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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Lynn (ranked 1110 p4p, 145 weight class) and Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 1637 p4p, 209 weight class). Lynn comes to the cage accompanied by Ready, Set, Go - By: Killer Mike. 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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200 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seinfeld looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynn is just out of range.
Lynn moves forwards but Seinfeld connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seinfeld lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seinfeld feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lynns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lynn misses with a looping left.
Seinfeld is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lynn cracks Seinfeld with an open hand slap.
Lynn walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynn throws a hook to the side of Seinfeld's head but Seinfeld sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lynn looks to land a right hand but Seinfeld moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seinfeld, as that shot connected.
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!
Seinfeld scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses.
Seinfeld keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russell Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seinfeld thumps Lynn with a low kick.
Seinfeld sizes up Lynn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seinfeld is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Jerome Seinfeld has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn throws a body shot but no joy.
Seinfeld misses the shot to the body.
Lynn ducks right into an uppercut from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld slips under a jab from Lynn.
Good work by Seinfeld as he checks the leg kick.
Seinfeld feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lynn's calf.
Lynn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Seinfeld instigates a clinch.
Lynn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seinfeld lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Seinfeld there.
Seinfeld lands a jab to the nose.
Seinfeld misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seinfeld fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lynn, pushing him back against the cage.
Lynn looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lynn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seinfeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld lands the left hand.
Good shot there by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynn.
Lynn misses with a wild body shot.
Lynn thuds a left hand into Seinfeld's body.
A head kick misses from Seinfeld.
Lynn throws a jab when Seinfeld was well out of range.
Seinfeld has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lynn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seinfeld takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jerome Seinfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Seinfeld.
Lynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lynn throws a low kick, looking for Seinfeld's leg but Seinfeld calmly moves out of range.
Lynn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld throws out a counter right but Lynn avoids it with no problem.
Lynn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lynn blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lynn.
Seinfeld is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lynn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seinfeld fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lynn, pushing him back against the cage.
Lynn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seinfeld has him pressed against the cage.
Lynn breaks the clinch.
A jab from Lynn misses.
Nice shot by Seinfeld.
Lynn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seinfeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynn moves away.
Lynn avoids the body shot from Seinfeld.
Lynn throws a looping overhand right but Seinfeld ducks down to avoid it.
Seinfeld slips under a jab.
Seinfeld jabs at Lynn's body.
Lynn throws a good cross that connects.
Seinfeld scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lynn in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seinfeld rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lynn avoids the body shot from Seinfeld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld throws a lazy right hand but Lynn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seinfeld can pounce on him.
Lynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lynn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld slips under a jab.
Lynn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lynn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lynn.
Seinfeld is trying to get back to full guard.
Seinfeld 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.
Seinfeld slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Seinfeld has momentary wrist control but Lynn slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Seinfeld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Seinfeld's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lynn blocks a low kick nicely.
Jerome Seinfeld seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynn throws a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Seinfeld misses.
Seinfeld tests Lynn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seinfeld moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lynn scores with a jab to the head.
Lynn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seinfeld. That's going to slow Lynn down.
Seinfeld throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynn throws a lazy right hand but Seinfeld sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seinfeld is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lynn.
Lynn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seinfeld has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lynn misses with a jab to the body
and Seinfeld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seinfeld. Lynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lynn lands with a straight right. Seinfeld didn't see that one coming.
Seinfeld lands with a straight right. Lynn didn't see that one coming.
Lynn scores with a nice right hand.
Seinfeld looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynn is just out of range.
Seinfeld cracks Lynn with a good jab.
Lynn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seinfeld manages to avoid it.
Seinfeld pushes Lynn up against the cage in a clinch.
Seinfeld lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynn backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynn prevents a body shot from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynn or not.
Seinfeld lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seinfeld lands with a right to the head.
Seinfeld lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seinfeld pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seinfeld lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lynn takes a step back to recover.
Nice shot by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld fakes the leg kick and cracks Lynn in the body.
