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OFC 361: Gray vs Slater PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masada The Zealot (ranked 4667 p4p, 491 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 2111 p4p, 251 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sheehan Jr's choice of entrance music: Keep Ridin'. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masada The Zealot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr throws the left hand but The Zealot avoids the punch easily.
Sheehan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and The Zealot moves out of range easily.
Masada The Zealot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Zealot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Zealot walks into a stiff left hand from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Zealot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Zealot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sheehan Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Zealot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Zealot throws a shot to the body.
The Zealot misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Zealot throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehan Jr's shoulder, as Sheehan Jr tries to avoid the shot.
The Zealot works over Sheehan Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Sheehan Jr throws a big shot that misses.
The Zealot slips a straight right by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr swinging wildly here.
The Zealot connects with a body shot that sends Sheehan Jr's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Zealot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheehan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheehan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheehan Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that The Zealot ducks under and follows up with a left that The Zealot also avoids with ease.
Sheehan Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Zealot lands with a shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by The Zealot.
Sheehan Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Zealot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but The Zealot moves out of range.
A punch combination from The Zealot misses.
The Zealot misses the body punch
and Sheehan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Zealot shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sheehan Jr eats them both and turns towards The Zealot to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The Zealot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Zealot jabs at Sheehan Jr's body.
Sheehan Jr scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheehan Jr manages to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a left hand but The Zealot moved out of range nicely.
The Zealot misses with a body shot.
Sheehan Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Zealot on the side of the head.
The Zealot displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sheehan Jr takes one to the side of the head.
The Zealot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sheehan Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sheehan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Zealot cracks Sheehan Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Zealot blocks a jab.
The Zealot misses with a wild combination.
The Zealot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Zealot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Zealot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Zealot, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr walks into a jab.
The Zealot moves away from the strike by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sheehan Jr looks to land a right hand but The Zealot moved out of range.
Sheehan Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Zealot darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Zealot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sheehan Jr dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Sheehan Jr lands a nice shot that snaps The Zealot's head back.
Sheehan Jr moves forwards but The Zealot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sheehan Jr throws a shot from downtown. The Zealot moves away and avoids it.
The Zealot tests Sheehan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sheehan Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with a wild combination.
Sheehan Jr throws a counter combo.
The Zealot cracks a nice hook into Sheehan Jr's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Zealot works over Sheehan Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Sheehan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Zealot.
The Zealot connects with a right hand. Sheehan Jr shakes it off.
The Zealot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr cracks a nice hook into The Zealot's ribs.
Nice jab there from The Zealot.
The Zealot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehan Jr throws a series of punches but The Zealot moves out of range.
Sheehan Jr dodges the punch combination from The Zealot.
Sheehan Jr throws a counter combo.
Sheehan Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Zealot is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from The Zealot lands.
The Zealot misses with an uppercut. Sheehan Jr saw that one coming.
The Zealot moves out of range of the body kick.
The Zealot lands a body shot.
The Zealot lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Zealot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehan Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Zealot throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Zealot throws out a powerful jab.
Sheehan Jr takes one to the chin there.
Sheehan Jr blocks a jab.
Sheehan Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sheehan Jr misses with a few strikes there.
The Zealot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from The Zealot.
Sheehan Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Sheehan Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Zealot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheehan Jr can do to turn this around?
The Zealot avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Zealot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheehan Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Zealot throws a combination that misses
letting Sheehan Jr counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheehan Jr needs to keep his hands up - The Zealot had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Zealot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheehan Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from The Zealot finds it's target.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masada The Zealot is winning the standup battle so far.
The Zealot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Zealot takes a swing at Sheehan Jr's ribcage but misses.
The Zealot connects with a looping right hand.
The Zealot missing with a left hand there. Sheehan Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from The Zealot misses.
Sheehan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Zealot.
The Zealot lands a slapping body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sheehan Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Zealot has got the better of the exchanges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Zealot uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Zealot tests Sheehan Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Zealot swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheehan Jr.
The Zealot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Zealot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Zealot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehan Jr.
The Zealot looks to land a left hand but Sheehan Jr moved out of range nicely.
The Zealot dodges the punch combination from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr stuns The Zealot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sheehan Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Zealot throws out the jab.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like The Zealot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Zealot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Sheehan Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from The Zealot misses.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot scores with a nice head shot.
The Zealot connects with a right hand. Sheehan Jr shakes it off.
The Zealot connects with the punch.
The Zealot tries to bum rush Sheehan Jr with a series of wild strikes but Sheehan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masada The Zealot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot throws a hook to the side of Sheehan Jr's head but Sheehan Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sheehan Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Zealot throws a one two combo.
Sheehan Jr moves away from the strike by The Zealot.
Sheehan Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sheehan Jr misses with an uppercut. The Zealot saw that one coming.
The Zealot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Sheehan Jr drops his hands momentarily and The Zealot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Zealot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight right.
The Zealot misses with a body shot.
Sheehan Jr is trying to counter with his kicks.
The Zealot stuns Sheehan Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Zealot misses with a looping left.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Sheehan Jr ducks right into an uppercut from The Zealot.
Sheehan Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Zealot circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheehan Jr blocks a jab.
No joy there for The Zealot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheehan Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sheehan Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Zealot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheehan Jr.
