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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 16819 p4p, 642 weight class) and Oliver Gears (ranked 2561 p4p, 280 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nation Arabic Orchestra. Oliver Gears 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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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
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Gears!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gears swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baba.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Baba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Gears throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baba checks a low kick from Gears.
Both fighters circling a little - Baba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gears buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gears. Those never looked like landing.
Baba is looking to slow Gears down with leg kicks.
Gears defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
Gears missing with a left hand there. Baba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gears throws a nice looking combination but Baba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gears misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Baba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gears.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba lands a jab to the head.
Baba lands a jab to the nose.
Gears has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gears misses with a hook to the body
and Gears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Gears.
Baba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gears attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gears throws a right hand that misses
and Baba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliver Gears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gears takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gears takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba blocks a jab.
A combination from Gears does no damage.
Baba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Gears. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baba.
Baba looks to score with a jab to the body but Gears is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baba lands a nice hook to Gears's body. Gears takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gears tries to move into range but Baba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gears walks into a jab.
Gears takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Baba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
A leg kick checked by Baba.
Baba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baba.
Baba scores with a leg kick.
Baba blocks a leg kick.
Gears connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baba is looking to chop away at Gears's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a lazy uppercut
and Gears counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baba takes a swing at Gears's ribcage but misses.
Gears misses with a hook
and Baba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Gears misses
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Baba slips under a jab.
A left lands for Baba.
Gears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba moves out of range of the leg kick from Gears.
Gears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Gears misses with a looping right.
Gears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Gears.
Gears fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baba checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a leg kick that misses.
Baba checks the leg kick.
Baba lands a big head kick that sends Gears tumbling to the mat! Baba takes a step backwards and waves Gears back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gears is rocked!
It looks like Oliver Gears has been cut.
Gears misses with a low kick.
Gears is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Gears's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baba shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Gears takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Baba sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Gears bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Hanak (ranked 2014 p4p, 242 weight class) and Kang Xi Jia (ranked 2026 p4p, 244 weight class). Hanak comes to the cage accompanied by Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Hanak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xi Jia moves away.
Hanak misses with a body shot.
Xi Jia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hanak is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hanak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xi Jia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Xi Jia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hanak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xi Jia.
Hanak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hanak scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak swings for the body but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hanak.
Xi Jia lands the left hand.
Xi Jia jabs Hanak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xi Jia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanak's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xi Jia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanak.
Xi Jia feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia connects with the punch.
Hanak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xi Jia doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Xi Jia misses
and Hanak counters with a leg kick.
Xi Jia tries a low kick but Hanak avoids it.
Hanak misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Xi Jia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A head kick misses from Hanak.
Xi Jia avoids the body shot from Hanak.
Hanak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hanak lands with an overhand left.
Hanak slips under a jab from Xi Jia.
Xi Jia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xi Jia looks to throw the jab but Hanak is out of range.
Hanak fires out a quick counter leg kick but Xi Jia just manages to avoid it.
Xi Jia ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
A swing and a miss from Hanak.
Xi Jia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xi Jia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanak throws out the jab.
Xi Jia throws a body punch but Hanak moves out of range.
Xi Jia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Xi Jia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Xi Jia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia lands with a cross.
Xi Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xi Jia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hanak lands with a good body shot.
Hanak lands a slapping body shot.
Hanak tries to move into range but Xi Jia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Xi Jia checks a leg kick.
Hanak cracks a nice hook into Xi Jia's ribs.
Xi Jia misses with a straight left.
Xi Jia ducks right into an uppercut from Hanak.
Xi Jia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanak checks it well.
Hanak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xi Jia cracks Hanak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Xi Jia checks a low kick from Hanak.
Hanak lands a jab to Xi Jia's midsection.
Xi Jia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xi Jia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanak.
Hanak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xi Jia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Xi Jia. That snapped Hanak's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Xi Jia.
Hanak staying out of range there.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xi Jia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
Hanak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xi Jia.
Hanak is looking to counter punch.
Hanak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xi Jia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanak with a body shot.
Hanak throws a body punch but Xi Jia moves out of range.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanak misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Xi Jia misses.
