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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Carlos Luciano (ranked 1295 p4p, 177 weight class) and Joe Risley (ranked 2166 p4p, 260 weight class). Joe Risley 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Carlos Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Risley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano misses with a looping right.
Risley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Luciano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Risley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luciano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Risley looking to pass the guard.
Luciano controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano is trying to keep Risley in close.
Risley pushes down on Luciano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Risley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luciano defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Luciano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Risley trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Risley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Luciano controls Risley momentarily but Risley frees himself.
Luciano keeping full guard, as Risley tries to pass.
Luciano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Risley wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Risley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Risley! But no joy.
Risley dodges the punch combination from Luciano.
Luciano scores with a nice body kick.
Risley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Risley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Risley tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Risley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Risley.
Luciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Luciano
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luciano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Risley throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Risley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Luciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Risley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Risley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Risley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Risley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley fails with a takedown attempt.
Risley slips under a jab from Luciano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano misses the shot to the body.
Risley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Risley misses with a right hand
and Luciano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Risley really felt that one!
Luciano misses with a body kick.
Risley lands with a hook. Luciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Risley sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Risley moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Carlos Luciano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luciano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Risley counters with a single leg into guard. Luciano didn't expect that.
Risley is fighting to break Luciano's control of his arms but Luciano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Risley wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Risley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Risley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luciano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Luciano keeping full guard, as Risley tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Risley looks to land a left hand but Luciano moved out of range nicely.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Risley manages to avoid it.
Risley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Risley throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Luciano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Luciano slams his shin into Risley's torso.
Luciano lands a really nice looking cross but Risley seems unphased.
Risley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luciano is able to avoid easily.
Risley moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley misses with an uppercut
and Luciano counters with a straight right hand.
Risley missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Risley misses with a combination
enabling Luciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Risley.
Risley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Risley there.
Risley throws a hook but Luciano blocks it.
Luciano appears to be looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Luciano tenderised Risley's leg. Risley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Risley just misses with a punch to the body.
Luciano is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Risley's calf.
Risley misses with a shot to the body
and Luciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick
and Risley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jose Carlos Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Risley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looks like Luciano has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Risley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Risley tries to land a front kick but Luciano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters circle, before Luciano throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Risley's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Luciano lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jose Carlos Luciano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Stern (ranked 2109 p4p, 261 weight class) and Joe Walcott (ranked 3099 p4p, 361 weight class). Stern kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Great American Nightmare. Walcott has chosen The Way Of The Fist as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Walcott!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern lands with a cross.
Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Stern's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Howard Stern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott throws a leg kick
letting Stern counter with a right hand.
Stern lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stern will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stern scores with a jab to the head.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walcott throws a hook but Stern blocks it.
Stern circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Stern wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walcott throws a push kick but Stern slaps the foot to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stern or perhaps it was just good defense by Walcott, which made it look bad.
Stern stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walcott.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott works the jab nicely.
Stern uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walcott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Walcott misses.
Stern is looking to clinch but Walcott is avoiding it.
Walcott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stern misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stern connects with a jab.
A cross from Stern lands.
A lazy body kick from Stern
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stern with a jab.
Stern throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Stern gets a clinch.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walcott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stern swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stern goes for a takedown attempt but Walcott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stern gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sterns head.
Stern leaning against his opponent.
Stern blocking some punches.
Walcott prevents Stern from breaking the clinch.
Stern wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stern.
Stern avoids a wild elbow strike from Walcott.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walcott avoids the elbow strike from Stern, against the cage.
Stern tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walcott just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Stern. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stern can't break the clinch.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Walcott leaning against his opponent.
Stern working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stern fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stern.
Stern misses with an elbow strike.
Walcott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Stern avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Walcott dodges an elbow strike from Stern.
Stern tries to stall but Walcott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stern seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walcott can turn it around.
Stern throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Stern throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Stern misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stern.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stern tries to land a knee to the head but Walcott blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Stern.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stern lands an elbow inside that Walcott shrugs off.
Walcott avoids a wild elbow strike from Stern.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stern backwards.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stern breaks the clinch.
Walcott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott connects with a crisp jab.
Stern scores with a nice head shot.
Stern smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stern ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Stern bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stern doesn't manage to clinch there - Walcott circles away.
Walcott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walcott fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott slips under a jab from Stern.
Stern throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stern swinging wildly here.
Walcott blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Stern dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Walcott walks into a left hand.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walcott lands with a right hand.
Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stern.
Walcott misses with a few strikes there.
Stern with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stern misses with a low kick.
Walcott throws a counter combo.
Stern closes the distance and pushes Walcott back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stern throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stern creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Walcott to counter with a crisp jab.
Stern lands with a shot to the body.
Walcott lands a jab.
Stern throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stern throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Stern.
Stern is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Stern throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walcott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stern.
Stern throws the left hand but Walcott avoids the punch easily.
Walcott throws a shot from downtown. Stern moves away and avoids it.
Stern showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walcott.
Stern fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Stern.
A lazy left from Stern finds it's target.
Walcott cracks a nice hook into Stern's ribs.
Stern instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Walcott avoids the elbow strike from Stern, against the cage.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stern misses with some punches.
Stern working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Walcott.
Stern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sterns head.
Stern throws a head punch that misses.
Stern leaning against his opponent.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Stern wants to get back to striking at distance but Walcott won't allow it.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Stern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Stern.
Stern is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Walcott to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott avoids a wild elbow strike from Stern.
Still in the clinch, Stern scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott lands a nice uppercut.
Stern looking to stall.
Stern tries to pull guard but Walcott holds him up against the cage and eventually Stern drops back down to his feet.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stern.
Stern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stern. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott tries to move into range but Stern moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stern throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Walcott defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.
Stern throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Stern tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walcott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Walcott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stern eats them both and turns towards Walcott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott walks into a left hand.