Jab from Seinfeld.
Lynn lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Jerome Seinfeld's cut even more.
Seinfeld paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Lynn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lynn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seinfeld at a distance.
Lynn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lynn 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.
Nice shot by Lynn.
Lynn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seinfeld's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Seinfeld duly obliges.
Seinfeld throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Seinfeld's corner calls for a 1-2. Seinfeld obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Lynn misses.
Seinfeld connects with a nice looking jab.
Lynn looks to land a left hand but Seinfeld moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seinfeld.
Lynn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seinfeld.
Lynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seinfeld moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seinfeld connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seinfeld takes one to the side of the head.
Seinfeld connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seinfeld has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lynn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seinfeld moves away from the strike by Lynn.
Lynn lands a nice shot that snaps Seinfeld's head back.
The cut above Jerome Seinfeld's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Seinfeld moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Seinfeld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld cracks Lynn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seinfeld is looking to clinch but Lynn is avoiding it.
Lynn misses with an uppercut. Seinfeld saw that one coming.
Lynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Seinfeld connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seinfeld moves out of range as Lynn strikes.
Lynn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seinfeld turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seinfeld keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynn.
A jab from Seinfeld does it's job there.
Lynn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lynn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Seinfeld with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seinfeld misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Seinfeld coming out on top.
A jab from Lynn misses.
Lynn cracks Seinfeld with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Seinfeld showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jerome Seinfeld's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Seinfeld. Lynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seinfeld with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seinfeld slips a straight right by Lynn.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lynn.
Nice shot lands for Seinfeld.
Lynn avoids the body shot from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seinfeld uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lynn.
Lynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seinfeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynn.
Lynn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lynn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seinfeld counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seinfeld scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seinfeld. That's going to slow Lynn down.
Seinfeld throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seinfeld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Lynn.
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seinfeld moves away.
Seinfeld slips under a jab from Lynn.
Seinfeld lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Seinfeld counter with a right hand.
Lynn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seinfeld.
Lynn misses with a straight right.
Lynn swings widly with a right hand
and Seinfeld counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seinfeld lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lynn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lynn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lynn misses with a hook
and Seinfeld counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn shoots in looking for a takedown but Seinfeld manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lynn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynn throws a jab but it's blocked by Seinfeld.
Seinfeld feints a counter leg kick.
Russell Lynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seinfeld.
Seinfeld tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynn throws a lazy right hand but Seinfeld sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynn throws an off balance right hand
and Seinfeld counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seinfeld lands with a straight right. Lynn didn't see that one coming.
Lynn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seinfeld can pounce on him.
Seinfeld moves away from the strike by Lynn.
Seinfeld moves out of range as Lynn strikes.
Lynn walks into a left hand.
Lynn throws a looping overhand right but Seinfeld ducks down to avoid it.
Seinfeld throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lynn's head.
Seinfeld is looking to chop away at Lynn's legs.
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seinfeld moves away.
Seinfeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynn moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seinfeld.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seinfeld.
Lynn stalks Seinfeld and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seinfeld's face. Seinfeld staggers backwards, shaken.
Lynn misses with a hook
and Seinfeld counters with a slapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seinfeld.
Lynn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seinfeld moves into the clinch.
Seinfeld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Seinfeld - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lynn is looking to break free of the clinch but Seinfeld has double underhooks.
Seinfeld manages to break the clinch.
Seinfeld cracks Lynn with a good jab.
Lynn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jerome Seinfeld's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn misses the jab.
Seinfeld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn misses with a lunging right hand
letting Seinfeld counter with a right hand.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seinfeld connects with a jab.
Lynn throws out a loose jab but Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld throws out a counter right but Lynn avoids it with no problem.
Seinfeld throws a nice head kick!
Jerome Seinfeld is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lynn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seinfeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynn moves away.
Seinfeld moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seinfeld displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lynn.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynn tries to keep at a distance but Seinfeld has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lynn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Seinfeld comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seinfeld 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 Gwen Towbar 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... Jerome Seinfeld!