Xi Jia throws a hook to the side of Hanak's head but Hanak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hanak is looking to wear down Xi Jia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanak throws a low kick, looking for Xi Jia's leg but Xi Jia calmly moves out of range.
Hanak throws a sloppy head kick
and Xi Jia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanak throws a body kick that misses
and Xi Jia counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Hanak.
Xi Jia throws out a counter right but Hanak avoids it with no problem.
Hanak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xi Jia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanak manages to avoid it.
Hanak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hanak wants to clinch up but Xi Jia keeps it at a distance.
Xi Jia checks a leg kick.
Xi Jia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xi Jia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Xi Jia.
Hanak looks to land a left hand but Xi Jia moved out of range nicely.
Xi Jia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xi Jia scores with a head kick. Hanak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xi Jia's corner calls for a 1-2. Xi Jia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hanak looks to land a right hand but Xi Jia moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Hanak misses.
Xi Jia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Xi Jia throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kang Xi Jia will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xi Jia lands a lovely overhand right.
Hanak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xi Jia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xi Jia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xi Jia cracks Hanak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hanak lands with a right hand.
Xi Jia throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hanak scores with a takedown into Xi Jia's guard.
Hanak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xi Jia looking for a guillotine here but Hanak defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xi Jia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Xi Jia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanak is one step ahead there.
Hanak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Xi Jia keeping moving, preventing Hanak from controlling successfully.
Hanak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Xi Jia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hanak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanak wants to control from the top but Xi Jia keeps moving.
Xi Jia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hanak defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xi Jia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xi Jia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanak is one step ahead there.
Xi Jia keeping moving, preventing Hanak from controlling successfully.
Xi Jia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanak is one step ahead there.
Hanak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hanak stands up over Xi Jia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hanak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hanak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xi Jia trying to keep a closed guard but Hanak is proving a slippery customer.
Xi Jia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hanak working some strikes from top position.
Hanak throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak lands a couple of elbows.
Hanak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xi Jia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xi Jia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xi Jia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanak wants to control from the top but Xi Jia keeps moving.
Hanak works over Xi Jia with some ground and pound from guard.
Xi Jia wants to sweep here but Hanak controlling him for the moment.
Hanak working some strikes from top position.
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.
Hanak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hanak jabs at Xi Jia's body.
Hanak scores with a jab to the head.
Hanak throws a body shot but no joy.
Xi Jia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hanak with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xi Jia.
Hanak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hanak defending well as Xi Jia loads up on a big left hand.
Hanak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xi Jia manages to avoid it.
Kang Xi Jia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak connects with a leg kick. Xi Jia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hanak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xi Jia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xi Jia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hanak looks to land a left hand but Xi Jia moved out of range nicely.
Hanak looks to throw the jab but Xi Jia is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xi Jia misses with a low kick.
Hanak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xi Jia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xi Jia cracks Hanak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Xi Jia.
Hanak lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xi Jia cracks Hanak with a good jab.
Hanak tries to move into range but Xi Jia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xi Jia was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanak.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hanak.
Xi Jia looking to score a takedown here. Hanak is defending well but Xi Jia drives through and ends up in Hanak's guard.
Xi Jia wants to control from the top but Hanak keeps moving.
Hanak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Xi Jia has passed into side control.
Xi Jia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xi Jia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lukas Hanak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xi Jia working away.
Hanak tries to buck Xi Jia off but Xi Jia is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Hanak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hanak is looking for a sweep.
Xi Jia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Xi Jia trying to control the position but Hanak is working away.
Hanak is trying to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanak is working hard here to advance position.
Xi Jia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Xi Jia is trying to get an arm triangle but Hanak is defending well.
Xi Jia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanak keeps working.
Xi Jia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hanak is trying to control Xi Jia's posture but Xi Jia avoids it.
Xi Jia tries for a kimura but Hanak is defending well.
Hanak sneaks back into half guard.
Xi Jia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hanak manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kang Xi Jia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xi Jia 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lukas Hanak!
Lukas Hanak thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 4961 p4p, 457 weight class) and Blake Wightman (ranked 5104 p4p, 462 weight class). Poe comes to the cage accompanied by Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse. Wightman has chosen BFMV-You want a battle(here's a war) as his entrance music. EA Poe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Blake Wightman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe throws a series of punches but Wightman avoids them all with ease.
