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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mercy (ranked 2349 p4p, 291 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (ranked 1467 p4p, 200 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercy misses with a wild body shot.
Mercy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smesman's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smesman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smesman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smesman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercy has time to react.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smesman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smesman misses with a body shot.
Smesman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smesman throws a chopping leg kick but Mercy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smesman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mercy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smesman misses with a wild body shot.
Mercy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smesman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smesman loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
Smesman looks to land a combination but Mercy avoids it well.
Mercy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smesman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Smesman.
Mercy connects with a jab.
Mercy misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman throws a big shot that misses.
Mercy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smesman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
Smesman throws a head kick but Mercy moves out of range.
Mercy lunges at Smesman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smesman's hand.
Nice defenses there by Smesman.
Smesman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smesman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercy.
Smesman scores with a shot to the body.
Mercy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smesman is out of range and Mercy settles back down.
Smesman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mercy throws a leg kick which misses Smesman's front leg but catches the back leg as Smesman tries to avoid it.
Smesman misses with a body shot.
Mercy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smesman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smesman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Smesman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smesman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercy throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a chopping leg kick but Mercy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mercy misses with an uppercut.
Mercy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smesman can pounce on him.
Mercy misses with a looping right.
Mercy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smesman. That did some damage!
Smesman cracks Mercy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mercy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smesman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smesman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smesman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smesman throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
Smesman tests Mercy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smesman moves away from the strike by Mercy.
Smesman clobbers Mercy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mercy throws a jab when Smesman was well out of range.
Smesman scoring well with a low kick there.
Smesman misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a looping overhand right but Mercy ducks down to avoid it.
Smesman swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Mercy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercy.
Mercy with a hook.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Smesman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smesman throws the kick towards the body but Mercy avoids it.
Mercy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smesman checks it well.
Smesman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercy.
Smesman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercy throws out a loose jab but Smesman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy throws a right and a left that Smesman avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercy misses with a few strikes there.
Mercy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smesman to score with a decent uppercut.
Mercy lands a leg kick that knocks Smesman off balance momentarily.
Mercy throws a leg kick that misses.
Smesman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mercy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smesman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercy doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Mercy misses.
Smesman digs a good hook to Mercy's body.
Good shot there by Smesman.
A swing and a miss from Mercy.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Smesman cracks Mercy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smesman punishes Mercy's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy throws a body shot but no joy.
Smesman just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercy misses the target.
Smesman misses with a few strikes there.
Smesman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercy will feel that in the morning.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smesman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smesman, as that shot connected.
Smesman throws a right and a left that both miss.
A low kick from Smesman misses
and Mercy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercy connects with a looping right hand.
Smesman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smesman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mercy momentarily.
Smesman throws out a loose jab but Mercy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smesman sprawls and moves away.
Smesman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smesman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smesman misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smesman misses with a hook. Mercy ducked under it nicely.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Mercy ducks under a wild hook from Smesman.
A combination from Mercy does no damage.
Smesman misses with a body shot.
Smesman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercy. Mercy obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Smesman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smesman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Smesman.
Mercy checks a leg kick nicely.
Mercy lands with a hook. Smesman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mercy misses with a straight right.
Mercy 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.
Mercy defending well as Smesman loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Mercy misses its intended target.
Mercy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smesman wants to counter with a clinch but Mercy pushes him away.
Smesman thuds his right hand into Mercy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mercy misses with a double jab.
Smesman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercy scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smesman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Smesman misses the target.
Mercy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smesman throws a sloppy body shot
and Smesman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercy misses the target.
A leg kick checked by Mercy.
Mercy slips a straight right by Smesman.
Smesman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mercy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mercy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smesman jabs Mercy right on the nose. Mercy blinks but takes it well.
Smesman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Mercy.
Mercy looks to score with a jab to the body but Smesman is just out of range.
Smesman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smesman missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smesman misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mercy's hands.
Mercy slips under a jab from Smesman.
Smesman throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
Smesman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercy is out of range and Smesman settles back down.
Mercy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smesman's sensitive parts.
Mercy looks to throw the jab but Smesman is out of range.
Mercy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Smesman lands.
Smesman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smesman throws a sloppy head kick and Mercy moves out of range easily.
Mercy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smesman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smesman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercy.
Mercy misses with a straight right.
Mercy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smesman throws out the jab.
Mercy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smesman lands a nice shot that snaps Mercy's head back.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smesman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smesman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mercy scores with a nice strike.
