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OFC 352: Jones vs Wyatt II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 4435 p4p, 527 weight class) and Viktor Grishin (ranked 4895 p4p, 561 weight class). Grishin has chosen Danger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grishin counters with a straight right hand.
Grishin tries to clinch there but De Sucre circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Sucre 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 Grishin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grishin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Sucre connects with a solid leg kick.
De Sucre throws a looping overhand right but Grishin ducks down to avoid it.
De Sucre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Sucre thows a body kick. Grishin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Sucre throws a head kick that half lands.
Grishin tries to clinch but De Sucre moves out of range.
Grishin shoots in and bounces De Sucre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grishin works over De Sucre with some ground and pound from guard.
Grishin lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Sucre has his foot on Grishin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grishin works his way back into a safe position though.
Grishin cracks De Sucre with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grishin stopping the sweep attempt from De Sucre.
De Sucre keeping moving, preventing Grishin from controlling successfully.
De Sucre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grishin is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre has his foot on Grishin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grishin works his way back into a safe position though.
De Sucre looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Grishin has picked De Sucre up and slammed him! De Sucre can't keep hold of the triangle and Grishin manages to pass to side control!
De Sucre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grishin working the ground and pound.
De Sucre tries to bench press Grishin off him but Grishin keeps the position.
De Sucre regains half guard.
Grishin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grishin connects with a nice short shot to De Sucre's temple.
Grishin winds up and cracks De Sucre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grishin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grishin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grishin is trying to control the action in half guard but De Sucre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Sucre taking some punishment here, with Grishin in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Sucre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Sucre actively working from the bottom here.
Grishin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grishin winds up and cracks De Sucre with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Sucre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Sucre has hold of Grishin's hands but Grishin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Sucre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grishin scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Sucre has hold of Grishin's hands but Grishin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Sucre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grishin lands strikes from half guard.
Grishin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Sucre with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Grishin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Sucre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grishin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grishin prevents De Sucre from improving his position.
De Sucre has hold of Grishin's hands but Grishin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Sucre taking some punishment here, with Grishin in his half guard.
De Sucre looking for submissions off his back.
Grishin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grishin lands with a punch from half guard.
Grishin lands strikes from half guard.
De Sucre is rocked!
Grishin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh De Sucre is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Sucre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grishin lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt De Sucre quite badly. De Sucre pulls Grishin in close trying to recover. Grishin postures up and lands two really hard shots that put De Sucre on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but De Sucre doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Grishin!
An out of breath Viktor Grishin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Antonio Jose De Sucre stepped up to the mic, saying 'My Father is yelling from the Heavens! I will not disappoint him again!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Marquet (ranked 3137 p4p, 360 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 4835 p4p, 502 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Marquet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquet lands with a nice body punch.
Marquet scores with a jab to the head.
Marquet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Marquet rushes Martin with punches - Martin moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Martin goes down! Marquet follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Marquet!
Henry Marquet very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 1786 p4p, 255 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 2279 p4p, 310 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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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Kid throws a looping overhand right but Domingo ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Domingo.
The Kid misses with a left hand
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bill The Kid has been cut.
The Kid looks to land a left hand but Domingo moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Domingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Domingo misses with an uppercut.
The Kid takes one to the chin there.
The Kid just misses with a punch to the body.
Domingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The Kid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Domingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Kid counters with a crisp one two that drops Domingo! The Kid thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Domingo to his feet! Domingo is in big trouble!
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!
The Kid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Domingo throws out the jab.
The Kid misses with an uppercut
and Domingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Domingo misses with a looping right.
The Kid swings for the body but Domingo moves out of range.
The Kid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from The Kid misses.
The Kid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Kid misses with a straight left.
Domingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo moves out of range of the strikes.
The Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Domingo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Domingo scores with a jab.
Domingo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Domingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Domingo misses with a looping left.
The Kid avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Kid misses with a left hand
and Domingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Domingo moves out of range as The Kid strikes.
The Kid tries to bum rush Domingo with a series of wild strikes but Domingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Kid swings for the body but Domingo moves out of range.
The Kid throws a body punch but Domingo moves out of range.
Domingo misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Kid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Kid misses with a wild combination.
The Kid lands with a kick to the temple. Domingo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Domingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Kid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domingo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Kid on the side of the head.
The Kid walks into a stiff left hand from Domingo.
The Kid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Domingo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Kid is rocked!
Domingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh The Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Domingo fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks The Kid square on the jaw! Damn, The Kid is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Domingo!