An out of breath Jerome Seinfeld thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avila Alvarez (ranked 4183 p4p, 432 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 4518 p4p, 460 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Barbarian by The Darkness. Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
18 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Avila Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Puzo counters with a left and a right that stings Alvarez.
Puzo looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez misses with a takedown
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez looks for a takedown but Puzo sprawls well.
Puzo misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puzo but Puzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puzo! But no joy.
Alvarez shoots in but Puzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Puzo digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Puzo throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
Puzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puzo lands a two punch combo.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Puzo leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Puzo punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Puzo tries to sprawl out of it but Alvarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Puzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puzo circles away.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Alvarez avoids it with no problem.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Puzo counter with a right hand.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Puzo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alvarez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puzo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alvarez scrambles back to his feet.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo misses with a double jab.
Alvarez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puzo throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puzo sprawls well. Puzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Puzo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alvarez blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo 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.
Puzo lands a jab to Alvarez's midsection.
Puzo connects with a single shot there.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puzo as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puzo! But no joy.
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Puzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Puzo continues to drive forward.
Puzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puzo misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Puzo sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Puzo with a jab.
Puzo scores with a jab. Alvarez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alvarez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a hook.
Alvarez is rocked!
Puzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarez's calf.
Oh Alvarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Puzo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Alvarez. Puzo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Avila Alvarez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm so pissed, man. I trained so hard for this camp too.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 3840 p4p, 417 weight class) and Techno Viking (ranked 4552 p4p, 469 weight class). Viking has chosen Techno Viking as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Techno Viking!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor moves into the clinch.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been hearing reports that McGregor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Viking tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGregor smiles and moves away.
A nice combination there by McGregor.
McGregor clinches up with Viking and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Viking has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Viking is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGregor looking to throw knees to the head but Viking is blocking nicely.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viking stalls.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking stalling against the cage.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viking is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McGregor to keep the fight standing.
Viking prevents a body shot from McGregor.
Viking on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Viking.
Viking scores with a nice hook to the head.
Viking is trying to pull guard but McGregor has him pressed against the cage.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Techno Viking.
McGregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGregor up against the cage.
McGregor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Viking has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viking avoids it.
Viking pushes McGregor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but Viking blocks with his arms.
Viking takes a knee right on the jaw!
Viking on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Viking managing to block the knees to the body from McGregor.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking manages to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viking looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGregor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Viking manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McGregor has Viking in his guard.
Viking wants to pass the guard but McGregor is keeping the position.
Viking postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGregor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Viking is aware though and is defending well.
McGregor wants to stand and escape but Viking is having none of it.
Viking works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Viking.
McGregor is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking wants to take a breather but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor wants to get back to his feet.
McGregor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Viking seems to be working for a kimura but McGregor defends the submission attempt.
Viking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viking looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McGregor is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Viking looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McGregor is staying active underneath Viking, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Viking not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Viking seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McGregor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Techno Viking!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Techno Viking waved his t-shirt featuring Bullet Proof System's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 2807 p4p, 319 weight class) and Brandon Stark (ranked 2601 p4p, 301 weight class). Franchise's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. Stevie Franchise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Franchise slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Franchise on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Franchise connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Stark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Franchise tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stark is in Franchise's guard.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franchise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark prevents Franchise from getting back to his feet.
Stark forces his way into half guard.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franchise keeps working.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stark in particular looking to stall.
Stark works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stark looking to control but Franchise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franchise in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark controlling his opponent.
Stark landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stark thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stark lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stark tries to control but Franchise wriggling away.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stark throwing strikes here but Franchise is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Franchise is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Stark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stark goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Franchise turns into him and now he's in Stark's guard.
Franchise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark working a defensive guard but Franchise passes into half guard.
Stark holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Franchise decides to stand up.
Franchise drops his hands momentarily and Stark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franchise. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Franchise quickly recovers to half guard.
Franchise is looking to escape.
Franchise is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Franchise wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Franchise is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franchise wants to get back to his feet.
