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AD494: Right Leg Hospital PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 1573 p4p, 171 weight class) and Kevin Johnson (ranked 4947 p4p, 422 weight class). Johnson has chosen Icky Thump as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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159 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gray Maynard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Maynard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maynard 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maynard scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Maynard .
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Maynard down.
Johnson cracks Maynard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maynard tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maynard .
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Maynard lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Maynard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Maynard connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maynard scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Maynard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maynard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maynard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a body punch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Maynard just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson defending well as Maynard loads up on a big left hand.
Maynard throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maynard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maynard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Johnson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard moves into the clinch.
Maynard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maynard pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Maynard has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Maynard gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.
Maynard 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Maynard advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Maynard control the position.
Maynard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson tries to buck Maynard off but Maynard is having none of it.
Maynard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Maynard 's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Johnson throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Maynard moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Maynard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Maynard jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Maynard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Maynard avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Maynard moved out of range.
Maynard throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Maynard .
Maynard clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Maynard pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to circle away but Maynard has him pinned against the cage.
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maynard throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Maynard looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maynard checks the leg kick.
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 Gray Maynard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maynard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Maynard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Maynard blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Maynard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Maynard takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kevin Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maynard pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maynard tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Maynard has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Maynard controls his hands.
Maynard prevents a body shot from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maynard keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Maynard .
Johnson pushes Maynard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Maynard has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson tries to work over Maynard 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Maynard tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Maynard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maynard misses with a kick to the body.
Maynard lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Maynard 's head back.
It looks like Gray Maynard has been cut.
Johnson tries to work over Maynard 's front leg with a kick but Maynard checks it.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard .
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maynard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maynard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kevin Johnson 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!
Maynard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maynard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maynard misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson jabs Maynard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Maynard is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson takes one on the button.
A head kick by Maynard misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Maynard lands.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Maynard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Maynard counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maynard under the eye.
Maynard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maynard .
An inside leg kick from Maynard misses.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Maynard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Maynard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Maynard jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Maynard is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Maynard scores with a head kick.
Maynard seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Maynard misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Maynard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Kevin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Maynard coming out on top.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maynard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Maynard .
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Maynard . Maynard maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Maynard .
Maynard working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Maynard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Maynard throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Maynard ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Johnson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gray Maynard !
After winning the bout, Gray Maynard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 3053 p4p, 404 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 3075 p4p, 409 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Dancing Buddha's choice of entrance music: Zorba Time. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dancing Buddha tries for a takedown but Nga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Dancing Buddha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Dancing Buddha shoots for a double leg takedown but Nga sprawls well. He's pushed The Dancing Buddha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Dancing Buddha moves into the clinch.
Nga lands a shoulder strike.
The Dancing Buddha can't get the takedown.
Bich Nga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
The Dancing Buddha tries to pull guard but Nga forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha breaks from the clinch.
Nga gets tackled into the cage by The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha maintains the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in looking for a takedown. Nga tries to sprawl out of it but The Dancing Buddha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nga. The Dancing Buddha does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dancing Buddha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nga.
Nga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dancing Buddha moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in but Nga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Dancing Buddha jumps guard but Nga turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nga tries to land knees in the clinch but The Dancing Buddha avoids the damage to the body.
Nga softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Dancing Buddha pulls guard successfully.
The Dancing Buddha working a defensive guard but Nga manages to pass into side control anyway.
The Dancing Buddha being controlled for a moment.
Nga wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dancing Buddha keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga is staying tight to The Dancing Buddha's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control but Nga postures up.
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping him busy.
Nga goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, The Dancing Buddha rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nga's guard! Nice work there by The Dancing Buddha!
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha passes easily into half guard.
Nga tries to roll over but The Dancing Buddha keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nga wants to control but The Dancing Buddha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Dancing Buddha prevents Nga from improving his position.
The Dancing Buddha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Dancing Buddha thows a huge punch but Nga dodges it nicely.
The Dancing Buddha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nga regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Dancing Buddha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by The Dancing Buddha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bich Nga dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nga enables The Dancing Buddha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nga manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Dancing Buddha wanted to stand there but Nga had control of the position.