Jorge Domingo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Salgado (ranked 1040 p4p, 113 weight class) and Poro Peukalo (ranked 1338 p4p, 150 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Salgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poro Peukalo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Peukalo - just one landing.
We've been told by Salgado's head coaches at LOD: BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Salgado looks to land a combination but Peukalo avoids it well.
Salgado throws a head kick but Peukalo moves out of range.
Salgado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Poro Peukalo has been cut.
Salgado dodges the punch combination from Peukalo.
Peukalo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salgado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Salgado.
Peukalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peukalo blocking some punches.
Peukalo has a couple of punches blocked by Salgado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salgado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Peukalo. Beautiful body shot.
Peukalo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Peukalo lands a big right hand that sends Salgado crashing to the mat! Peukalo stays standing though and waves Salgado back to his feet!
Salgado is rocked!
It looks like Francisco Salgado has been cut.
Francisco Salgado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OH! Salgado has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Peukalo smells blood and charges in for the finish! Peukalo unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Salgado sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Poro Peukalo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 1078 p4p, 146 weight class) and Loki Aoki (ranked 1174 p4p, 158 weight class). Wowie comes to the cage accompanied by Dont bogart that joint. Aoki has chosen KAANCEPTS as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maui Wowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wowie throws a combination. Aoki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aoki avoids the body shot from Wowie.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wowie moves away.
Aoki misses with a hook to the body
and Wowie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wowie throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki wants to land a leg kick but Wowie is out of range.
Aoki throws a hook but Wowie blocks it.
Wowie throws a big counter combination but Aoki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wowie throws a wild body kick that Aoki sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki cracks Wowie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut.
Wowie connects with a high kick.
Wowie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wowie misses the body punch
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Wowie ducks down to avoid it.
Wowie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aoki with a nice cross.
Wowie misses with a double jab
and Aoki counters with a stiff right hand.
Wowie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wowie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Wowie.
Aoki misses with a looping right.
Wowie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Aoki tries to get set, Wowie tries to push him back and clinch up but Aoki manages to avoid the attempt.
Aoki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wowie doesn't seem bothered though.
Aoki connects with the punch.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Wowie.
Aoki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wowie slips a jab from Aoki.
Some wild striking there from Wowie.
Aoki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wowie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wowie swinging wildly here.
Aoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wowie.
Wowie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aoki.
Wowie throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Aoki.
Nice body punch from Wowie.
Maui Wowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aoki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aoki.
Aoki throws a head kick but Wowie moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Wowie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wowie.
Aoki scores with a punch to the head.
Wowie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wowie throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Aoki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aoki blocks the body kick.
Wowie looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
A nice side step and Aoki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wowie delivers a nice body kick.
Wowie tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wowie pushes Aoki up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Wowie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Wowie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Aoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aoki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Wowie misses.
Wowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wowie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Wowie moved out of range.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Wowie.
Wowie throws a head kick that half lands.
Wowie throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Wowie moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wowie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aoki.
Wowie looking to throw knees to the head but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wowie is looking to break free of the clinch but Aoki has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Wowie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maui Wowie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aoki throws a right hand that Wowie ducks under and follows up with a left that Wowie also avoids with ease.
Wowie throws a shot to the body.
Maui Wowie is winning the standup battle so far.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Wowie.
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wowie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wowie counters with a one-two to the body.
Wowie checks a low kick from Aoki.
Aoki throws the left hand but Wowie avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wowie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aoki 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.
A right-left combo lands from Aoki.
Wowie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wowie throws a nice head kick!
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Wowie throws a lazy head kick
and Wowie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aoki throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Wowie.
Wowie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maui Wowie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wowie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aoki scores with a hook to the body. Wowie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wowie tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Wowie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aoki is looking for the big counter here.
Whack! Aoki lands a heavy head kick that drops Wowie. The ref tackles Aoki to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Wowie was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Loki Aoki!
After the fight, Loki Aoki 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 187 p4p, 26 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 359 p4p, 50 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray moves out of range as Gilas throws a body kick.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gilas darts in trying to clinch
and Gray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gilas's knee momentarily.
Gilas feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilas.
Good exchange - Gray coming out on top.
Gray misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gilas! But no joy.
Gilas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gilas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Neil Gilas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gilas 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gilas.
Gilas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gray's calf.
Gilas throws a solid leg kick but Gray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gilas.
Gray avoids a kick to the body.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Gilas manages to avoid it.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gray throws a big counter combination but Gilas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gray throws a combination that misses
and Gilas counters with an inside leg kick.