Stark wants to advance to full mount but Franchise doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Franchise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stark passes Franchise's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Franchise is defending well.
Stark works his way into full mount!
Stark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Franchise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stark momentarily.
Stark fails with the takedown.
A jab lands there for Franchise.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Franchise circles away.
Stark shoots in and drives through. Franchise sprawls well.
Franchise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick by Stark misses
and Franchise counters with a right hand to the body.
Stark misses with a hook to the body
and Franchise counters with a nice uppercut.
Franchise throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
Franchise waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franchise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franchise takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franchise looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise digs a good hook to Stark's body.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Franchise was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Franchise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Franchise lands a head shot.
Stark takes the fight into the clinch.
Stark jumps guard.
Stark is working an open guard so Franchise takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Franchise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
As Stark looks to move away, Franchise throws a big counter combo but Stark just gets out of the way.
Jab from Stark.
Franchise misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Franchise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Franchise takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevie Franchise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Franchise is looking for a counter combo.
Franchise lands a body shot.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Franchise counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franchise lands a right hook to the body.
Stark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Franchise did well to prevent Stark getting side control.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Franchise is looking to escape.
Stark passes to full mount!
Stark landing shots from mount.
Stark lands with some strikes.
Stark is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Franchise to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Franchise shrugs it off.
Stark raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Franchise is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stark looking to finish Franchise with some ground and pound. This is bad for Franchise!
Stark looking to finish with strikes here!
Stark looking to control but Franchise is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stark is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Franchise is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Franchise flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Stark anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Franchise and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Stark slips an arm under Franchise chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Stark has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Stark is squeezing on Franchise like an anaconda would it's prey. Franchise fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Stark!
During a confident post fight interview, Brandon Stark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 1228 p4p, 170 weight class) and Sairanix Lokren (ranked 1825 p4p, 230 weight class). Lethal comes into the arena with we're off to see the wizard blaring out of the sound system. Lokren has chosen Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sairanix Lokren is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lethal scores with a kick to the body.
Lokren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Lethal is out of range.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
Lokren takes a swing at Lethal's ribcage but misses.
Lethal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lokren.
Lethal looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lethal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lokren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lokren avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Lethal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lethal lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lokren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lethal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lokren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lethal scrambles back to his feet.
A cross from Lokren lands.
Lethal throws out a loose jab but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lokren throws an off balance right hand
and Lethal counters with a nice leg kick.
Lokren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lokren digs a good hook to Lethal's body.
A jab from Lethal misses.
Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lokren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lethal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lokren manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lokren misses.
Lethal misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lokren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren lands with an overhand left.
Lethal throws a body kick that misses.
Lokren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lethal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lethal.
It seemed like Lokren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lokren throws a big shot that misses.
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Lethal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lethal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lokren scores with a sloppy right hand. Lethal should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lethal. That's going to slow Lokren down.
Lethal ducks right into an uppercut from Lokren.
Lokren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lokren scores with a jab. Lethal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lethal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lethal throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Lokren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lethal's hands.
Lokren throws a jab when Lethal was well out of range.
Lethal tried to counter with a leg kick but Lokren avoided it.
Lokren blocks the body kick.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lethal defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Lethal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Lokren lands a glancing blow to the side of Lethal's head.
Lokren looks to score with a jab to the body but Lethal is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Lethal.
Lethal takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lethal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lethal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal slips under a jab from Lokren.
Lokren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lokren misses with a hook
and Lethal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lethal throws a lazy head kick
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lokren has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lethal.
Lokren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lethal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Lokren.
Lokren scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Lethal.
Lethal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lokren avoids a kick to the body.
Lokren looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lethal throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Lethal.
Lokren blocks the body kick.
Lokren might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Lokren lands.
Lokren misses with a straight right.
Lokren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lethal. Lethal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lethal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lethal throws out a leg kick but Lokren moves out of range and Lethal only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lokren misses the shot to the body.
Lokren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lethal was well out of range. Poor timing from Lokren.