Mercy loads up on a big right hand but Smesman slips the punch.
Mercy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smesman throws a series of punches but Mercy moves out of range.
Smesman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Mercy.
Mercy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smesman has time to react.
Mercy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smesman. Smesman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smesman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Smesman misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smesman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smesman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mercy has time to react.
Mercy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercy throws a leg kick but Smesman sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Smesman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Mercy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smesman connects with a looping right hand.
Smesman throws a solid leg kick but Mercy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smesman.
Smesman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Smesman.
A head kick misses from Mercy.
Nice uppercut lands for Smesman. That snapped Mercy's head back.
Mercy lands with a nice combination. Smesman backs away looking to recover.
Mercy misses with a hook.
Mercy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smesman on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Mercy blocks the low kick.
Mercy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smesman sizes up Mercy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smesman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mercy back to the cage. Smesman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Smesman misses the target.
Smesman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercy.
Good leg kick by Mercy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercy slips under a jab from Smesman.
Smesman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy tries to score with a low kick but Smesman moves his leg out of the way.
Smesman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smesman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercy throws out the jab.
Mercy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smesman in his tracks.
Mercy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mercy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Smesman throws a nice looking combination but Mercy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smesman thumps Mercy with a low kick.
Smesman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smesman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercy.
Smesman misses with a body shot.
Mercy fakes the leg kick and cracks Smesman in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy slips a jab from Smesman.
Mercy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smesman throws a counter combo.
Smesman wants to land a leg kick but Mercy is out of range.
It looked like Mercy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smesman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercy tries a low kick but Smesman avoids it.
Smesman looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Mercy throws a leg kick but Smesman checks it.
Smesman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Smesman.
Smesman misses with the combination.
Mercy scoring well with a low kick there.
Smesman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Smesman.
Smesman misses with a body shot.
Smesman misses the jab.
Smesman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smesman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercy counters with a takedown into side control.
Smesman throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Smesman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smesman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jimmy Smesman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smesman scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Smesman. Beautiful body shot.
Smesman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smesman misses with a looping left.
Smesman just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMercy.
Smesman misses with a left hand
and Mercy counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Waylon Mercy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smesman slips a straight right by Mercy.
Smesman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mercy is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smesman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smesman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercy.
As Smesman looks to move away, Mercy throws a big counter combo but Smesman just gets out of the way.
Mercy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smesman slips a straight right by Mercy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smesman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smesman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercy counters with a straight right hand.
Mercy tries a low kick but Smesman avoids it.
Smesman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Mercy misses.
Mercy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercy misses the target.
Smesman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mercy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mercy dodges the punch combination from Smesman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smesman.
Mercy just misses with a punch to the body.
Smesman lands a nice hook to Mercy's body. Mercy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smesman jabs at Mercy's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Smesman.
Well Smesman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Smesman!
Jimmy Smesman made sure to mention his sponsor, Revenge Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AG Pennypacker (ranked 3985 p4p, 453 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 4484 p4p, 495 weight class). Child has chosen VooDoo as his entrance music. 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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21 - 17 - 1 |
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198 lbs
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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
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, AG Pennypacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child thumps Pennypacker with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Child throws a head kick that half lands.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Pennypacker slips the punch.
Child steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Child.
Pennypacker has closed the distance and engaged Child in a clinch.
Child lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Child creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Child slips a jab from Pennypacker.
AG Pennypacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Child throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Child.
Pennypacker fails with a takedown attempt.
Pennypacker misses with an uppercut. Child saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pennypacker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pennypacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pennypacker avoids the head kick by Child.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but Child is having none of it.
Child stuns Pennypacker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Child ducks right into an uppercut from Pennypacker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child lands a jab.
Pennypacker walks into a stiff left hand from Child.
Pennypacker throws a shot from downtown. Child moves away and avoids it.
Child scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Child misses with the combination.
Child's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pennypacker under the eye.
Pennypacker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Child attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Child looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pennypacker with a nice cross.
Pennypacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Child.
Child misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Child has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennypacker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Child's hands.
Pennypacker misses with a looping left.
Pennypacker throws a big shot that misses.
Pennypacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Child counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Child's half guard.
Child is trying to get back to full guard.
Child tries to kick Pennypacker off but Pennypacker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Child avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pennypacker.
Child trying to control here.
Pennypacker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pennypacker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Child looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pennypacker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Child's head.
Pennypacker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pennypacker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Child keeps working.
Pennypacker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pennypacker.
Child is trying to stand.