Nga pulls The Dancing Buddha in close to his closed guard and prevents The Dancing Buddha from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nga looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control from the top but Nga keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha stands up from Nga's guard - The Dancing Buddha perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Dancing Buddha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to clinch but Nga is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Nga misses its intended target.
Nga has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nga throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha checks it.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a sloppy right hand. Nga should have avoided that one.
Nga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha is defended easily by Nga.
The Dancing Buddha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nga stuffs the takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha gets slowly back to his feet.
Nga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nga as he jumps to the side.
Nga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bich Nga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
Nga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from The Dancing Buddha misses.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but Nga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Dancing Buddha tries for a takedown but Nga circles away easily
and Nga counters with a right hand to the body.
The Dancing Buddha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nga tries a head kick but it misses.
Bich Nga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Nga throws a sloppy head kick and The Dancing Buddha moves out of range easily.
Bich Nga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dancing Buddha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nga throws a right hand that misses
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a right hand to the body.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha slips under a jab from Nga.
Nga leaves The Dancing Buddha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Dancing Buddha keeps the fight on the outside.
Nga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dancing Buddha can do to turn this around?
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but Nga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha is out of range.
Nga lands a really nice looking cross but The Dancing Buddha seems unphased.
The Dancing Buddha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nga to the mat! Nga manages to get full guard.
The Dancing Buddha looking to sit in guard and control but Nga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to keep Nga in close.
Nga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nga won't allow The Dancing Buddha to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nga passes The Dancing Buddha's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nga thows a huge punch but The Dancing Buddha dodges it nicely.
Nga is looking to advance position but The Dancing Buddha won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bich Nga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Dancing Buddha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nga connects with an inside leg kick.
Nga lands a head kick!
Nga throws a leg kick
and The Dancing Buddha counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nga!
Nga can't do much from the bottom here.
Nga is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the action but Nga is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The Dancing Buddha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nga looks to land a right hand but The Dancing Buddha moved out of range.
The Dancing Buddha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nga misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nga just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Dancing Buddha's brow.
The Dancing Buddha is working for takedown but Nga is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Dancing Buddha blocks an elbow strike from Nga.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to break the clinch but Nga has him pressed against the cage.
The Dancing Buddha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Dancing Buddha's defenses.
It looks like Zorba The Dancing Buddha has been cut.
The Dancing Buddha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Dancing Buddha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nga fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bich Nga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zorba The Dancing Buddha.
Nga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Dancing Buddha goes for a double leg but Nga avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nga continues to drive forward.
Nga jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nga scores with a sloppy right hand. The Dancing Buddha should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nga throws a low kick, looking for The Dancing Buddha's leg but The Dancing Buddha calmly moves out of range.
Nga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nga misses with an uppercut.
The Dancing Buddha slips a straight right by Nga.
The Dancing Buddha is looking for the big counter here.
Nga misses with a double jab
and The Dancing Buddha counters by clinching up.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Dancing Buddha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nga is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nga struggles to land a body shot inside as The Dancing Buddha controls his hands.
The Dancing Buddha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Dancing Buddha's elbow.
The Dancing Buddha blocks the elbow strike.
Nga misses with an elbow over the top.
The Dancing Buddha goes for a takedown attempt but Nga pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha throws a wild body kick that Nga sees coming a mile off.
Nga throws a leg kick but The Dancing Buddha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Dancing Buddha at a distance.
The Dancing Buddha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for The Dancing Buddha with that takedown attempt.
Nga stuffs the takedown attempt from The Dancing Buddha. The Dancing Buddha gets slowly back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Dancing Buddha. Nga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nga wants to slow The Dancing Buddha down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice jab there from Nga.
Nice jab there from Nga.
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!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nga. The Dancing Buddha shrugs it off though.
The Dancing Buddha shoots in for a takedown but Nga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Nga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Dancing Buddha.
Nga lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bich Nga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nga, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bich Nga!
Bich Nga took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FORCEE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Mac Burns (ranked 2822 p4p, 318 weight class) and Fidel Duberry (ranked 3875 p4p, 423 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . The crowd seem to be enjoying Duberry's choice of entrance music: Ween - Cover it with Gas and Set It On Fire. 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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39 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Mac Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duberry tries to clinch up.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duberry takes the fight into the clinch.