Lokren looks to score with a jab to the body but Lethal is just out of range.
Lokren blocks a head kick by Lethal.
Lokren checks a low kick from Lethal.
Lokren looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Lethal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lokren checks a leg kick.
Lokren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lokren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
Lethal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Lokren avoids a kick to the body.
Lokren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lokren moves out of range of the body kick from Lethal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren throws an off balance right hand
and Lethal counters with an outside leg kick.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lethal throws a quick counter head kick but Lokren was just out of range.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Lethal's head but Lethal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lokren throws a hook but Lethal avoids it easily.
Lethal is looking to slow Lokren down with leg kicks.
Lokren blocks a jab.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Lokren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lokren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lethal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lethal misses with a wild body shot.
Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lethal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away.
Lethal thuds his shin into the meat of Lokren's side.
Nice body punch from Lethal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lokren throws a lazy right hand but Lethal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lethal misses with a low kick.
Lethal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Lokren.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lethal throws a front kick that sends Lokren stumbling back into the cage.
Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lokren blocks the body kick.
Lokren clobbers Lethal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lethal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Lethal blocks a jab.
Lokren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lethal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Lethal counters with a nice body kick.
Lethal is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lethal.
Lethal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lethal throws a push kick but Lokren slaps the foot to one side.
Lethal is looking to land body kicks.
Lokren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lethal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lokren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Lethal.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Lokren. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Lethal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lethal is looking to land body kicks.
Lethal looks to land a body kick but Lokren moved away.
Lokren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lethal.
Lethal connects with a leg kick. Lokren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren lands with a good body shot.
Lokren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lethal has time to react.
Lokren misses the jab.
Lokren misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
Sairanix Lokren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Lethal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Lethal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lokren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lokren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lethal momentarily.
Lokren lands a nice hook to Lethal's body. Lethal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sairanix Lokren 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. This is the final round!
Lethal throws a body shot but no joy.
Lethal feints and then cracks Lokren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lokren down.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Lokren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lethal.
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lethal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lethal throws a low kick but Lokren moves out of range easily.
Lokren throws a jab when Lethal was well out of range.
It looked like Lethal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lokren.
Lokren takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lokren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lethal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lethal scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal connects with a crisp jab.
Lethal moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Lethal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lokren checks a leg kick nicely.
Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lokren misses.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Lethal scores with a spinning back kick!
Lokren avoids the head kick by Lethal.
A jab lands there for Lokren.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lethal.
Lokren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lethal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lethal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lethal throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lokren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lokren looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
It appears Lethal was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lokren looks to land a right hand but Lethal moved out of range.
Lokren pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lethal back to the cage. Lokren follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lethal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokren throws a good cross that connects.
Sairanix Lokren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren takes a swing at Lethal's ribcage but misses.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren scores with a jab to the head.
Lokren takes a swing at Lethal's ribcage but misses.
Matt Lethal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lethal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lethal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lethal misses with a head kick.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Lokren moved away.
Lethal misses with a low kick.
Lokren moves out of range of the strikes.
Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Lethal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lokren checks a leg kick.
Lethal is looking to slow Lokren down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lethal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lethal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lokren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lethal.
Lokren swings for the body but Lethal moves out of range.
Lethal is looking to land body kicks.
Lokren looks to land a right hand but Lethal moved out of range.
It appears Lethal was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lethal slips a jab from Lokren.
Lethal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lethal drops his hands momentarily and Lokren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lethal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Lokren cracks Lethal with a good jab.
Lokren lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal misses with a straight left.
Lokren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal throws a looping overhand right but Lokren ducks down to avoid it.
Lethal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lethal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lokren lands with an uppercut that bounces Lethal off the cage and back into range.
Lethal slips a straight right by Lokren.
Lokren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head.
Lethal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lethal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lokren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lethal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lethal tries to land a front kick but Lokren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lokren slips a jab from Lethal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sairanix Lokren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lokren 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
Sairanix Lokren opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismarck De Jager (ranked 1782 p4p, 244 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 2488 p4p, 328 weight class). De Jager's entrance music is Afrikanerhart. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Jager moves away.
