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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilfredo Gomez (ranked 4607 p4p, 346 weight class) and Tj Bidon Dillashaw (ranked 4951 p4p, 359 weight class). The key to victory for Wilfredo Gomez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wilfredo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tj Bidon Dillashaw!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez slips a jab from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillashaw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
Gomez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez misses the body punch
and Dillashaw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Gomez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillashaw manages to avoid it.
Wilfredo Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomez is looking to wear down Dillashaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillashaw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Dillashaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Dillashaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Dillashaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez tries to counter by clinching up but Dillashaw breaks away and moves out of range.
Dillashaw swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez lands with an overhand left.
Dillashaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dillashaw's hands.
Dillashaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Dillashaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dillashaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dillashaw throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Gomez misses with a body shot
and Dillashaw counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillashaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gomez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Dillashaw misses.
Gomez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gomez scores with a jab. Dillashaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillashaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw is just out of range.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillashaw is looking for the big counter here.
Dillashaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Dillashaw's head but Dillashaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillashaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez misses with a shot to the body
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillashaw throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Dillashaw misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillashaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez slips under a jab from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillashaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez swings for the body but Dillashaw moves out of range.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillashaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez throws a hook but Dillashaw avoids it easily.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dillashaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Dillashaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Dillashaw moves out of range.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw is just out of range.
Gomez misses with a shot to the body
and Dillashaw counters with a left and a right that stings Gomez.
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!
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Dillashaw swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Dillashaw counters with a straight right hand.
Dillashaw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dillashaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez throws a right hand that Dillashaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Dillashaw also avoids with ease.
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
Dillashaw has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillashaw slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
Gomez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dillashaw loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Gomez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dillashaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dillashaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dillashaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez lands with a nice combination. Dillashaw backs away looking to recover.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Dillashaw avoids nicely.
Dillashaw looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Gomez. Beautiful body shot.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillashaw.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillashaw.
Dillashaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dillashaw lands a head shot.
Gomez takes a swing at Dillashaw's ribcage but misses.
Gomez misses with a jab to the body
and Dillashaw 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!
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dillashaw lands with an overhand left.
Gomez connects with a right hand. Dillashaw shakes it off.
Gomez punishes Dillashaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomez scores with a body shot.
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dillashaw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilfredo Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dillashaw has time to react.
Dillashaw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez misses with a combination
enabling Dillashaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillashaw cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Gomez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a one two combo.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and Dillashaw counters with a straight right hand.
Dillashaw slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Dillashaw throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomez.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dillashaw can do to turn this around?
Dillashaw looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Dillashaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Dillashaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillashaw is just out of range.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Dillashaw drops Gomez with a beautiful combination! Gomez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dillashaw is looking for the KO!
Gomez is rocked!
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Dillashaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dillashaw closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gomez! Dillashaw dives in looking to finish! Gomez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tj Bidon Dillashaw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voli Bear (ranked 4569 p4p, 372 weight class) and Arnaldur Hjoervarsson (ranked 4739 p4p, 388 weight class). Hjoervarsson has chosen The Only as his entrance music. Arnaldur Hjoervarsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Voli Bear's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voli Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjoervarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Voli Bear has been cut.
Bear gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hjoervarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bear! Hjoervarsson lets Bear back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bear is rocked!
Hjoervarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hjoervarsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hjoervarsson is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bear flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bear is out cold! Hjoervarsson holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnaldur Hjoervarsson!
Arnaldur Hjoervarsson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Rage (ranked 2699 p4p, 292 weight class) and Deer Hunter (ranked 3331 p4p, 340 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deer Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage swinging wildly here.
Rage lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot lands for Hunter.
Nice straight punches there by Rage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rage.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Rage dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Rage swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter wants to counter with a clinch but Rage pushes him away.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Rage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Rage misses.
Hunter wants to counter with a clinch but Rage pushes him away.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Rage stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands a big right hand that sends Rage crashing to the mat! Hunter stays standing though and waves Rage back to his feet!
Rage is rocked!
Hunter lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Rage head around and knocks him out cold! Hunter hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deer Hunter!