Duberry tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Burns catches Duberry right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Fidel Duberry has been cut.
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Duberry has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns lands a body punch.
Duberry takes a shot to the head.
Burns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duberry backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Duberry looks winded!
Duberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burns.
Duberry misses with a body punch.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns lands a body punch.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Burns.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns cracks Duberry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Duberry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Burns finish him?
Duberry is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Duberry is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns is stalking Duberry. Duberry circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Burns, and it's lights out! Duberry really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Fidel Duberry was interviewed post fight and said 'Bidel Fuberry'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 1721 p4p, 254 weight class) and Rick Cricket (ranked 1728 p4p, 256 weight class). Alvin Ray Dunkin 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
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, Rick Cricket!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkin scores with a jab to the head.
Cricket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cricket ducks under a wild hook from Dunkin.
Cricket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cricket takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dunkin avoids the head kick by Cricket.
Dunkin throws a lazy right hand but Cricket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cricket misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Cricket.
Dunkin throws a body kick that misses.
Dunkin looks to land a combination. Cricket sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunkin blocks a head kick by Cricket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunkin. Cricket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cricket's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dunkin under the eye.
Cricket's coach down at Winds of Winter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cricket's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dunkin steps into range and cracks Cricket with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Cricket flops backwards and Dunkin dives into his guard looking to finish!
Cricket is rocked!
Dunkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cricket is still in real trouble! Can Dunkin finish him?
Dunkin looking to pass the guard.
Cricket seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunkin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin stops Cricket from standing up.
Cricket manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cricket lands a jab-cross combination.
Cricket misses with a series of wild punches.
Cricket misses with a hook.
Cricket looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunkin is just out of range.
Good work by Dunkin as he checks the leg kick.
Cricket uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunkin.
Dunkin scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Dunkin.
Cricket pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunkin with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Dunkin misses the target.
Cricket is looking for the big counter here.
Dunkin slips a jab from Cricket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket misses with an uppercut. Dunkin saw that one coming.
Dunkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dunkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cricket tries to bum rush Dunkin with a series of wild strikes but Dunkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dunkin throws a hook but Cricket blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Dunkin.
Cricket throws a head kick but Dunkin moves out of range.
Cricket gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dunkin throws a lazy right hand but Cricket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cricket takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cricket throws an overhand right that lands on Dunkin's shoulder, as Dunkin tries to avoid the shot.
Dunkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cricket connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cricket looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunkin is just out of range.
Cricket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunkin.
Cricket throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cricket is rocked!
The fighters circling - Dunkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cricket throws a head kick but Dunkin moves out of range.
Cricket moves out of range as Dunkin throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cricket.
Dunkin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Alvin Ray Dunkin has been cut.
Cricket misses with a hook
and Dunkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cricket jabs Dunkin right on the nose. Dunkin blinks but takes it well.
Dunkin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cricket looks winded!
Dunkin moves out of range of the body kick.
Dunkin scores with a nice body kick.
Cricket throws a series of punches but Dunkin avoids them all with ease.
Cricket looks to land a combination but Dunkin avoids it well.
Dunkin walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Cricket drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dunkin swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Cricket's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvin Ray Dunkin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauli Raunio (ranked 1309 p4p, 195 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 1507 p4p, 225 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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207 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauli Raunio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raunio manages to avoid it.
Ra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raunio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raunio avoids it.
Raunio avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Raunio throws a head punch that misses.
Raunio wants to stall.
Raunio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Raunio avoids the damage to the body.
Raunio gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ra regains guard.
Raunio throws a big right hand that misses.
Raunio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ra is trying to hold Raunio in close to prevent damage but Raunio has managed to pass into half guard.
Raunio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra is not content to let Raunio control the position.
Ra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raunio controlling from the top position.
Raunio trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
Raunio throwing strikes from guard but Ra blocks nicely.
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.
Raunio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raunio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raunio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raunio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raunio has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ra being controlled here, momentarily.
Raunio won't allow Ra to sweep him here.
Raunio wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ra lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raunio scores with a jab to the body.
Ra rushes Raunio and presses him up against the cage.
Raunio gets through Ra's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raunio blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raunio.
Raunio dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A body shot lands from Raunio.
