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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Deadmarsh (ranked 4352 p4p, 444 weight class) and Conor The Highlander (ranked 2225 p4p, 243 weight class). The Highlander has chosen Notorious Biggie Small as his entrance music. Conor The Highlander has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Deadmarsh's chin.
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155 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Deadmarsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor The Highlander!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by The Highlander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Deadmarsh.
The Highlander moves forwards but Deadmarsh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Deadmarsh connects with a leg kick. The Highlander looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Highlander throws a leg kick
and Deadmarsh counters with a leg kick.
Deadmarsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Highlander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deadmarsh.
The Highlander checks the leg kick.
Deadmarsh pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Highlander is out of range and Deadmarsh settles back down.
The Highlander takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Highlander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deadmarsh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Deadmarsh scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Deadmarsh throws a leg kick but The Highlander sees it coming and moves out of range.
The Highlander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Deadmarsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Highlander just misses with a punch to the body.
Deadmarsh misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Highlander lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadmarsh tries to clinch up.
Deadmarsh misses with a straight right.
The Highlander throws an overhand right that lands on Deadmarsh's shoulder, as Deadmarsh tries to avoid the shot.
The Highlander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh moves into range and clinches up with The Highlander.
Deadmarsh throws a head punch that misses.
Deadmarsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Deadmarsh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh lands an uppercut.
The Highlander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Highlander gets through Deadmarsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deadmarsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Deadmarsh is leaning against The Highlander and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deadmarsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Highlander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh blocking some punches.
The Highlander tries a body shot but Deadmarsh blocks it.
The Highlander has a couple of punches blocked by Deadmarsh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deadmarsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highlander pushes Deadmarsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Deadmarsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Highlander pushes Deadmarsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Deadmarsh has a couple of punches blocked by The Highlander.
The Highlander looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The Highlander struggles to land a body shot inside as Deadmarsh controls his hands.
The Highlander tries to break the clinch but Deadmarsh is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Highlander.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Highlander.
Deadmarsh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Highlander has had enough of the clinch but Deadmarsh keeps him there for the moment.
Deadmarsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Highlander is pressed up against the cage. Deadmarsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Highlander down to the mat. The Highlander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deadmarsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Highlander throws out the jab.
Deadmarsh wants to clinch up but The Highlander keeps it at a distance.
The Highlander looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy body kick from Deadmarsh
and The Highlander counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deadmarsh avoids a kick to the body.
The Highlander throws an overhand right that lands on Deadmarsh's shoulder, as Deadmarsh tries to avoid the shot.
The Highlander misses with a low kick.
Deadmarsh fires out a quick counter leg kick but The Highlander just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh lands with a cross.
Deadmarsh stuns The Highlander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Highlander throws a leg kick but Deadmarsh moved away.
The Highlander throws a leg kick
and Deadmarsh counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deadmarsh checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Deadmarsh on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Deadmarsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Highlander, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Highlander has a couple of punches blocked by Deadmarsh.
Deadmarsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deadmarsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Highlander's elbow.
Deadmarsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deadmarsh misses with some punches.
The Highlander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Highlander tries to pull guard but Deadmarsh holds him up against the cage and eventually The Highlander drops back down to his feet.
Deadmarsh has a couple of punches blocked by The Highlander.
Deadmarsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deadmarsh pushes The Highlander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Deadmarsh blocking some punches.
The Highlander misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Highlander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deadmarsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Deadmarsh fails to land.
A short right from The Highlander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Deadmarsh dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deadmarsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Highlander has time to react.
The Highlander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Deadmarsh tries to close the distance and clinch but The Highlander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Highlander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Highlander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deadmarsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deadmarsh feints and as The Highlander raises his hands in defense, Deadmarsh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Deadmarsh is working The Highlander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Deadmarsh trying to control but The Highlander is working from the bottom.
The Highlander has his foot on Deadmarsh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deadmarsh works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Highlander wants to sweep but no luck.
Deadmarsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Deadmarsh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Highlander tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadmarsh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deadmarsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Highlander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Deadmarsh postures up.
Deadmarsh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Deadmarsh is working The Highlander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Highlander looking to control.
Deadmarsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The Highlander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Deadmarsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Highlander is rocked!
Deadmarsh controlling from the top position.
The Highlander is still in real trouble! Can Deadmarsh finish him?
Deadmarsh landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadmarsh loads up on a big left hand. The Highlander felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Deadmarsh looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! The Highlander can't hide his disappointment, as Deadmarsh celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Deadmarsh!