Spliffton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spliffton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Jager scores with a head kick.
Spliffton avoids the body shot from De Jager.
De Jager changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from De Jager.
De Jager lands a glancing blow to the side of Spliffton's head.
De Jager tries to land a front kick but Spliffton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Spliffton.
De Jager turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Spliffton.
De Jager takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
Spliffton throws the left hand but De Jager avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Jager.
De Jager tries for a takedown but Spliffton circles away easily
letting Spliffton counter with a right hand.
Spliffton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from De Jager misses.
Spliffton ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
Spliffton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spliffton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spliffton scores with a spinning back kick!
Spliffton is looking to land body kicks.
Spliffton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Jager takes one to the side of the head.
Spliffton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Jager takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Jager darts in looking for a takedown but Spliffton gets double underhooks and turns De Jager into the cage.
De Jager swings for the body but Spliffton moves out of range.
Spliffton throws a body shot but no joy.
Spliffton drives through and clinches with De Jager against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spliffton - that landed with a thud.
De Jager tries to circle away but Spliffton has him pinned against the cage.
De Jager is trying to break free.
Spliffton lands a hook that snaps the head of De Jager backwards.
De Jager tries a body shot but Spliffton blocks it.
De Jager trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffton scores with a shot to the side of De Jager's head.
De Jager lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Jager obliges.
De Jager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Jager is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
Spliffton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliffton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Jager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Jager tries to throw a body punch but Spliffton avoids it by throwing De Jager back against the cage.
De Jager missing with knees to the body.
De Jager misses with the head strike.
Spliffton gets through De Jager's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Jager trying to stall but Spliffton improves his position.
Spliffton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliffton misses with some punches.
De Jager misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Jager misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spliffton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton lands with a right to the head.
Spliffton misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Jager is trying to stall.
De Jager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton digs a right hand into De Jager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Jager's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Jager misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Spliffton as the two fighters clinch.
De Jager throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffton blocks it with crossed arms.
De Jager misses with some punches.
De Jager blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton is working De Jager over against the cage.
De Jager is breathing heavily.
Spliffton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliffton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spliffton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Jager blocking some punches.
Spliffton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Spliffton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from De Jager fails to land.
De Jager goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spliffton lands a body shot.
A short right from Spliffton on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jager missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Spliffton.
Spliffton presses De Jager against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Jager tries a knee to the head but Spliffton blocks it.
A short left from Spliffton.
Spliffton scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Spliffton.
Spliffton digs a right hand into De Jager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Jager's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Spliffton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spliffton gets through De Jager's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spliffton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands with a light punch inside.
De Jager misses with the head strike.
Spliffton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Jagers head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spliffton lands with a nice body punch.
Spliffton looks for the body kick but De Jager saw that one coming.
Spliffton swings for the body but De Jager moves out of range.
Spliffton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spliffton wants to clinch up but De Jager keeps it at a distance.
De Jager throwing a counter right hand but Spliffton manages to avoid it.
Spliffton avoids a kick to the body.
Spliffton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spliffton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Jager rather than just go for the knockout.
Spliffton takes a swing at De Jager's ribcage but misses.
Spliffton scores with a nice head shot.
De Jager misses with a body shot
and Spliffton counters with an outside leg kick.
Spliffton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spliffton checks a leg kick.
De Jager closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spliffton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spliffton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spliffton, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spliffton lands a nice shot to the body.
De Jager misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Spliffton. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Jager sizes up Spliffton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spliffton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Jager misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Spliffton - just one landing.
De Jager listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Jager misses with a takedown attempt - Spliffton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Jager throws a right and a left that Spliffton avoids nicely.
De Jager throws a jab when Spliffton was well out of range.
Spliffton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spliffton misses with a wild body shot.
De Jager moves out of range as Spliffton strikes.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Jager pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spliffton is out of range and De Jager settles back down.
Spliffton misses with a low kick.
