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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Haack (ranked 1372 p4p, 189 weight class) and Cliff Rigano (ranked 1457 p4p, 200 weight class). Andre Haack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cliff Rigano's chin.
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183 lbs
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188 cm
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184 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cliff Rigano!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haack misses with a jab to the body
and Rigano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rigano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haack throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rigano! But no joy.
Haack avoids the body shot from Rigano.
Haack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rigano.
Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rigano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Haack misses with a low kick as Rigano jumps back.
Rigano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Haack throws a lazy right hand but Rigano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haack is looking to land body kicks.
Rigano is looking for the big counter here.
Haack pushes Rigano away with a front kick.
Haack connects with a solid leg kick.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rigano lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rigano in his tracks.
Rigano blocks a head kick by Haack.
Andre Haack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano looks to land a combination. Haack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Haack looks for the body kick but Rigano saw that one coming.
Haack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rigano.
Rigano throws out a counter right but Haack avoids it with no problem.
Rigano misses with a shot to the body
and Haack counters with a right hand to the body.
Rigano throws a hook to the side of Haack's head but Haack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rigano looks to land a body kick but Haack moved away.
Rigano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rigano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Rigano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haack throws a low kick, looking for Rigano's leg but Rigano calmly moves out of range.
Rigano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haack avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Haack as he checks the leg kick.
Haack throws a head kick that misses.
Rigano changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rigano misses with a straight left.
Haack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rigano's hands.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Rigano.
Rigano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haack lands a nice hook to Rigano's body. Rigano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haack throws a leg kick but Rigano checks it.
Haack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rigano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rigano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rigano throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
Haack looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rigano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rigano throws a hook but Haack blocks it.
Haack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haack throws a low kick but Rigano moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rigano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haack cracks the inside of Rigano's front leg.
Haack misses with an uppercut. Rigano saw that one coming.
Rigano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haack.
Haack slips a straight right by Rigano.
Haack misses the jab.
Rigano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rigano avoids the head kick by Haack.
Rigano avoids the head kick by Haack.
A bone on bone clash there as Rigano blocks the leg kick.
Rigano just misses with a punch to the body.
Rigano throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Rigano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rigano takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rigano checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rigano misses.
Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rigano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rigano.
Haack throws a lazy right hand but Rigano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rigano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haack slips a jab from Rigano.
Rigano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rigano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haack can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick and Rigano moves out of range easily.
Rigano throws a lazy right hand but Haack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rigano throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rigano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haack can pounce on him.
Rigano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haack's head.
Haack lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Rigano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haack.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rigano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Haack has got the better of the exchanges.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Rigano misses with a straight left.
Rigano throws a leg kick but Haack moved away.
Haack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rigano's calf.
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Rigano off balance momentarily.
Haack throws a front kick that sends Rigano stumbling back into the cage.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre Haack is winning the standup battle so far.
Haack misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rigano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rigano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Haack throws a low kick but Rigano moves out of range easily.
Rigano just misses with a punch to the body.
Rigano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haack scores with a leg kick.
Haack is looking to land body kicks.
Haack does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rigano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haack staying out of range there.
Rigano misses with a looping right.
Haack avoids the head kick by Rigano.
A clash of legs there as Rigano blocks the low kick.
Haack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Rigano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rigano moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
A little jabbing left from Rigano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rigano misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Haack misses the target.
Rigano cracks Haack with a good jab.
Haack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rigano's sensitive parts.
Rigano throws a right hand that misses
and Haack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rigano looks to land a left hand but Haack moved out of range nicely.
Haack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rigano. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haack connects with a single shot there.
Haack tries to land a leg kick but Rigano saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rigano! But no joy.
Rigano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haack lands a jab to the head.
Rigano shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haack as he avoids it easily.
Rigano throws an overhand right that lands on Haack's shoulder, as Haack tries to avoid the shot.
Haack throws a head kick but Rigano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rigano throws a big shot that misses.
Rigano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Rigano connects with a single shot there.
Rigano missing with a left hand there. Haack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Haack scores with a leg kick.
Haack throws a sloppy head kick
and Rigano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rigano lands with an uppercut that bounces Haack off the cage and back into range.
Haack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rigano throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Haack.
Haack scores with a jab.
Rigano shoots in for a double leg but Haack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haack quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rigano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack thumps Rigano with a low kick.
Donk. Rigano catches Haack right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Rigano misses the target.
Haack is looking to score with low kicks.
Rigano throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rigano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haack throws out the jab.
You can see that Rigano has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Rigano misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Haack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rigano throws a looping overhand right but Haack ducks down to avoid it.
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Haack scores with a spinning back kick!
Rigano misses with a looping right.
Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rigano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haack.
Haack is looking to score with low kicks.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Haack misses with a body shot.
Haack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haack throws a leg kick but Rigano moved away.
Rigano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Rigano coming out on top.
Haack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haack.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haack takes one to the chin there.
A left lands for Haack.
Haack lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigano.
Haack lands a nice looking body kick.
Rigano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rigano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rigano moves out of range as Haack throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rigano! But no joy.
Haack wants to land a leg kick but Rigano is out of range.
Rigano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rigano slips a straight right by Haack.
Haack slips a straight right by Rigano.
A punch lands to the side of Rigano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Haack looks to land a left hand but Rigano moved out of range nicely.
Haack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cliff Rigano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Haack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haack scores with a jab to the body.
Rigano tries to land a leg kick but Haack saw it coming and moves away.
Haack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rigano can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Haack. That snapped Rigano's head back.
Haack fakes the leg kick and cracks Rigano in the body.
Jab from Haack.
Haack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rigano throws out the jab.
Rigano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Haack.
Rigano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haack tried to counter with a leg kick but Rigano avoided it.
Haack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Haack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rigano.
Rigano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haack counters with a nice uppercut.
Haack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rigano.
Rigano avoids the head kick by Haack.
Haack swings for the body but Rigano moves out of range.
Rigano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack is looking to slow Rigano down with leg kicks.
Rigano misses with a hook. Haack ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Haack.
Rigano lands with an uppercut that bounces Haack off the cage and back into range.
Rigano scores with a nice right hand.
Haack defending well as Rigano loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Haack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rigano wants to counter with a clinch but Haack pushes him away.
Rigano looks to land a right hand but Haack moved out of range.
Haack throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rigano.
Rigano throws a shot from downtown. Haack moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Rigano.
A swing and a miss from Rigano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Haack.
Rigano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haack.
Haack checks a low kick from Rigano.
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!
Haack lands with a straight right. Rigano didn't see that one coming.
Rigano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haack can pounce on him.
Haack bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rigano's head backwards.
Haack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rigano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haack scrambles back to his feet.
Rigano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haack.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rigano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rigano checks a leg kick.
Haack connects with a leg kick. Rigano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haack 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
After winning the bout, Andre Haack 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 Trent Punchy (ranked 1277 p4p, 171 weight class) and Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 1370 p4p, 184 weight class). Trent Punchy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Punchy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Punchy misses with a wild body shot.
Punchy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dunkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunkin cracks Punchy with an open hand slap.
Dunkin ducks right into an uppercut from Punchy.