A relieved looking Adam Deadmarsh thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 1378 p4p, 183 weight class) and Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 972 p4p, 125 weight class). Lokren's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beast. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Saarenpaa thumps Lokren with a low kick.
Lokren misses with a looping right.
Lokren takes one on the button.
Saarenpaa throws a solid leg kick but Lokren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saarenpaa.
Lokren cracks Saarenpaa with an open hand slap.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Saarenpaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lokren throws a hook but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Lokren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lokren scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Saarenpaa misses its intended target.
Lokren takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saarenpaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa slips a straight right by Lokren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lokren at a distance.
Lokren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Saarenpaa throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Saarenpaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Lokren as he connects with a hook.
Lokren keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lokren throws a right hand that misses
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saarenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saarenpaa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lokren throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Saarenpaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Lokren steps away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saarenpaa, as that shot connected.
Lokren tries to move into range but Saarenpaa moves to the side and lands with a nice 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!
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saarenpaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Saarenpaa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A left and a right from Lokren both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Lokren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lokren moves out of range of the body kick from Saarenpaa.
No joy there for Lokren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Lokren does it's job there.
Lokren misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Lokren.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Saarenpaa walks into a straight right hand from Lokren.
A jab from Saarenpaa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Saarenpaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lokren thinking.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lokren thinking.
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren misses with a body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lokren just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren throws a nice looking combination but Saarenpaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saarenpaa with a jab.
Lokren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Saarenpaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lokren had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saarenpaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saarenpaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa misses with an uppercut.
Lokren throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Lokren takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Lokren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws a poor cross that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight right hand.
Saarenpaa slips under a jab.
Saarenpaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saarenpaa misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saarenpaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Lokren misses with a wild body shot.
Lokren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick, looking for Lokren's leg but Lokren calmly moves out of range.
Lokren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saarenpaa.
The crowd cheers as Saarenpaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lokren doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Saarenpaa saw that one coming.
Lokren throws a hook but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Lokren checks the leg kick.
Mika Saarenpaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lokren throws a hook but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Saarenpaa ducks down to avoid it.
Saarenpaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Lokren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lokren might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saarenpaa connects with a crisp jab.
Lokren throws a lazy right hand but Saarenpaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saarenpaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren throws a sloppy body shot
and Saarenpaa counters with a straight right hand.
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lokren manages to avoid it.
Lokren misses the body punch
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saarenpaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa throws a big shot that misses.
Saarenpaa sizes up Lokren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Lokren throws a jab when Saarenpaa was well out of range.
Saarenpaa slips a straight right by Lokren.
Saarenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saarenpaa moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
Lokren misses with a two punch combination.
Saarenpaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saarenpaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Lokren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarenpaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saarenpaa throws a series of punches but Lokren avoids them all with ease.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but Lokren moves out of range easily.
Saarenpaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lokrens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Lokren misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saarenpaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a thumping low kick.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Saarenpaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lokren throws a hook but Saarenpaa blocks it.
Lokren misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Saarenpaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but Lokren moves out of range easily.
Saarenpaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lokren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saarenpaa at a distance.
Lokren throws a jab when Saarenpaa was well out of range.
Saarenpaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lokren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saarenpaa's hands.
Saarenpaa ducks right into an uppercut from Lokren.
The crowd cheers as Saarenpaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lokren doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saarenpaa.
Lokren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saarenpaa looks to land a left hand but Lokren moved out of range nicely.
Saarenpaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Lokren looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saarenpaa cracks the inside of Lokren's front leg.
Lokren scores with a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa tries to land a front kick but Lokren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Lokren lands.
Lokren misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Saarenpaa misses its intended target.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren throws a hook but Saarenpaa avoids it easily.
Lokren blocks a head kick by Saarenpaa.
Lokren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saarenpaa scores with a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa avoids the body shot from Lokren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Saarenpaa scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Lokren misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Saarenpaa counters with a left and a right that stings Lokren.
Lokren blocks a jab.
Saarenpaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lokren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Lokren.
Lokren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saarenpaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saarenpaa blocks a jab.
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. Lokren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saarenpaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Saarenpaa moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mika Saarenpaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lokren throws a right hand that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Saarenpaa.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saarenpaa.
It seemed like Saarenpaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lokren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lokren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saarenpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
Lokren misses with a body punch
letting Saarenpaa counter with a right hand.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Saarenpaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lokren lands a slapping body shot.