Wightman throws a counter combo.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Poe blocks the low kick.
Wightman walks into a left hand.
Poe fails to land with a series of punches.
Wightman throws out a counter right but Poe avoids it with no problem.
Poe moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Poe blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Poe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wightman slips under a jab.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Wightman.
Wightman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wightman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poe digs a good body shot into Wightman's ribs.
Wightman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe misses with a straight right.
Poe moves out of range as Wightman strikes.
Wightman slips a straight right by Poe.
Wightman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wightman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wightman there.
Poe swinging wildly here.
Wightman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wightman cracks Poe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poe lands a nice hook to Wightman's body. Wightman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe misses the jab.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wightman.
Wightman throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Wightman misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wightman tries to land a leg kick but Poe saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Poe misses its target.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Wightman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Poe catches Wightman right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Poe.
Wightman slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wightman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.
Wightman just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wightman.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wightman throws out the jab.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wightman tries a head kick but it misses.
Wightman slips a jab from Poe.
Poe misses with a low kick.
Poe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wightman.
Poe scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Poe misses.
Wightman looks for the body kick but Poe saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Poe scores with a four punch combination!
Poe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Poe.
Wightman throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Poe.
Wightman misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Wightman saw that one coming.
It seemed like Wightman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wightman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wightman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Poe misses the shot to the body.
Wightman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wightman swinging wildly here.
Poe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poe duly obliges.
Poe throws a looping overhand right but Wightman ducks down to avoid it.
Wightman is looking for the big counter here.
Wightman lands a leg kick that knocks Poe off balance momentarily.
A big left from Poe misses.
Wightman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Wightman misses the target.
Wightman throws a leg kick that misses.
Poe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Poe thuds his right hand into Wightman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wightman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wightman, right into the meat.
Poe cracks Wightman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poe. Wightman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wightman.
Wightman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
Wightman throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Poe misses with a straight right.
Poe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wightman.
Wightman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wightman swings for the body but Poe moves out of range.
Wightman stuns Poe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Wightman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wightman on the side of the head.
Poe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wightman's head.
Wightman misses the shot to the body.
Poe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poe throws a leg kick but Wightman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wightman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poe throws a hook to the side of Wightman's head but Wightman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 EA Poe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poe misses with a low kick.
Wightman throws a jab when Poe was well out of range.
Poe checks a low kick from Wightman.
Poe throwing a counter right hand but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Poe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poe punishes Wightman's body with a nice straight punch.
EA Poe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poe checks the leg kick.
Poe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe misses with a hook. Wightman ducked under it nicely.
Poe slips a straight right by Wightman.
Poe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wightman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Poe.
Wightman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wightman.
Wightman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Poe misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wightman misses with a low kick as Poe jumps back.
Poe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wightman throws a low kick, looking for Poe's leg but Poe calmly moves out of range.
Wightman ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Poe lands with a right hand.
Wightman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poe misses with a looping right.
Poe sizes up Wightman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wightman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wightman connects with a solid leg kick.
Wightman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poe moves away.
Poe blocks a low kick nicely.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wightman.
Wightman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wightman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poe lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wightman looks to land a left hand but Poe moved out of range nicely.
Wightman throws a nice looking combination but Poe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wightman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wightman cracks Poe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poe, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman fails to land with a series of punches.
Wightman slips under a jab from Poe.
As Poe backs off Wightman throws a huge counter combo but Poe manages to avoid it all.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wightman.
Wightman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wightman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wightman. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wightman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Poe thuds his right hand into Wightman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wightman throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe.
Wightman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wightman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poe moves away.
Poe throws a one two combo.
Wightman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wightman takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Poe coming out on top.
Wightman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poe swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poe circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Wightman misses.
Poe misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Poe. Beautiful body shot.
Wightman ducks right into an uppercut from Poe.
Poe scores with a sloppy right hand. Wightman should have avoided that one.
Poe throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Poe.
The fighters circling - Wightman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Wightman.
Poe lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wightman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wightman.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wightman avoids the body shot from Poe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wightman.
Wightman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wightman backs up against the cage.
Poe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wightman.
Wightman throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
EA Poe is winning the standup battle so far.