Deer Hunter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lei Makana (ranked 3193 p4p, 322 weight class) and Jimmy Finley (ranked 3828 p4p, 369 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lei Makana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Finley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makana tries to score a body lock takedown but Finley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Makana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makana somewhat.
Makana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finley as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lei Makana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Finley instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finley is trying to break the clinch but Makana has him pressed against the cage.
Finley lands a hook that snaps the head of Makana backwards.
Finley is leaning against Makana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Finley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makana backwards.
Makana tries to pull guard but Finley won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Finley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makana wants a takedown.
Finley presses Makana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Finley after a bit of a struggle.
Finley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makanas head.
Finley breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Finley prevents the takedown attempt.
Finley pushes Makana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finley lands a hook that snaps the head of Makana backwards.
Finley presses Makana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makana is breathing heavily.
Finley scores with a shot to the side of Makana's head.
Makana is rocked!
Finley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oh Makana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finley fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Makana out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jimmy Finley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gokhan Saki (ranked 5152 p4p, 606 weight class) and Hh Tt (ranked 5230 p4p, 612 weight class). Hh Tt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gokhan Saki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hh Tt!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saki throws a head kick that misses.
Tt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saki under the eye.
Tt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saki. Saki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Tt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooh!!! Saki has knocked Tt down with a huge combo! Saki steps away and waves a wobbly Tt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Hh Tt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
Saki throws a nice looking combination but Tt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Saki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tt scores with a body shot.
Saki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saki misses with a double jab
and Tt counters with a series of strikes. Saki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saki misses with a kick to the body
and Tt counters with a stiff right hand.
Saki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Saki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki lands with a right that hurts Tt. Tt looks to clinch but Saki throws a short knee that drops Tt. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Gokhan Saki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Burns (ranked 2653 p4p, 362 weight class) and George Harryson (ranked 2605 p4p, 357 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harryson's choice of entrance music: Entrance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Harryson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harryson throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Burns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harryson.
Harryson tests Burns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harryson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harryson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burns thinking.
Harryson throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
George Harryson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harryson throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
A slow jab from Harryson misses its intended target.
Harryson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harryson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like George Harryson has been cut.
Harryson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harryson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harryson swinging wildly here.
Harryson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Harryson.
An attempted straight right counter from Burns misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harryson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Harryson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harryson throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Harryson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harryson throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Harryson manages to avoid it.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Harryson misses with a hook
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Harryson misses with a left hand
and Burns counters with a right hand to the body.
Harryson throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Harryson.
Harryson blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harryson throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns is looking for a counter combo.
Harryson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harryson misses with a hook
letting Burns counter with a right hand.
Harryson scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harryson throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harryson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Harryson does it's job there.
Burns throws a body punch but Harryson moves out of range.
Harryson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harryson 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.
Harryson slips a straight right by Burns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Harryson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Harryson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harryson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harryson throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
George Harryson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Harryson. That snapped Burns's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Harryson there.
Harryson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harryson looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Harryson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harryson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harryson throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harryson throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
It looked like Burns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harryson.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harryson just misses with a punch to the body.
Harryson connects with a crisp jab.
Burns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harryson to score with a decent uppercut.
Harryson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burns on the side of the head.
Harryson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harryson misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Harryson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves in close and cracks Harryson with a massive right hand! Harryson, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Burns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Burns!
An out of breath Cornelius Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Artz (ranked 4437 p4p, 363 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 5408 p4p, 424 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Artz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Artz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Artz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Marshall Artz has been cut.
Artz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Bone - just one landing.
Artz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bone is out of range and Artz settles back down.
Artz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artz throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
Bone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Artz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Artz misses with a left hand
and Bone counters with a crisp right hand that drops Artz! Bone lets Artz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Artz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Artz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone misses with a straight left.
Artz seems to have got his legs back now.
Artz throws a leg kick
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Artz throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Bone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bone throws out a loose jab but Artz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artz drops his hands momentarily. Bone doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Artz staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Artz doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kay Bone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hoddy McNeal (ranked 1333 p4p, 146 weight class) and Iron Sheik (ranked 2885 p4p, 268 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Hoddy McNeal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hoddy McNeal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iron Sheik!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheik swings widly with a right hand
and Sheik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNeal ducks under a wild hook from Sheik.