Saarenpaa lands the left hand.
Saarenpaa misses with the body kick
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Saarenpaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lokren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saarenpaa scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Saarenpaa.
Lokren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lokren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lokren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saarenpaa dips to his left and cracks Lokren with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lokren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa scores with a decent looking hook.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lokren moves out of range of the body kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa misses with an uppercut.
Lokren swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Lokren takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head but Saarenpaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Saarenpaa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lokren misses with a wild body shot.
Lokren lands a jab to Saarenpaa's midsection.
A left and a right from Saarenpaa both land. Nice combination.
Saarenpaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lokren is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Lokren misses its target.
Lokren misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Lokren lands.
Sairanix Lokren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lokren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarenpaa looks to land a combination. Lokren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lokren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lokren's knee momentarily.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Saarenpaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lokren misses with an uppercut
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa connects with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the side of Lokren's head but Lokren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren lands with a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lokren. That did some damage!
Lokren misses with a two punch combination.
Saarenpaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Lokren steps away.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saarenpaa misses with a leg kick
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Mika Saarenpaa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lokren misses with an uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Saarenpaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lokren swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Lokren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lokren takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lokren scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Lokren.
Saarenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Lokren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lokren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lokren throws an off balance right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saarenpaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saarenpaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lokren takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa keeps Lokren at a distance using the push kick.
Lokren throws the left hand but Saarenpaa avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Saarenpaa connects with a body shot that sends Lokren's belly button to the back.
Saarenpaa thows a body kick. Lokren tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Saarenpaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lokren doesn't seem phased though.
Saarenpaa lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Saarenpaa lands a really nice looking cross but Lokren seems unphased.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saarenpaa 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
During a confident post fight interview, Mika Saarenpaa 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 Billy West (ranked 1054 p4p, 148 weight class) and Dennis Nilsen (ranked 1561 p4p, 213 weight class). West's entrance music is Rebelution - So High. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
227 lbs
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29
192 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Billy West has been cut.
Nilsen closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Nilsen pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into West's guard.
West pushes Nilsen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nilsen misses the body punch
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilsen works West's body with a nice hook.
Nilsen tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
Nilsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilsen ducks under a wild hook from West.
Nilsen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
West sneaks out the side door and pushes Nilsen away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Nilsen tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen fails to land the takedown.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
West misses with a left hand
letting Nilsen counter with a right hand.
West throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Nilsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches West on the side of the head.
Nilsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nilsen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice sprawl there from West as Nilsen shoots in.
Billy West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Nilsen.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nilsen misses with a takedown attempt
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilsen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
West appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
Nilsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West throws a big counter combination but Nilsen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nilsen fails with the takedown
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
West takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nilsen connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
Nilsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
West lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Billy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen wants to clinch but West slips to the side
and West counters with an inside leg kick.
Nilsen with a hook.
Nilsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
West misses with a low kick as Nilsen jumps back.
Nilsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nilsen tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Jab, jab by West - just one landing.
Nilsen is rocked!
Dennis Nilsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Nilsen's jaw. Nilsen's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! West does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy West!
A victorious Billy West 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Saleem Al Khan (ranked 17262 p4p, 765 weight class) and Jimmy Hopkins (ranked 2909 p4p, 346 weight class). Al Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Scared. Jimmy Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saleem Al Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Hopkins slams his shin into Al Khan's torso.
Al Khan fails with the takedown
and Hopkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Hopkins throws a head kick but Al Khan moves out of range.
Al Khan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hopkins to the ground. Al Khan is now in Hopkins's guard.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Khan throws an elbow that misses. Hopkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Al Khan's guard. Nice move by Hopkins!
Hopkins is looking to stand up but Al Khan won't let him.
Hopkins stands up and waves to Al Khan to follow him.
Hopkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Khan wants a takedown but no success here.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saleem Al Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan tries to score a body lock takedown but Hopkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hopkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Khan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hopkins is trying to keep an underhook but Al Khan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Khan drops an elbow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins is doing well to control the position and prevent Al Khan from advancing to side control.
Hopkins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Al Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopkins defending well though.
Hopkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hopkins pulls Al Khan in to control the position.
Hopkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hopkins managing to control the position.
Al Khan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hopkins parries the strikes from Al Khan easily there. Al Khan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hopkins to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep.
Al Khan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hopkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hopkins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hopkins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Al Khan's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Khan is looking for a kimura here.