Stern throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Stern misses with a left hand
and Walcott counters with a three punch combo that has Stern backing up. Stern nods at Walcott to acknowledge the strikes.
Walcott tries to clinch up but Stern circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Stern.
Stern throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Stern.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stern on the side of the head.
Walcott lands with a nice body punch.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
Walcott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Walcott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stern misses with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a stiff right hand.
Stern shoots in for a takedown but Walcott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stern lands a really nice looking cross but Walcott seems unphased.
Stern dips to his left and cracks Walcott with an uppercut!
Stern lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Walcott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stern's head.
Walcott throws a nice looking combination but Stern bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Stern misses with a leg kick.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Stern misses the target.
Walcott moves out of range as Stern strikes.
Walcott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott checks a low kick from Stern.
Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
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!
Stern misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Stern misses.
Walcott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Stern lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Stern finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Stern. Beautiful body shot.
Stern looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Stern walks into a straight right hand from Walcott.
Stern swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walcott counters with a straight right hand.
Walcott misses with a hook. Stern ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Walcott.
Walcott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Stern misses.
Stern on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stern tries to clinch up.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Stern.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stern. Stern circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Stern fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stern.
Stern tries to keep at a distance but Walcott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stern is trying to force a seperation but Walcott has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stern.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Walcott stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Joe Walcott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walcott has Stern pressed against the cage.
Walcott continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Walcott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stern avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walcott is looking to control Stern's arms but Stern gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walcott has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Stern throws a head punch that misses.
Stern wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Walcott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walcott prevents Stern from breaking the clinch.
Walcott just leaning against Stern, taking a breather.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stern working aggressively here.
Stern looking to slow down the pace here.
Stern's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott works over Stern's head and body with a nice combination.
Stern misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stern.
Walcott sizes up Stern with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stern scores with a nice strike.
Stern is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walcott throws a hook to the side of Stern's head but Stern sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Walcott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walcott.
Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott walks into a straight right hand from Stern.
Walcott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Stern.
Stern takes one to the chin there.
Joe Walcott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stern.
Decent striking displayed by Stern there.
Walcott pushes Stern away with a front kick.
Stern scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walcott 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Walcott waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Howard Stern stepped up to the mic, saying 'I blame Robin and those big G's.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 765 p4p, 108 weight class) and Harrison Yates (ranked 900 p4p, 130 weight class). Sturd Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr misses with a hook. Yates ducked under it nicely.
Sturd Jr misses with a leg kick.
Sturd Jr has closed the distance and engaged Yates in a clinch.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates throws a head kick that Sturd Jr semi-blocks.
Yates thuds his right hand into Sturd Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yates misses the body punch
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Yates scores with a head kick.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Yates throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sturd Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates throws a leg kick
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sturd Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sturd Jr misses with an uppercut. Yates saw that one coming.
Sturd Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yates throws a head kick that misses.
Yates moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yates misses with a looping left.
A cross from Yates lands.
Sturd Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yates throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yates scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yates just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates misses with a leg kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a good low kick that Yates was not able to check.
Yates throws a lazy head kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Yates checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturd Jr.
A nice combination there by Sturd Jr.
A solid body kick from Sturd Jr.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yates counters with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr slips under a jab.
Yates throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr swinging wildly here.
Sturd Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Sturd Jr.
Harrison Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Yates.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates misses with a straight left.
Sturd Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates needs to keep his hands up - Sturd Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Sturd Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yates is looking to chop away at Sturd Jr's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates swings widly with a right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Yates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into Yates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yates wants to slow Sturd Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Yates misses with a looping left.
Yates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturd Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.
Yates tests Sturd Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturd Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Sturd Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yates is able to avoid easily.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick which misses Yates's front leg but catches the back leg as Yates tries to avoid it.
Sturd Jr throws a front kick aimed at Yates's knee but Yates avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sturd Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yates checks a leg kick nicely.
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yates takes one to the side of the head.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturd Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Yates misses.
Sturd Jr is looking to clinch.
Sturd Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Yates moves out of range easily.
Yates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sturd Jr has time to react.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sturd Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yates throws a lazy body kick
and Sturd Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sturd Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Sturd Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Yates blocks it.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Yates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yates misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Yates moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits.
Yates let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sturd Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yates misses with a body shot
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Yates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Yates avoided it.
Yates lands with a nice body punch.
Sturd Jr defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand.
Sturd Jr is looking to counter punch.
Yates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sturd Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturd Jr's efforts to push away.
Sturd Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturd Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yates tries to land a body kick
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Yates scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd Jr tries to land a front kick but Yates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yates moves away from the strike by Sturd Jr.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturd Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Sturd Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturd Jr moves into range and clinches up with Yates.
Sturd Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates avoids the body shot from Sturd Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yates.
Sturd Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jason Sturd Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yates throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sturd Jr's head.
Yates lands a head shot.
Yates scores with a sloppy right hand. Sturd Jr should have avoided that one.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Sturd Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturd Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Sturd Jr moved out of range.
Yates tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yates with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sturd Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd cheers as Yates lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturd Jr doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yates throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yates lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sturd Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturd Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturd Jr moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Sturd Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yates moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr thuds his right hand into Yates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yates throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturd Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Sturd Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harrison Yates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yates misses with a hook
and Sturd Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Yates thuds a left hand into Sturd Jr's body.
Yates goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturd Jr throws a big counter combination but Yates scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sturd Jr misses with a left hand
and Yates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Sturd Jr is predictable there
and Yates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yates lands a body shot.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Sturd Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sturd Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yates finds it's way round the side to connect with Sturd Jr's head.
Yates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yates gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sturd Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Yates.
A cross from Sturd Jr lands.
Yates misses with a hook.
Yates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates lands the left hand.
Yates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sturd Jr misses with a body shot.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Sturd Jr moves away and avoids it.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd Jr.
Yates misses the jab.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
Sturd Jr throws a leg kick but Yates checks it.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturd Jr checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Yates.
Yates swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick as Yates jumps back.
Yates throws a lazy body kick
and Sturd Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yates on the side of the head.