Poe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wightman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wightman back to the cage. Poe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poe misses with a hook. Wightman ducked under it nicely.
Wightman just misses with a punch to the body.
Wightman misses with a hook. Poe ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wightman tries to bum rush Poe with a series of wild strikes but Poe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wightman connects with an inside leg kick.
Poe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wightman can do to turn this around?
Poe sizes up Wightman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wightman lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EA Poe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wightman checks a low kick from Poe.
Wightman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wightman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Poe dodges the punch combination from Wightman.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wightman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Poe has got the better of the exchanges.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wightman staying out of range there.
Poe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wightman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wightman.
Wightman scores with a nice right hand.
Wightman dips to his left and cracks Poe with an uppercut!
Poe lunges at Wightman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wightman's hand.
A left lands for Poe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poe misses with a straight left.
Poe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Poe is rocked!
Wightman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Poe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Wightman misses with a series of wild punches.
Wightman misses with a looping left.
Poe seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe misses with a wild combination.
Wightman throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.
Poe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poe slips a jab and a cross from Wightman.
Wightman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poe.
Poe misses with a looping left.
Poe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wightman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lazy left from Poe finds it's target.
Poe cracks Wightman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wightman.
Nice uppercut there from Poe.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wightman backs up against the cage.
Wightman throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Poe throws a one two 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!
Wightman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wightman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wightman.
Wightman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake Wightman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
EA Poe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wightman throws a low kick but Poe avoids it.
Poe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Poe.
Some wild striking there from Wightman.
Wightman throws a series of punches but Poe avoids them all with ease.
Poe is looking for a counter combo.
Wightman sizes up Poe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wightman takes one to the side of the head.
Poe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poe throws a shot from downtown. Wightman moves away and avoids it.
Poe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poe blocks a jab.
Poe throwing a counter right hand but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poe loads up on a big right hand but Wightman slips the punch.
Wightman slips a jab and a cross from Poe.
Wightman looks to throw the jab but Poe is out of range.
Wightman throws a hook but Poe avoids it easily.
Wightman misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Wightman as he connects with a hook.
Poe throws a series of punches but Wightman avoids them all with ease.
Wightman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Poe connects with a nice looking jab.
Poe lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Wightman misses its intended target.
Poe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donk. Wightman catches Poe right on the button with a cross.
Wightman fails to land with a series of punches.
Wightman needs to keep his hands up - Poe had a free shot at his head there.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe throws a head kick that misses.
Wightman blocks a jab.
Wightman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wightman throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Wightman. Those never looked like landing.
Poe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wightman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wightman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.
As Wightman backs away, Poe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Poe lands a jab-cross combination.
Wightman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poe is out of range.
Poe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wightman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Poe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Poe backs off Wightman throws a huge counter combo but Poe manages to avoid it all.
Poe lands with a good body shot.
Poe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wightman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Poe misses its intended target.
Wightman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wightman's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
EA Poe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poe 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EA Poe!
EA Poe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AmpUp Nutrition ($200/160q) - Laundry 15% logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Blake Wightman stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a great fighter I just hope that he doesn't befall some unlucky accident with a shoebox!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Yates (ranked 1581 p4p, 200 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 1681 p4p, 214 weight class). Puzo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Speak Softly Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
22 - 16 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Harrison Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Yates does it's job there.
Puzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Yates lands a left hand.
Yates presses Puzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Puzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yates gets an underhook and turns Puzo into the cage.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Puzo avoids the damage to the body.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.
Puzo is pushing Yates up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Yates's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yates misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Yates.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puzo.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yatess head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yates lands an elbow just above Puzo 's eye.
Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Yates landing knees to the body.
Yates blocking some punches.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Yates avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
Puzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yates or not.
Puzo'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.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Yates.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Yates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo gets through Yates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Puzo backwards.
Yates being controlled against the cage.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo is looking to control Yates's arms but Yates gets an underhook and turns him. Now Puzo has his back to the cage.
Yates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puzo is defending well for now.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Puzo tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Puzo effectively controlling the action here.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yates struggles to land a body shot inside as Puzo controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Yates.
Puzo working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Yates can't find room to land a body shot as Puzo controls the action.
Yates tries to land knees in the clinch but Puzo avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates working Puzo over with knees to the body.