Punchy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid body kick from Dunkin.
A big right from Dunkin misses.
Nice defenses there by Punchy.
Punchy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dunkin throws out the jab.
Dunkin looks to land a right hand but Punchy moved out of range.
Punchy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunkin is fending him off so far but Punchy persists. Nope, Dunkin circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Dunkin misses.
Dunkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Dunkin. Those never looked like landing.
Punchy lands a head shot.
Dunkin throws a lazy head kick
and Dunkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunkin missing with a left hand there. Punchy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Punchy moves out of range of the strikes.
Punchy takes one to the chin there.
Punchy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dunkin is trying to defend but Punchy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Punchy trying to control from half guard but Dunkin is working away.
Punchy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Punchy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dunkin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchy looking to finish with strikes here!
Dunkin tries to buck Punchy off but he can't manage it.
Punchy looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchy looking to ground and pound but Dunkin is blocking nicely.
Punchy with good strikes from the mount here!
Punchy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dunkin tries to buck Punchy off but he can't manage it.
Punchy trying to control but Dunkin is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunkin wants to hold on but Punchy pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy wants to control the pace but Dunkin is squirming around nicely.
Dunkin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Punchy wants to control the pace but Dunkin is squirming around nicely.
Dunkin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Punchy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dunkin's face.
Dunkin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Punchy not doing much here.
Punchy wants to free his trapped foot but Dunkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin is looking for a sweep. Punchy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunkin kicks Punchy off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Punchy or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunkin, which made it look bad.
Dunkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Punchy avoids the head kick by Dunkin.
Punchy is looking to counter punch.
Punchy misses with a series of wild punches.
Punchy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dunkin on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunkin throws a series of punches but Punchy moves out of range.
Punchy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dunkin misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alvin Ray Dunkin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dunkin throws a sloppy head kick and Punchy moves out of range easily.
Punchy throwing a counter right hand but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
Dunkin lands with a slapping head kick.
Dunkin scores with a hook to the body. Punchy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punchy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dunkin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dunkin wants to stand and escape but Punchy is having none of it.
Punchy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dunkin wants to get back to his feet but Punchy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Punchy wants to control from the top but Dunkin keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchy wants to pass the guard but Dunkin is keeping the position.
Punchy throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin wants to stand up but Punchy is controlling him.
Punchy has gone for a leg lock! Dunkin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Punchy's guard.
Punchy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dunkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Punchy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dunkin has managed to get both his arms back between Punchy's legs - danger averted.
Dunkin wants to control from the top but Punchy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punchy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dunkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dunkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin wants to control from the top but Punchy keeps moving.
Punchy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunkin is aware though and is defending well.
Dunkin working some strikes from top position.
Punchy 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.
Dunkin throws a big elbow that misses.
Dunkin distracts Punchy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dunkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Punchy can't keep his opponent in guard - Dunkin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Punchy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Dunkin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Punchy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dunkin.
Punchy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dunkin pulls his head out easily.
Dunkin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Punchy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dunkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dunkin is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Punchy as he works his way to full guard.
Punchy looking for subs off his back but Dunkin has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Punchy actively working from the bottom here.
Punchy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dunkin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dunkin is working for a kimura but Punchy is defending it quite comfortably.
Dunkin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Punchy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Ray Dunkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Punchy catches Dunkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dunkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Punchy walks into a jab.
Dunkin looks to land a right hand but Punchy moved out of range.
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunkin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Punchy will feel that in the morning.
Punchy misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunkin. Punchy does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dunkin, as that shot connected.
Punchy misses with a takedown attempt - Dunkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dunkin misses the shot to the body.
Alvin Ray Dunkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a combination
and Punchy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Dunkin.
Dunkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dunkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchy is just out of range.
Punchy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Punchy duly obliges.
Punchy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dunkin's guard.
Punchy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Punchy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dunkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Punchy stops Dunkin from standing up.
Punchy postures up.
Punchy throws a big right hand that misses.
Punchy trying to control but Dunkin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin is looking to stand up but Punchy isn't so interested in that idea.
Punchy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dunkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Dunkin - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Punchy.
Punchy fails to land the takedown.
Punchy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dunkin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Punchy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punchy avoids the head kick by Dunkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dunkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Punchy misses with a looping right.
Dunkin misses with a double jab
and Punchy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trent Punchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunkin throws out a powerful jab.
Punchy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Dunkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunkin is looking to land body kicks.
Punchy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dunkin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Punchy is staying tight to Dunkin's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Punchy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin is trying to get back to his feet.
Punchy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dunkin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Punchy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunkin pushes Punchy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Punchy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dunkin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alvin Ray Dunkin.
I've got Dunkin 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alvin Ray Dunkin!
The defeated Trent Punchy had this to say: 'Me Mum... she had it pretty hard ay. Lots of cock for cash.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 1084 p4p, 150 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 1071 p4p, 149 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Mary had a little lamb. 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
50 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chatzikomninos! Tyson lets Chatzikomninos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Alexei Chatzikomninos has been cut.
A punch combination from Chatzikomninos misses.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyson counters with a left to the body.
Chatzikomninos misses with a combination
and Tyson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chatzikomninos! Tyson lets Chatzikomninos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Chatzikomninos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyson. Chatzikomninos shrugs it off though.
Chatzikomninos is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Chatzikomninos wants to clinch.
Chatzikomninos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chatzikomninos seems to have recovered his senses.
Chatzikomninos looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Tyson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Chatzikomninos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson is leaning against Chatzikomninos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson tries to work over Chatzikomninos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chatzikomninos lands with a light punch inside.
Chatzikomninos prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Chatzikomninos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chatzikomninos blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson blocks an elbow strike.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Chatzikomninos controls the action.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chatzikomninos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chatzikomninos tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice uppercut.
Chatzikomninos misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Chatzikomninos controls the action.
Chatzikomninos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chatzikomninos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson pushes Chatzikomninos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chatzikomninos looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Tyson.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tyson as the two fighters clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyson scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chatzikomninos blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chatzikomninos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chatzikomninos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Tyson.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson digs a right hand into Chatzikomninos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chatzikomninos's gas tank.
Tyson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Chatzikomninos avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Tyson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Tyson.
Chatzikomninos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chatzikomninos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chatzikomninos blocks an uppercut.
Tyson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Chatzikomninos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Chatzikomninos drops to his knees and Tyson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tyson!
An out of breath Mike Tyson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 414 p4p, 65 weight class) and Pops Maellard (ranked 617 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Naranbaatar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Batzorig Vaanchig. 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maellard avoids the body shot from Naranbaatar.
A little jabbing left from Maellard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Naranbaatar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maellard.
Naranbaatar blocks a head kick by Maellard.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naranbaatar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maellard.
Maellard lands a slapping body shot.
Maellard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naranbaatar was well out of range. Poor timing from Maellard.
Maellard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar doesn't manage to clinch there - Maellard circles away.
Naranbaatar avoids a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Naranbaatar coming out on top.
Naranbaatar defending well as Maellard loads up on a big left hand.
Naranbaatar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maellard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naranbaatar throws out the jab.