Sturd Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
Yates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Yates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Yates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Yates.
Yates throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yates, as that shot connected.
Sturd Jr is looking to clinch but Yates is avoiding it.
Sturd Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sturd Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Yates swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Sturd Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturd Jr. That's going to slow Yates down.
Yates misses with an uppercut.
Yates slips under a jab from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr cracks Yates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturd Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Yates lands a left hand.
Sturd Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yates misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sturd Jr blocks a head kick by Yates.
Sturd Jr wants to clinch.
Sturd Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturd Jr moves into the clinch.
Yates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sturd Jr moves forwards but Yates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Sturd Jr.
I think Sturd Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
A relieved looking Jason Sturd Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Synyx Dall (ranked 812 p4p, 104 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 2070 p4p, 247 weight class). Dall's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Scarlet Storm. Dead has chosen Death March - Motionless in White as his entrance music. Synyx Dall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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168 lbs
28 - 29 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Synyx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dead. Dead circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dead tries to clinch up but Dall circles away and keeps his distance.
Dead misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dead gets a clinch.
Dall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dall gets through Dead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dead connects with the punch.
It looks like Synyx Dall has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead missing with a left hand there. Dall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dead stuffs the takedown.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dead manages to avoid it.
Dead looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead closes the distance and pushes Dall back into the cage.
Dall tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Dall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dead darts in and clinches Dall up against the cage.
Dall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Dead misses with a punch to the body.
Dead lands a right hand.
Dead is trying to maintain a safe position but Dall gets an underhook and turns Dead into the cage.
Dead is trying to maintain a safe position but Dall gets an underhook and turns Dead into the cage.
Dall scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dead lands an elbow that stopped Dall in his tracks for a moment.
Dall lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dall.
Dead can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Dall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dead shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dead sprawls and moves away.
Dall moves away from the strike by Dead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall feinted with a counter takedown.
Dall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dead misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a nice leg kick.
Dall checks a leg kick nicely.
Dead lands a nice looking body kick.
A slow jab from Dead misses its intended target.
Dall walks into a stiff left hand from Dead.
Dead gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Dall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dall has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dead regains guard immediately.
Dead wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment.
Dall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dall is fighting to break Dead's control of his arms but Dead is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dead is looking to stand up but Dall isn't so interested in that idea.
Dall wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead controls Dall momentarily but Dall frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dead pulls Dall in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dead is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dead 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.
Dead moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dead swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dead trying to control the position.
Dead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dall is one step ahead there.
Dead trying to keep a closed guard but Dall is proving a slippery customer.
Dead wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Better Dead will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Synyx Dall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dead.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dead under the eye.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
and Dall counters with a nice leg kick.
Dall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dead takes one to the side of the head.
Dead throws a hook but Dall blocks it.
Dead tries to clinch but Dall moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dead takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dead tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dead's sensitive parts.
It looks like Dall has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dead throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead throws a push kick but Dall slaps the foot to one side.
Dead misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a body punch but Dall moves out of range.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
Dall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dall lands in his opponent's guard.
Dead pushes Dall off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dead on his heels. He'll look to pass Dead's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead is trying to keep Dall in close.
Dall wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead pulls Dall in close to prevent any damage.
Dall tries to free his leg and advance position but Dead is retaining full guard.
Synyx Dall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dead trying to control the position here.
Dead being controlled here, momentarily.
Dall advances position into side control!
Dall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dead, who protects the arm well.
Dead wants to get back to his feet but Dall drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall taking a break here but Dead is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dall is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dead defends it well.
Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dead is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dead moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dall stopping the sweep attempt from Dead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dead pulls Dall in close to his closed guard and prevents Dall from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dead seems keen to control Dall's posture.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dall 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.
Dall trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dead is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Synyx Dall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Synyx Dall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead.
Dead is looking to clinch but Dall is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Dall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dead misses with a leg kick
so Dall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dead manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Dead.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dead goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dead tries to clinch up
letting Dall counter with a right hand.
Dead on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dall. Dall obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Dall as he checks the leg kick.
Dall looks to land a right hand but Dead moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a looping left.
Dead misses with a lunging right hand
and Dall counters with a stiff right hand.
Dead thows a leg kick but Dall checks it
and Dall counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dead!
Dead is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dead makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dead.
Dead looking for a sweep. Not yet Dead, not yet.
Dead keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Dall won't allow Dead to get back to his feet.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dead is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dead has his hands on Dall's head, controlling the position.
Dead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.
Dall's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dead wants to sweep here but Dall controlling him for the moment.
Dall prevents Dead from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dead tries to land a leg kick but Dall saw it coming and moves away.
Dall feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dead tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dall.
Dead moves into the clinch successfully.
Dall breaks the clinch.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Dall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dead.
Dall throws a wild body kick that Dead sees coming a mile off.
Dead misses with a two punch combination.
Dall feints and then cracks Dead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dead down.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dall misses.
Dead looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall feints and as Dead raises his hands in defense, Dall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dead is on top in guard.
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!
Dead has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dall is proving hard to escape from.
Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dead is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead postures up.
Dead would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dead trying to control but Dall is working from the bottom.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dead is one step ahead there.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Dead from controlling successfully.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dead is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Synyx Dall.
I think Dall has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Synyx Dall!
A victorious Synyx Dall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Better Dead spoke after the fight, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 1053 p4p, 157 weight class) and Three Dog (ranked 1672 p4p, 242 weight class). Marston comes to the cage accompanied by Bring it on motherfucker. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dog's choice of entrance music: Fallout. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
220 lbs
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28
221 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Marston slips the punch.
Marston misses with a looping left.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dog has managed to clinch.
Marston lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Dog.
Marston tries to break free but Dog pushes him back against the cage.
Marston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dog clinches.
Marston misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marston pushes Dog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Marston controls the action.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dog throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog lands a left hand.
Marston working hard to break the clinch.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Dog lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marston working aggressively here.
Marston prevents a body shot from Dog.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marston.