Pennypacker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pennypacker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Child defending well though.
Pennypacker throwing shots but Child is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pennypacker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Child's head.
Pennypacker stops Child from getting back to his feet.
Pennypacker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Child defending well though.
Child wants to control but Pennypacker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Child is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Child is trying to control but Pennypacker manages to pass to mount!
Pennypacker trying to control but Child is having none of it.
Pennypacker thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pennypacker lands a heavy elbow.
Pennypacker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pennypacker throws some wild stikes that Child manages to avoid easily.
Child is trying to stand up.
Child is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Child keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pennypacker lands a couple of good shots and Child has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennypacker cracks Child with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Child from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Child is trying to shake Pennypacker off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Pennypacker won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pennypacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 AG Pennypacker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Child pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennypacker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pennypacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marcus Child seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pennypacker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Child fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pennypacker.
Pennypacker looks to land a left hand but Child moved out of range nicely.
Child throws the kick towards the body but Pennypacker avoids it.
Child rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pennypacker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Child bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pennypacker misses with an uppercut.
Child's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pennypacker under the eye.
Pennypacker forces Child back against the cage and clinches.
Pennypacker breaks the clinch.
Pennypacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Child.
Pennypacker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pennypacker.
Child slips a jab and a cross from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pennypacker as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Child.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
Child has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker is leaning against Child and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pennypacker wants to break free but Child has control.
Pennypacker tries to break free but Child pushes him back against the cage.
Pennypacker tries to pull guard but Child won't allow it.
Pennypacker throws a head punch that misses.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pennypacker is defending well for now.
Pennypacker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pennypacker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Child lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pennypacker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Child counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennypacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Child was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pennypacker swinging wildly here.
Pennypacker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Child sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pennypacker somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child leaves Pennypacker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Child. That's going to slow Pennypacker down.
Child throws a hook but Pennypacker blocks it.
Child lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Pennypacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Child.
Pennypacker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Child.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child stuffs the takedown.
Child pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pennypacker back to the cage. Child follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Child, right into the meat.
Child's corner calls for a 1-2. Child obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pennypacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Child is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marcus Child is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pennypacker throws a nice looking combination but Child bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Child keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Pennypacker misses.
Pennypacker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker clinches up with Child and pushes him back against the cage.
Child tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pennypacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Child backwards.
Child missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pennypacker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Child's brow.
Pennypacker jumps guard.
Child stands up and waves to Pennypacker to follow him.
Child dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pennypacker. That did some damage!
Pennypacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Pennypacker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Child swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but Child is having none of it.
Child throws a wild body kick that Pennypacker sees coming a mile off.
Child jabs Pennypacker right on the nose. Pennypacker blinks but takes it well.
Pennypacker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennypacker clinches.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pennypacker avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Child fails to land.
Pennypacker avoiding damage as Child throws knees to the body.
Pennypacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Child fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennypacker avoiding damage as Child throws knees to the body.
Pennypacker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pennypacker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Child must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Child would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Child stops Pennypacker from standing up.
Child trying to control the position from guard on top but Pennypacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pennypacker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Child is controlling him.
Child would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pennypacker wants to stand up but Child is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Child will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Child takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Child.
Pennypacker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Child connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Child throws a shot to the body.
Child throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pennypacker on the side of the head.
Child fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennypacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Child slips under a jab from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker takes one to the side of the head.
Pennypacker tries to clinch up
and Child counters with a thumping low kick.
Child feints and then cracks Pennypacker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pennypacker down.
Child lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pennypacker backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennypacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
Child throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pennypacker lands with an overhand left.
Pennypacker throws a hook but Child blocks it.
Child is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Child lands an overhand right.
Pennypacker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Child defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Child on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab from Pennypacker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pennypacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Child throws a jab when Pennypacker was well out of range.
Pennypacker throwing a counter right hand but Child manages to avoid it.
Child keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennypacker.
Child misses with a hook.
Child checks the leg kick.
Child is trying to counter with his kicks.
Child misses the shot to the body.
Pennypacker misses with a looping left.
Child counters with a body kick.
A lazy left from Child finds it's target.
Child slaps away a takedown attempt from Pennypacker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AG Pennypacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child scoring well with a low kick there.
Child keeps the fight on the outside.
Pennypacker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Child moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennypacker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Child digs a good body shot into Pennypacker's ribs.
Pennypacker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pennypacker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Pennypacker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Child swivels and escapes.
Pennypacker misses the body punch
letting Child counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Child misses with a kick to the body.