Naranbaatar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naranbaatars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maellard moves away from the strike by Naranbaatar.
Nice defenses there by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar digs a good hook to Maellard's body.
Naranbaatar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pops Maellard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naranbaatar ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Naranbaatar is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naranbaatar.
Maellard walks into a stiff left hand from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pops Maellard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maellard throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Naranbaatar throws a series of punches but Maellard moves out of range.
Naranbaatar stalks Maellard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maellard's face. Maellard staggers backwards, shaken.
Maellard tries to work over Naranbaatar's front leg with a kick but Naranbaatar checks it.
Naranbaatar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maellard scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maellard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maellard scores with the left hand. Naranbaatar knows he should have avoided that one.
Naranbaatar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maellard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Naranbaatar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maellard takes one to the chin there.
Maellard throws a body punch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Maellard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maellard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A right-left combo lands from Naranbaatar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naranbaatar manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maellard.
Naranbaatar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maellard.
Maellard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naranbaatar blocks a head kick by Maellard.
A shot to the liver by Maellard. Beautiful body shot.
Naranbaatar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maellard manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Naranbaatar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maellard's calf.
Naranbaatar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maellard misses with a wild body shot.
Maellard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naranbaatar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maellard misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Naranbaatar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Maellard misses with a looping right.
A big right from Maellard misses.
Maellard throws a sloppy head kick
and Naranbaatar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Naranbaatar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maellard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar connects with a looping right hand.
Maellard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naranbaatar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maellard at a distance.
Maellard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naranbaatar.
Maellard flicks out a counter leg kick but Naranbaatar steps away.
Naranbaatar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maellard was well out of range. Poor timing from Naranbaatar.
Nice body kick there by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar scores with a jab to the head.
Maellard is looking to land body kicks.
As Maellard backs away, Naranbaatar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A shot to the body from Maellard misses
and Naranbaatar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Naranbaatar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maellard misses with a hook.
Naranbaatar just misses with a punch to the body.
Naranbaatar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maellard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Naranbaatar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maellard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard tries to land a front kick but Naranbaatar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maellard.
Naranbaatar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maellard trying to control but Naranbaatar postures up.
Naranbaatar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Naranbaatar tries to control but Maellard wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maellard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Naranbaatar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maellard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naranbaatar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maellard! But no joy.
Maellard thuds his right hand into Naranbaatar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Maellard there.
Naranbaatar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maellard to the ground. Naranbaatar is now in Maellard's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naranbaatar slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Naranbaatar trying to mount his opponent but Maellard defends it.
Maellard is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranbaatar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Naranbaatar prevents Maellard from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar is looking to advance position but Maellard won't allow it.
Maellard felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Naranbaatar is working hard here to advance position.
Naranbaatar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maellard keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maellard trying to control but Naranbaatar postures up.
Maellard keeping hold of Naranbaatar's head, controlling as best he can.
Naranbaatar tries to pass to full mount but Maellard defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maellard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naranbaatar is trying to control the action in half guard but Maellard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Naranbaatar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maellard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maellard throws a jab but it's blocked by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Maellard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Naranbaatar just misses with a punch to the body.
Naranbaatar throws a jab when Maellard was well out of range.
Naranbaatar lands a nice looking body shot.
Maellard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Naranbaatar slips a straight right by Maellard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar is winning the standup battle so far.
Maellard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maellard misses with a right hand
and Naranbaatar counters with a straight right hand.
Maellard swings for the body but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses.
Maellard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naranbaatar.
Maellard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maellard thows a leg kick but Naranbaatar checks it
and Naranbaatar counters with a solid body kick.
Maellard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Naranbaatar avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Maellard throws a lazy uppercut
and Naranbaatar counters with a stiff right hand.
Maellard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Naranbaatar lands a head kick. Maellard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Naranbaatar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maellard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naranbaatar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maellard is fending him off so far but Naranbaatar persists. Nope, Maellard circles away and we're back to standing.
Naranbaatar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maellard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maellard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maellard lands a nice looking body shot.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
Naranbaatar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maellard just manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar takes a swing at Maellard's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar connects with a crisp jab.
Maellard scores with a punch to the head.
Naranbaatar misses with a head kick.
Naranbaatar misses with a body shot.
Maellard connects with a solid leg kick.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
A jab from Naranbaatar finds it's way through Maellard's defenses.
Naranbaatar catches Maellard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Naranbaatar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naranbaatar.
Maellard misses with a few strikes there.
Naranbaatar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maellard with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tarkhan Naranbaatar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maellard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maellard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Naranbaatar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maellard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Naranbaatar takes one to the side of the head.
Naranbaatar misses with a left hand
and Maellard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Naranbaatar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maellard tries to buck Naranbaatar off but Naranbaatar is having none of it.
Maellard gets back to half guard.
Naranbaatar wants to control but Maellard is keeping him busy.
Maellard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Naranbaatar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Naranbaatar's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maellard looking to hold on to the position here but Naranbaatar rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Naranbaatar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maellard wants to control from the top but Naranbaatar keeps moving.
Naranbaatar is looking for a triangle but Maellard pushes his legs off easily.
Maellard trying to control but Naranbaatar is working from the bottom.
Maellard advances to half guard.
Naranbaatar tries to get to full guard but Maellard has control of the leg.
Pops Maellard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maellard stalling.
Maellard is keen to just control but Naranbaatar is a slippery customer.
Naranbaatar gets back to full guard.
Naranbaatar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maellard is one step ahead there.
Maellard trying to control the position from guard on top but Naranbaatar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard stopping the sweep attempt from Naranbaatar.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Naranbaatar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naranbaatar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Maellard misses
and Naranbaatar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Maellard misses
and Naranbaatar counters with a stiff right hand.
Naranbaatar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naranbaatar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maellard throws an off balance right hand
and Naranbaatar counters with a straight right hand.
Naranbaatar misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maellard.
Naranbaatar throws an overhand right that lands on Maellard's shoulder, as Maellard tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Maellard as he checks the leg kick.
Naranbaatar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maellards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maellard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naranbaatar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Naranbaatar cracks a nice hook into Maellard's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maellard throws a head kick that misses.
Maellard ducks under a wild hook from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maellard was covering up waiting for the punch and Naranbaatar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maellard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maellard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tarkhan Naranbaatar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naranbaatar 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
During a confident post fight interview, Tarkhan Naranbaatar 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 585 p4p, 84 weight class) and Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 837 p4p, 121 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grigoryan's choice of entrance music: Ara Gevorgyan - Artsakh. 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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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Grigoryan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grigoryan loads up on a big right hand but Blaster slips the punch.
Grigoryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaster misses with a body punch
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grigoryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grigoryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaster has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grigoryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaster.
Grigoryan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Grigoryan misses with a looping right.
Blaster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blaster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaster connects with a jab.
Grigoryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigoryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blaster moves out of range as Grigoryan strikes.
Blaster throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grigoryan.
Blaster throws a leg kick but Grigoryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Blaster backs off Grigoryan throws a huge counter combo but Blaster manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Grigoryan.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blaster.
Blaster throws a low kick, looking for Grigoryan's leg but Grigoryan calmly moves out of range.