Dog misses with a body punch.
Dog jumps into guard, dragging Marston to the mat.
Dog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dog had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marston defends it easily.
Marston trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marston is aware though and is defending well.
Marston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marston controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dog keeping full guard, as Marston tries to pass.
Dog has his foot on Marston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marston works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is controlling Marston's posture.
Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marston 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.
Marston postures up.
Dog is looking for a triangle but Marston pushes his legs off easily.
Marston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dog is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Dog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marston is aware though and is defending well.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Marston from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marston is aware though and is defending well.
Marston has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dog looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dog.
Dog misses with a body shot
and Marston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog misses with the body kick
letting Marston counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Three Dog dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dog throws a sloppy head kick
and Marston counters with a low kick, right behind Dog 's knee.
Dog throws a leg kick but Marston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog avoids the head kick by Marston.
Dog lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marston takes a step back to recover.
Dog cracks Marston with an open hand slap.
Dog takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston dips to his left and cracks Dog with an uppercut!
Marston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog.
Marston swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Dog blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marston lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Three Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Three Dog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Dog misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Marston misses the target.
Marston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marston misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dog.
Marston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dog backs up against the cage.
Marston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Marston misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
Marston feints and then cracks Dog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dog down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston slips under a jab.
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!
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Dog.
Dog smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dog lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dog misses with a lunging right hand
and Marston counters with a three punch combo that has Dog backing up. Dog nods at Marston to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice cross by Marston.
Dog throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dog defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
Dog was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dog.
Marston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston misses with a straight right.
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dog throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Dog tenderised Marston's leg. Marston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dog connects with an inside leg kick.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Dog moved out of range nicely.
Dog takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marston cracks Dog with a good jab.
Marston misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Dog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dog thumps Marston with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Marston cracks the inside of Dog's front leg.
Dog throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marston blocks a jab.
Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Marston moves out of range easily.
Dog attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marston sizes up Dog with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog misses with an uppercut. Marston saw that one coming.
Dog throws a poor cross that misses
and Marston counters with a head kick that drops Dog to the mat! Dog scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dog connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Dog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Marston dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dog throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dog defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
Dog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marston tries to move into range but Dog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dog throws a low kick but Marston avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Marston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dog cracks a nice hook into Marston's ribs.
Marston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Marston misses the target.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Dog lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marston doesn't seem phased though.
Marston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog scores with a head kick. Marston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws a leg kick
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Marston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dog backs up against the cage.
Dog cracks Marston with an open hand slap.
Dog feints and then cracks Marston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marston down.
Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dog is looking to chop away at Marston's legs.
Marston moves out of range as Dog throws a body kick.
Marston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dog misses with a left hand
and Marston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marston takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston slips a jab from Dog.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dog throws a head kick that half lands.
Marston connects with a crisp jab.
Dog throws out a loose jab but Marston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Dog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marston blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Marston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dog circles away quickly and effectively.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Marston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dog's calf.
Marston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog.
Marston misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
Dog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marston doesn't seem bothered though.
Marston misses with a left hand
and Dog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marston checks a low kick from Dog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog lands a jab.
Marston connects with an inside leg kick.
Marston swats away the attempt to clinch by Dog.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog swings for the body but Marston moves out of range.
Dog looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dog.
Marston misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Three Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dog 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Three Dog!
Three Dog decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karter Kinshaw (ranked 505 p4p, 66 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 464 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
166 lbs
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153 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw throws a body punch but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenway scoring well with a low kick there.
Kinshaw loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Kenway throws a right hand that misses
and Kinshaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kinshaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kinshaw cracks Kenway with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kinshaw moves out of range as Kenway throws a body kick.
Kinshaw misses with a left hand
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
Kinshaw misses with a straight right.
Kenway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinshaw.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kenway misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kinshaw to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinshaw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kenway.
Kinshaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kinshaw throws a low kick, looking for Kenway's leg but Kenway calmly moves out of range.
Kenway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kinshaw tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenway.
Kenway walks into a stiff left hand from Kinshaw.
Kenway is looking to chop away at Kinshaw's legs.
Kenway clinches.
Kenway throws a head punch that misses.
Kinshaw trying to stall but Kenway improves his position.
Kinshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Kinshaw.
Kenway lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Kinshaw tenderised Kenway's leg. Kenway is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenway misses with a shot to the body
and Kinshaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kenway thuds a left hand into Kinshaw's body.
Kinshaw connects with a leg kick. Kenway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kinshaw defending well as Kenway loads up on a big left hand.
Kinshaw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinshaw slips under a jab from Kenway.
Kinshaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenway takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kenway avoids a kick to the body.
Kinshaw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kinshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Kinshaw.
Kenway thuds a left hand into Kinshaw's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot.
Kenway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kenway scores with a shot to the body.
Kenway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinshaw lands the left hand.
Kenway throws out a loose jab but Kinshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Kenway.
Kinshaw lands a jab to the nose.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Kinshaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kinshaw moves out of range as Kenway strikes.
Kenway blocks a head kick by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenway throws a body punch but Kinshaw moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenway.
Kinshaw takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Kinshaw slips a straight right by Kenway.
Kinshaw lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kinshaw throws out a leg kick but Kenway moves out of range and Kinshaw only half commits.
Kenway raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kinshaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kenway misses with a jab to the body
and Kinshaw counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kenway. Those never looked like landing.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick which misses Kenway's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenway tries to avoid it.
A big right from Kinshaw misses.
Kinshaw throws a low kick but Kenway moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinshaw connects with a high kick.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot.
Kinshaw does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kinshaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kinshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinshaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kinshaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Kinshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenway was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kenway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kinshaw. Kinshaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kenway throws a body punch but Kinshaw moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kinshaw.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenway! But no joy.
Karter Kinshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kinshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw slips a straight right by Kenway.
Kenway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kenway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinshaw lands a leg kick that knocks Kenway off balance momentarily.