Child connects with a body shot that sends Pennypacker's belly button to the back.
Pennypacker walks into a stiff left hand from Child.
Child misses with an uppercut. Pennypacker saw that one coming.
Child 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.
Pennypacker misses with a hook. Child ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child moves out of range of the strikes.
Child feints a counter leg kick.
Child feints and then cracks Pennypacker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pennypacker down.
Pennypacker shoots in for a double leg but Child sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Child with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Child lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pennypacker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Child throws a good cross that connects.
Child scores with a nice strike.
Pennypacker throws a lazy uppercut
and Child connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Child looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Child looks to land a combination but Pennypacker avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Child.
Pennypacker moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Child unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pennypacker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pennypacker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Child just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Child tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennypacker avoids the damage to the body.
Child misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Child stands and steps away. Pennypacker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pennypacker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Child counters with a left to the body.
Child avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennypacker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Childs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pennypacker rushes Child and presses him up against the cage.
Child misses with a body punch.
Child works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pennypacker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Childs head.
Pennypacker drags the fight down to the ground.
Pennypacker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Child throws a looping overhand right but Pennypacker ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pennypacker circles away quickly and effectively.
Pennypacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pennypacker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Child tries to land a front kick but Pennypacker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pennypacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Child comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Child 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Child!
Marcus Child managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Cup (ranked 4254 p4p, 478 weight class) and Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 2901 p4p, 348 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Red Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov avoids the body shot from Cup.
A jab lands there for Cup.
Alexandrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cup.
Cup takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cup throws a head kick that misses.
Cup gets tackled into the cage by Alexandrov. Alexandrov maintains the clinch.
Cup is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexandrov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cup to the mat. Cup regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cup wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cup works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Cup blocks nicely.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexandrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alexandrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexandrov stops Cup from standing up.
Cup is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cup controlling Alexandrov's posture.
Alexandrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cup's head.
Cup wants to stand but Alexandrov is controlling the position.
Alexandrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Cup looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cup looking for a guillotine here but Alexandrov defends easily.
Alexandrov 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.
Alexandrov working some strikes from top position.
Cup is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexandrov is aware though and is defending well.
Alexandrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexandrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexandrov cracks Cup with a solid left hand.
Alexandrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexandrov is working Cup over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cup working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alexandrov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alexandrov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alexandrov lands a couple of digs.
Alexandrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cup has momentary wrist control but Alexandrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Cup avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexandrov trying to control but Cup is working from the bottom.
Cup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cup controlling the position.
Alexandrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cup working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexandrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexandrov is working Cup over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexandrov with a nice head shot there.
Alexandrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexandrov stopping the sweep attempt from Cup.
Cup escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexandrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alexandrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cup has momentary wrist control but Alexandrov slips an elbow through the middle.
Cup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexandrov is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Alexandrov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cup takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cup lands a nice looking body shot.
Alexandrov ducks under a wild hook from Cup.
Alexandrov scores with a decent looking hook.
Cup is rocked!
Cup throws a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head but Alexandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Cup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Red Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexandrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexandrov staying out of range there.
Alexandrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cup.
Cup lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexandrov's head.
Cup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cup tries a head kick but it misses.
Cup seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexandrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Red Cup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexandrov steps in with a hook that catches Cup right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Alexandrov follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cup looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Alexandrov!
An out of breath Alexey Alexandrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Red Cup stepped up to the mic, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsen (ranked 2808 p4p, 369 weight class) and Jean Pierre Papin (ranked 4363 p4p, 534 weight class). Jean Pierre Papin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jean Pierre Papin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen misses with an uppercut.
Papin dips to his left and cracks Nilsen with an uppercut!
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Nilsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nilsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nilsen defending well as Papin loads up on a big left hand.
Papin 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.
Nilsen walks into a stiff left hand from Papin.
Jean Pierre Papin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Papin.
Nilsen takes one to the side of the head.
Nilsen has a takedown stuffed.
Nilsen tests Papin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nilsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Papin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice combo by Nilsen! Oh, that's hurt him - Papin falls to the canvas and Nilsen follows him into side control.
Papin is rocked!
Papin wants to control but Nilsen postures up.
Papin is still in real trouble! Can Nilsen finish him?
Nilsen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nilsen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A big shot lands for Nilsen! That's hurt Papin! Will he recover? Nilsen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Nilsen!
After the fight, Dennis Nilsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 3936 p4p, 421 weight class) and Connor McGregor (ranked 4635 p4p, 477 weight class). Franchise kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. Stevie Franchise could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Connor McGregor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franchise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
A counter left hand to the body from Franchise misses its target.