Spliffton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton misses with a body kick.
De Jager takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spliffton checks the leg kick nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for De Jager. That snapped Spliffton's head back.
De Jager misses with a wild combination.
De Jager jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spliffton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliffton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Jager.
De Jager avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Jager misses with a series of wild punches.
Spliffton delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Jager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spliffton manages to avoid it.
De Jager looks to land a left hand but Spliffton moved out of range nicely.
A big right from De Jager misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton scores with a hook.
Spliffton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Jager to the ground. Spliffton is now in De Jager's guard.
De Jager trying to keep a closed guard but Spliffton is proving a slippery customer.
Spliffton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spliffton postures up.
Spliffton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Jager keeping moving, preventing Spliffton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Jager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliffton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Jager throws a big shot that misses.
De Jager misses the shot to the body.
De Jager misses the shot to the body.
Spliffton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Jager throws out the jab.
De Jager darts in looking for a takedown but Spliffton gets double underhooks and turns De Jager into the cage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Spliffton.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Jager. Spliffton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliffton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Jager with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cron Spliffton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Jager sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spliffton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from De Jager.
De Jager throws a low kick, looking for Spliffton's leg but Spliffton calmly moves out of range.
Spliffton throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Jager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spliffton.
Spliffton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Spliffton controlling the pace.
De Jager is not content to let Spliffton control the position.
Spliffton not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffton prevents De Jager from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton stalling.
De Jager is trying to maintain the position but Spliffton is very close to passing his half guard.
Spliffton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spliffton drops his hands momentarily and De Jager takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Jager takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bismarck De Jager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Spliffton as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Spliffton. Beautiful body shot.
De Jager looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Jager misses with a looping right.
De Jager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Jager missing with a left hand there. Spliffton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spliffton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Jager throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Spliffton to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Jager swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spliffton counters with a straight right hand.
Spliffton takes a swing at De Jager's ribcage but misses.
De Jager misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Spliffton misses.
De Jager's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spliffton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Jager scrambles back to his feet.
Cron Spliffton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spliffton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Jager.
De Jager tries to move into range but Spliffton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spliffton pushes De Jager up against the cage in a clinch.
De Jager lands a knee to the head.
Spliffton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spliffton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Jager or not.
De Jager lands a shoulder strike.
Cron Spliffton 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.
A body shot lands from Spliffton.
De Jager struggles to land a body shot inside as Spliffton controls his hands.
De Jager misses with a punch on the inside.
De Jager working aggressively here.
De Jager has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a left hand.
Spliffton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jager tries to land knees in the clinch but Spliffton avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from De Jager.
De Jager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Jager throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffton.
Spliffton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliffton struggles to land a body shot inside as De Jager controls his hands.
Spliffton throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spliffton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Jager struggles to land a body shot inside as Spliffton controls his hands.
De Jager will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
De Jager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spliffton's elbow.
Spliffton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Jager prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
A right hand to the body from Spliffton.
De Jager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spliffton is defending well for now.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Spliffton.
De Jager tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spliffton blocking some punches.
De Jager misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cron Spliffton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spliffton 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cron Spliffton!
Cron Spliffton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 1344 p4p, 188 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 1933 p4p, 257 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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206 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker misses with a body shot.
Kha slips a straight right by Thacker.
Thacker throws a poor cross that misses
and Kha counters with a nice body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Kha has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kha checks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kha.
Thacker lands a jab to the head.
Kha is looking to land body kicks.
Thacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kha.
Thacker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kha fakes the leg kick and cracks Thacker in the body.
Thacker throws a leg kick
and Kha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thacker.
Kha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thacker is out of range and Kha settles back down.
Thacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kha circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thacker defending well as Kha loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kha lands a nice shot to the body.
Kha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Kha dips to his left and cracks Thacker with an uppercut!
It looks like Alasdair Thacker has been cut.
Thacker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kha on the side of the head.
Thacker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kha.
Kha scores with a jab. Thacker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thacker throws a head kick that misses
and Kha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Kha - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a right hand that misses
and Thacker counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thacker.