Kenway lands a nice looking body shot.
Kinshaw throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kenway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kinshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinshaw slips a jab from Kenway.
Kinshaw tries a low kick but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Kinshaw moves away and avoids it.
Kenway throws a head kick but Kinshaw moves out of range.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinshaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway lands a nice looking body shot.
Kenway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway connects with a body shot that sends Kinshaw's belly button to the back.
Kinshaw has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kinshaw throws out a leg kick but Kenway moves out of range and Kinshaw only half commits.
Kinshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kinshaw needs to keep his hands up - Kenway had a free shot at his head there.
Kinshaw lands with a nice body punch.
Kinshaw throws a right hand that Kenway ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenway also avoids with ease.
Kinshaw misses with a straight right.
Kinshaw looks to throw the jab but Kenway is out of range.
Kenway lands a jab to the nose.
Kinshaw connects with a single shot there.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kenway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinshaw, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw blocks an uppercut.
Kenway lands an uppercut.
Kenway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinshaw avoids a kick to the body.
Kinshaw thuds a left hand into Kenway's body.
Kinshaw swings for the body but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway misses with a straight left.
Kinshaw throws a body kick that misses.
Kenway raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kenway on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kinshaw connects with a single shot there.
Kinshaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenway tries to clinch but Kinshaw is having none of it.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
A head kick misses from Kinshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinshaw.
A punch combination from Kinshaw misses.
Kenway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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!
Kenway defending well as Kinshaw loads up on a big left hand.
Kenway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenway digs a good hook to Kinshaw's body.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Kinshaw moves away and avoids it.
Kinshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
A low kick from Kinshaw is predictable there
and Kenway counters by clinching up.
Kenway gets through Kinshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Kinshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Kenway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kinshaw doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Kinshaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Kenway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kenway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kinshaw. That did some damage!
Kinshaw lands with a good body shot.
Kinshaw needs to keep his hands up - Kenway had a free shot at his head there.
Kenway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kinshaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenway throws a sloppy head kick and Kinshaw moves out of range easily.
Kenway missing with a left hand there. Kinshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenway instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kenway.
Kinshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kinshaw tries to land a knee to the head but Kenway blocks with his arms.
Kinshaw breaks from the clinch.
Kenway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kinshaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
Kinshaw throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Kenway misses.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw digs a good hook to Kenway's body.
Kenway misses with an uppercut. Kinshaw saw that one coming.
Kinshaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenway throws a sloppy head kick and Kinshaw moves out of range easily.
Kinshaw throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kenway counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Kinshaw misses.
Kenway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kinshaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway digs a good body shot into Kinshaw's ribs.
Kinshaw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenway checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenway on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kinshaw 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.
Kenway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinshaw.
Kenway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kinshaw slips under a jab from Kenway.
Kenway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenway connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kinshaw.
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kinshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenway avoids a kick to the body.
Kinshaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kenway needs to keep his hands up - Kinshaw had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Kinshaw 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kinshaw works the jab nicely.
Kinshaw misses with a body shot.
Kinshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kinshaw is rocked!
Kenway digs a good body shot into Kinshaw's ribs.
Kenway scores with a jab.
Oh Kinshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw is holding his hands too far apart here. Kenway throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Kinshaw is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Kenway!
Edward Kenway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 282 p4p, 37 weight class) and Maui Wowie (ranked 783 p4p, 111 weight class). Wowie has chosen Dont bogart that joint as his entrance music. 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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194 lbs
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30
195 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yes Man Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maui Wowie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wowie misses with some punches.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wowie closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Wowie's body.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez has Wowie up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wowie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Wowie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Jab by Sanchez.
Wowie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wowie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wowie connects with a high kick.
Wowie tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wowie scores with a head kick. Sanchez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Wowie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Wowie throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wowie looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wowie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wowie is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wowie has his back to the cage.
Wowie is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sanchez has denied him.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Wowie.
Wowie tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Wowie misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Wowie avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
A short left from Sanchez.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez gets through Wowie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wowie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Wowie blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez works on Wowie's body with a couple of short punches.
Wowie tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Wowie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Sanchez.
Wowie looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Wowie.
Sanchez works on Wowie's body with a couple of short punches.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wowie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Wowie prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
Wowie is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns Wowie into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanchez.
Wowie looks winded!
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wowie wants to stall.
Wowie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wowie backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yes Man Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wowie tries to clinch but Sanchez moves away
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Wowie misses.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Wowie throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez lands an uppercut.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yes Man Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wowie missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wowie can do to turn this around?
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Wowie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Wowie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wowie misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez has Wowie pushed against the cage.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Wowie.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
Sanchez is working Wowie over against the cage.
Sanchez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wowie is breathing heavily.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie blocking some punches.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez works on Wowie's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez is leaning against Wowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wowie looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Wowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wowie blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wowie.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wowie's elbow.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wowie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sanchez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wowie scrambles back to his feet.
Wowie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wowie right on the button. Wowie goes down! Sanchez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sanchez gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yes Man Sanchez!
A victorious Yes Man Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Maraçon (ranked 89 p4p, 15 weight class) and Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 668 p4p, 88 weight class). Maraçon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pistolero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
23 - 8 - 2 |
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32
194 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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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
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biggie Righty Handy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon walks into a straight right hand from Handy.
Biggie Righty Handy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handy misses with a hook.
Maraçon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Handy on the side of the head.
Handy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
Handy raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Handy scores with a jab.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handy lands a jab to the nose.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Handy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Maraçon counters with a quick kick to the body but Handy blocks it.
Handy tries a head kick but it misses.
Maraçon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Handy.
Maraçon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Handy.
Handy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maraçon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Handy.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maraçon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Handy prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Handy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Handy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Handy lands a left hand.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handy's elbow.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handy's elbow.
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maraçon fails to land.
Handy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maraçon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maraçon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Handy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Handy misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon digs a right hand into Handy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Handy's gas tank.