McGregor forces Franchise back against the cage and clinches.
Franchise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Franchise fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
McGregor with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Franchise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGregor landing knees to the head.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but Franchise blocks it.
Franchise leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGregor trying to land knees to the body.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Franchise - that landed with a thud.
Franchise takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franchise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGregor throws a combination that misses
letting Franchise counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchise swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGregor manages to avoid it.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick
and Franchise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franchise throws a nice looking combination but McGregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor connects with a crisp jab.
McGregor throws a series of punches but Franchise moves out of range.
Franchise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franchise is trying to stall.
McGregor connects with a knee to the head.
Franchise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Franchise.
Franchise lands with a left to the head.
McGregor landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franchise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from McGregor.
Franchise misses with a wild combination.
McGregor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franchise tries to keep at a distance but McGregor has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGregor misses with a knee strike.
Franchise scores with a shoulder strike.
Franchise lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise is looking to break free of the clinch but McGregor has double underhooks.
Franchise lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franchise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franchise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor slips a jab and a cross from Franchise.
A punch combination from Franchise misses.
McGregor tries to clinch but Franchise moves out of range.
Franchise is looking to counter punch.
Franchise misses with an uppercut.
Franchise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGregor lands a two punch combo.
Franchise swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGregor.
McGregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a hook but Franchise blocks it.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Franchise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franchise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGregor is rocked!
Franchise lands a nice looking body shot.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Franchise finish him?
McGregor looks up at the clock. Bad move! Franchise lands a right hand from hell, dropping McGregor. Franchise pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Franchise!
Stevie Franchise very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 1700 p4p, 45 weight class) and Tito Griffin (ranked 1336 p4p, 57 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Griffin misses with a hook to the body
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffin.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Tua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Tua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Tua avoids nicely.
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Tua 's head but Tua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Griffin scores with a nice strike.
Griffin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tua misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin tries to bum rush Tua with a series of wild strikes but Tua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tua tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tua .
Tua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin misses with the combination.
Tua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
A quick step to the side and Tua tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tito Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses
and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tua drops Griffin with a beautiful combination! Griffin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tua is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tito Griffin has been cut.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tua throws a quick counter kick to the body but Griffin avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua throws a monster overhand right that drops Griffin! Tua follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Tua !
Our winner, David Tua , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Tito Griffin spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the fight thank you fans and my opponet you were the better fighter'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sea Level Cain (ranked 1954 p4p, 279 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 1385 p4p, 196 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sea Level Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cain.
Cain misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cooke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cain throws an elbow but Cooke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cooke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Cain are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Cain are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Cain are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooke, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain looking to control but instead Cooke has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Cain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain trying to control from half guard but Cooke is working away.
Cain stalling away here and it's allowed Cooke to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cooke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cain with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Cooke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cooke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cain is working away from the top position though.
Cain trying to control the action but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Cain is stalling here. Cooke is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cooke has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cain is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke slows the pace down.
Cain is trying to control Cooke's posture but Cooke avoids it.
Cain holding on.
Cooke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooke has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cain is looking to improve his position but Cooke isn't that keen on the idea.
Cooke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cain working to try and regain half guard.
Cooke controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cain misses with a head kick.
Cain is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Cain throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Cain moves into the clinch.
Cain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain misses with the body kick
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Cain misses.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
A cross from Cooke lands.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Cain's knee but Cain avoids it well.
Cooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cain.
Cain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cain throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cain misses with a hook to the body
and Cooke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cain thinking.
Cain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a leg kick but Cain moved away.
Cain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cain clinches.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Cain.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Cain.
Cain blocking some punches.
Cooke is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cain stalling in the clinch.
Cain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cain misses with some punches.
Cain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cain.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cain scrambles back to his feet.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cain dives in and grabs Cooke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooke pushes down on Cain's head and hops out.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cain throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Cain has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain connects with a crisp jab.
Cain throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cain throws a leg kick
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sea Level Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke thuds his shin into the meat of Cain's side.
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!
Cain tries for a takedown but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Cain settles back down.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cain.
Cain missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cain thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Cain settles back down.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cain closes the distance but Cooke moves to the side
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Cain takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cain throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Cooke. No joy for Cain on that attempt.
Cain moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cain tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cain throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke works Cain's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke drives through and clinches with Cain against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cain lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sea Level Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cain.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke tries to land a body kick
and Cain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooke's guard.