Blaster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaster.
Blaster stuns Grigoryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses.
Blaster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grigoryan lands an overhand right.
Grigoryan throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaster.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaster.
Blaster is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Grigoryan misses.
Blaster lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaster.
Grigoryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Grigoryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blaster misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
Blaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Blaster looks for the body kick but Grigoryan saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Grigoryan.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Grigoryan thuds a left hand into Blaster's body.
Blaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grigoryan moves out of range as Blaster throws a body kick.
Grigoryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaster throws a sloppy head kick and Grigoryan moves out of range easily.
Grigoryan misses with a few strikes there.
Grigoryan throws an overhand right that lands on Blaster's shoulder, as Blaster tries to avoid the shot.
Grigoryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaster.
A little jabbing left from Grigoryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan throws a body kick that misses
and Blaster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigoryan moves away.
A slow jab from Blaster misses its intended target.
Blaster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blaster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blaster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grigoryan's calf.
Blaster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grigoryan connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Blaster swings for the body but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Blaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Grigoryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Blaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigoryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grigoryan throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaster, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaster misses with a looping left.
Grigoryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blaster on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That kick from Blaster tenderised Grigoryan's leg. Grigoryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigoryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaster lands a right hook to the body.
Blaster lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Blaster.
Grigoryan misses the shot to the body.
Grigoryan avoids the body shot from Blaster.
Grigoryan throws the left hand but Blaster avoids the punch easily.
Blaster takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blaster tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grigoryan is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blaster misses with a looping right.
Blaster throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grigoryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaster's head.
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 Master Blaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaster tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Grigoryan counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan avoids a kick to the body.
Blaster throws a poor cross that misses
and Grigoryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grigoryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaster.
Grigoryan throws out a counter right but Blaster avoids it with no problem.
Blaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaster throws the kick towards the body but Grigoryan avoids it.
Blaster slips under a jab from Grigoryan.
Blaster throws a head kick but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Master Blaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grigoryan lands a leg kick that knocks Blaster off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
Grigoryan misses the shot to the body.
Grigoryan throws a combination that misses
and Blaster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaster throws a push kick but Grigoryan slaps the foot to one side.
Grigoryan blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster lands a leg kick that knocks Grigoryan off balance momentarily.
Grigoryan cracks the inside of Blaster's front leg.
Blaster moves out of range of the leg kick from Grigoryan.
Blaster throws a quick counter kick to the body but Grigoryan avoids it.
Good work by Blaster as he checks the leg kick.
Blaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaster throws a body punch but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan throws out a counter right but Blaster avoids it with no problem.
Blaster moves out of range as Grigoryan strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaster.
Blaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blaster tries to move into range but Grigoryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grigoryan's calf.
Blaster with a hook.
Grigoryan blocks a head kick by Blaster.
Grigoryan flicks out a counter leg kick but Blaster steps away.
Blaster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grigoryan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaster wants to land a leg kick but Grigoryan is out of range.
Grigoryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaster.
Decent striking displayed by Blaster there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grigoryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaster is just out of range.
Grigoryan avoids the head kick by Blaster.
Grigoryan swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Blaster.
Blaster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaster moves away from the strike by Grigoryan.
Blaster scores with a head kick. Grigoryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grigoryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Grigoryan throws a low kick, looking for Blaster's leg but Blaster calmly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blaster.
A low kick from Blaster misses
and Grigoryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaster misses with a straight right.
Grigoryan thuds a left hand into Blaster's body.
Grigoryan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throws a lazy head kick
and Grigoryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Grigoryan scores with a push kick.
Grigoryan walks into a stiff left hand from Blaster.
Grigoryan throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily.
Grigoryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaster misses with a leg kick
and Grigoryan counters with a left and a right that stings Blaster.
Blaster tries to land a front kick but Grigoryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Grigoryan there.
Blaster throws a lazy body kick
and Grigoryan counters with a thumping low kick.
Blaster misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigoryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grigoryan checks it well.
Grigoryan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grigoryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaster.
Grigoryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grigoryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaster. That's going to slow Grigoryan down.
Nice defenses there by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Grigoryan misses.
Grigoryan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaster. That did some damage!
Blaster takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigoryan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grigoryan. That did some damage!
Blaster misses with a hook.
Blaster scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Grigoryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's time! Blaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grigoryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blaster lands a nice shot that snaps Grigoryan's head back.
Blaster throws a hook but Grigoryan avoids it easily.
Grigoryan avoids the head kick by Blaster.
Blaster avoids a kick to the body.
Grigoryan throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaster misses the target.
Blaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaster swings for the body but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
Blaster throws a lazy right hand but Grigoryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grigoryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaster.
Grigoryan misses with a left hand
letting Blaster counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaster.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blaster walks into a stiff left hand from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan tried to score with a low kick but Blaster checks it.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Grigoryan slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Grigoryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blaster throws a shot from downtown. Grigoryan moves away and avoids it.
Grigoryan blocks a jab.
Blaster tries to work over Grigoryan's front leg with a kick but Grigoryan checks it.
Blaster thows a leg kick but Grigoryan checks it
and Grigoryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaster misses with a low kick as Grigoryan jumps back.
Grigoryan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grigoryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blaster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grigoryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaster checks a leg kick nicely.
Blaster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grigoryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaster.
Blaster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grigoryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grigoryan.
Grigoryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaster looks to throw the jab but Grigoryan is out of range.
Grigoryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grigoryan throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Blaster.
Grigoryan looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaster misses its target.
Grigoryan keeps Blaster at a distance using the push kick.
Blaster throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grigoryan thuds his right hand into Blaster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigoryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grigoryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaster throws a leg kick but Grigoryan moved away.
Grigoryan scores with a hook to the body. Blaster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grigoryan is looking to chop away at Blaster's legs.
Blaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grigoryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Blaster is predictable there
and Grigoryan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Grigoryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaster's head.
Blaster looks for the body kick but Grigoryan saw that one coming.
Grigoryan jabs Blaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaster blocks a head kick by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan lands a nice hook to Blaster's body. Blaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick by Blaster misses
and Grigoryan counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grigoryan connects with a leg kick. Blaster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan tries to work over Blaster's front leg with a kick but Blaster checks it.
Grigoryan throws the kick towards the body but Blaster avoids it.
Blaster is looking to counter with head kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Grigoryan there.
That kick from Blaster tenderised Grigoryan's leg. Grigoryan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grigoryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grigoryan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grigoryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Grigoryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
Grigoryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaster tries to move into range but Grigoryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaster takes one on the button.
Blaster misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grigoryan, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Grigoryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grigoryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Grigoryan!
A victorious Daniel Grigoryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Master Blaster spoke after the fight, saying 'It was that little dude on my shoulder that done fucked me up. God he's got an annoying voice. He's kinda heavy too.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Judea (ranked 446 p4p, 62 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 423 p4p, 58 weight class). Judea comes to the cage accompanied by I want to be a woman - Monty Python. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Judea counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judea. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reznick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reznick cracks Judea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reznick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
Judea scores with a nice head shot.
Stan Judea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judea throws an overhand right that lands on Reznick's shoulder, as Reznick tries to avoid the shot.
Judea just misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznick cracks Judea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Judea just misses with a punch to the body.