Maraçon throws a punch but it's blocked by Handy.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Handy throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maraçon.
A short uppercut from Maraçon.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Handy controls the action.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handy's elbow.
Handy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maraçon breaks from the clinch.
Handy slips under a jab from Maraçon.
Good exchange - Maraçon coming out on top.
Handy clinches up with Maraçon and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maraçon misses with some punches.
Handy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Handy misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon pushes Handy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Handy letting Maraçon take a breather here.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Handy blocks it.
Maraçon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maraçon blocks a body shot from Handy.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Handy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handy has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maraçon.
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
Maraçon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maraçon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Handy misses with some punches.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses with some punches.
A short right from Handy on the inside.
Handy throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Handy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handy prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands with a left to the head.
Maraçon manages to break the clinch.
Maraçon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Handy lands a left hand.
Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Handy.
Maraçon lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Maraçon.
A head punch on the inside from Maraçon fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Handy.
Nice body punch from Maraçon - that landed with a thud.
Maraçon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maraçon pushes Handy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Handy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Handy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon pushes Handy away with a front kick.
Maraçon blocks a head kick by Handy.
Handy misses with a looping right.
Handy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Handy throws a sloppy head kick and Maraçon moves out of range easily.
Handy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maraçon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handy.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Handy closes the distance and clinches.
Handy working aggressively here.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Handy throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Pablo Maraçon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Handy blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
Maraçon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Handy working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maraçon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maraçon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Handy prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
Maraçon has a couple of punches blocked by Handy.
Maraçon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Handy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Handy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Handy digs a right hand underneath Maraçon's ribcage. Maraçon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Handy.
Handy tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it.
Maraçon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Maraçon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maraçon digs a right hand into Handy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Handy's gas tank.
Handy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maraçon lands an uppercut.
A short right from Maraçon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Handy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Handy blocks it.
Maraçon tries to work over Handy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Handy misses with a punch on the inside.
Maraçon lands a body punch.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Handy controls the action.
Maraçon scores with a shoulder strike.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maraçon.
Handy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Handy trying to stall but Maraçon improves his position.
Maraçon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Maraçon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
Handy misses with the head strike.
Handy blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Handy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maraçons head.
Maraçon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maraçon.
A nice left hand lands by Maraçon.
Handy throws a head punch that misses.
Handy blocks an uppercut.
Maraçon throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maraçon.
Maraçon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Handy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Handy lands a left hand.
Maraçon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handy's elbow.
Maraçon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Handy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Handy has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Handy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Handy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maraçon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Handy.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Handy controls his hands.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Handy avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Handy misses with the head strike.
Maraçon presses Handy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maraçon presses Handy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Handy has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maraçon misses with a looping right.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Maraçon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handy.
Handy throws a right and a left that Maraçon avoids nicely.
As Handy looks to move away, Maraçon throws a big counter combo but Handy just gets out of the way.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maraçon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Handy throws a hook but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon moves forwards but Handy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maraçon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maraçon connects with a solid leg kick.
Handy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maraçon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maraçon connects with a jab.
Handy scores with a jab.
Handy scores with a sloppy right hand. Maraçon should have avoided that one.
Handy throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Handy lands a really nice looking cross but Maraçon seems unphased.
Handy misses with a hook
and Handy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maraçon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maraçon misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handy.
Maraçon throws an overhand right that lands on Handy's shoulder, as Handy tries to avoid the shot.
Maraçon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Handy wants to counter the offense by Maraçon and move into the clinch position.
Handy misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon tries to land a front kick but Handy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maraçon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon.
Maraçon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon.
Maraçon tests Handy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Handy is looking to clinch.
Maraçon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Handy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Handy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handy lands a jab.
A clash of legs there as Handy blocks the low kick.
Handy misses with a left hand
and Maraçon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maraçon, pushing him back against the cage.
Handy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handy has a couple of punches blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Handy blocks it with crossed arms.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maraçon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Maraçon.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon throws a head punch that misses.
Handy working aggressively here.
Maraçon lands a left hand.
Maraçon manages to break the clinch.
Maraçon avoids the head kick by Handy.
Maraçon looks for the body kick but Handy saw that one coming.
Handy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maraçon pushes Handy away with a front kick.
Maraçon looks for the body kick but Handy saw that one coming.
Handy misses with a left hand
letting Maraçon counter with a right hand.
Handy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Handy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Handy, as that shot connected.
Maraçon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maraçon throws a body punch but Handy moves out of range.
Handy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maraçon with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy ducks under a wild hook from Maraçon.
A little jabbing left from Handy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Handy lands with a right hand.
Handy 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.
Handy misses with a wild body shot.
Pablo Maraçon is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maraçon.
Handy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Handy throws a combination that misses
and Maraçon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handy misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
Handy misses with a hook.
Biggie Righty Handy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maraçon misses with a looping left.
Handy takes a swing at Maraçon's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Maraçon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maraçon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Handy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handy.
It looked like Maraçon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Handy throws out a powerful jab.
Maraçon lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Handy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Handy misses its intended target.
Maraçon connects with a right hand. Handy shakes it off.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handy.
Handy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Handy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon connects with a solid leg kick.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maraçon here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Maraçon closes the distance and pushes Handy back into the cage.
Handy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maraçon is keeping busy.
Maraçon misses with a knee to the head.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
Maraçon lands a left hand.
Handy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Handy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Handy fails to land.
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maraçon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maraçon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Maraçon 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 232 p4p, 25 weight class) and Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 944 p4p, 102 weight class). Benvenuti has chosen Pantera - Goddamn Electric as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benvenuti misses with a body kick.
Saric moves out of range as Benvenuti throws a body kick.
Saric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benvenuti's calf.
Saric throws a sloppy body shot
letting Benvenuti counter with a right hand.
Benvenuti 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.
Saric moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saric crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benvenuti - the referee stops the clock and Saric gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benvenuti. Saric manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benvenuti checks a leg kick nicely.