Sea Level Cain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cain.
Cooke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
Cooke has his hands on Cain's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke working a defensive guard here.
Cain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooke is controlling Cain's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Strategos Themistokles (ranked 2294 p4p, 318 weight class) and Mick Dundee (ranked 2555 p4p, 344 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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33
210 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Strategos Themistokles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dundee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dundee scores with a hook to the body. Themistokles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dundee throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been told by Themistokles's head coaches at Damage Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dundee ducks under a wild hook from Themistokles.
Dundee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dundee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dundee lands with a shot to the body.
Dundee blocks a head kick by Themistokles.
Dundee pushes Themistokles up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dundee fails to land.
Dundee lands a right hand.
Themistokles tries to land knees in the clinch but Dundee avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Themistokles.
Themistokles misses with a punch to the body.
Dundee struggles to land a body shot inside as Themistokles controls his hands.
Themistokles lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Themistokles misses with a knee to the head.
Themistokles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Themistokles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dundee blocks it with crossed arms.
Dundee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Themistokles backwards.
Dundee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dundee struggles to land a body shot inside as Themistokles controls his hands.
Dundee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dundee misses with a punch to the body.
Dundee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dundee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Themistokles.
Themistokles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Themistokles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Themistokles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Themistokles ducks right into an uppercut from Dundee.
Dundee wants to clinch
and Themistokles counters with a good low kick that Dundee was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dundee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Themistokles in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dundee misses with a body shot.
Dundee throws a low kick but Themistokles avoids it.
Dundee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Themistokles misses with a knee strike.
Themistokles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dundee closes the distance and pushes Themistokles back into the cage.
Dundee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Themistokles's elbow.
Good body shot from Themistokles.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Themistokles controls the action.
Themistokles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dundee connects with a body shot that sends Themistokles's belly button to the back.
Dundee scores with a shot to the body.
Themistokles checks a low kick from Dundee.
Dundee scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee takes a swing at Themistokles's ribcage but misses.
Dundee cracks Themistokles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dundee tests Themistokles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Themistokles lands a body shot.
Themistokles scores with a hook to the body. Dundee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dundee slips under a jab from Themistokles.
Themistokles looks to land a right hand but Dundee moved out of range.
Dundee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Themistokles throws a looping overhand right but Dundee ducks down to avoid it.
Dundee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Themistokles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dundee wants to counter with a clinch but Themistokles pushes him away.
Themistokles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dundee was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dundee takes a swing at Themistokles's ribcage but misses.
Themistokles with a jab.
Dundee moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Themistokles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee clobbers Themistokles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Themistokles misses with a body shot.
Themistokles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Themistokles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dundee scores with a leg kick.
Themistokles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Themistokles scores with a leg kick.
Dundee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Themistokles rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dundee.
Themistokles throws a body punch but Dundee moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dundee throws a leg kick but Themistokles moved away.
Themistokles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mick Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Themistokles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dundee's sensitive parts.
A big right from Dundee misses.
A good leg kick by Dundee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Dundee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Themistokles throws a jab when Dundee was well out of range.
Dundee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Themistokles wants to slow Dundee down by chopping away at his legs.
Themistokles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Themistokles misses its intended target.
Dundee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Themistokles was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Themistokles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dundee's sensitive parts.
Dundee connects with a body shot.
Themistokles takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dundee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Themistokless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dundee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dundee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Themistokles throws a jab but it's blocked by Dundee.
Dundee throws an overhand right that lands on Themistokles's shoulder, as Themistokles tries to avoid the shot.
Dundee misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Themistokles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dundee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Dundee does no damage.
Dundee misses with an uppercut.
Dundee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Themistokles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dundee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dundee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Themistokles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Themistokles lands with a shot to the body.
Dundee lands with a right hand.
Dundee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Themistokles.
Themistokles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dundee.
Dundee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Themistokles.
Mick Dundee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Themistokles 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee tests Themistokles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dundee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Themistokles. That did some damage!
Themistokles slips a jab from Dundee.
Dundee takes a swing at Themistokles's ribcage but misses.
Themistokles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dundee just manages to avoid it.
Dundee scores with a jab.
Dundee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Themistokles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dundee misses with a hook. Themistokles ducked under it nicely.
Themistokles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dundee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Themistokles scrambles back to his feet.
Themistokles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dundee punishes Themistokles's body with a nice straight punch.
Dundee scores with the left hand. Themistokles knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Themistokles. Dundee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Themistokles lands with a nice body punch.