Judea wants to land a leg kick but Reznick is out of range.
Judea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reznick slips a jab and a cross from Judea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick slips a straight right by Judea.
Reznick steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Reznick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judea. Judea obviously looking to wear him down.
Reznick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Judea throws a leg kick but Reznick moved away.
Reznick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judea.
Reznick throws a hook to the side of Judea's head but Judea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reznick misses with the body kick
and Judea counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Judea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Judea.
The fighters circling - Reznick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reznick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Judea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Judea slips a straight right by Reznick.
Reznick scores with a leg kick.
Judea works the jab nicely.
Reznick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reznick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Judea to score with a decent uppercut.
Reznick misses with a body kick.
Judea blocks a low kick nicely.
Judea tries a head kick but it misses.
Reznick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Judea on the inside.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
Judea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reznick can't find room to land a body shot as Judea controls the action.
Reznick lands with a right to the head.
Judea cracks Reznick with a nice body shot.
Judea lands with a left to the head.
Reznick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judea lands a left hand.
Reznick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judea digs a right hand into Reznick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reznick's gas tank.
Judea lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Judea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judea throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznick.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Judea.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Judea lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Judea pushes Reznick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reznick prevents a body shot from Judea.
Reznick lands a right hand.
Reznick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judea can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Judea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Reznick lands a body punch.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
Judea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Judea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reznick misses with some punches.
Reznick lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Judea.
Judea lands a hook that snaps the head of Reznick backwards.
Judea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Judea - that landed with a thud.
Judea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judea tries to throw a body punch but Reznick avoids it by throwing Judea back against the cage.
Reznick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reznick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judea struggles to land a body shot inside as Reznick controls his hands.
Reznick blocks a body shot from Judea.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Reznick lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Judea dominated that round.
That's time! Judea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reznick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reznick can do to turn this around?
Judea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reznick tries to clinch up.
Judea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judea misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Judea moves out of range as Reznick strikes.
Judea looks to score with a jab to the body but Reznick is just out of range.
A jab from Reznick misses.
A clash of legs there as Judea blocks the low kick.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Judea is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick moves away from the strike by Judea.
Reznick connects with a body shot.
Reznick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judea needs to keep his hands up - Reznick had a free shot at his head there.
Judea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Judea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judea was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Judea throws a low kick, looking for Reznick's leg but Reznick calmly moves out of range.
Judea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reznick throws a low kick but Judea moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Judea on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judea tries a head kick but it misses.
Judea throws a sloppy head kick
and Reznick counters with a nice uppercut.
Judea lands a high kick!
Reznick throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and moves out of range.
Judea throws a series of punches but Reznick avoids them all with ease.
Reznick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reznick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reznick throws the left hand but Judea avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judea. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reznick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Reznick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reznick 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 Judea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judea appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Judea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reznick at a distance.
Reznick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judea throws a jab but it's blocked by Reznick.
Reznick walks into a stiff left hand from Judea.
Judea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judea misses with a body shot
and Reznick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reznick.
Reznick is looking to slow Judea down with leg kicks.
Reznick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judea.
That kick from Judea tenderised Reznick's leg. Reznick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reznick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Judea throws a low kick, looking for Reznick's leg but Reznick calmly moves out of range.
Reznick looks to land a body kick but Judea moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznick thumps Judea with a low kick.
Judea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reznick throws out the jab.
Judea misses with a looping left.
Reznick throws a body punch but Judea moves out of range.
Judea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Judea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reznick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judeas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judea on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Judea misses with a looping left.
Judea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reznick throws a body kick that misses.
Reznick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judea finds it's way round the side to connect with Reznick's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reznick 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 Judea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judea appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reznick's calf.
Stan Judea is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Judea sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reznick misses with a straight right.
Reznick lands a right hook to the body.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reznick.
An inside leg kick lands from Judea.
Reznick throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Reznick misses its intended target.
Judea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reznick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reznick throws a low kick but Judea avoids it.
It looked like Judea was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Reznick. Beautiful body shot.
Reznick misses the jab.
Jab by Judea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevor Reznick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Judea moves out of range of the body kick.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
Reznick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reznick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reznick misses with a low kick.
Judea lands with an overhand left.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Judea explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Judea is looking to chop away at Reznick's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick with a jab.
Judea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reznick.
Reznick throws a body kick that misses.
Reznick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judea lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick walks into a jab.
Reznick throws out a leg kick but Judea moves out of range and Reznick only half commits.
Reznick stuns Judea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Judea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reznick tries a low kick but Judea avoids it.
Judea misses with a straight left.
Judea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reznick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
Judea paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Judea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reznick avoids the head kick by Judea.
Nice shot lands for Reznick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judea throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reznick. Judea does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Judea wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Judea connects with an inside leg kick.
Reznick sizes up Judea with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Judea takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reznick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reznick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judea.
Judea lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Judea jabs Reznick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Judea checks a low kick from Reznick.
Reznick tried to score with a low kick but Judea checks it.
Judea scores with a jab to the head.
Judea just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Reznick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judea scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reznick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judea momentarily.
Judea throws a head kick that misses.
Judea scores with a punch to the head.
Judea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reznick. That did some damage!
Reznick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judea throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reznick.
Reznick throws a right hand that misses
and Judea counters with a low kick, right behind Reznick 's knee.
Reznick pushes Judea up against the cage in a clinch.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reznick blocks an uppercut.
Reznick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznick swings wildly with an uppercut but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Reznick fails to land.
Judea has a couple of punches blocked by Reznick.
Judea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Reznick - that landed with a thud.
Stan Judea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reznick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judea breaks from the clinch.
Reznick closes the distance and clinches.
Reznick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reznick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judea misses with the head strike.
Reznick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reznick blocking some punches.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Reznick.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Judea.
Reznick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reznick throws a punch but it's blocked by Judea.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stan Judea.
I think Judea has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stan Judea!
Stan Judea looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm back :-)'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skreba Reijonen (ranked 418 p4p, 67 weight class) and Loke Westlund (ranked 386 p4p, 58 weight class). Skreba Reijonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Loke Westlund's chin.
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170 lbs
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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
23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Skreba Reijonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Loke Westlund!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reijonen.
Westlund cracks a nice hook into Reijonen's ribs.
Reijonen wants to clinch up but Westlund keeps it at a distance.
Reijonen closes the distance and pushes Westlund back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reijonen.
Reijonen lands with a left to the head.
Westlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westlund tries a body shot but Reijonen blocks it.
Westlund throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westlund working aggressively here.
Reijonen blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Westlund misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Reijonen blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westlund.
Westlund displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reijonen up against the cage.
Westlund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westlund.
Reijonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Westlunds head.
Westlund misses with some punches.
Reijonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Westlund lands a hook that snaps the head of Reijonen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with a punch to the body.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlund misses with some punches.
Reijonen works on Westlund's body with a couple of short punches.
Westlund misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reijonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Reijonen is working Westlund over against the cage.
Reijonen is working Westlund over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Westlund.
Reijonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reijonen fails to land.
Westlund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reijonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westlund misses with a punch on the inside.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reijonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund taking a breather.