Puzo lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates misses with a body punch.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
Puzo blocks a body shot from Yates.
Yates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yates blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Yates swings wildly with an uppercut but Puzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Yates on the inside.
Puzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Puzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yates pushes Puzo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Yates dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A leg kick checked by Puzo.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Puzo.
Puzo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puzo throws a low kick but Yates avoids it.
Yates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yates throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yates throws a lazy head kick
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yates looks to land a left hand but Puzo moved out of range nicely.
Puzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
Puzo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Puzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Puzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yates moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yates.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yates.
Yates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puzos head.
Puzo has Yates pressed against the cage.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Puzo.
A hook to the body from Puzo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puzo effectively controlling the action here.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Puzo tries a body shot but Yates blocks it.
Yates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puzo.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puzo avoids it.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Yates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Puzo avoiding damage as Yates throws knees to the body.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Yates lands a knee to the body.
Harrison Yates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Puzo managing to block the knees to the body from Yates.
A short left from Puzo.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo lands with a right to the head.
Yates misses with the head strike.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Yates tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Yates back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
Yates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puzo avoids it.
Puzo lands with a left to the head.
Yates misses with some punches.
Yates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Puzo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Puzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Puzo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo lands a right hand.
Yates has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Puzo cracks Yates with a nice body shot.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yates misses with a punch to the body.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Puzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Puzo stalling the fight.
Yates trying to land knees to the body.
Yates is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puzo is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Yates fails to land.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puzo lands a nice uppercut.
Puzo dodges an elbow strike from Yates.
Puzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Puzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puzo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
A knee to the head by Yates.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Puzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo blocks a head kick by Yates.
Puzo throws out a counter right but Yates avoids it with no problem.
Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Puzo's calf.
Yates throws a sloppy head kick and Puzo moves out of range easily.
Puzo misses with a wild combination.
Puzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Puzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yates - the referee stops the clock and Puzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yates. Puzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Puzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Puzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puzo looks to throw the jab but Yates is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puzo has Yates up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Yates.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Yates throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.
Yates misses with some punches.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Puzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Puzo as the two fighters clinch.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Puzo stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Yates's ribcage. Yates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Puzo lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Puzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Puzo leaning against his opponent.
Yates takes a shot to the head.
Puzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Yates missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Puzo.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yates controls his hands.
Puzo leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yates.
Puzo lands a right hand.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Puzo.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzo is working Yates over against the cage.
Puzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yates backwards.
Puzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo is leaning against Yates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Puzo.
Puzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Puzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Puzo.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yates's elbow.
Puzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yates working aggressively here.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Puzo digs a right hand into Yates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yates's gas tank.
Puzo slows down the pace here.
Puzo lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Puzo.
Yates misses with a punch on the inside.
Yates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puzo's elbow.
Puzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Puzo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yates.
Puzo scores with a hook to the body.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Yates controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 2769 p4p, 308 weight class) and Michael Scarn (ranked 1215 p4p, 154 weight class). Locke kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What Makes a Good Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke throws a body punch but Scarn moves out of range.
Scarn missing with a left hand there. Locke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Locke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Michael Scarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarn misses with a head kick.
Locke throws a sloppy body shot
and Scarn counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Locke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Locke misses with a wild combination.
Good exchange - Scarn coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarn throws a body shot but no joy.
Locke throwing a counter right hand but Scarn manages to avoid it.
Scarn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice combination there by Scarn.
Locke clinches.
Scarn lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarn's elbow.
Scarn scores with a shot to the side of Locke's head.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Locke.
Scarn prevents a body shot from Locke.
Scarn lands an elbow that stopped Locke in his tracks for a moment.
Locke lands a right hand.
Locke avoids the elbow strike from Scarn, against the cage.
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scarn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Locke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Scarn controls the action.
Scarn blocking some punches.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Scarn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Locke avoids a wild elbow strike from Scarn.
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Scarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Locke misses with the head strike.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Locke gets through Scarn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scarn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Locke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Locke forces Scarn back against the cage and clinches.
Locke tries a body shot but Scarn blocks it.
Locke avoids the elbow strike from Scarn, against the cage.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scarn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Locke stalling the fight.