Hopkins 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.
Hopkins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Al Khan 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Al Khan tries to pass to full mount but Hopkins defends it.
Al Khan is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking for a sweep. Al Khan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hopkins keeps trying to improve his position.
Al Khan tries to pass to full mount but Hopkins defends it.
Hopkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Al Khan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Khan passes Hopkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hopkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Al Khan.
Hopkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hopkins has his hands on Al Khan's head, controlling the position.
Al Khan throwing strikes from guard but Hopkins blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins managing to control the position.
Al Khan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hopkins dives on top into guard.
Hopkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Khan's guard.
Hopkins gets to his feet - Al Khan follows without any prompting.
Hopkins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Al Khan darts in looking for a takedown but Hopkins gets double underhooks and turns Al Khan into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Hopkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hopkins looks for the body kick but Al Khan saw that one coming.
Al Khan shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Khan shoots in but Hopkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Khan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hopkins as Al Khan shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saleem Al Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Khan. That did some damage!
Hopkins lands a jab to Al Khan's midsection.
Al Khan has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Khan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hopkins's waist but Hopkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al Khan off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hopkins defends well and Al Khan ends up having to push Hopkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Al Khan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Al Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Khan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hopkins.
Hopkins cracks Al Khan with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Al Khan looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hopkins finish him?
Al Khan is rocked!
Hopkins stuffs the takedown.
Oh Al Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins finds Al Khan's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Al Khan flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hopkins lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Al Khan will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Hopkins!
Our winner, Jimmy Hopkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dundee (ranked 1078 p4p, 156 weight class) and Javier Esposito (ranked 1842 p4p, 249 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Dundee finds it's target.
Esposito smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Esposito misses with a left hand
enabling Dundee to counter with a crisp jab.
Dundee lands a jab to the head.
Esposito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dundee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espositos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dundee throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dundee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of Gladiators in the buildup to the fight.
Dundee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Dundee.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito defending well as Dundee loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Dundee does it's job there.
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!
Dundee misses with a low kick.
Esposito clobbers Dundee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Esposito lands a nice hook to Dundee's body. Dundee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito walks into a jab.
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Dundee looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Esposito throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dundee connects with a crisp jab.
Esposito thuds his right hand into Dundee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dundee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dundee throws a low kick but Esposito moves out of range easily.
Esposito blocks a jab.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Dundee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dundee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dundee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Esposito scoring well with a low kick there.
Dundee ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dundee leaves Esposito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Esposito's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dundee, as that shot connected.
Dundee connects with a right hand. Esposito shakes it off.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito.
A good leg kick by Dundee.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Esposito will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mick Dundee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Esposito.
Dundee throws a right hand that misses
and Esposito counters with a single leg into guard. Dundee didn't expect that.
Dundee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esposito.
Esposito wants to control from the top but Dundee keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dundee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Esposito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dundee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Esposito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dundee misses with a shot to the body
and Esposito decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dundee's guard.
Esposito is fighting to break Dundee's control of his arms but Dundee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Esposito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dundee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Esposito tries to free his leg and advance position but Dundee is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito is looking to work some ground and pound but Dundee has wrist control.
Esposito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Esposito will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a body shot.
Dundee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esposito throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dundee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Esposito in his tracks.
Dundee throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
Esposito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Esposito slips under a jab from Dundee.
Esposito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dundee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dundee misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Esposito with the counter takedown but Dundee avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Esposito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dundee under the eye.
Dundee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dundee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dundee moves out of range of the strikes.
Dundee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito swings for the body but Dundee moves out of range.
Dundee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dundee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mick Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dundee motions for Esposito to come forward. Dundee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esposito lands the left hand.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dundee scores with a leg kick.
Esposito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mick Dundee is winning the standup battle so far.
Dundee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Esposito
and Dundee counters with a nice uppercut.
Dundee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Esposito misses with the body kick
and Dundee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Esposito's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Dundee lands a lovely overhand right.
Dundee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dundee misses the target.
That kick from Dundee tenderised Esposito's leg. Esposito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dundee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dundee throws a sloppy head kick
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Esposito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito throws the kick towards the body but Dundee avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dundee.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Dundee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Esposito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Esposito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dundee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dundee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Dundee finds it's target.
Esposito cracks the inside of Dundee's front leg.
A big right from Dundee misses.
Dundee misses with a looping left.