A nice left hand lands by Raunio.
Raunio avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra lands an elbow just above Raunio 's eye.
Raunio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raunio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raunio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raunio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raunio.
Raunio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raunio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raunio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice jab there from Ra.
Raunio staying out of range there.
Ra throws a big shot that misses.
Raunio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raunio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Sun God Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raunio staying out of range there.
Ra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raunio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raunio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like The Sun God Ra has been cut.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
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 Rauli Raunio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Sun God Ra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ra throws out a powerful jab.
Ra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raunio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raunio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raunio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ra is rocked!
Ra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raunio was well out of range. Poor timing from Ra.
Raunio tried to counter with a leg kick but Ra avoided it.
Ra is still on wobbly legs! Can Raunio finish him?
Raunio feints and then cracks Ra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ra down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ra seems to have recovered his senses.
Raunio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ra lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Ra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Raunio misses the target.
Raunio connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raunio walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ra drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Raunio swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ra's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauli Raunio!
A less than humble Rauli Raunio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pops Maellard (ranked 1486 p4p, 221 weight class) and Jordan Belfort (ranked 1292 p4p, 198 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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35
178 lbs
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22 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Maellard misses its intended target.
Maellard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Maellard misses its intended target.
Belfort tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Belfort is predictable there
and Maellard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belfort tries a head kick but it misses.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Belfort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maellard.
Maellard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belfort. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard scores with a head kick. Belfort tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Belfort attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maellard misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
A jab from Maellard does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belfort!
Belfort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maellard.
A little jabbing left from Belfort on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belfort blocks a head kick by Maellard.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
Belfort on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Belfort.
Maellard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belfort sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belfort misses with a low kick.
Maellard looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belfort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maellard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belfort jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belfort scores with a head kick.
Maellard throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belfort throws a right hand that misses
and Maellard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pops Maellard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard backing away here, and Belfort unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Maellard connects with a body shot.
Belfort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maellard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maellard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belfort finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belfort throws a lazy head kick
and Maellard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belfort misses with a head kick.
Belfort chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belfort steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maellard. That one must have hurt.
Belfort cracks Maellard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maellard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belfort doesn't seem bothered though.
Belfort on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maellard. Maellard obviously looking to wear him down.
Belfort misses with a body shot.
Belfort slips under a jab from Maellard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Maellard.
A clash of legs there as Belfort blocks the low kick.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maellard moves away.
Maellard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maellard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Maellard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A good leg kick by Maellard.
Belfort lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maellard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belfort throws a jab but it's blocked by Maellard.
Belfort's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maellard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belfort scrambles back to his feet.
Maellard lands a glancing blow to the side of Belfort's head.
Belfort moves out of range of the strikes.
Maellard throws a body kick that misses
and Belfort counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Maellard slips the punch.
Belfort works Maellard's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort swings for the body but Maellard moves out of range.
Belfort throws a leg kick that misses.
Maellard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maellard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belfort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belfort is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maellard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belfort goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maellard is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Belfort.
A low kick from Maellard misses
and Maellard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belfort takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maellard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maellard. That's going to slow Belfort down.
Belfort takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Belfort misses with a straight right.
Belfort just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaellard.
Maellard jabs Belfort to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Maellard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maellard blocks a jab.
Maellard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pops Maellard is winning the standup battle so far.
Belfort checks a leg kick.
Belfort swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maellard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belfort checks it well.
Belfort tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belfort throws a big shot that misses.
Maellard throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort throws out a counter right but Maellard avoids it with no problem.
Belfort takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Maellard slips the punch.
Belfort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maellard cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Belfort scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maellard half committed to a counter leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Belfort might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Maellard has got the better of the exchanges.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Belfort appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Belfort tries to work over Maellard's front leg with a kick but Maellard checks it.
Maellard throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Belfort swings widly with a right hand
and Maellard counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maellard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belfort gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belfort throws a head kick but Maellard moves out of range.
Maellard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belfort only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belfort.
Maellard misses with a series of wild punches.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
Maellard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Belfort on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maellard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belfort misses with a wild body shot.
Maellard misses with a leg kick
and Belfort counters with an inside leg kick.
Maellard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Belfort misses.