Good leg kick by Thacker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thacker swings for the body but Kha moves out of range.
Kha fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thacker just manages to avoid it.
Kha avoids the head kick by Thacker.
Thacker scores with a three punch combo!
Thacker throws a shot from downtown. Kha moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kha.
Kha dodges the punch combination from Thacker.
Kha moves out of range of the strikes.
Kha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kha thows a body kick. Thacker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thacker. Thacker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Thacker.
A little jabbing left from Thacker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thacker scores with a body shot.
Kha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kha throws a leg kick but Thacker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
Kha looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker lands a really nice looking cross but Kha seems unphased.
Jab by Thacker.
Thacker thuds his shin into the meat of Kha's side.
Kha is looking to land body kicks.
Thacker tests Kha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thacker looks to land a combination but Kha avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kha's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kha throws a leg kick but Thacker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kha slips a jab and a cross from Thacker.
Thacker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thacker punishes Kha's body with a nice straight punch.
Thacker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kha connects with a body shot that sends Thacker's belly button to the back.
Thacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
Kha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thacker throws a lazy uppercut
and Kha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thacker misses with a few strikes there.
Kha blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alasdair Thacker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Kha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thacker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kha.
Thacker replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kha blocks it well.
Kha wants to land a leg kick but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thacker throws a poor cross that misses
and Kha counters with a nice uppercut.
Kha ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thacker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Kha moved out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thacker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thacker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thacker swings for the body but Kha moves out of range.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker misses with an uppercut. Kha saw that one coming.
Kha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thacker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
Kha attempts a counter takedown but Thacker avoids it well and moves away.
Kha slips under a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kha. Thacker shrugs it off though.
Thacker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kha misses with a body shot.
Thacker misses with a body shot
and Kha counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thacker throws out the jab.
Thacker misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Kha to counter with a crisp jab.
Thacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Thacker misses its intended target.
Kha lunges at Thacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thacker's hand.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thacker moves away.
Thacker throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Kha counter with a right hand.
Thacker is rocked!
Thacker blocks a jab.
Kha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kha is just out of range.
Kha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kha connects with an inside leg kick.
Kha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kha.
A swing and a miss from Thacker.
Kha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thacker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kha moves away from the strike by Thacker.
Kha slips a straight right by Thacker.
Kha throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Thacker counter with a right hand.
Kha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
Thacker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kha pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thacker is out of range and Kha settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Thacker.
Thacker throws an overhand right that lands on Kha's shoulder, as Kha tries to avoid the shot.
Thacker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Kha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thacker with a hook.
Thacker misses with an uppercut. Kha saw that one coming.
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Kha moved out of range.
Kha attempts a counter takedown but Thacker avoids it well and moves away.
Kha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alasdair Thacker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thacker lands a two punch combo.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker throws a series of strikes that have Kha backpedaling.
Thacker clobbers Kha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thacker misses with an uppercut
and Kha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thacker's calf.
Kha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thacker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Kha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker throws a leg kick
and Kha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kha is nestled in close to Thacker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kha drops an elbow to the side of Thacker's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thacker to regain full guard.
Thacker keeping full guard, as Kha tries to pass.
Kha scoring with some ground and pound.
Kha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kha working some strikes from top position.
Kha postures up and lands a big shot to Thacker's brow.
Kha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kha is one step ahead there.
Kha trying to control but Thacker is working from the bottom.
Kai Kha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kha scoring with some ground and pound.
Thacker wants to improve his position but instead Kha has moved into half guard.
Kha working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thacker is trying to get back to full guard.
Thacker 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.
Kha is just content to waste time from the top position. Thacker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Thacker is looking for a triangle but Kha pushes his legs off easily.
Kha with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thacker has momentary wrist control but Kha slips an elbow through the middle.
Kha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thacker is keeping the position for now.
Thacker has his foot on Kha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kha works his way back into a safe position though.
Kha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Kha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thacker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alasdair Thacker!
Alasdair Thacker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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FIGHT
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