Dundee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dundee is looking to chop away at Themistokles's legs.
Dundee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Themistokles throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Themistokles is predictable there
and Dundee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dundee lands a nice shot to the body.
Themistokles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Themistokles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dundee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dundee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dundee slips under a jab.
Dundee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dundee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Themistokles. Themistokles obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dundee is looking to clinch.
Dundee throws a body shot but no joy.
Dundee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Themistokles tries a head kick but it misses.
Dundee lands with a nice combination. Themistokles backs away looking to recover.
Themistokles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dundee can pounce on him.
Dundee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dundee is looking to slow Themistokles down with leg kicks.
Dundee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Dundee.
Themistokles is rocked!
Dundee lands with a right that hurts Themistokles. Themistokles looks to clinch but Dundee throws a short knee that drops Themistokles. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mick Dundee!
A very excited looking Mick Dundee rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skeng Man (ranked 1379 p4p, 195 weight class) and Azamat Secoy (ranked 832 p4p, 119 weight class). Azamat Secoy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Skeng Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Azamat Secoy!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man shoots in for a takedown but Secoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man shoots for a takedown but Secoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Man goes for a double leg but Secoy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Secoy continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skeng Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Secoy. That snapped Man's head back.
Secoy scores with a jab to the body.
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Secoy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Secoy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Man avoids the attempt from Secoy to control.
Secoy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Secoy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Secoy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Man has control of Secoy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Secoy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man with a couple of short strikes.
Secoy tries to reverse the position but Man maintains control.
Man goes for an armbar but Secoy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Secoy.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Secoy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Secoy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Secoy wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man looking for a guillotine here but Secoy defends easily.
Man keeping moving, preventing Secoy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Man wants to hit a switch here but Secoy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Man there!
Man bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Man throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man is pushing down on Secoy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Secoy is fighting to maintain full guard but Man has managed to sneak the leg through.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Secoy's head.
Man is working for a submission of some sort.
Man has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Secoy trying to control here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Secoy is trying to get back to full guard.
Man looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man prevents Secoy from improving his position.
Secoy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Secoy is pressing down on Man's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Secoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man pushing down on Secoy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Secoy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Secoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man is in close to Secoy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Secoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man passes Secoy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Secoy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skeng Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Secoy's head.
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man uses his free foot to push down on Secoy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Secoy.
Man punishing his opponent with strikes.
Secoy is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Skeng Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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 breaks from Secoy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man unloading with bombs!
Man is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Secoy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Secoy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Secoy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Secoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Secoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Secoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Secoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Secoy is still trying to improve position.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Secoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Secoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Secoy throws a strike but Man avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Man is looking for a triangle but Secoy pushes his legs off easily.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Secoy defends well.
Man keeping full guard, as Secoy tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Secoy defends well.
Secoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Secoy stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Man tries to strike from the bottom.
Man has his foot on Secoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Secoy works his way back into a safe position though.
Secoy has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Man to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Secoy is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Man pulls down on the head and he's put Secoy to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Skeng Man!
Skeng Man made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 1687 p4p, 210 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 1837 p4p, 225 weight class). Lethal has chosen we're off to see the wizard as his entrance music. Matt Lethal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho throws a jab when Lethal was well out of range.
Lethal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Carvalho.
Lethal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carvalho.
Carvalho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lethal lands a nice looking body kick.
Carvalho punishes Lethal's body with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lethal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been informed that Lethal has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Lethal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lethal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carvalho is able to avoid easily.
Lethal slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Carvalho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lethal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lethal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Carvalho misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lethal! But no joy.
Lethal slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lethal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lethal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho.
Lethal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvalho misses the jab.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho scores with a leg kick.
Lethal lands a head kick!
Carvalho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Lethal.
Lethal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lethal misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal misses with a kick to the body.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Lethal.
Lethal lands a leg kick that knocks Carvalho off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands a leg kick that knocks Lethal off balance momentarily.
Lethal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Lethal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lethal throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Lethal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lethal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carvalho doesn't seem bothered though.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
Lethal throws a push kick but Carvalho slaps the foot to one side.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Lethal throws out a loose jab but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carvalho thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Carvalho finds it's way through Lethal's defenses.
Carvalho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carvalho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lethal.
Carvalho scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
Carvalho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lethal scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to land a leg kick but Lethal saw it coming and moves away.
Lethal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lethal throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Carvalho moved away.
Lethal misses with a body shot.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Lethal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carvalho throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lethal to counter with a crisp jab.