Despite the aggression on Sheehan Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Sheehan Jr does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Zealot cracks Sheehan Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Zealot lands a really nice looking cross but Sheehan Jr seems unphased.
The Zealot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As The Zealot backs off Sheehan Jr throws a huge counter combo but The Zealot manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masada The Zealot dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Sheehan Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheehan Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like The Zealot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sheehan Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces The Zealot off the cage and back into range.
Sheehan Jr misses with a wild combination.
The Zealot scores with a jab to the body.
The Zealot with a nice cross.
The Zealot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sheehan Jr backs up against the cage.
The Zealot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Zealot misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Sheehan Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Zealot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot works Sheehan Jr's body with a nice hook.
The Zealot jabs Sheehan Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from The Zealot misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr moves out of range as The Zealot strikes.
The Zealot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Zealot duly obliges.
It looks like Justus Sheehan Jr has been cut.
The Zealot blocks a head kick by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheehan Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Zealot.
The Zealot misses with the combination.
Sheehan Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sheehan Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Zealot doesn't seem phased though.
The Zealot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Zealot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight right.
Sheehan Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sheehan Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sheehan Jr lands with a good body shot.
The Zealot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehan Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Zealot.
The Zealot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sheehan Jr throws a jab when The Zealot was well out of range.
A jab from The Zealot finds it's way through Sheehan Jr's defenses.
A head kick misses from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Sheehan Jr.
The Zealot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab.
Sheehan Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Zealot, as that shot connected.
The Zealot swings for the body but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
The Zealot scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Zealot backs up against the cage.
Sheehan Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheehan Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Zealot scores with the left hand. Sheehan Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Sheehan Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheehan Jr throws a right hand that The Zealot ducks under and follows up with a left that The Zealot also avoids with ease.
The Zealot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Zealot misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Sheehan Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Masada The Zealot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Zealot lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Zealot throws a series of punches but Sheehan Jr avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sheehan Jr! But no joy.
Sheehan Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from The Zealot.
A shot to the liver by The Zealot. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Zealot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Sheehan Jr.
The Zealot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sheehan Jr's hands.
Sheehan Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from The Zealot misses.
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Sheehan Jr.
The Zealot defending well as Sheehan Jr loads up on a big left hand.
The Zealot tries to bum rush Sheehan Jr with a series of wild strikes but Sheehan Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that The Zealot avoids nicely.
The Zealot lands with a straight right. Sheehan Jr didn't see that one coming.
Justus Sheehan Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Zealot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Zealot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masada The Zealot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Zealot 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masada The Zealot!
Masada The Zealot took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sin City Allstars for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Justus Sheehan Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm going to go back home and sit down with my coaches, but this could be the last time you see me in the Cage. And if it is, thank you to the fans and the OFC!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 936 p4p, 122 weight class) and Shannon Chille (ranked 1147 p4p, 147 weight class). Chille is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ms. Fortune. Shannon Chille has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shannon Chille!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Johnsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chille doesn't seem phased though.
Chille's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chille scrambles back to his feet.
Chille takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Johnsson.
Chille moves out of range of the body kick.
Chille closes the distance and clinches.
Johnsson tries to throw a body punch but Chille avoids it by throwing Johnsson back against the cage.
Chille throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson moves into range and clinches up with Chille.
Johnsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Chille.
Johnsson is trying to break the clinch but Chille is controlling him.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chille.
Johnsson lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson tries to work over Chille's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson managing to block the knees to the body from Chille.
Chille slows down the pace here.
Chille throws a head punch that misses.
Johnsson blocks the elbow strike.
Chille controlling the action here for a moment.
Chille is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnsson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Chille won't allow it.
Chille manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chille lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Chille pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Johnsson connects with a right hand. Chille shakes it off.
Chille takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnsson throws a head kick but Chille moves out of range.
Johnsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chille.
Chille is looking to chop away at Johnsson's legs.
Chille throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnsson sizes up Chille with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Johnsson lands.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chille.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Chille saw that one coming.
Chille wants to counter with a clinch but Johnsson pushes him away.
Chille staying out of range there.
Chille lands with an overhand left.
Johnsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chille lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson throws a series of punches but Chille avoids them all with ease.
Johnsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Chille lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chille landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnsson is trying to break the clinch but Chille has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chille tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnsson avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chille.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chille fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnsson checks it well.
Chille doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Johnsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Chille avoided it.
Johnsson lands an overhand right.
Johnsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chille pushes Johnsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Chille keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnsson's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
That's time! Johnsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chille throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chille drives through and clinches with Johnsson against the cage.
Johnsson lands with a right to the head.
Chille's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chille blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chille can do to turn this around?
Johnsson gets through Chille's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chille misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnsson.
Johnsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Chille won't allow it.
Chille blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chille lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chille is rocked!
Johnsson misses with the head strike.
Chille is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnsson finish him?
Johnsson misses with some punches.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnsson has a couple of punches blocked by Chille.
Johnsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Chille.
Johnsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chille blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnsson has a couple of punches blocked by Chille.
Johnsson stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chille.
Johnsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Chille walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Chille limp body while Johnsson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Johnsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 1095 p4p, 123 weight class) and Gurney Halleck (ranked 960 p4p, 109 weight class). Ng comes into the arena with Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man blaring out of the sound system. Halleck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Simple Minds - Changeling. Gurney Halleck will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gurney Halleck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halleck stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ng throws a body kick that misses
and Halleck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halleck needs to keep his hands up - Ng had a free shot at his head there.
Halleck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halleck has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Halleck throws out a powerful jab.
Halleck cracks Ng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Ng.
Halleck dodges the punch combination from Ng.
Halleck avoids the body shot from Ng.
Halleck takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Ng - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halleck with a jab.
Halleck misses with a body punch
and Ng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halleck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Ng misses.
Ng defending well as Halleck loads up on a big left hand.
Halleck connects with a crisp jab.
Ng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halleck is able to avoid easily.
Halleck throws an off balance right hand
and Ng counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck misses with a hook.
Ng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Ng misses.
Charles Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Halleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halleck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halleck tries to clinch up.
Ng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Halleck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ng is looking to land body kicks.
Ng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halleck blocks a jab.
Ng sets himself, and Halleck steps forward looking for the clinch! Ng avoids it this time.
Ng takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halleck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ng throws a series of punches but Halleck moves out of range.
Ng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ng shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Halleck misses the target.
Ng was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halleck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ng thumps Halleck with a low kick.
Ng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck moves into the clinch.
Halleck misses with a punch on the inside.
Ng working Halleck over with knees to the body.
Ng missing with knees to the body.
Halleck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Halleck blocks with his arms.
Ng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halleck blocks it with crossed arms.
Halleck throws a punch but it's blocked by Ng.
Ng misses with a punch on the inside.
Halleck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halleck successfully pulls guard.
Halleck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ng works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng trying to control from half guard but Halleck is working away.
Halleck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ng wants to pass to mount but Halleck is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Halleck won't allow Ng to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ng is taking a breather. Halleck says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Halleck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ng's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ng's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng turns into Halleck and is now in his guard.
Ng tries to free his leg and advance position but Halleck is retaining full guard.
Ng might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halleck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ng is aware though and is defending well.
Ng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halleck looking to control but Ng passes into half guard.
Ng looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ng wants to work for an arm triangle but Halleck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Halleck trying to control here.
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 Charles Ng will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halleck moves out of range of the body kick.
Ng catches Halleck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ng misses the shot to the body.
Halleck wants to clinch
and Ng counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ng throws a sloppy head kick and Halleck moves out of range easily.
Ng goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halleck misses with a straight right.
Ng misses with a body shot
and Halleck counters with a solid body kick.
Halleck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halleck lands a lovely overhand right.
Charles Ng is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Ng misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ng moves out of range as Halleck strikes.
Halleck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halleck misses with a straight right.
Halleck misses with a body shot.
Ng lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ng scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Halleck moves away and avoids it.
Halleck throws a jab when Ng was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Halleck.
Halleck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ng throws a sloppy body shot
and Ng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ng moves out of range of the strikes.
Ng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halleck is able to avoid easily.
Ng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halleck moves out of range as Ng strikes.
A slow jab from Ng misses its intended target.
Halleck lands an overhand right.
Ng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halleck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halleck lands with an uppercut that bounces Ng off the cage and back into range.
Halleck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ng connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halleck lands a slapping body shot.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Ng.
Halleck misses with a looping right.
Ng misses with a head kick.
Halleck takes one to the chin there.
Halleck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ng stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ng there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ng cracks Halleck with a good jab.
Ng keeps the fight on the outside.
Halleck misses with a wild body shot.
Halleck takes a swing at Ng's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Halleck misses its intended target.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Halleck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with a shot to the body
and Halleck counters with a straight right hand.
Ng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ng misses with a left hand
and Halleck counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ng throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Halleck to counter with a crisp jab.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Halleck ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng lands a right hook to the body.
Halleck blocks the body kick.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ng throws a hook but Halleck avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Halleck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng slips under a jab from Halleck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng cracks a nice hook into Halleck's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Ng misses.
Halleck cracks Ng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ng, as that shot connected.
Halleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ng jabs at Halleck's body.
A jab from Ng misses.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Halleck moves away and avoids it.
Halleck throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Ng tries a head kick but it misses.
Halleck thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ng throws a head kick that misses
and Halleck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halleck looks to throw the jab but Ng is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halleck throws a leg kick
and Ng makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Charles Ng will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ng throws a leg kick that misses.
Ng connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halleck.
Ng throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Halleck throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Halleck avoids the body shot from Ng.
Ng staying out of range there.
Ng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halleck lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halleck misses with a straight right.
Ng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Halleck.
Halleck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck thuds his right hand into Ng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Halleck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Halleck slips under a jab.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halleck lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Ng finds it's way through Halleck's defenses.
Halleck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ng.
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halleck.
Halleck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ng.
Ng fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halleck just manages to avoid it.
Halleck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Halleck.
Halleck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ng defending well as Halleck loads up on a big left hand.
Ng connects with a looping right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ng!
A clash of legs there as Halleck blocks the low kick.
Ng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ng tries to move into range but Halleck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halleck misses with a hook. Ng ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Ng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ng.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ng has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halleck.