And Esposito tries to counter it with a takedown but Dundee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Esposito buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dundee finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dundee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dundee lands a jab.
Esposito scores with a nice right hand.
Dundee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with a good low kick that Dundee was not able to check.
Dundee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Dundee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Esposito throws a front kick that sends Dundee stumbling back into the cage.
Dundee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Esposito counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Esposito lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dundee doesn't seem phased though.
Dundee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Esposito finds it's way round the side to connect with Dundee's head.
Dundee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Esposito circles away quickly and effectively.
Dundee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Esposito throws a solid leg kick but Dundee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esposito.
Dundee throws an off balance right hand
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Esposito 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!
Esposito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Esposito sizes up Dundee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dundee has closed the distance and engaged Esposito in a clinch.
Esposito tries to break the clinch but Dundee is controlling the position.
Esposito is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dundee tries a body shot but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dundee 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.
Esposito lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Dundee is predictable there
enabling Esposito to counter with a crisp jab.
Esposito cracks Dundee with an open hand slap.
Dundee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee scores with a decent looking hook.
Dundee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Esposito feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dundee slips a straight right by Esposito.
Dundee moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dundee backs up against the cage.
Dundee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Esposito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Esposito throwing strikes from guard but Dundee blocks nicely.
Esposito throwing strikes from guard but Dundee blocks nicely.
Dundee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mick Dundee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Esposito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Esposito chips away with some ground and pound.
Esposito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dundee counters with a nice uppercut.
Dundee with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
Dundee feints and then cracks Esposito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Esposito fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee misses with a combination
and Esposito counters with a takedown into side control.
Esposito is looking to take a break and control but Dundee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esposito in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dundee is not content to let Esposito control the position.
Javier Esposito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito staying calm.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dundee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Esposito presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Esposito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Esposito 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Esposito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Poggle (ranked 4020 p4p, 464 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 3698 p4p, 428 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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187 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
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puzo swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Poggle misses the target.
Timothy Poggle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo moves in looking to clinch but Poggle pushes him off.
Poggle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Poggle.
Poggle tries to land a front kick but Puzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poggle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puzo loads up on a big right hand but Poggle slips the punch.
Puzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Poggle should have avoided that one.
Poggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Poggle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Puzo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy body kick from Poggle
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poggle keeps the fight on the outside.
Puzo throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Poggle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Poggle moved out of range nicely.
Poggle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Poggle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Puzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poggle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poggle 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 Puzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poggle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Poggle as he checks the leg kick.
Poggle stuns Puzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
Puzo wants to counter the offense by Poggle and move into the clinch position.
Poggle keeps the fight on the outside.
Puzo throws a lazy body kick
letting Poggle counter with a right hand.
Poggle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poggle dodges the punch combination from Puzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poggle throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Poggle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo is looking to clinch.
Poggle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poggle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the body from Poggle misses
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poggle thinking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poggle, right into the meat.
Poggle misses with a body shot.
Puzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poggle. Poggle obviously looking to wear him down.
Puzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poggle throws a quick counter kick to the body but Puzo avoids it.
Poggle throws a front kick aimed at Puzo's knee but Puzo avoids it well.
Poggle throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle scores with a spinning back kick!
Puzo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Poggle throws a leg kick but Puzo moved away.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Puzo misses with a body kick.
Puzo blocks the body kick.
Poggle throws out a leg kick but Puzo moves out of range and Poggle only half commits.
Poggle misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice cross by Puzo.
Poggle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Puzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poggle punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Puzo closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Puzo.
A short left from Puzo.
Poggle is leaning against Puzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poggle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo has a couple of punches blocked by Poggle.
Puzo cracks Poggle with a nice body shot.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo stalls.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poggle tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Poggle back against the cage.
Poggle tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Poggle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poggle slips a jab from Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Poggle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poggle throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puzo.
Timothy Poggle is winning the standup battle so far.
Poggle takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Poggle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poggle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puzo at a distance.
Poggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poggle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puzo.
Puzo tries to clinch there but Poggle circles away.
Puzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poggle.
Puzo stalks Poggle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poggle's face. Poggle staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Puzo misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Poggle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Puzo is looking to clinch but Poggle is avoiding it.
Puzo swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
Puzo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poggle takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Puzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo loads up on a big right hand but Poggle slips the punch.
Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puzo pushes Poggle up against the cage in a clinch.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Poggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle is stalling here.