Locke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Locke is working Scarn over against the cage.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Scarn throws a head punch that misses.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Locke prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Locke pulls his leg out and moves away.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scarn.
Locke missing with a left hand there. Scarn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Locke moves into the clinch.
Scarn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Scarn.
Locke takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Locke lands a body shot.
Locke scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scarns head.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarn's elbow.
Scarn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Locke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Scarn can turn it around.
Locke tries to work over Scarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke'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.
Scarn lands an elbow inside that Locke shrugs off.
Locke lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scarn blocks a body shot from Locke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scarn misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Locke.
Locke blocking some punches.
Locke lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scarn throws an elbow but misses.
Scarn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Scarn prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Locke tries to work over Scarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scarn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Locke has Scarn pushed against the cage.
Scarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scarn as Locke tries to tie him up.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scarn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow.
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 John Locke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Locke tries to clinch but Scarn is having none of it.
Locke tries to keep at a distance but Scarn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Scarn blocking some punches.
Scarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Scarn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John Locke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Scarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Scarn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Locke - that landed with a thud.
Locke stalling in the clinch but Scarn improves position.
Scarn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scarn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scarn throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scarn throws an elbow but misses.
Scarn blocking some punches.
Locke tries to work over Scarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scarn prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Locke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Locke lands with a right to the head.
Scarn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Locke after a bit of a struggle.
Locke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from Scarn.
Scarn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke looking to slow down the pace here.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Locke.
Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scarn is breathing heavily.
Locke is trying to maintain a safe position but Scarn gets an underhook and turns Locke into the cage.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Locke is looking to control Scarn's arms but Scarn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Locke has his back to the cage.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from Scarn.
Locke is looking to control Scarn's arms but Scarn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Locke has his back to the cage.
Locke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Scarn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Scarn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scarn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lockes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Scarn throws a leg kick that misses.
Locke moves out of range as Scarn strikes.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Scarn.
Locke checks a low kick from Scarn.
Scarn misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locke with a hook.
Locke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scarn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke tries to clinch up.
Scarn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scarn there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Locke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scarn ducks under a wild hook from Locke.
Scarn throws a looping overhand right but Locke ducks down to avoid it.
Scarn lands with a hook. Locke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Locke drives through and clinches with Scarn against the cage.
Locke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Locke.
Locke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Locke blocks an elbow strike.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Scarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Locke.
Scarn has Locke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Locke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scarn.
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!
Scarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Locke.
Locke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Locke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scarn goes for a takedown attempt but Locke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scarn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scarn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Locke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarn throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarn.
Locke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke throws a nice looking combination but Scarn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Scarn throws a big shot that misses.
Scarn lands the left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scarn misses with an elbow strike.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke gets underhooks to prevent Scarn's takedown attempt.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Scarn avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarn controls his hands.
Scarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke throws a punch but it's blocked by Scarn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Locke.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Scarn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scarn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scarn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke is leaning against Scarn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarn blocks a body shot from Locke.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Locke avoids the elbow strike from Scarn, against the cage.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Locke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Locke's defenses.
Scarn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Locke.
Locke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Locke lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Scarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Scarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarn's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarn.
Scarn tries to score a body lock takedown but Locke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from Scarn.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Locke just leaning against Scarn, taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Locke tries a body shot but Scarn blocks it.
A short uppercut from Locke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Locke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarn controls his hands.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Locke.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
Locke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scarn can do to turn this around?
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Locke.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Scarn avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Locke.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Scarn prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn lands an elbow inside.
Locke works on Scarn's body with a couple of short punches.
Locke pushes Scarn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarn's elbow.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Scarn or not.
Scarn takes a shot to the head.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Locke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scarn is rocked!
Locke is stalling here.
Scarn is still on wobbly legs! Can Locke finish him?
Locke avoids the elbow strike from Scarn, against the cage.
Scarn seems to have recovered his senses.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
Scarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarn lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Locke.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Scarn controls the action.
Locke tries a body shot but Scarn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarn throws an elbow that misses.
Locke blocks an elbow strike.
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Scarn lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Scarn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scarn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Locke tries to work over Scarn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke stops a takedown attempt from Scarn.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scarn.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Locke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Locke's defenses.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Scarn avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Michael Scarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarn's elbow.