Ng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halleck moves away.
A little jabbing left from Halleck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halleck throws a looping overhand right but Ng ducks down to avoid it.
Ng half committed to a counter leg kick.
Halleck misses with an uppercut. Ng saw that one coming.
Gurney Halleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ng misses with a looping right.
Halleck misses with a looping right.
Ng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halleck was well out of range. Poor timing from Ng.
Ng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halleck.
A big left from Halleck misses.
Charles Ng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halleck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Halleck misses.
Halleck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ng throws a jab but it's blocked by Halleck.
Halleck blocks the body kick.
Ng tests Halleck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halleck.
Jab from Halleck.
Ng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halleck throws a jab but it's blocked by Ng.
Halleck throws a lazy uppercut
and Ng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ng.
Halleck lands a glancing blow to the side of Ng's head.
Halleck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Halleck.
Halleck walks into a left hand.
Ng scoring well with a low kick there.
Halleck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Halleck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halleck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ng.
Ng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halleck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck throws a body punch but Ng moves out of range.
Ng lands a right hook to the body.
Halleck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng lands a leg kick that knocks Halleck off balance momentarily.
Ng digs a good hook to Halleck's body.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Halleck moves away and avoids it.
Ng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Halleck's head backwards.
Ng closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Halleck misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Halleck.
Ng scores with a jab to the body.
Ng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Halleck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Halleck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ng fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Halleck throws out a loose jab but Ng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Ng showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ng 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Ng!
During a confident post fight interview, Charles Ng thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Gurney Halleck spoke after the fight, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Alzado (ranked 1156 p4p, 121 weight class) and Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 1466 p4p, 150 weight class). Bedlaminov has chosen Call to Arms as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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29
285 lbs
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26
260 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Alzado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Bedlaminov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedlaminov throws a body punch but Alzado moves out of range.
Alzado misses with an uppercut
and Bedlaminov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzado scores with a shot to the body.
Alzado digs a good body shot into Bedlaminov's ribs.
Alzado throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Alzado there.
A jab lands there for Alzado.
Alzado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alzado scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
Alzado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bedlaminov defending well as Alzado loads up on a big left hand.
Bedlaminov looks to throw the jab but Alzado is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bedlaminov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Alzado. Those never looked like landing.
Nice combo by Alzado! Oh, that's hurt him - Bedlaminov falls to the canvas and Alzado follows him into side control.
Bedlaminov is rocked!
Alzado crunches a massive hammerfist down on Bedlaminov - he's out! Alzado Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyle Alzado!
Lyle Alzado very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Camacho (ranked 222 p4p, 35 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 597 p4p, 71 weight class). Rose has chosen You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. Axl Rose struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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162 lbs
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171 lbs
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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
45 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Camacho's shoulder, as Camacho tries to avoid the shot.
Rose 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.
Camacho blocks a jab.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Camacho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab lands there for Camacho.
Camacho looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Rose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a kick to the body.
Camacho shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Camacho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camacho throws out the jab.
Camacho tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Hector Camacho has been cut.
Rose scores with a hook to the body. Camacho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Camacho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camacho misses with a straight left.
Camacho throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Camacho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rose's head.
Camacho looks to throw a body kick
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose jabs Camacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camacho moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Camacho or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camacho walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Camacho.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Camacho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick from Camacho lands but Rose takes it in his stride.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Camacho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Camacho misses.
Rose throws a counter combo.
Rose will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Camacho was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Camacho seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Camacho.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rose 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.
Camacho thumps Rose with a low kick.
Camacho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rose stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Camacho seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Camacho gets a clinch.
Camacho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rose is pushing Camacho up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Rose takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axl Rose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Camacho'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.
Rose lands a big head kick that sends Camacho tumbling to the mat! Rose takes a step backwards and waves Camacho back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Camacho is rocked!
Camacho connects with a single shot there.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose misses with a body kick.
Rose stuns Camacho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose throws a body punch but Camacho moves out of range.
Camacho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rose is trying to defend but Camacho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rose is not content to let Camacho control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Camacho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose trying to control but Camacho postures up.
Rose looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Camacho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Camacho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Rose.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Camacho misses with a body kick.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho tries to clinch up but Rose circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho lands a leg kick that knocks Rose off balance momentarily.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camacho.
Camacho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Axl Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose catches Camacho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camacho.
Rose is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Camacho throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Rose ducks right into an uppercut from Camacho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with an inside leg kick.
Camacho connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camacho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rose misses with some punches.
Camacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose lands a left hand.
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Camacho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camacho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rose misses with a low kick.
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 Hector Camacho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Camacho's cut.
That's time! Camacho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Rose staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Camacho dips to his left and cracks Rose with an uppercut!
Camacho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Camacho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Camacho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Camacho dives in for a single leg takedown but Rose sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Camacho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Camacho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose throws out a loose jab but Camacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose unleashes a big counter combination but Camacho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Camacho looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Rose swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Camacho rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camacho tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camacho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rose is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Camacho stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Camacho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Camacho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose lands a left hand.
Rose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Camacho 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.
Camacho connects with a leg kick. Rose looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Camacho misses with a straight right.