Belfort throws a head kick but Maellard moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maellard connects with an inside leg kick.
Maellard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belfort can do to turn this around?
Maellard avoids the body shot from Belfort.
Maellard's corner calls for a 1-2. Maellard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belfort misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maellard misses with the combination.
Maellard throws a wild body kick that Belfort sees coming a mile off.
Belfort misses with a low kick as Maellard jumps back.
Maellard moves out of range of the body kick.
Maellard misses with a body shot.
Belfort cracks Maellard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belfort takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maellard lands a nice hook to Belfort's body. Belfort takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maellard slips a straight right by Belfort.
Maellard takes one to the chin there.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
Maellard misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Maellard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maellard.
Maellard throws an overhand right that lands on Belfort's shoulder, as Belfort tries to avoid the shot.
Maellard scores with a hook to the body. Belfort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses.
Belfort scores with a spinning back kick!
Maellard tries to bum rush Belfort with a series of wild strikes but Belfort uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belfort scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belfort looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belfort misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Maellard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maellard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belfort is looking to score with low kicks.
Belfort throws a lazy right hand but Maellard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belfort checks a leg kick.
Maellard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maellard throws a looping overhand right but Belfort ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort slips under a jab from Maellard.
Belfort takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belfort walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maellard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maellard lands with a right hand.
Belfort keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maellard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pops Maellard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Belfort tests Maellard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belfort checks a leg kick.
Maellard backing away here, and Belfort unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Belfort misses.
Belfort wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belfort. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belfort.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belfort. Maellard does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort thuds a left hand into Maellard's body.
Maellard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Maellard.
Maellard looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
Belfort steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Belfort misses.
Maellard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard lands with a good body shot.
Maellard takes a swing at Belfort's ribcage but misses.
Belfort misses with an uppercut
and Maellard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belfort moves out of range as Maellard strikes.
Maellard connects with the punch.
Belfort throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maellard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maellard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maellard throws a leg kick
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maellard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belfort is out of range.
Maellard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maellard misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Belfort misses.
Maellard looks to land a body kick but Belfort moved away.
Maellard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Maellard misses its intended target.
Belfort throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maellard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maellard fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort throws a lazy right hand but Maellard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Maellard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maellard.
Belfort throws a jab when Maellard was well out of range.
Belfort throws a head kick but Maellard moves out of range.
Maellard slips a jab from Belfort.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maellard. Belfort does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maellard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belfort avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Belfort is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maellard with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking to chop away at Maellard's legs.
Maellard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belfort throws a solid leg kick but Maellard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belfort.
Maellard wants to slow Belfort down by chopping away at his legs.
Maellard defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Maellard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maellard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maellard misses with the combination.
Belfort works Maellard's body with a nice hook.
Belfort slips a straight right by Maellard.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maellard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maellard defending well as Belfort loads up on a big left hand.
Maellard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belfort loads up on a big right hand but Maellard slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Maellard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Maellard scores with the left hand. Belfort knows he should have avoided that one.
Maellard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Belfort will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Belfort throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belfort tries to land a leg kick but Maellard saw it coming and moves away.
Maellard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belfort on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pops Maellard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maellard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pops Maellard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maellard 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pops Maellard!
During a confident post fight interview, Pops Maellard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 516 p4p, 70 weight class) and Kenta Kobashi (ranked 579 p4p, 83 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Shinedown - "State Of My Head". These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenta Kobashi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Kobashi had a free shot at his head there.
Thomas defending well as Kobashi loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick from Thomas lands but Kobashi takes it in his stride.
Kobashi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas 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.
Kobashi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kobashi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kobashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thomas.
Kobashi looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Kobashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobashi misses the target.
Thomas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kobashi scores with a push kick.
Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Kobashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
Kobashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kobashi misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Kobashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
Thomas works Kobashi's body with a nice hook.
Thomas takes a swing at Kobashi's ribcage but misses.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kobashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas thows a body kick. Kobashi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Kobashi misses.
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kobashi throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kobashi connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kobashi throws a head kick that misses.
Kobashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kobashi - just one landing.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kobashi.