Puzo gets through Poggle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poggle prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Poggle misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle is trying to break the clinch but Puzo has him pressed against the cage.
Poggle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Poggle tries to stall but Puzo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puzo stalling in the clinch.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Puzo.
Poggle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Poggle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Puzo can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Puzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poggle scores with a hook to the body.
Puzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poggle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puzo or not.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poggle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Puzo has him pressed against the cage.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo tries a body shot but Poggle blocks it.
A body shot lands from Poggle.
Puzo cracks Poggle with a nice body shot.
Puzo throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poggle.
Puzo just leaning against Poggle, taking a breather.
Puzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poggle blocks an uppercut.
Puzo lands with a left to the head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Poggle backwards.
Puzo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poggle up against the cage.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poggle blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Poggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Poggle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Puzo tries to clinch but Poggle is having none of it.
Puzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poggle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puzo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poggle.
A left lands for Puzo.
Poggle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poggle lands with a nice body kick.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
Poggle avoids the body shot from Puzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puzo moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Poggle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Poggle's head.
Poggle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo tries to clinch
and Poggle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poggle is looking to wear down Puzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Puzo takes one to the side of the head.
Poggle throws a hook to the side of Puzo's head but Puzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puzo clinches up with Poggle and pushes him back against the cage.
Poggle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poggle tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
Poggle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poggle.
Puzo leaning against his opponent.
Puzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Puzo stalling the fight.
Poggle takes a shot to the head.
Puzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poggle misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo tries a body shot but Poggle blocks it.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poggle breaks from the clinch.
Poggle wants to slow Puzo down by chopping away at his legs.
Poggle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poggle throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poggle thinking.
Poggle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puzo.
Poggle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Poggle checks a leg kick.
Poggle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puzo if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle feints and then cracks Puzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Puzo down.
Poggle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Poggle misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Puzo finds it's target.
Puzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Puzo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poggle looks to land a body kick but Puzo moved away.
Puzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puzo instigates a clinch.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Puzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Puzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Puzo lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Poggle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Poggle.
Puzo moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Puzo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Puzo throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
As Puzo backs away, Poggle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poggle misses with a hook.
Puzo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poggle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poggle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 Timothy Poggle.
I think Poggle 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Poggle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Payton (ranked 1663 p4p, 227 weight class) and Kai Kha (ranked 2018 p4p, 267 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha 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.
Payton rushes Kha and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kha.
Payton has Kha pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Payton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kha tumbling to the mat - Payton dives into Kha's guard.
Payton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Payton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton looking to pass the guard.
Kha keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton passes Kha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura but Kha is defending well.
Payton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kha has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Payton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kha keeping control of the position.
Kha is trying to control but can't.
That's two 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.
Payton is working for a submission of some sort.
Kha tries to get to full guard but Payton has control of the leg.
Payton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kha keeps working.
Payton prevents Kha from improving his position.
Payton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kai Kha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Kha releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Payton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kha.
Payton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Payton moves into the clinch.
Payton has Kha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A body shot lands from Payton.
Kha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kha scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Payton does it's job there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payton is defended easily by Kha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
Payton motions for Kha to come forward. Payton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payton moves in looking to clinch but Kha pushes him off.
Kha feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Payton.
Kha drops his hands momentarily and Payton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kha tries to move into range but Payton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Payton closes the distance and pushes Kha back into the cage.
Kha leaning against his opponent.
Kha lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kha prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Payton looking for a takedown.
Kha is looking to control Payton's arms but Payton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kha has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Payton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Kha's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Payton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Payton showed some decent athleticism there.
Payton is pressing down on Kha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kha is holding on for now.
Payton trying to control from half guard but Kha is working away.
Payton is just content to waste time from the top position. Kha takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kha controls Payton momentarily but Payton frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton trying to control but Kha is working from the bottom.
Kha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Payton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Payton won't allow Kha to sweep him here.
Kha trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Payton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kha can do to turn this around?
Kha lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha cracks Payton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Payton wants to clinch but Kha slips to the side
and Kha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kha sends Payton crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kha is motioning to the referee to let Payton up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Payton is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kha counters with a huge right that knocks Payton out cold! Kha is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kai Kha!