A jab from Camacho does it's job there.
Camacho lands a body shot.
Rose is looking to score with low kicks.
Camacho misses with a body shot.
Camacho is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a low kick but it's checked well by Camacho.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Camacho counters with a stiff right hand.
Camacho darts in trying to clinch
and Rose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camacho swings for the body but Rose moves out of range.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Camacho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rose thinking.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camacho circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Camacho is just out of range.
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Camacho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Camacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Camacho.
Camacho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Camacho lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Camacho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Camacho 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 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Camacho!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dutroux (ranked 555 p4p, 68 weight class) and Aldo Barbados (ranked 613 p4p, 75 weight class). Barbados has chosen What's It All For as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marc Dutroux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Barbados!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbados just misses with a punch to the body.
Dutroux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dutroux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbados.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbados.
Barbados scores with a hook to the body. Dutroux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbados throws a lazy uppercut
and Dutroux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dutroux. That's going to slow Barbados down.
Barbados's coach down at Area Six FC was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barbados's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barbados throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Dutroux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbados doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barbados lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dutroux circles away quickly and effectively.
Dutroux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbados swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dutroux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbados scores with a nice head shot.
Barbados dodges the punch combination from Dutroux.
Barbados looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Dutroux lands.
Dutroux throws a leg kick but Barbados sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dutroux connects with a looping right hand.
Dutroux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Barbados on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice cross by Dutroux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbados throws a combination that misses
letting Dutroux counter with a right hand.
Dutroux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbados.
Barbados drops Dutroux with a beautiful combination! Dutroux stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barbados is looking for the KO!
Dutroux is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbados throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Dutroux colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Barbados as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Dutroux is left battered and dazed whilst Barbados and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Barbados!
A relieved looking Aldo Barbados thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles BatzCastelmore (ranked 504 p4p, 81 weight class) and Neil Gilas (ranked 401 p4p, 64 weight class). Gilas has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles BatzCastelmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
BatzCastelmore lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Neil Gilas has been cut.
BatzCastelmore moves out of range of the body kick from Gilas.
Gilas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gilas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BatzCastelmore. That did some damage!
Gilas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gilas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilas throws a shot from downtown. BatzCastelmore moves away and avoids it.
BatzCastelmore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
BatzCastelmore misses with a straight right.
Gilas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gilas.
BatzCastelmore has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MM's in the buildup to the fight.
Charles BatzCastelmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Gilas.
BatzCastelmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilas moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilas avoiding damage as BatzCastelmore throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gilas as the two fighters clinch.
BatzCastelmore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gilas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
BatzCastelmore tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilas avoids the damage to the body.
BatzCastelmore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gilas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
BatzCastelmore stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilas lands a nice shot to the body.
BatzCastelmore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilas blocks it with crossed arms.
BatzCastelmore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
BatzCastelmore stops a takedown attempt from Gilas.
Gilas blocks an uppercut.
BatzCastelmore looking to slow down the pace here.
BatzCastelmore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gilas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, BatzCastelmore scores with a nice short uppercut.
BatzCastelmore has Gilas pushed against the cage.
BatzCastelmore dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
BatzCastelmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
BatzCastelmore missing with knees to the body.
Gilas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore connects with a knee to the head.
Gilas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilas tries to score with some ground and pound. BatzCastelmore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gilas trying to control the action but BatzCastelmore is working from the bottom.
Gilas throws an elbow but BatzCastelmore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gilas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
BatzCastelmore is looking to regain half guard here but Gilas keeps moving and retains side control.
BatzCastelmore is trying to control Gilas's posture but Gilas avoids it.
Gilas lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear BatzCastelmore down.
Gilas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but BatzCastelmore is avoiding damage well.
Gilas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gilas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gilas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gilas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gilas trying to control the action but BatzCastelmore is working from the bottom.
BatzCastelmore regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gilas throwing shots but BatzCastelmore is blocking nicely.
BatzCastelmore tries to roll over but Gilas keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore controlling the position well.
Gilas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BatzCastelmore tries to get to full guard but Gilas has control of the leg.
Gilas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gilas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BatzCastelmore is doing well to control the position and prevent Gilas from advancing to side control.
Gilas slips a nice elbow through BatzCastelmore's hands, connecting with BatzCastelmore's forehead.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
BatzCastelmore scores with a one two! Gilas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gilas avoids the head kick by BatzCastelmore.
Gilas shoots for a double leg takedown but BatzCastelmore sprawls well. He's pushed Gilas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gilas connects with a looping right hand.
BatzCastelmore throws a body punch but Gilas moves out of range.
Gilas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BatzCastelmore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gilas blocks a low kick nicely.
Gilas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from BatzCastelmore.
BatzCastelmore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Charles BatzCastelmore is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilas misses with a body kick.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BatzCastelmore throws a sloppy head kick and Gilas moves out of range easily.
Gilas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gilas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BatzCastelmore throws out the jab.
Gilas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gilas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
BatzCastelmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilas.
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!
BatzCastelmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilas.
BatzCastelmore scores with a punch to the head.
Gilas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas throws a half hearted mid kick.