Thomas is looking to wear down Kobashi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kobashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Kobashi throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kobashi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thomas - the referee stops the clock and Kobashi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thomas. Kobashi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kobashi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Kobashi as he connects with a hook.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Kobashi sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Kobashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but Kobashi avoids it.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Kobashi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kobashi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thomas with a body shot.
Kobashi loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Kobashi misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Kobashi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves forwards but Kobashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kobashi digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Kobashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobashi misses with a head kick.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kobashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Kobashi against the cage.
Kobashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kobashi tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kobashi.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kobashi.
Thomas cracks Kobashi with a nice body shot.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kobashi can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Kobashi presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobashi misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Kobashi can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas trying to stall but Kobashi improves his position.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Kobashi can't break the clinch.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kobashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Kobashi presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kobashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Thomas thumps Kobashi with a low kick.
Thomas throws a head kick but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kobashi blocks a leg kick.
Kobashi digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Kobashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kobashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kobashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kobashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Kobashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas tries to work over Kobashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kobashi scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Kobashi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kobashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kobashi.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Kobashi has double underhooks.
Kobashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kobashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kobashi fails to land.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Kobashi.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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 Kobashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kobashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Kobashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
A shot to the liver by Kobashi. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kobashi thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Kobashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Kobashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Kobashi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Kobashi's shoulder, as Kobashi tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kobashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kobashi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab lands there for Kobashi.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobashi circles away.
Thomas takes a swing at Kobashi's ribcage but misses.
Thomas connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Thomas moves to clinch but Kobashi breaks away
and Kobashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Kobashi misses its intended target.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi.
Kobashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi cracks Thomas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kobashi jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kobashi lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Kobashi's head back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kobashi.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Kobashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kobashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Kobashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Thomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kobashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kobashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Kobashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kobashi on the side of the head.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
Kobashi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thomas lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Kobashi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobashi manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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 Kobashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kobashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas moves out of range as Kobashi strikes.
Kobashi with a hook.
Kobashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kobashi throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kobashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobashi. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kobashi will feel that in the morning.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kobashi.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kobashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Kobashi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kobashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Kobashi takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kobashi misses with a looping left.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Kobashi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thomas throws a push kick but Kobashi slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Kobashi misses.
Derrick Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenta Kobashi 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.
Kobashi looks to land a body kick but Thomas moved away.
Kobashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kobashi is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas thows a body kick. Kobashi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas lands a nice hook to Kobashi's body. Kobashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Kobashi.
Kobashi misses the shot to the body.
Kobashi throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kobashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kobashi misses with a body kick.
Kobashi connects with a high kick.
Kobashi throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Kobashi counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kobashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kobashi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kobashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kobashi dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Kobashi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas.
Kobashi ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Kobashi.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kobashi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kobashi looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Kobashi scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenta Kobashi.
I've got Kobashi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Kobashi!
Kenta Kobashi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FORCEE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sammich (ranked 562 p4p, 64 weight class) and Pertti Rauta (ranked 755 p4p, 91 weight class). Sammy Sammich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pertti Rauta's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Sammich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammich looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Rauta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Sammy Sammich has been cut.
Sammich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sammich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauta.
Rauta is looking for the big counter here.
Rauta goes for a double leg but Sammich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sammich continues to drive forward.
Rauta fails with a takedown attempt.
Sammich throws a front kick that sends Rauta stumbling back into the cage.
Rauta looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sammich is looking to chop away at Rauta's legs.
Rauta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sammich fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich delivers a nice body kick.
Sammich tests Rauta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
Sammich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rauta moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammich.
The fighters circling - Sammich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pertti Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sammich is fending him off so far but Rauta persists. Nope, Sammich circles away and we're back to standing.
Sammy Sammich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Rauta.
Rauta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sammich.
Rauta looks for a takedown but Sammich sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Sammich. No joy for Rauta on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sammich misses with a body shot.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Sammich.
Sammich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rauta checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sammich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sammich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauta fails with the takedown
and Sammich counters with a head kick that drops Rauta!
Rauta is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rauta looking for a sweep. Not yet Rauta, not yet.
Rauta controlling Sammich's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rauta trying to keep a closed guard but Sammich is proving a slippery customer.
Rauta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammich is one step ahead there.
Sammich won't allow Rauta to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four 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.
