji scores with a hook to the body.
Yamaji tries to work over Curran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Yamaji.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamaji.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamaji misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Curran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaji struggles to land a body shot inside as Curran controls his hands.
Curran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Yamaji.
Curran throws a head punch that misses.
Yamaji blocks a body shot from Curran.
Yamaji lands a nice uppercut.
Curran prevents a body shot from Yamaji.
Curran misses with a punch to the body.
Yamaji blocking some punches.
Curran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamaji throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curran.
Curran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamaji backwards.
A short body shot lands from Curran as the two fighters clinch.
Curran lands a body shot.
Curran lands a body shot.
Curran misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran is leaning against Yamaji and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Curran.
A right hand to the body from Curran.
Curran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamaji's elbow.
Curran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curran presses Yamaji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Curran.
Curran is leaning against Yamaji and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curran tries a body shot but Yamaji blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Yamaji fails to land.
Yamaji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamaji prevents a body shot from Curran.
A hook to the body from Curran.
A hook to the body from Curran.
Curran works on Yamaji's body with a couple of short punches.
Curran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Curran as the two fighters clinch.
Curran lands a body punch.
Curran tries to work over Yamaji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Curran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curran misses with a body punch.
Curran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamaji backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamajis head.
Curran lands a body shot.
Curran misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Curran.
Curran manages to break the clinch.
Yamaji throws a series of punches but Curran avoids them all with ease.
Curran throws a front kick that sends Yamaji stumbling back into the cage.
Curran scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamaji should have avoided that one.
Curran jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamaji is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curran is stalking Yamaji. Yamaji circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Curran, and it's lights out! Yamaji really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Curran!
A very excited looking Randy Curran made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Masamichi Yamaji spoke after the fight, saying '*sneers and spits on the mat*'.
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