BatzCastelmore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from BatzCastelmore 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 Gilas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gilas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gilas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilas scores with a nice right hand.
BatzCastelmore cracks Gilas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from BatzCastelmore misses.
Gilas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gilas misses with a low kick as BatzCastelmore jumps back.
BatzCastelmore throwing a counter right hand but Gilas manages to avoid it.
Gilas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and BatzCastelmore is able to avoid easily.
Gilas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
BatzCastelmore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gilas.
BatzCastelmore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilas.
Gilas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gilas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BatzCastelmore.
Gilas throws a leg kick that misses.
Gilas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before BatzCastelmore has time to react.
It looks like Charles BatzCastelmore has been cut.
Gilas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Gilas throws a big shot that misses.
BatzCastelmore looks to land a combination but Gilas avoids it well.
Gilas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
BatzCastelmore takes a kick to the side of the head.
BatzCastelmore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gilas.
Gilas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
BatzCastelmore tests Gilas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BatzCastelmore throws out a powerful jab.
BatzCastelmore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Gilas.
BatzCastelmore lands with an uppercut that bounces Gilas off the cage and back into range.
BatzCastelmore misses with a low kick.
BatzCastelmore scores with a decent looking hook.
BatzCastelmore throws a low kick, looking for Gilas's leg but Gilas calmly moves out of range.
BatzCastelmore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilas throws a low kick, looking for BatzCastelmore's leg but BatzCastelmore calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore lands a leg kick that knocks Gilas off balance momentarily.
Gilas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
BatzCastelmore throws a head kick that misses.
BatzCastelmore just misses with a punch to the body.
BatzCastelmore throws an overhand right that lands on Gilas's shoulder, as Gilas tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from BatzCastelmore misses.
Gilas is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gilas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
BatzCastelmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Crunch! Gilas slams his shin into BatzCastelmore's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilas.
BatzCastelmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
BatzCastelmore throws the left hand but Gilas avoids the punch easily.
Gilas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from BatzCastelmore misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gilas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gilas ducks under a wild hook from BatzCastelmore.
Gilas checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilas lands a nice looking body kick.
BatzCastelmore scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilas should have avoided that one.
BatzCastelmore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gilas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gilas tries to close the distance and clinch but BatzCastelmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilas ducks under a wild hook from BatzCastelmore.
Gilas throws a push kick but BatzCastelmore slaps the foot to one side.
Gilas fails with an attempt to clinch.
BatzCastelmore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gilas is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Gilas blocks the low kick.
Gilas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by BatzCastelmore there.
BatzCastelmore moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BatzCastelmore avoids the head kick by Gilas.
BatzCastelmore tries to sprawl but Gilas drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gilas is controlling the pace.
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 Charles BatzCastelmore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Gilas tries a low kick but BatzCastelmore avoids it.
Gilas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
BatzCastelmore tries to work over Gilas's front leg with a kick but Gilas checks it.
Gilas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from BatzCastelmore finds it's way through Gilas's defenses.
BatzCastelmore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilas to score with a decent uppercut.
BatzCastelmore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
BatzCastelmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BatzCastelmore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BatzCastelmore throws a lazy uppercut
and Gilas counters with an outside leg kick.
Gilas throws a solid leg kick but BatzCastelmore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gilas.
Gilas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling BatzCastelmore to score with a decent uppercut.
Gilas gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BatzCastelmore tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Gilas easily slips into full mount!
BatzCastelmore really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BatzCastelmore is bucking up trying to escape but Gilas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BatzCastelmore tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gilas landing punches.
Gilas landing strikes from the mount and BatzCastelmore is in trouble!
BatzCastelmore is rocked!
Gilas lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh BatzCastelmore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilas connects with a bit shot that sees BatzCastelmore covering up! More strikes from Gilas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gilas is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Gilas!
Neil Gilas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Tonon (ranked 73 p4p, 10 weight class) and Teemu Karjalainen (ranked 592 p4p, 70 weight class). Tonon comes to the cage accompanied by What About Now. Karjalainen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Poisonblack - Sun Shines Black. Teemu Karjalainen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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163 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite 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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teemu Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karjalainen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Karjalainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Karjalainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tonon moves into range and clinches up with Karjalainen.
Tonon lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Tonon avoids it by throwing Karjalainen back against the cage.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Karjalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Tonon fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonon drags the fight down to the ground.
Karjalainen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karjalainen is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Karjalainen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tonon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Karjalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karjalainen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Karjalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tonon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tonon blocks an elbow strike from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karjalainen tries a body shot but Tonon blocks it.
Karjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Tonon avoids it by throwing Karjalainen back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Karjalainen to keep the fight standing.
Karjalainen misses with the head strike.
Tonon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tonon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonon, not yet.
Tonon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karjalainen controls the pace.
Karjalainen wants to pass the guard but Tonon is keeping the position.
Tonon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonon, not yet.
Karjalainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karjalainen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is looking to advance position but Tonon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tonon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karjalainen looks a forlorn figure.
Tonon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tonon controlling the position easily from mount.
Tonon working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karjalainen is looking to improve his position but Tonon isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Tonon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A combination from Karjalainen does no damage.