Rauta trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sammich slaps away a takedown attempt from Rauta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Sammich.
Rauta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sammich cracks Rauta with a big right hand and Rauta goes down!
Rauta is still in real trouble! Can Sammich finish him?
Sammich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rauta looking to control.
Sammich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sammich distracts Rauta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sammich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rauta seems to have recovered his senses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Sammich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sammich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rauta throws a right hand that Sammich ducks under and follows up with a left that Sammich also avoids with ease.
Sammy Sammich is winning the standup battle so far.
Sammich bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Rauta! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Rauta is trying to keep Sammich in close.
Sammich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rauta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sammich is controlling him.
Rauta being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich pushes down on Rauta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sammich controlling the action here.
Rauta is pressing down on Sammich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sammich controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rauta wants to stand up but Sammich is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Rauta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rauta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sammich can pounce on him.
Rauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sammich.
Rauta fails with a takedown attempt.
Rauta moves out of range as Sammich strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sammich fakes the leg kick and cracks Rauta in the body.
Sammich leaves Rauta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rauta tries to clinch up.
Rauta lands with a right hand.
Sammich drops Rauta with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sammich follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Sammich!
Sammy Sammich 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jone (ranked 433 p4p, 71 weight class) and Desmond Glass (ranked 432 p4p, 70 weight class). Jone's entrance music is If you smell!. A fine choice. Glass has chosen Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Jone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Jone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Glass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jone throws a leg kick
and Glass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Jone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jone.
Jone connects with a solid leg kick.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jone moves away.
Jone half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've been informed that Glass has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jone moves out of range as Glass throws a body kick.
Jone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Glass's head.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jone slips under a jab from Glass.
Glass throws the left hand but Jone avoids the punch easily.
Jone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Jone.
Glass throws a solid leg kick but Jone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Glass.
Jone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jone tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glass is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone scores with a body shot.
Jone ducks right into an uppercut from Glass.
Jone lands a lovely overhand right.
Glass throws a low kick, looking for Jone's leg but Jone calmly moves out of range.
Glass misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jone.
Jone connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jone.
Jone blocks the body kick.
Glass with a nice cross.
Jone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jone manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jone throws a front kick aimed at Glass's knee but Glass avoids it well.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Jone lunges at Glass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glass's hand.
Jone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Jone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glass.
Jone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jone was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Jone feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jone moves away.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jone.
Jone blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jone crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Glass - the referee stops the clock and Jone gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Glass. Jone manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Jone moved away.
Jone is looking to counter punch.
Jone throws a chopping leg kick but Glass manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glass lands with an uppercut that bounces Jone off the cage and back into range.
Jone wants to land a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Glass.
Jone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Jone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glass throws out the jab.
Jone avoids the body shot from Glass.
Jone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Glass feints and then cracks Jone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jone down.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Jone.
Glass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Jone.
Nice cross by Glass.
Jone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jone throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Jone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glass tries to land a front kick but Jone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glass.
Jone scores with a jab. Glass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass keeps Jone at a distance using the push kick.
A clash of legs there as Jone blocks the low kick.
Jone tries to move into range but Glass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jone's sensitive parts.
Glass takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jone ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jone.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Jone is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Jone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jone ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass moves out of range of the strikes.
Glass jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jone.
Glass scores with a sloppy right hand. Jone should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Glass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jone looks to land a left hand but Glass moved out of range nicely.
Glass throws a poor cross that misses
and Jone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Jone.
Glass tries to score with a low kick but Jone moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Glass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glass.
Glass throws a front kick that sends Jone stumbling back into the cage.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jone.
Jone throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Glass cracks Jone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glass throws a body kick that misses.
Jone misses with a hook.
Glass scores with a shot to the body.
Jone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jone throws the kick towards the body but Glass avoids it.
Glass was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Glass wants to land a leg kick but Jone is out of range.
Glass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jone misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Desmond Glass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jone slips under a jab from Glass.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Jone misses with a looping right.
Jone ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jone misses with a hook.
Jone misses with a hook. Glass ducked under it nicely.
Jone misses with a body kick.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Glass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Glass throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick from Glass misses.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jone's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone throws a hook but Glass avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jone misses with a looping left.