Scarn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Scarn.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scarn backwards.
John Locke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Locke wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Locke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
After the big win, John Locke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors King of Clothes and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsen (ranked 1919 p4p, 285 weight class) and Guido Gloom (ranked 1091 p4p, 172 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gloom counters with a single leg into guard. Nilsen didn't expect that.
Nilsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nilsen is trying to keep Gloom in close.
Nilsen wants to sweep here but Gloom controlling him for the moment.
Gloom trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen keeping moving, preventing Gloom from controlling successfully.
Nilsen is trying to control the position but Gloom postures up.
Gloom wants to control from the top but Nilsen keeps moving.
Nilsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gloom defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom wants to control from the top but Nilsen keeps moving.
Gloom postures up.
Gloom drops back looking for a leg! Nilsen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nilsen manages to kick Gloom off! Gloom jumps back into Nilsen's guard.
Nilsen working for a triangle but Gloom defends it easily.
Gloom throws a big elbow that misses.
Gloom won't allow Nilsen to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nilsen keeping full guard, as Gloom tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nilsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gloom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nilsen keeping moving, preventing Gloom from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nilsen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilsen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nilsen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gloom tries to bench press Nilsen off him but Nilsen keeps the position.
Nilsen advances nicely into full mount.
Nilsen raining down shots from the mount!
Nilsen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gloom manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nilsen scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom wants to control but Nilsen postures up.
Gloom is looking to regain half guard here but Nilsen keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gloom sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nilsen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gloom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nilsen.
Gloom wants to improve his position but Nilsen is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gloom is still trying to improve position.
Nilsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nilsen is working for a kimura but Gloom is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nilsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gloom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gloom is looking to improve his position.
Gloom wants to control but Nilsen is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Nilsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nilsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Guido Gloom has been cut.
Nilsen misses the shot to the body.
Gloom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gloom.
Nilsen feinted with a counter takedown.
Nilsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Gloom tries to counter it with a takedown but Nilsen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gloom's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gloom's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nilsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gloom throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Gloom takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Gloom blocks the low kick.
Gloom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gloom misses with a leg kick
and Nilsen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gloom's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gloom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nilsen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gloom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nilsen wants to pass the guard but Gloom is keeping the position.
Nilsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nilsen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gloom has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Nilsen is looking to defend but Gloom has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Nilsen! Gloom pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Nilsen taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Guido Gloom!
Guido Gloom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lethal (ranked 1033 p4p, 134 weight class) and Dante Firm (ranked 1741 p4p, 216 weight class). Lethal comes to the cage accompanied by we're off to see the wizard. Matt Lethal 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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Firm!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firm moves out of range as Lethal strikes.
Matt Lethal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firm swings widly with a right hand
and Firm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Firm.
Firm gets a clinch.
Firm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lethal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Firm working aggressively here.
Lethal tries to stall but Firm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lethal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
Lethal has Firm pressed against the cage.
Firm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lethal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lethal.
A short uppercut from Firm.
Firm lands a shoulder strike.
Lethal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lethal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lethal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lethal.
Lethal throws a head punch that misses.
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Lethal controls his hands.
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Lethal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lethal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firm lands a hook that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Lethal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Firm on the inside.
Firm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lethal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firm misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lethal.
Lethal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lethal blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lethal.
Lethal'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.
Lethal lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm tries a body shot but Lethal blocks it.
Lethal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lethal is trying to maintain a safe position but Firm gets an underhook and turns Lethal into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Firm as Lethal tries to tie him up.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lethal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Lethal.
Lethal pushes Firm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Firm pushes Lethal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lethal misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lethal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Firm.
A head punch on the inside from Lethal fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lethal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Firm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lethal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Firm can turn it around.
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!
Lethal blocking some punches.
Firm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Firm lands with a left to the head.
Firm lands a shoulder strike.
Lethal lands with a short shot to the head.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm tries to throw a body punch but Lethal avoids it by throwing Firm back against the cage.
Firm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lethal lands a left hand.
Lethal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lethal misses with a punch to the body.
Lethal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lethal backwards.
Firm working aggressively here.
Lethal lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Lethal missing with a left hand there. Firm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Lethal moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Firm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Firm.
A big right from Lethal misses.