Tonon tries to counter with a takedown but Karjalainen is quick to defend against it.
Karjalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonon looks for a takedown but Karjalainen sprawls well.
Teemu Karjalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karjalainen misses with a double jab.
Tonon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tonon. That did some damage!
Tonon closes the distance and clinches.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Karjalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Tonon has picked Karjalainen up - he's going for a ride! Tonon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gary Tonon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tonon is keen to just control but Karjalainen is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen is concentrating on defense, preventing Tonon from advancing position.
Tonon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tonon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karjalainen looks a forlorn figure.
Karjalainen can't escape the position.
Tonon controlling the position easily from mount.
Karjalainen is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen tries to hold on but Tonon pushes him away.
Tonon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tonon throwing strikes but Karjalainen bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Karjalainen wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
Karjalainen chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karjalainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tonon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Karjalainen controls the pace.
Karjalainen advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karjalainen's best efforts.
Tonon wants to get back to full guard but Karjalainen has passed into side control.
Karjalainen content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Karjalainen wants to control but Tonon is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karjalainen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tonon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonon is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teemu Karjalainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tonon has managed to clinch.
Tonon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karjalainen is defending well.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Karjalainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tonon is trying to pull guard but Karjalainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Tonon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Karjalainen tenderised Tonon's leg. Tonon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karjalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Karjalainen thows a leg kick but Tonon checks it
and Tonon counters with a one-two to the body.
Tonon moves in looking to clinch but Karjalainen pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen throws a chopping leg kick but Tonon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonon attempts a counter takedown but Karjalainen avoids it well and moves away.
Tonon fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karjalainen was covering up waiting for the punch and Tonon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Karjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karjalainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karjalainen controls Tonon momentarily but Tonon frees himself.
Tonon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karjalainen is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen pulls Tonon in close to his closed guard and prevents Tonon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tonon wants to pass the guard but Karjalainen is keeping the position.
Karjalainen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gary Tonon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tonon tries to clinch but Karjalainen moves out of range.
Tonon wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon fails to land the takedown.
Teemu Karjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonon dives in for a single leg takedown but Karjalainen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown but Karjalainen shows good takedown defense.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Karjalainen 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 Tonon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tonon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Karjalainen, right into the meat.
Karjalainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen is looking to chop away at Tonon's legs.
Tonon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karjalainen sprawls well. Karjalainen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tonon gets slowly back to his feet.
Karjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Tonon moves out of range easily.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karjalainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tonon moves in looking to clinch but Karjalainen pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Karjalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karjalainen 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Teemu Karjalainen!
A victorious Teemu Karjalainen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin BK (ranked 126 p4p, 19 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 191 p4p, 32 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Justice's choice of entrance music: Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BK throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice cracks BK with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justice blocks a head kick by BK.
BK gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Justice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
BK throws a nice outside leg kick.
BK just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice defending well as BK loads up on a big left hand.
BK throws a lazy right hand but Justice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
BK blocks a jab.
BK drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justice sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - BK circles away.
BK slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
BK throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice throws out a counter right but BK avoids it with no problem.
BK shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Justice's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice wants to sweep but no luck.
BK trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in BK's guard.
Justice wanted to stand there but BK had control of the position.
Justice engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Justice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Justice controls from within his opponent's guard.
BK 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 two minutes gone in the round.
BK trying to control the position.
Justice 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Justice throws a chopping leg kick but BK manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Justice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from BK.
A nice inside leg kick there by BK. That's going to slow Justice down.
BK lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnny Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justice is looking to chop away at BK's legs.
BK tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
BK throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justice has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
BK swings away with an uppercut that misses.
BK works on Justice's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Justice on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has BK in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
BK lands a body punch in the clinch.
BK tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
BK lands with a short shot to the head.
Justice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
BK takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Justice.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BK's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BK changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justice tries to avoid it but BK manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justice to the ground. Justice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as BK checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Justice will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Justice scoring well with a low kick there.
BK dips to his left and cracks Justice with an uppercut!
Justice gets caught napping as BK dives in and scores a takedown. Justice manages to retain guard.
BK with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
BK in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
BK postures up in Justice's guard and throws a big left but Justice blocks it.
BK throwing strikes from guard but Justice blocks nicely.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but BK is one step ahead there.
Justice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. BK presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
BK swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Justice trying to stall but BK improves his position.
BK swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice is trying to break free.
Justice lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BK can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by BK.
A right hand to the body from BK.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by BK.
BK can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
BK tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justice breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BK.
A swing and a miss from Justice.
BK misses the jab.
Justice tries to bum rush BK with a series of wild strikes but BK uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
BK takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BK looks to land a right hand but Justice moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by BK.
BK misses with a body kick.
Justice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by BK.
BK attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Justice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BK goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BK lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK misses with a left hand
and BK takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BK fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice scores with a nice right hand.
BK throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BK gets tackled into the cage by Justice. Justice maintains the clinch.
Justice tries to work over BK's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
BK makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
BK blocks an uppercut.
BK tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
BK's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down BK.
A short uppercut from Justice.
Justice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justice tries a body shot but BK blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Justice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice misses with the head strike.