Kai Kha gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Brown (ranked 1240 p4p, 156 weight class) and Jammal Drinkwiskey (ranked 1867 p4p, 234 weight class). Drinkwiskey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Distress - Progress/Regress. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jammal Drinkwiskey!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey's corner calls for a 1-2. Drinkwiskey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Drinkwiskey does it's job there.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Drinkwiskey throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Drinkwiskey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drinkwiskey throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drinkwiskey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drinkwiskey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jammal Drinkwiskey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown clinches.
Drinkwiskey blocking some punches.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drinkwiskey breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Drinkwiskey misses the jab.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Drinkwiskey moved out of range nicely.
Drinkwiskey lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drinkwiskey misses with a body shot.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drinkwiskey is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drinkwiskey, as that shot connected.
Drinkwiskey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Brown defending well as Drinkwiskey loads up on a big left hand.
Drinkwiskey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drinkwiskey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown pushes Drinkwiskey up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown keeps control of Drinkwiskey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drinkwiskey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown moves away from the strike by Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drinkwiskey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
Brown scores with the left hand. Drinkwiskey knows he should have avoided that one.
Drinkwiskey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drinkwiskey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drinkwiskey throws out the jab.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Jammal Drinkwiskey has been cut.
Drinkwiskey misses with a double jab.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Drinkwiskey's head back.
Brown motions for Drinkwiskey to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drinkwiskey tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drinkwiskey in his tracks.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown throws a leg kick but Drinkwiskey checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Drinkwiskey misses the target.
Drinkwiskey swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown clobbers Drinkwiskey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Drinkwiskey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Drinkwiskey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drinkwiskey is rocked!
Drinkwiskey throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Drinkwiskey loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Drinkwiskey's head but Drinkwiskey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Brown catches Drinkwiskey right on the button with a cross.
Drinkwiskey is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drinkwiskey scores with a jab to the body.
Drinkwiskey misses with the combination.
Drinkwiskey seems to have recovered his senses.
Drinkwiskey misses with a straight left.
Drinkwiskey throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Drinkwiskey moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drinkwiskey throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Drinkwiskey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drinkwiskey lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Drinkwiskey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drinkwiskey missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jammal Drinkwiskey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jammal Drinkwiskey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown misses with a hook
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drinkwiskey has time to react.
Drinkwiskey throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drinkwiskey.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Drinkwiskey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown tests Drinkwiskey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drinkwiskey loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown keeps control of Drinkwiskey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Drinkwiskey.
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!
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Drinkwiskey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Drinkwiskey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Drinkwiskey blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drinkwiskey's efforts to push away.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drinkwiskey tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Drinkwiskey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drinkwiskey.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drinkwiskey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drinkwiskey blocking some punches.
Drinkwiskey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Drinkwiskey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drinkwiskey.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drinkwiskey.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Drinkwiskey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drinkwiskey throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Brown misses the jab.
Drinkwiskey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drinkwiskey throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drinkwiskey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Drinkwiskey.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Drinkwiskey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Drinkwiskey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drinkwiskey misses with a left hand
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Drinkwiskey is just out of range.
Drinkwiskey ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown slips a jab from Drinkwiskey.
A slow jab from Drinkwiskey misses its intended target.
Drinkwiskey throws a lazy body kick
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Drinkwiskey 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey misses with an uppercut.
Jammal Drinkwiskey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Drinkwiskey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drinkwiskey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drinkwiskey looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Drinkwiskey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Drinkwiskey misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Drinkwiskey misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drinkwiskey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Drinkwiskey with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Drinkwiskey misses the target.
Drinkwiskey looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drinkwiskey.
Brown misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a low kick but Drinkwiskey moves out of range easily.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Drinkwiskey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drinkwiskey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drinkwiskey misses with a body kick.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drinkwiskey lands a head shot.
Drinkwiskey throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Drinkwiskey misses the body punch
and Drinkwiskey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jammal Drinkwiskey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A big right from Drinkwiskey misses.
Brown moves away from the strike by Drinkwiskey.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Drinkwiskey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown throws the left hand but Drinkwiskey avoids the punch easily.
Drinkwiskey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drinkwiskey misses with a right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Drinkwiskey.
Drinkwiskey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drinkwiskey throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drinkwiskey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown has Drinkwiskey up against the cage in a clinch.
Drinkwiskey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkwiskey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Drinkwiskey finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Drinkwiskey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Drinkwiskey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drinkwiskey throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Drinkwiskey.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Drinkwiskey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drinkwiskey misses with an uppercut.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drinkwiskey throws out the jab.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drinkwiskey.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Drinkwiskey with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drinkwiskey to stand back up!