Gilas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice shot by Gray.
Gilas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gilas shoots in and gets a takedown into Gray's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gilas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gray wants to stand and escape but Gilas is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gilas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gray can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gilas controls the pace.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gilas throwing strikes but missing.
Gray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gilas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gilas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gilas misses with a low kick.
Gilas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gilas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gray swivels and escapes.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gilas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gray.
Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gilas throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
Gilas checks a low kick from Gray.
Gray checks a low kick from Gilas.
Gray 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas is looking to slow Gray down with leg kicks.
Akoni Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilas moves away from the strike by Gray.
Gilas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gilas thinking.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Gilas defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Gray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gilas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gilas thinking.
Gilas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gilas. Gilas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gilas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Gray lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neil Gilas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neil Gilas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gilas doesn't seem bothered though.
Gilas throws a combination that misses
and Gray counters with an inside leg kick.
Gilas throws the kick towards the body but Gray avoids it.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Gilas.
Gilas misses with a low kick.
Gray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gilas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gilas prevents Gray from getting back to his feet.
Gilas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gilas being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray wants to stand up but Gilas is controlling him.
Gilas landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gilas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gilas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilas being controlled here momentarily.
Gray wants to stand up but Gilas is controlling him.
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.
Gilas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gilas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gilas trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gilas misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gilas.
Gray jabs at Gilas's body.
Gilas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gilas misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a good, hard body kick but Gilas shrugs it off.
Gilas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gilas is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas takes one to the chin there.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Gilas.
Gilas just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Gilas.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilas flicks out a counter leg kick but Gray steps away.
Akoni Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gilas throws a body kick that misses.
Gray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gilas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gray pinned against the cage. Gray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheers as Gray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gilas doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
Gilas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gilas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gilas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray avoids the head kick by Gilas.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Gilas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gray controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akoni Gray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Neil Gilas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilas throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Gilas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Gilas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilas connects with a single shot there.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gilas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gilas throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Gilas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Gilas. Gilas gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray missing with a left hand there. Gilas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilas throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Gilas tenderised Gray's leg. Gray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gilas throws a solid leg kick but Gray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gilas.
Gilas moves out of range of the body kick.
Gilas is looking for the big counter here.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Gilas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gilas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Gilas
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gilas thinking.
Gilas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
Gilas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gray checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas misses with a takedown
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Gilas misses with a leg kick.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gilas counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gilas misses with a wild body shot.
Gray throws a body punch but Gilas moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gray throws a jab when Gilas was well out of range.
Gilas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gray's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gilas 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 Gray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray with a hook.
Gilas throws out a loose jab but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gilas counters with an outside leg kick.
Gray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gilas connects with a jab.
Gilas tries to clinch but Gray is having none of it.
Gilas throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a two punch combo.
Gray lands the left hand.
Gilas is looking to chop away at Gray's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray throws a front kick that sends Gilas stumbling back into the cage.
Gray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gilas.
Gray misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gilas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Gilas misses the target.
Gilas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilas throws out the jab.
Gray is looking to slow Gilas down with leg kicks.
Gilas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gray swivels and escapes.
Gray thinks about countering with a body kick.
Akoni Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Gilas.
Gilas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gilas.
Gilas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gilas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray throws a hook but Gilas blocks it.
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 Akoni Gray.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 202 p4p, 24 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 101 p4p, 10 weight class). Built comes to the cage accompanied by Skills. Shamrock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Nick Shamrock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Shamrock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Built misses the jab.
Shamrock swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Built connects with the punch.
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built backing away here, and Shamrock unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Built throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Built misses with a body shot.
Shamrock feints a counter leg kick.
Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Built lands a right hand.
Built working aggressively here.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Built.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Built.
Built lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Built blocking some punches.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Builts head.
Built lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Built pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Built.
Built blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built 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.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've been informed that Shamrock 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.
Shamrock is working Built over against the cage.
Built lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Built jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Built around his waist. Built gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Built.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Built creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Built manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Built throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Built looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Built throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Built has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shamrock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Built.
Shamrock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Built is out of range.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a right hand
and Built counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Built in his tracks.
Good leg kick by Built there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock misses with a low kick as Built jumps back.
Built connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Built lands a nice shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Built.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Built with a series of wild strikes but Built uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Built misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Built stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
Built misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Built.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Built.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Built lands a nice shot that snaps Shamrock's head back.