Justice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite BK's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from BK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Justice crunches a lovely knee into BK's ribcage.
Justice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Justice lands a hook that snaps the head of BK backwards.
BK blocks a punch to the side of the head.
BK misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
BK takes a knee to the side of the body.
Justice stalling the fight.
Justice lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Justice.
Justice pressing his opponent against the cage.
BK tries a body shot but Justice blocks it.
Justice lands an uppercut.
A short right from Justice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Justice lands a body shot.
Justice cracks BK with a right hand to the side of the head.
Justice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on BK if he has to take too many more of those.
Justice slips under a jab.
Justice blocks a leg kick.
Justice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justice misses with a series of wild punches.
BK tries for a takedown but Justice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Justice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK keeps the fight on the outside.
BK feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice jab there from BK.
Justice sizes up BK with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justice wants to slow BK down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Justice misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
BK lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
Justice looks to land a left hand but BK moved out of range nicely.
BK just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice moves away from the strike by BK.
BK with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Justice to score with a decent uppercut.
Justice misses the jab.
BK defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
Justice lands with a nice body kick.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
BK tries for a takedown but Justice circles away easily
and Justice counters with a stiff right hand.
BK walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benjamin BK has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice drives through and clinches with BK against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BK fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, BK creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by BK.
BK cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
BK pushes Justice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Justice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justice throws an elbow that misses.
BK tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
BK misses with a punch on the inside.
BK lands with a light punch inside.
Justice misses with some punches.
Justice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BK misses with a right hand
letting Justice counter with a right hand.
BK throws a leg kick
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justice closes the distance and pushes BK back into the cage.
Justice taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by BK.
BK blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnny Justice seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
BK makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Justice is looking to control BK's arms but BK gets an underhook and turns him. Now Justice has his back to the cage.
Justice working BK over with knees to the body.
Justice throws an elbow that misses.
Justice misses with a hook to the ribs.
BK wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
BK is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Justice lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of BK backwards.
Justice lands with a light punch inside.
Justice prevents a body shot from BK.
Justice holding his opponent close, against the cage.
BK has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Justice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin BK. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BK wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Justice lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from BK.
BK blocks a body shot from Justice.
Justice digs a right hand underneath BK's ribcage. BK let out a lung full of air as it connected.
BK tries to score a body lock takedown but Justice shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Justice.
Justice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BK. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 50 p4p, 8 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 176 p4p, 28 weight class). Slater has chosen Stop What Ya Doin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slater finds it's way round the side to connect with Gray's head.
It looks like Akoni Gray has been cut.
Gray staying out of range there.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray wants to clinch but Slater slips to the side
enabling Slater to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slater. That did some damage!
Slater loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Slater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Slater to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Slater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slater throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray clobbers Slater with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slater 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Slater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gray.
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!
Gray throws a right hand that Slater ducks under and follows up with a left that Slater also avoids with ease.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Slater seems unphased.
Akoni Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray blocks a jab.
Akoni Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gray wants to land a leg kick but Slater is out of range.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Gray misses.
And Slater tries to counter it with a takedown but Gray pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slater connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gray throws a hook but Slater avoids it easily.
Slater fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Slater tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Slater 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.
Gray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid body kick from Gray.
Slater checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Slater shoots in.
Akoni Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AC Slater.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
Slater swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Slater throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slater crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gray - the referee stops the clock and Slater gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gray. Slater manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Slater throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slater.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Slater walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Gray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater has a takedown stuffed.
Gray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slater at a distance.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray thinks about countering with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Slater.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Slater, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Gray coming out on top.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Slater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater misses with a lunging right hand
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akoni Gray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gray punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Gray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slater closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gray's guard.
Gray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gray seems keen to control Slater's posture.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater won't allow Gray to get back to his feet.
Slater stands up over Gray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater postures up.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Slater defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Slater ducks down to avoid it.
Slater changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Slater.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gray lands a nice looking body kick.
Akoni Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Slater throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Gray cracks Slater with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slater can do to turn this around?
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slater throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slater somewhat.
Gray clobbers Slater with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray's corner calls for a 1-2. Gray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gray stuns Slater with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Slater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slater throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray misses with a lunging right hand
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gray lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Slater with the counter takedown but Gray avoids it easily.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gray as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Akoni Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AC Slater.
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!
Gray throws the left hand but Slater avoids the punch easily.
Slater with the counter takedown but Gray avoids it easily.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slater's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slater's head backwards.
Slater steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gray. That one must have hurt.
Slater is breathing heavily.
Gray throws a series of strikes that have Slater backpedaling.
Gray slips a jab from Slater.
Slater might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gray.
Gray connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akoni Gray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slater's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slater scrambles back to his feet.
Slater throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray delivers a nice body kick.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slater moves away.
Slater chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gray can pounce on him.
Slater shoots and misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gray with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Slater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice shot by Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Nice shot by Gray.
Slater with a poor takedown
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater is rocked!
Slater tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Slater is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray drops Slater with a beautiful combination! Slater stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gray is looking for the KO!
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gray throws an overhand right that drops Slater like a sack of potatoes! Gray dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Akoni Gray misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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