Glass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Jone is just out of range.
Jone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jone's head backwards.
Glass connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jone's hands.
Glass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glass slips a straight right by Jone.
Glass is looking to chop away at Jone's legs.
Jone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Jone misses its intended target.
Jone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jone blocks a leg kick.
Jone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left lands for Glass.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jone moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Jone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glass tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jone looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
Glass misses with a body kick.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jone blocks a leg kick.
Jone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Glass to score with a decent uppercut.
Jone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jone misses with a head kick.
Jone blocks a jab.
Glass misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Jone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Jone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jone.
Glass moves out of range as Jone strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jone blocks the body kick.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Jone is out of range.
Jone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Glass misses with a lunging right hand
and Jone counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid body kick from Glass.
Glass throws a hook but Jone avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Glass.
Glass throws a poor cross that misses
and Jone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jone misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jone manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jone.
An inside leg kick from Jone misses.
Jone throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Desmond Glass will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Glass lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jone throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Jone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jone.
Good exchange - Jone coming out on top.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass throws out a counter right but Jone avoids it with no problem.
Glass goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jone.
Glass throws a fast counter high kick but Jone manages to duck under it in time.
Jone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glass is looking to land body kicks.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Jone moved away.
A quick step to the side and Jone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Jone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Glass misses.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jone.
Glass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jone 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.
Jone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Jone backs off Glass throws a huge counter combo but Jone manages to avoid it all.
Jone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Jone throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Jone.
Jone throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Jone is out of range.
Glass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glass throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jone counters with a nice uppercut.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Jone is just out of range.
Jone throws a big shot that misses.
And Glass responds with a good body kick, but Jone manages to step out the way in time.
Jone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jone with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass feints and then cracks Jone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jone down.
Nice straight punches there by Glass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glass.
Glass digs a good body shot into Jone's ribs.
Jone throws a hook but Glass avoids it easily.
Glass misses with the body kick
and Jone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jone.
Jone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glass slips a straight right by Jone.
Jone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jone throws a body punch but Glass moves out of range.
Jone throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jone ducks right into an uppercut from Glass.
An inside leg kick lands from Glass.
A thudding body kick lands there by Glass!
Glass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jack Jone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jone throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass scores with a punch to the head.
Jone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glass's calf.
Jone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Glass misses with a hook to the body
and Jone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Glass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Jone misses.
Jone slips a straight right by Glass.
Jone misses with a looping right.
Jone misses with a body kick.
Jone avoids the body shot from Glass.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jone might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Glass cracks Jone with a good jab.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jone has time to react.
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!
Jone swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Glass appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Glass misses.
Jone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Glass clobbers Jone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Jone.
Glass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Glass.
Glass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jone misses with a hook. Glass ducked under it nicely.
Glass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glass scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jone moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Glass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Glass 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
A victorious Desmond Glass thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 723 p4p, 85 weight class) and Feargus Urquhart (ranked 900 p4p, 105 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joseph might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lamb of God-512. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Feargus Urquhart!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urquhart throws a poor cross that misses
and Joseph counters with a leg kick.
Joseph has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Furnace in the buildup to the fight.
Joseph throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Urquhart throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Urquhart saw that one coming.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Urquhart is just out of range.
Urquhart clobbers Joseph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urquhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Urquhart is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Urquhart.
Joseph defending well as Urquhart loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Urquhart.
Joseph slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urquhart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urquhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph feints and then cracks Urquhart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urquhart down.
Urquhart throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquhart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urquhart 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.
Urquhart throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Urquhart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with a nice body shot.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Urquhart throws out the jab.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joseph lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick
letting Urquhart counter with a right hand.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urquhart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joseph slips a jab from Urquhart.
Joseph is looking for a counter combo.
Urquhart moves forwards but Joseph connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joseph scores with a nice head shot.
Urquhart is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Urquhart is still on wobbly legs! Can Joseph finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urquhart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joseph.
Urquhart seems to have recovered his senses.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Urquhart's front leg but catches the back leg as Urquhart tries to avoid it.
Urquhart throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urquhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Joseph counters with a big right hand! Oh Urquhart is in trouble here! Joseph follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Joseph!
Anthony Joseph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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