Benvenuti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saric avoids a kick to the body.
Saric throws a leg kick but Benvenuti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric throws a body punch but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Saric throws a sloppy body shot
and Benvenuti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Benvenuti finds it's target.
Benvenuti throws the kick towards the body but Saric avoids it.
Saric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benvenuti steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saric lands a nice hook to Benvenuti's body. Benvenuti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benvenuti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Benvenuti loads up on a big right hand but Saric slips the punch.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saric throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric misses the body punch
and Benvenuti counters with a leg kick.
Benvenuti clinches up with Saric and pushes him back against the cage.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric tries to break the clinch but Benvenuti is controlling the position.
Saric blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saric escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Benvenuti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benvenuti sizes up Saric with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saric misses the jab.
Benvenuti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benvenuti.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saric can pounce on him.
Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
Saric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti moves away from the strike by Saric.
Benvenuti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saric throws a body punch but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
Benvenuti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti throws a sloppy head kick and Saric moves out of range easily.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benvenuti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benvenuti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
Saric wants to slow Benvenuti down by chopping away at his legs.
Benvenuti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benvenuti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saric at a distance.
Saric is breathing heavily.
Saric is looking to score with low kicks.
Saric fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saric moves out of range of the body kick.
Saric feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benvenuti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benvenuti was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Saric lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benvenuti is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benvenuti! But no joy.
Benvenuti scores with a nice head shot.
Saric moves out of range of the strikes.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saric throws a chopping leg kick but Benvenuti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benvenuti was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benvenuti.
Saric thumps Benvenuti with a low kick.
Saric gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benvenuti counters with a good low kick that Saric was not able to check.
Benvenuti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Saric had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Saric tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saric throws a body punch but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saric.
Benvenuti throws a hook but Saric avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giacomo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saric misses with a left hand
and Benvenuti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benvenuti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saric wants to land a leg kick but Benvenuti is out of range.
Benvenuti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saric doesn't seem bothered though.
Saric throws a low kick, looking for Benvenuti's leg but Benvenuti calmly moves out of range.
Benvenuti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Benvenuti. Beautiful body shot.
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
Saric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Benvenuti - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benvenuti.
Saric looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Saric.
Benvenuti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saric.
Benvenuti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saric takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric blocks the body kick.
Benvenuti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benvenuti lands with a hook. Saric tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benvenuti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saric. That did some damage!
Saric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benvenuti on the side of the head.
It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.
Benvenuti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saric connects with an inside leg kick.
Benvenuti moves into the clinch.
Saric wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
Benvenuti has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benvenuti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saric is out of range and Benvenuti settles back down.
Saric is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Benvenuti's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A shot to the body from Saric misses
and Benvenuti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benvenuti counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benvenuti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benvenuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benvenuti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saric takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benvenuti misses with a kick to the body.
Benvenuti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benvenuti connects with a jab.
Benvenuti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benvenuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saric was well out of range. Poor timing from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saric moves out of range of the body kick.
Saric misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saric.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvenuti moves away.
Saric throws a leg kick
and Benvenuti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benvenuti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saric, pushing him back against the cage.
Benvenuti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benvenuti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benvenuti moves away.
Benvenuti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saric.
Saric throws out a leg kick but Benvenuti moves out of range and Saric only half commits.
Benvenuti is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benvenuti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benvenuti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses with a shot to the body
and Benvenuti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Benvenuti does no damage.
Saric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benvenuti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Saric! Benvenuti lets Saric back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Saric is looking to wear down Benvenuti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benvenuti scores with a hook to the body. Saric takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saric drops his hands momentarily and Benvenuti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Benvenuti! Saric is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giacomo Benvenuti!
After winning the bout, Giacomo Benvenuti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gower (ranked 16 p4p, 4 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 27 p4p, 5 weight class). 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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156 lbs
25 - 8 - 1 |
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154 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Gower!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gower keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Man misses with a body kick.
Gower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gower dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Gower's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Gower.
Gower avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
A short uppercut from Gower.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Gower has him pressed against the cage.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Gower's head.
A right hand to the body from Man.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Man pressing his opponent against the cage.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Gower being controlled against the cage.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Gower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gower misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Gower controls the action.
Man gets through Gower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gower lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Gower misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gower is working Man over against the cage.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Gower breaks the clinch.
Fook Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gower.
The fighters circling - Gower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gower.
Gower throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gower was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man is looking to chop away at Gower's legs.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gower avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gower's head.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man moves to clinch but Gower breaks away
and Gower counters with a nice leg kick.
Gower throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gower scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man swings for the body but Gower moves out of range.
Man takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Gower lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Gower throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Gower's front leg but catches the back leg as Gower tries to avoid it.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gower misses its intended target.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Gower's front leg but catches the back leg as Gower tries to avoid it.
Gower misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Gower.
Jab from Man.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Gower ducks down to avoid it.
Gower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gower misses with a straight right.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gower under the eye.
Gower getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gower attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gower misses with a low kick.
Gower misses with a body shot.
Gower misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Man releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gower checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gower looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by Gower.
Man takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gower rather than just go for the knockout.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Gower lands with a cross.
Gower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Man misses with a body kick.
Gower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gower misses with a body kick.
Despite the aggression on Man's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Gower's knee but Gower avoids it well.
Gower circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gower swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gower throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Gower connects with a solid leg kick.
Man takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Gower.
Man has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gower throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeff Gower will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man throws a leg kick but Gower sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gower lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Gower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It appears Gower was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gower checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gower half committed to a counter leg kick.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Gower keeps Man at a distance using the push kick.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gower throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Gower throws a leg kick that misses.
Gower throws a body shot but no joy.
Gower throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gower. That did some damage!
Jeff Gower is winning the standup battle so far.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Gower throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a looping right.
Gower blocks the body kick.
Gower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gower swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gower was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gower lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Gower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gower throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man clobbers Gower with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to land a front kick but Gower steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gower misses with a body shot.