Reijonen lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Reijonen working aggressively here.
Westlund blocking some punches.
Westlund blocking some punches.
Reijonen lands a right hand.
Reijonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reijonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reijonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Westlund uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen lands a right hand.
Westlund blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlund.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Reijonen as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westlund.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
Westlund lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westlund tries to throw a body punch but Reijonen avoids it by throwing Westlund back against the cage.
Westlund working aggressively here.
Reijonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Westlund.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
Westlund working aggressively here.
Westlund pushes Reijonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen scores with a shot to the side of Westlund's head.
Reijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen gets through Westlund's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Westlund blocks an uppercut.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Westlund blocks it.
Westlund blocking some punches.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skreba Reijonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Westlund misses with a low kick.
Reijonen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reijonen connects with a jab.
Westlund closes the distance and clinches.
Westlund lands a shot to the body.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Westlund's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westlund takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Reijonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reijonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Westlund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund throws a punch but it's blocked by Reijonen.
Reijonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reijonen tries to throw a body punch but Westlund avoids it by throwing Reijonen back against the cage.
Westlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Reijonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westlund can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Westlund fails to land.
Westlund lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Westlund.
Westlund misses with a body punch.
Reijonen blocks a body shot from Westlund.
Westlund prevents the takedown attempt.
Reijonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Reijonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Westlund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Westlund.
Westlund blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Reijonen.
A nice left hand lands by Reijonen.
Westlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reijonens head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Skreba Reijonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reijonen tries a body shot but Westlund blocks it.
Reijonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reijonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reijonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reijonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Reijonen lands a shoulder strike.
Westlund is rocked!
Reijonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Westlund is still on wobbly legs! Can Reijonen finish him?
Westlund misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westlund slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Reijonen.
Reijonen lands a nice uppercut.
Westlund is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reijonen throws a head punch that misses.
Reijonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reijonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reijonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westlund misses with some punches.
Reijonen lands a big right hand that drops Westlund! The killer instinct kicks in and Reijonen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Reijonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skreba Reijonen!
During a confident post fight interview, Skreba Reijonen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 803 p4p, 113 weight class) and DeShawn Johnson (ranked 961 p4p, 134 weight class). Johnson has chosen Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Optimus Prime could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DeShawn Johnson's chin.
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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
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Prime swinging wildly here.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Prime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson takes a swing at Prime's ribcage but misses.
Prime throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prime looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've been hearing reports that Prime has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Prime throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left lands for Prime.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prime doesn't seem phased though.
Prime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prime misses with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
Prime jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Prime avoids it with no problem.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Prime throws a combination that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prime lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prime will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Optimus Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Prime persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prime misses with a double jab
and Prime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
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!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Prime sprawling to the canvas! Prime rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johnson finish him?!
Prime is rocked!
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Oh Prime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prime misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a crisp right that sends Prime to the canvas! Johnson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeShawn Johnson!
A victorious DeShawn Johnson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Kermit (ranked 74 p4p, 10 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 132 p4p, 17 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kermit's calf.
Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kermit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kermit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pedro is just out of range.
Kermit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kermit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kermit jabs at Pedro's body.
Pedro darts in trying to clinch
and Kermit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pedro throws a hook to the side of Kermit's head but Kermit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches up with Kermit, looking for a takedown. Pedro pushes Kermit against the cage but Kermit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermit misses with a looping left.
Pedro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kermit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kermit misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedro.
Kermit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pedro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kermit's calf.
Pedro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kermit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kermit 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 Pedro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pedro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Kermit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Pedro.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Kermit.
Kermit looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
Pedro dives in for a single leg takedown but Kermit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pedro thows a leg kick but Kermit checks it
and Kermit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedro avoids the body shot from Kermit.
Pedro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Pedro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermit checks a leg kick nicely.
Pedro misses with a low kick.
Kermit connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Pedro.
Pedro tries to clinch but Kermit moves out of range.
Kermit tries to land a front kick but Pedro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pedro throws a lazy uppercut
and Kermit counters with a straight right hand.
Pedro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kermit stuns Pedro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kermit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pedro is just out of range.
Pedro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kermit is trying to defend but Pedro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kermit manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pedro keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedro tries a body shot but Kermit blocks it.
Kermit struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Kermit misses with a punch to the body.
Kermit tries to break free but Pedro pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pedro - that landed with a thud.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kermit's elbow.
Pedro lands a shot to the body.
Pedro works on Kermit's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Kermit on the inside.
Pedro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kermit backwards.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermit controls his hands.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Kermit controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Kermit.
Kermit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Constantine Kermit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pedro.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kermit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pedros head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermit breaks the clinch.
Kermit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kermit counters with a big head kick but Pedro shrugs it off.
Kermit circles away from the clinch attempt.
It appears Kermit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pedro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kermit.
Pedro has closed the distance and engaged Kermit in a clinch.
Kermit working aggressively here.
Pedro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kermit prevents it.
Kermit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Kermit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kermit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kermit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pedro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kermit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pedro wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Kermit there.
Kermit moves out of range as Pedro strikes.
Pedro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kermit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pedro's elbow.
Pedro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro has Kermit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kermit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Pedro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pedro.
Kermit lands a shoulder strike.
Kermit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kermit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pedro can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kermit effectively controlling the action here.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Kermit controls his hands.
Pedro is working Kermit over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pedro.
Kermit breaks from the clinch.
Kermit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pedro, as that shot connected.
Kermit digs a good hook to Pedro's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kermit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pedro - the referee stops the clock and Kermit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pedro. Kermit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Constantine Kermit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro has managed to clinch.
Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kermit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedro can turn it around.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
Kermit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pedro or perhaps it was just good defense by Kermit, which made it look bad.
Pedro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Kermit is looking to counter punch.
Pedro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kermit counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedro.
Kermit throws a good cross that connects.
Pedro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kermit bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit misses with a straight right.
Pedro moves into the clinch.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Kermit controls the action.
Kermit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kermit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kermit taking a breather.
Kermit wants to break free but Pedro has control.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pedro.
Pedro lands a shot to the body.
Kermit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pedro.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Kermit controls the action.
Kermit throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pedro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Come on Kermit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Pedro on the inside.
Pedro is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kermit can't fight it off and eventually Pedro manages to take the fight to the floor. Kermit looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pedro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pedro scoring with some ground and pound.
Pedro throwing strikes but missing.
Pedro cracks Kermit with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Pedro 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!
Pedro misses with a hook. Kermit ducked under it nicely.
Pedro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kermit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro wants to clinch.
Pedro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pedro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermit throws a hook but Pedro avoids it easily.
Kermit throws a sloppy head kick
and Pedro counters with a shoot takedown. Kermit fights it but they end up in guard.
Pedro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kermit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit has momentary wrist control but Pedro slips an elbow through the middle.
Kermit trying to control the position.
Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kermit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pedro throws a big right hand that misses.
Kermit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pedro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pedro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kermit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kermit is keeping the position for now.
Kermit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kermit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kermit looking for a sweep. Not yet Kermit, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a big right hand that misses.
Pedro throwing strikes from guard but Kermit blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kermit keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kermit throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedro.