Built swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a body kick.
Built uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Built connects with a body shot.
Built takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Built misses the jab.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Built dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Built ducks down to avoid it.
Built throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
Built misses with a low kick.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Built's calf.
Built throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock is looking to chop away at Built's legs.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Built looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Built throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Built throws a front kick aimed at Shamrock's knee but Shamrock avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Built checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Built.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Built lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Built tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Built breaks the clinch.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Built is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Built walks into a left hand.
Built throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Built thows a body kick. Shamrock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Built's calf.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Built lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Built moved out of range.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Built misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Built can pounce on him.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Built digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Built chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Maui Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Built wants to slow Shamrock down by chopping away at his legs.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Built was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
Built misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Built throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Built.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Built defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Built takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range.
Built misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shamrock swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Built there.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
Built throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Built swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Built tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock cracks the inside of Built's front leg.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built thows a left - swing and a miss!
Built misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built blocks a low kick nicely.
Built has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock lands a jab to the head.
Shamrock swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Built is looking to counter punch.
Built throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Built.
Built lands a body shot.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
As Shamrock backs away, Built returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Built.
A jab from Built misses.
Built throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Built momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Built ducks right into an uppercut from Shamrock.
A slow jab from Built misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Built finds it's way round the side to connect with Shamrock's head.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Built.
Built fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shamrock on the side of the head.
Built misses with a low kick as Shamrock jumps back.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Built misses with a straight right.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Built wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Built throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Built's corner calls for a 1-2. Built obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamrock 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.
A jab from Built misses.
Built on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Built lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shamrock will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Built swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock lands a glancing blow to the side of Built's head.
Built misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Built throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Built. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shamrock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Built moves out of range of the strikes.
Built tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock tries a low kick but Built avoids it.
Built keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Built attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock stuns Built with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range.
Shamrock cracks Built with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Built.
Built gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Built takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Built misses with a hook.
Shamrock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Built.
Built feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Built displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Built scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Built.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Built throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Built has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Built looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
A jab from Built misses.
Built moves into range and clinches up with Shamrock.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Built blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Nick Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Built.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock is leaning against Built and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Built backwards.
A short right from Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Built prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Built or not.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Built's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Built's gas tank.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Built is rocked!
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Built is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock dips a shoulder and cracks Built with a mighty uppercut! Built falls back against the cage and Shamrock unloads with a barrage of strikes! Built is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Shamrock screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Nick Shamrock 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones (ranked 26 p4p, 2 weight class) and Koba Wyatt (ranked 163 p4p, 15 weight class). Wyatt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Channel Zero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jack Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Wyatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wyatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Wyatt had a free shot at his head there.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wyatt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wyatt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jack Jones has been cut.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Wyatt lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones moves out of range as Wyatt strikes.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Wyatt avoided it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Wyatt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Wyatt.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a body kick.
Wyatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wyatt avoids a kick to the body.
Wyatt cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wyatt throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wyatt.
Wyatt tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wyatt avoids it.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Koba Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones stuns Wyatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wyatt lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Wyatt misses.
It looked like Jones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Wyatt throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Wyatt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
A jab from Wyatt misses.
Jones feinted there with a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koba Wyatt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wyatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wyatt finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Wyatt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Wyatt. Those never looked like landing.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Wyatt throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushes Wyatt away with a front kick.
Jones motions for Wyatt to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wyatt unleashes a big counter combination but Jones bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wyatt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones cracks Wyatt with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wyatt to stand back up!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Wyatt is just out of range.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Wyatt.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Wyatt lands a head shot.
Jones sends Wyatt crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Wyatt up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wyatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wyatt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
A nice combination there by Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Wyatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Wyatt.
Wyatt checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Wyatt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wyatt.
A punch combination from Wyatt misses.
Wyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Wyatt swinging wildly here.
Wyatt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
Wyatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wyatt misses with a body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wyatt throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Wyatt lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Wyatt slips under a jab from Jones.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones throws a right and a left that Wyatt avoids nicely.
Wyatt throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wyatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wyatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wyatt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wyatt walks into a jab.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyatt.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Wyatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koba Wyatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wyatt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wyatt! Jones lets Wyatt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wyatt is rocked!
Jones is stalking Wyatt. Wyatt circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Jones, and it's lights out! Wyatt really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Jones!
Jack Jones retains his heavyweight title!
Jack Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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