Man blocks the body kick.
Man tries a quick counter leg kick but Gower is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man checks a low kick from Gower.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gower keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Gower's knee but Gower avoids it well.
Gower was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man scores with a punch to the head.
Man lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gower lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gower 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.
Man misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gower turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Gower moved away.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Gower rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man is looking to slow Gower down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
Gower throws a quick counter kick to the body but Man avoids it.
Gower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Gower.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man is looking to chop away at Gower's legs.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gower.
Gower tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gower moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gower slips a jab from Man.
Gower tries a head kick but it misses.
Gower misses with a head kick.
Gower throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man.
Man checks a low kick from Gower.
Gower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gower misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws out a leg kick but Gower moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Gower keeps Man at a distance using the push kick.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man flicks out a counter leg kick but Gower steps away.
Man throws a front kick that sends Gower stumbling back into the cage.
Gower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Man misses.
Man lands a leg kick that knocks Gower off balance momentarily.
Gower looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Gower takes one to the side of the head.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Gower avoids the body shot from Man.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gower tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Gower buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Gower misses with a hook to the body
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man misses with a hook.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Man.
A counter left hand to the body from Gower misses its target.
Nice body kick from Man.
A clash of legs there as Man blocks the low kick.
Man throws a low kick but Gower avoids it.
Gower connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Gower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gower.
Man misses with a low kick.
Gower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man counters with a body kick.
Gower ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man tests Gower's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gower tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Gower.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower misses with a hook.
Gower backing away here, and Man unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gower is looking to score with low kicks.
Gower backing away here, and Man unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gower throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Gower's knee but Gower avoids it well.
Gower moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man throws a low kick but Gower moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gower moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Man - that will leave a mark!
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Gower makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Gower blocks the low kick.
Man throws a one two combo.
Man thows a body kick. Gower tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Gower avoids the body shot from Man.
Gower seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gower stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Man misses.
Man looks to land a left hand but Gower moved out of range nicely.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gower takes one to the chin there.
Gower on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gower lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Gower slips the punch.
Gower attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man throws out a leg kick but Gower moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Man misses.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gower slips a straight right by Man.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Gower will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Man throws a wild body kick that Gower sees coming a mile off.
Gower connects with a single shot there.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gower takes a step back to recover.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gower walks into a jab.
Gower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Gower seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
Gower looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gower. Man shrugs it off though.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man defending well as Gower loads up on a big left hand.
Gower looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Man tries a quick counter leg kick but Gower is wise to it.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Gower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gower finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man lands a glancing blow to the side of Gower's head.
Gower moves out of range of the strikes.
Gower thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gower.
Gower moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man throws a low kick but Gower avoids it.
Gower throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gower misses with a wild body shot.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gower throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gower.
Man lands a jab to Gower's midsection.
Man does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a leg kick but Gower checks it.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Gower misses its intended target.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gower smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Gower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gower misses with a straight left.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Man.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Gower saw it coming and moves away.
Man misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Man tries to clinch but Gower is having none of it.
Gower quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Gower throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Gower misses with a leg kick.
Gower throws a big shot that misses.
Gower tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Gower looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Gower looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gower.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Gower ducks down to avoid it.
Gower fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Man feints and then cracks Gower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gower down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Man's hands.
Gower is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Gower blocks the leg kick.
Man looks to throw the jab but Gower is out of range.
Man jabs at Gower's body.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Gower misses the target.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gower.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gower checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gower throws a front kick that sends Man stumbling back into the cage.
Man misses with a low kick.
Gower half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man moves away from the strike by Gower.
Jab from Man.
Gower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gower lands with a good body shot.
Man throws a front kick aimed at Gower's knee but Gower avoids it well.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Gower ducks down to avoid it.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gower lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws out a loose jab but Gower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man scores with a hook.
Man throws a leg kick
and Gower counters with a nice uppercut.
Man jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man slips under a jab.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Man misses with a body kick.
Gower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gower thuds his shin into the meat of Man's side.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Gower.
Gower thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gower throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gower misses.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gower.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gower checks a leg kick.
Gower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gower feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gower looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gower feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man misses with a body kick.
Gower fires out a quick counter leg kick but Man just manages to avoid it.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gower throws a head kick that misses.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man takes a swing at Gower's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man moves away from the strike by Gower.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Gower misses with the head strike.
Gower takes a shot to the head.
Gower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man prevents a body shot from Gower.
Man lands a body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man lands a damaging elbow.
Gower lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man lands an uppercut.
Man digs a right hand underneath Gower's ribcage. Gower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fook Man dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Gower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Man lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Man tenderised Gower's leg. Gower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gower. That did some damage!
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Man takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gower is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Gower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gower takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Gower is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Gower fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gower takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man tries to move into range but Gower moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gower lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Gower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good shot there by Man.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gower lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gower throws out the jab.
Man motions for Gower to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gower misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Man misses
enabling Gower to counter with a crisp jab.
Gower lands with a right hand.
Gower fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man misses with a body kick.
Gower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Gower takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gower throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Gower scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Gower slips the punch.
Jeff Gower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gower. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gower checks a leg kick.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Gower takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Gower.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gower half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gower.
Gower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gower fakes the leg kick and cracks Man in the body.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gower throws out the jab.
Man throws a leg kick but Gower checks it.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Gower counter with a right hand.
Gower throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gower throws a body kick that misses.
Man throws a low kick but Gower avoids it.
Gower throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
Gower takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Fook Man has been cut.
Gower misses with a body punch
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man instigates a clinch.
Gower can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Gower avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Gower tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man blocking some punches.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man can't break the clinch.
A short left from Gower.
Gower throws a head punch that misses.
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gower.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gower lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man lands a shot to the body.
Fook Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Gower misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gower.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gower throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Gower.
Gower fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Gower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fook Man.
Well Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
Fook Man is the new featherweight champion!
Fook Man thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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