McNeal has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
Sheik throws a right and a left that McNeal avoids nicely.
Sheik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNeal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheik wants to counter the offense by McNeal and move into the clinch position.
Sheik defending well as McNeal loads up on a big left hand.
Sheik tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheik slips a straight right by McNeal.
McNeal lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheik moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sheik throws a body punch but McNeal moves out of range.
McNeal misses with a looping left.
Sheik drives through and clinches with McNeal against the cage.
McNeal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sheik has a couple of punches blocked by McNeal.
McNeal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheik can't find room to land a body shot as McNeal controls the action.
Sheik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sheik pushes McNeal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNeal gets through Sheik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheik misses with some punches.
Sheik lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNeal gets through Sheik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sheik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McNeal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Sheik as the two fighters clinch.
Sheik lands a left hand that snaps the head of McNeal backwards.
A short right from McNeal on the inside.
McNeal lands with a short shot to the head.
Sheik scores with a shoulder strike.
Sheik misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sheik.
Sheik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNeal throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheik.
Sheik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McNeal works Sheik's body with a nice hook.
McNeal tests Sheik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McNeal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNeal moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McNeal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sheik moves into range and clinches up with McNeal.
Sheik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheik lands with a light punch inside.
McNeal misses with the head strike.
Sheik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sheik.
Sheik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McNeal manages to break the clinch.
McNeal misses with a right hand
and Sheik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNeal moves away from the strike by Sheik.
McNeal throwing a counter right hand but Sheik manages to avoid it.
Sheik connects with a right hand. McNeal shakes it off.
McNeal swings for the body but Sheik moves out of range.
Sheik blocks a jab.
Sheik walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNeal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheik.
McNeal appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sheik pushes McNeal up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Sheik dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McNeal circles away from the clinch attempt
and McNeal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McNeal throws a body punch but Sheik moves out of range.
Sheik moves away from the strike by McNeal.
Sheik wants to counter the offense by McNeal and move into the clinch position.
Sheik misses with a hook
and Sheik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNeal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheik slips a jab and a cross from McNeal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNeal ducks right into an uppercut from Sheik.
Sheik takes one to the side of the head.
McNeal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sheik on the side of the head.
Sheik tries to clinch but McNeal moves out of range.
McNeal went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sheik closes the distance and clinches.
Sheik misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheik lands a right hand.
Sheik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from McNeal.
Sheik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McNeals head.
Sheik misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNeal swings wildly with an uppercut but Sheik uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheik taking a breather.
Sheik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheik working aggressively here.
McNeal blocking some punches.
Sheik misses with some punches.
Sheik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNeal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNeal throws a head punch that misses.
Sheik pushes McNeal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McNeal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sheiks head.
Good body shot from Sheik.
Sheik can't find room to land a body shot as McNeal controls the action.
Sheik blocking some punches.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheik misses with some punches.
Sheik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheik lands a hook that snaps the head of McNeal backwards.
Sheik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNeal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as McNeal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheik doesn't seem phased though.
Sheik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNeal manages to avoid it.
McNeal slips under a jab from Sheik.
Sheik swings for the body but McNeal moves out of range.
Sheik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McNeal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sheik connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik swings widly with a right hand
and McNeal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNeal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McNeal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McNeal ducks under a wild hook from Sheik.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McNeal scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Sheik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McNeal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McNeal misses with an uppercut.
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 Hoddy McNeal will probably get the nod.
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.
McNeal misses with a hook. Sheik ducked under it nicely.
McNeal blocks a jab.
Sheik misses with a hook to the body
and McNeal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Sheik.
Sheik throws a hook to the side of McNeal's head but McNeal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Sheik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McNeal throws a hook to the side of Sheik's head but Sheik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNeal throws a series of punches but Sheik moves out of range.
Hoddy McNeal is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheik throws a body punch but McNeal moves out of range.
Jab from McNeal.
Sheik misses with a hook to the body
and McNeal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McNeal misses with a straight right.
Sheik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McNeal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheik misses the shot to the body.
McNeal connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNeal scores with a nice right hand.
McNeal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheik slips under a jab from McNeal.