Pedro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kermit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kermit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pedro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pedro wants to pass the guard but Kermit is keeping the position.
Pedro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pedro is looking to work some ground and pound but Kermit has wrist control.
Kermit keeping moving, preventing Pedro from controlling successfully.
Pedro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kermit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pedro forces Kermit back against the cage and clinches.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Kermit controls the action.
Pedro can't get the takedown.
Kermit misses with a body punch.
Kermit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kermit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Kermit as he connects with a hook.
Pedro slips a straight right by Kermit.
Kermit swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedro.
Kermit throwing a counter right hand but Pedro manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pedro.
Kermit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pedro avoids it.
Pedro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kermit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pedro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pedro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pedro chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit is controlling Pedro's posture.
Kermit working a defensive guard here.
Pedro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kermit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pedro's guard.
Pedro controls Kermit momentarily but Kermit frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pedro wants to sweep here but Kermit controlling him for the moment.
Kermit is looking to advance position but Pedro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pedro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pedro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kermit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pedro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pedro with shots to the head and body - Kermit looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kermit is bucking up trying to escape but Pedro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pedro lands with some strikes.
Pedro working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Kermit slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Pedro lands strikes from half guard.
Pedro controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throwing shots but Kermit is blocking nicely.
Pedro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kermit wants to control but Pedro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pedro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kermit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pedro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kermit haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pedro dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kermit loads up on a big right hand but Pedro slips the punch.
Pedro staying out of range there.
Pedro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kermit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kermit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pedro finds it's way round the side to connect with Kermit's head.
Pedro clinches up against the cage.
Pedro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pedro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kermit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedro clinches up with Kermit and pushes him back against the cage.
Pedro blocks a body shot from Kermit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
Kermit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kermit throws a hook to the side of Pedro's head but Pedro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pedro moves away from the strike by Kermit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kermit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kermit walks into a jab.
Pedro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kermit. That did some damage!
Pedro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kermit tries to avoid it but Pedro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kermit to the ground. Kermit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab from Pedro.
Pedro misses with the combination.
Pedro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kermit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pedro thinking.
Pedro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kermit throws a body punch but Pedro moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Pedro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pedro throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kermit to counter with a crisp jab.
Kermit throws the left hand but Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Pedro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pedro misses with a takedown attempt - Kermit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Constantine Kermit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pedro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit swings for the body but Pedro moves out of range.
Pedro darts in trying to clinch
and Kermit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kermit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pedro doesn't seem bothered though.
Pedro connects with a solid leg kick.
Constantine Kermit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Constantine Kermit is winning the standup battle so far.
Kermit throws an overhand right that lands on Pedro's shoulder, as Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
Kermit fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kermit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedro.
Pedro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kermit pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pedro.
Kermit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kermit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kermit.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kermit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Pedro. That snapped Kermit's head back.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Kermit.
Pedro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kermit misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro scores with a nice right hand.
Pedro gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro wants to control but Kermit is keeping him busy.
Pedro working away.
Pedro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pedro postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kermit tries to improve position but can't.
Pedro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pedro is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pedro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pedro!
George Pedro is the new light heavyweight champion!
The defeated Constantine Kermit had this to say: 'Yes, he good.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Mason (ranked 31 p4p, 4 weight class) and Milo Brunswick (ranked 85 p4p, 13 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milo Brunswick!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason throws a front kick that sends Brunswick stumbling back into the cage.
Mason throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brunswick looks to land a right hand but Mason moved out of range.
Mason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick manages to avoid it.
A big right from Mason misses.
Mason looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brunswick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mason checks it well.
Mason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason misses with a jab to the body
letting Brunswick counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Mason.
A jab from Mason does it's job there.
Mason lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brunswick lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick avoids the body shot from Mason.
Brunswick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brunswick misses with a looping left.
Mason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Brunswick misses.
Brunswick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Mason to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick is just out of range.
Brunswick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mason with a body shot.
Zane Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason moves out of range of the strikes.
Brunswick misses with a looping left.
Brunswick throws out a loose jab but Mason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mason throws a body punch but Brunswick moves out of range.
Mason takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brunswick.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brunswick's elbow.
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Brunswick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason gets through Brunswick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mason misses with a punch on the inside.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mason digs a right hand into Brunswick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brunswick's gas tank.
Brunswick blocks a body shot from Mason.
A short left from Brunswick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Brunswick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunswick working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunswick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brunswick is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brunswick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mason misses with some punches.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason tries to work over Brunswick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Brunswick.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Brunswick avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mason.
Brunswick prevents a body shot from Mason.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brunswick.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Mason shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brunswick was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
Brunswick thows a leg kick but Mason checks it
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Brunswick avoids the body shot from Mason.
Jab by Mason.
Brunswick misses with a wild body shot.
Mason is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brunswick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mason is out of range.
Mason does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brunswick takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Brunswick misses its intended target.
Mason throws a head kick but Brunswick moves out of range.
Brunswick scores with a body shot.
Brunswick connects with a body shot.
Brunswick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mason's head.
Brunswick misses with a left hand
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Brunswick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
Brunswick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mason throws out the jab.
Brunswick throws a leg kick that misses.
Mason misses with a looping left.
Brunswick thinks about the counter body kick.
Brunswick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brunswick tries a head kick but it misses.
Brunswick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mason.
Milo Brunswick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason's corner calls for a 1-2. Mason obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brunswick checks a low kick from Mason.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Brunswick slips the punch.
Brunswick looks for the body kick but Mason saw that one coming.
Mason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mason tests Brunswick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brunswick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mason to score with a decent uppercut.
Mason is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brunswick misses the shot to the body.
Brunswick tries a head kick but it misses.
Mason scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brunswick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick.
Mason is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mason lands with a hook. Brunswick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brunswick misses with a body kick.
Mason is looking to counter punch.
Mason misses with a straight right.
Brunswick misses with the body kick
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Brunswick scores with a jab. Mason acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brunswick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brunswick cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.
Mason swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Brunswick misses.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brunswick, right into the meat.
Mason feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunswicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brunswick throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on Brunswick's shoulder, as Brunswick tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunswick manages to avoid it.
Mason backing away here, and Brunswick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brunswick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick scores with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Brunswick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brunswick.
Mason lands with a cross.
Mason throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Milo Brunswick has been cut.
Brunswick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brunswick throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
Brunswick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunswick walks into a jab.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brunswick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mason misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mason takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mason uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brunswick.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brunswick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brunswick throws a leg kick which misses Mason's front leg but catches the back leg as Mason tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mason, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick connects with a body shot that sends Mason's belly button to the back.
Zane Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Brunswick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brunswick.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brunswick misses with a combination
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
Mason ducks right into an uppercut from Brunswick.
Mason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brunswick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brunswick.
Mason slips a jab from Brunswick.
A little feinted left hand from Mason on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brunswick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brunswick misses with a body kick.
Brunswick moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunswick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brunswick if he has to take too many more of those.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brunswick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Mason misses its intended target.
Brunswick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mason fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brunswick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brunswick throws a poor cross that misses
and Mason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brunswick misses with a wild body shot.