Lethal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Lethal.
Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lethal lands with a nice body punch.
Carvalho misses with a looping left.
Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lethal.
Carvalho throws a shot from downtown. Lethal moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal lands a really nice looking cross but Carvalho seems unphased.
Lethal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range and Lethal settles back down.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away.
Carvalho throws a lazy right hand but Lethal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lethal flicks out a counter leg kick but Carvalho steps away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gustavo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lethal, as that shot connected.
Lethal thumps Carvalho with a low kick.
Carvalho avoids the body shot from Lethal.
Lethal misses with an uppercut. Carvalho saw that one coming.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lethal scores with a nice right hand.
Lethal is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lethal throws a lazy right hand but Carvalho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lethal tries a head kick but it misses.
Lethal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carvalho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lethal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Lethal will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lethal's head.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lethal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively.
Lethal looks to throw the jab but Carvalho is out of range.
Nice body kick from Lethal.
Carvalho needs to keep his hands up - Lethal had a free shot at his head there.
Carvalho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lethal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Carvalho avoids the body shot from Lethal.
Lethal thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Lethal misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carvalho might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Carvalho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage!
Lethal checks a leg kick.
Carvalho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carvalho throws a right hand that misses
and Lethal counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carvalho throws a low kick but Lethal avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lethal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matt Lethal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvalho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carvalho slips under a jab.
Carvalho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carvalho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carvalho 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 Lethal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lethal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carvalho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lethal checks it well.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Carvalho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carvalho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Lethal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good leg kick by Carvalho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
Lethal connects with an inside leg kick.
Lethal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lethal there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lethal throws a right hand that misses
and Carvalho counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carvalho takes a kick to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Lethal.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the body from Carvalho misses
and Lethal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lethal.
Lethal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lethal slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a leg kick
and Lethal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carvalho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carvalho duly obliges.
Carvalho cracks Lethal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lethal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lethal throws an overhand right that lands on Carvalho's shoulder, as Carvalho tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho backing away here, and Lethal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lethal moves out of range as Carvalho strikes.
Lethal checks a low kick from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming.
Carvalho lands with an uppercut that bounces Lethal off the cage and back into range.
Lethal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lethal blocks a jab.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carvalho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carvalho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lethal 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.
Good leg kick by Lethal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lethal scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho blocks the body kick.
Lethal checks a low kick from Carvalho.
Lethal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lethal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho.
The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lethal connects with a leg kick. Carvalho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carvalho.
Lethal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carvalho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lethal moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
A big left from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Lethal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Carvalho dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lethal.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Lethal missing with a left hand there. Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carvalho throws out the jab.
Lethal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lethal.
Carvalho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lethal's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal lands a nice shot to the body.
Carvalho throws a front kick aimed at Lethal's knee but Lethal avoids it well.
Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho is looking to slow Lethal down with leg kicks.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Lethal works Carvalho's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho.
Carvalho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lethal's calf.
Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
A big left from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lethal just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lethal. Those never looked like landing.
Carvalho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carvalho throws a body punch but Lethal moves out of range.
Carvalho misses with a low kick as Lethal jumps back.
Carvalho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lethal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carvalho throws a low kick, looking for Lethal's leg but Lethal calmly moves out of range.
Lethal thinks about the counter body kick.
A jab from Carvalho misses.
Lethal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Carvalho misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lethal tries to land a front kick but Carvalho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lethal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carvalho moves away.
Carvalho scores with a body shot.
Carvalho moves out of range as Lethal strikes.
It looked like Carvalho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lethal checks the leg kick.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Lethal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carvalho in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Lethal.
A little jabbing left from Lethal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lethal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carvalho fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lethal just manages to avoid it.
Carvalho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lethal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carvalho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lethal throws a fast counter high kick but Carvalho manages to duck under it in time.
Lethal looks to land a right hand but Carvalho moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking to score with low kicks.
Lethal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carvalho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Lethal misses.
Carvalho connects with an inside leg kick.
Lethal throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
Lethal missing with a left hand there. Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Lethal scores with a hook.
Lethal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carvalho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carvalho moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLethal.
Carvalho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Lethal lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carvalho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carvalho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carvalho avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Carvalho misses its target.
Lethal throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily.
Carvalho punishes Lethal's body with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Lethal.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lethal motions for Carvalho to come forward. Lethal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Lethal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lethal.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lethal.
Lethal misses with a hook. Carvalho ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.
Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lethal misses the shot to the body.
Lethal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Gustavo Carvalho.
Well Carvalho 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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