Drinkwiskey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Drinkwiskey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drinkwiskey gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Brown gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Drinkwiskey is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 804 p4p, 109 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 2440 p4p, 295 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by You'll Never Walk Alone. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone lands with an overhand left.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleary is just out of range.
Cleary fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bone to the ground. Cleary is now in Bone's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cleary controls the pace.
Cleary trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone trying to keep a closed guard but Cleary is proving a slippery customer.
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
Cleary drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cleary has Bone in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bone manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary is looking for a triangle but Bone pushes his legs off easily.
Bone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bone stopping the sweep attempt from Cleary.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cleary is keeping the position for now.
Cleary is trying to control the position but Bone postures up.
Cleary can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bone controls the pace.
Cleary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bone is pushing down on Cleary's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cleary is fighting to maintain full guard but Bone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bone prevents Cleary from standing back up.
Bone is pressing down on Cleary's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cleary is holding on for now.
Bone trying to control the pace.
Bone wants to control but Cleary is keeping him busy.
Bone is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cleary pushes Bone off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cleary somewhat.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone scores with a decent looking hook.
Bone throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary shoots in for a takedown but Bone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cleary tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bone defends well and Cleary ends up having to push Bone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Joe Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Cleary.
Bone avoids the body shot from Cleary.
It looked like Bone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cleary.
Bone cracks a nice hook into Cleary's ribs.
Bone lands a head kick. Cleary smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Patrick Cleary has been cut.
Cleary is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Bone scores with a leg kick.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleary was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Cleary misses with a hook to the body
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleary drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone tries to improve position but can't.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Cleary's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bone stuffs the takedown attempt from Cleary. Cleary gets slowly back to his feet.
Bone is looking to counter punch.
Cleary throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cleary throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cleary is in Bone's guard.
Cleary trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cleary won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.
Cleary looking for a sweep. Not yet Cleary, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cleary is keeping the position for now.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Patrick Cleary has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cleary 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.
Cleary can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bone controls the pace.
Bone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bone stops Cleary from standing up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cleary is trying to keep Bone in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joe Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary shoots for a takedown but Bone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bone misses with a straight right.
Cleary looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bone throws a hook but Cleary avoids it easily.
Bone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cleary momentarily.
Joe Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Cleary's head but Cleary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleary can do to turn this around?
Bone throws a lazy right hand but Cleary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone misses with a looping left.
Cleary throws out a counter right but Bone avoids it with no problem.
Bone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Cleary moves out of range easily.
Bone dips to his left and cracks Cleary with an uppercut!
Cleary looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cleary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone swings for the body but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary looks for a takedown but Bone sprawls well.
Joe Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Cleary.
Cleary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cleary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cleary connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bone scrambles back to his feet.
Cleary is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cleary appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cleary lands a body shot.
Bone missing with a left hand there. Cleary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bone misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleary looks to land a right hand but Bone moved out of range.
Bone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cleary moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cleary takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cleary slips under a jab.
Cleary tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cleary looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Cleary is looking to clinch.
Cleary wants to clinch but Bone slips to the side
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cleary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone tries a head kick but it misses.
Bone scores with a jab. Cleary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bone misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Bone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Cleary's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cleary keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Cleary tries to clinch up.
Bone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cleary manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cleary lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleary scores with a shot to the body.
Patrick Cleary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone throws a hook but Cleary avoids it easily.
Bone lands with a slapping head kick.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleary was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone pushes Cleary away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bone wants it to stay on the feet.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Cleary.
Bone sizes up Cleary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cleary looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
Bone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cleary tries to free his leg and advance position but Bone is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Cleary.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Cleary takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleary tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Cleary tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Bone as he connects with a hook.
Bone feints a jab promting Cleary to slip. Bone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cleary slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bone misses the target.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Cleary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleary was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
A nice side step and Cleary releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cleary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleary prevents Bone from breaking the clinch.
Bone breaks the clinch.
Cleary throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Cleary tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleary checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bone misses with a straight right.
Cleary clobbers Bone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cleary closes the distance and clinches.
Cleary breaks from the clinch.
Bone catches Cleary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
Cleary blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Cleary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleary tries to clinch up
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cleary tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Cleary fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bone sprawls well initially but Cleary persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cleary is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bone gets back to full guard.
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleary controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Joe Bone.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Bone!
A very excited looking Joe Bone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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