Sheik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McNeal.
Sheik swings away with a body shot that misses
letting McNeal counter with a right hand.
Sheik slips a straight right by McNeal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNeal throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik closes the distance and pushes McNeal back into the cage.
McNeal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McNeal scores with a shot to the body.
McNeal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McNeal slips a straight right by Sheik.
Sheik throws a poor cross that misses
and McNeal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Sheik - just one landing.
McNeal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheik is just out of range.
Sheik wants to counter with a clinch but McNeal pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNeal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sheik misses with an uppercut.
As Sheik looks to move away, McNeal throws a big counter combo but Sheik just gets out of the way.
Sheik misses with a right hand
enabling McNeal to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from McNeal. Sheik does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Sheik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McNeal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sheik loads up on a big right hand but McNeal slips the punch.
Nice cross by McNeal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoddy McNeal clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Sheik.
Sheik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheik throws a right hand that misses
and McNeal counters with a nice uppercut.
McNeal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McNeal looks to land a right hand but Sheik moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNeal throws a hook but Sheik avoids it easily.
McNeal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sheik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McNeal was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNeal slips under a jab from Sheik.
Sheik has closed the distance and engaged McNeal in a clinch.
McNeal misses with the head strike.
McNeal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheik misses with the head strike.
Sheik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sheik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sheik fails to land.
Sheik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNeal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sheik backwards.
Sheik lands a nice uppercut.
McNeal lands a shoulder strike.
Sheik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheik throws a punch but it's blocked by McNeal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheik keeps control of McNeal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McNeal lands a hook that snaps the head of Sheik backwards.
Sheik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McNeal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNeal.
Sheik works on McNeal's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Sheik.
Sheik misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sheik.
A left hand lands to the body for Sheik.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sheik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McNeals head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheik.
McNeal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sheik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sheik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sheik moves into range and clinches up with McNeal.
A short uppercut from Sheik.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheik lands a body punch.
McNeal misses with a punch on the inside.
Sheik blocks an uppercut.
Sheik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sheik tries to throw a body punch but McNeal avoids it by throwing Sheik back against the cage.
Sheik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sheik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheik blocks an uppercut.
McNeal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sheik swings wildly with an uppercut but McNeal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNeal.
McNeal lands an uppercut.
Sheik lands a hook that snaps the head of McNeal backwards.
McNeal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNeal prevents a body shot from Sheik.
Iron Sheik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheik.
Sheik lands an uppercut.
Sheik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheik manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McNeal is rocked!
Sheik moves into the clinch.
Sheik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McNeal blocking some punches.
McNeal misses with a short punch on the inside.
McNeal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sheik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sheik scores with a shot to the side of McNeal's head.
Sheik misses with some punches.
Sheik blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sheik fails to land.
Sheik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McNeals head.
Sheik is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Sheik dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McNeal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheik blocks a jab.
Sheik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNeal missing with a left hand there. Sheik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sheik tries to counter with a clinch but McNeal shakes him off and moves away.
McNeal missing with a left hand there. Sheik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheik misses with a right hand
and McNeal counters with a nice uppercut.
McNeal misses with a double jab.
Sheik tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McNeal.
Sheik throws an off balance right hand
and Sheik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNeal looks to land a left hand but Sheik moved out of range nicely.
Sheik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McNeal on the side of the head.
Sheik lands with an overhand left.
Sheik takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sheik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McNeal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sheik misses.
McNeal throws a shot from downtown. Sheik moves away and avoids it.
McNeal sets himself, and Sheik steps forward looking for the clinch! McNeal avoids it this time.
Sheik throws a good cross that connects.
Sheik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sheik wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sheik.
McNeal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sheik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McNeal tests Sheik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sheik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McNeal.
Sheik misses with a body shot
and McNeal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McNeal lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheik misses with an uppercut
and McNeal counters with a stiff right hand.
McNeal defending well as Sheik loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like McNeal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sheik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McNeal scores with a hook.
Sheik moves away from the strike by McNeal.
Sheik tries to counter with a clinch but McNeal shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sheik lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoddy McNeal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McNeal 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoddy McNeal!
Hoddy McNeal retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Hoddy McNeal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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