Mason attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mason avoids the body shot from Brunswick.
It appears Mason was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick.
Brunswick doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mason.
Mason fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brunswick momentarily.
Brunswick misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunswick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brunswick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Brunswick looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brunswick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Mason.
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Brunswick.
Brunswick only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brunswick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brunswick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brunswick.
Mason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brunswick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mason.
Brunswick misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brunswick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunswick.
Brunswick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
Brunswick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Brunswick backs away, Mason returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milo Brunswick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mason tests Brunswick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brunswick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brunswick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mason wants to clinch up but Brunswick keeps it at a distance.
Despite the aggression on Brunswick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brunswick tries to land a front kick but Mason steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brunswick throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Brunswick checks the leg kick.
Mason avoids the body shot from Brunswick.
Mason looks to land a combination but Brunswick avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick misses with a hook.
Brunswick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mason with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brunswick throws a leg kick
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Mason tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brunswick misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Brunswick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mason fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brunswick just manages to avoid it.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brunswick moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mason.
Brunswick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brunswick can do to turn this around?
Brunswick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Brunswick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brunswick scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Brunswick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mason punishes Brunswick's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunswick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brunswick misses with a looping right.
Brunswick throws a wild body kick that Mason sees coming a mile off.
Mason lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brunswick's sensitive parts.
Brunswick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason lands a head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brunswick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mason - the referee stops the clock and Brunswick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mason. Brunswick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brunswick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mason.
Mason cracks Brunswick with a good jab.
Brunswick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brunswick looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Brunswick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brunswick throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Brunswick swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Brunswick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brunswick pushes Mason away with a front kick.
Mason throws a leg kick but Brunswick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mason throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mason throws a leg kick which misses Brunswick's front leg but catches the back leg as Brunswick tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick scores with a hook to the body. Mason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brunswick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mason needs to keep his hands up - Brunswick had a free shot at his head there.
Brunswick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brunswick at a distance.
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason 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.
Brunswick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brunswick works the jab nicely.
Mason throws a shot to the body.
Brunswick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunswick misses with a left hand
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brunswick takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason moves away from the strike by Brunswick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mason does no damage.
Mason lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brunswick lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Brunswick misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mason 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brunswick.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Brunswick slips the punch.
Brunswick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mason avoids a kick to the body.
Brunswick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Brunswick misses with a takedown attempt
letting Mason counter with a right hand.
Brunswick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mason.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Brunswick off balance momentarily.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brunswick was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Mason clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Brunswick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mason looks to throw the jab but Brunswick is out of range.
Brunswick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mason has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brunswick.
Brunswick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brunswick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mason moves out of range of the body kick from Brunswick.
Mason avoids the body shot from Brunswick.
Mason throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mason works the jab nicely.
Brunswick throws an overhand right that lands on Mason's shoulder, as Mason tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mason looks to land a body kick but Brunswick moved away.
Mason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mason ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mason looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Brunswick - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mason lands a leg kick that knocks Brunswick off balance momentarily.
Mason throws an off balance right hand
and Brunswick counters with a good, hard body kick but Mason shrugs it off.
Mason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunswick.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brunswick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brunswick dips to his left and cracks Mason with an uppercut!
Brunswick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason moves away from the strike by Brunswick.
Mason fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brunswick just manages to avoid it.
Brunswick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mason avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brunswick thuds his right hand into Mason's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mason takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mason. That's going to slow Brunswick down.
Brunswick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brunswick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
Brunswick throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Brunswick throws an off balance right hand
and Brunswick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick is just out of range.
Mason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason with a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brunswick.
Brunswick throws a hook to the side of Mason's head but Mason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunswick misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Mason looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mason throws a jab when Brunswick was well out of range.
Brunswick misses the shot to the body.
Mason connects with a leg kick. Brunswick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick scores with a jab.
Mason clobbers Brunswick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mason bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Mason.
Brunswick throws a leg kick but Mason sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brunswick slips under a jab from Mason.
It seemed like Brunswick was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brunswick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Mason as he connects with a hook.
Brunswick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
Mason takes a swing at Brunswick's ribcage but misses.
Brunswick misses with a straight right.
Mason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunswick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
Mason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Brunswick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A lazy body kick from Brunswick
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mason wants to clinch up but Brunswick keeps it at a distance.
Mason bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Brunswick misses.
Brunswick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brunswick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brunswick slips a jab from Mason.
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brunswick on the side of the head.
Mason throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mason blocks the body kick.
Brunswick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mason's hands.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Milo Brunswick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Milo Brunswick's cut.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Brunswick misses with a looping right.
Brunswick moves out of range of the body kick.
Mason tries to clinch but Brunswick is having none of it.
Brunswick throws out a counter right but Mason avoids it with no problem.
Mason moves out of range as Brunswick strikes.
Mason lands with a slapping head kick.
Brunswick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mason.
A jab from Brunswick misses.
Brunswick misses with a low kick as Mason jumps back.
Mason jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Brunswick scores with a nice strike.
Mason takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunswick is looking to land body kicks.
Brunswick takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Mason misses
and Brunswick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brunswick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Mason.
Mason throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brunswick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mason.
Mason works Brunswick's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
Mason defending well as Brunswick loads up on a big left hand.
Brunswick misses with an uppercut.
Mason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick is just out of range.
Brunswick throws a jab but it's blocked by Mason.
Mason cracks the inside of Brunswick's front leg.
A low kick from Brunswick is predictable there
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Mason. Beautiful body shot.
Brunswick misses with a hook
and Mason counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brunswick.
Brunswick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Brunswick's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mason lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brunswick throws a right hand that misses
and Mason counters with a left to the body.
Brunswick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason is looking to slow Brunswick down with leg kicks.
Mason lands a front kick.
Brunswick misses with a low kick.
Mason throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brunswick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brunswick misses with a body shot.
Brunswick misses with a left hand
and Mason counters with a low kick, right behind Brunswick 's knee.
Zane Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a body punch
enabling Brunswick to counter with a crisp jab.
Mason blocks the body kick.
Brunswick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mason.
Brunswick throws the kick towards the body but Mason avoids it.
Mason moves in looking to clinch but Brunswick pushes him off.
Mason thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brunswick if he has to take too many more of those.
Brunswick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunswick is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mason checks a leg kick.
Mason wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brunswick scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brunswick 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 Mason has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mason and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brunswick throws a leg kick but Mason checks it.
Brunswick misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason tries to land a leg kick but Brunswick saw it coming and moves away.
Brunswick moves forwards but Mason connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brunswick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mason.
A swing and a miss from Mason.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brunswick throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
Mason blocks a head kick by Brunswick.
Milo Brunswick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brunswick throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason lands a jab to the nose.
Brunswick throws a body shot but no joy.
Brunswick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mason counters with a good low kick that Brunswick was not able to check.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brunswick throws out the jab.
Mason throws a chopping leg kick but Brunswick manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brunswick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brunswick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mason 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:46
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Mason!
Zane Mason retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Zane Mason 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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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
80% |
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