A big right from Lethal misses.
Lethal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Firm on the side of the head.
Firm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Firm cracks Lethal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Firm throws a jab when Lethal was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Firm.
Firm misses the jab.
Lethal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lethal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Firm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal throws an overhand right that lands on Firm's shoulder, as Firm tries to avoid the shot.
Lethal misses with a looping right.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lethal swings for the body but Firm moves out of range.
Lethal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Firm moves out of range of the leg kick from Lethal.
Lethal misses with an uppercut. Firm saw that one coming.
Lethal cracks Firm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lethal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Firm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lethal.
Lethal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Firm.
Lethal misses with a hook to the body
enabling Firm to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Firm misses the target.
Firm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lethal throws out the jab.
Firm tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firm moves away.
A jab lands there for Firm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lethal.
Lethal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Firm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lethal lands with a shot to the body.
Lethal throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut.
Lethal staying out of range there.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Firm checks it.
Firm scores with the left hand. Lethal knows he should have avoided that one.
Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Firm avoids the body shot from Lethal.
Lethal misses with a hook. Firm ducked under it nicely.
Firm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lethal misses with a hook. Firm ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Firm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Lethal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Firm doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lethal, right into the meat.
Firm sizes up Lethal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Firm loads up on a big right hand but Lethal slips the punch.
It looked like Lethal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Firm avoids the head kick by Lethal.
Lethal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lethal misses with a looping left.
Firm misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lethal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lethal walks into a straight right hand from Firm.
Lethal throws a leg kick but Firm checks it.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Firm misses.
Lethal just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
Matt Lethal is winning the standup battle so far.
Firm misses with a hook.
Lethal misses with a lunging right hand
and Firm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Firm lands a body shot.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Lethal ducks down to avoid it.
Firm lands a jab to Lethal's midsection.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Firm wants to counter the offense by Lethal and move into the clinch position.
Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Lethal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lethal half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lethal avoids the body shot from Firm.
Lethal misses with a double jab.
Firm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lethal misses the jab.
Firm lands with an uppercut that bounces Lethal off the cage and back into range.
Firm misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Firm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Firm scores with a sloppy right hand. Lethal should have avoided that one.
Firm slips a jab from Lethal.
A swing and a miss from Firm.
Firm tries to clinch up but Lethal circles away and keeps his distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lethal.
Firm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lethal.
Lethal throws a lazy right hand but Firm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lethal sets himself, and Firm steps forward looking for the clinch! Lethal avoids it this time.
Lethal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Lethal.
Firm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Firm throws a right hand that misses
and Lethal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lethal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lethal slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Lethal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Firm misses with an uppercut.
Firm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lethal.
Lethal throws an off balance right hand
and Firm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Firm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lethal manages to avoid it.
Lethal misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Lethal misses.
Lethal misses with a body shot
and Lethal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lethal digs a good body shot into Firm's ribs.
Firm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lethal throws a hook but Firm blocks it.
Lethal lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Lethal.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Lethal misses with a body kick.
Lethal slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Firm wants to clinch up but Lethal keeps it at a distance.
Lethal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Firm has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Firm is rocked!
Firm digs a good hook to Lethal's body.
Firm is still on wobbly legs! Can Lethal finish him?
Firm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lethal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Firm misses with a body shot.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Lethal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Firm seems to have recovered his senses.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away.
Matt Lethal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lethal thows a body kick. Firm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Firm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lethal is looking to chop away at Firm's legs.
Firm throws a big shot that misses.
Firm misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lethal.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Firm misses.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Firm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lethal throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firm. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firm lands a right hook to the body.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Firm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Firm. That snapped Lethal's head back.
Lethal looks to land a right hand but Firm moved out of range.
Firm 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.
Look low, kick high! Lethal uses the oldest trick in the book to send Firm tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lethal is absolutely delighted - when Firm wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Lethal!
Matt Lethal thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 140 p4p, 27 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 2872 p4p, 309 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Lancaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist shoots in for a double leg but Lancaster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lancaster digs a good hook to Barnkvist's body.
Barnkvist defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster throws a body punch but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Barnkvist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Barnkvist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster digs a good body shot into Barnkvist's ribs.
Barnkvist fails with the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnkvist shoots in but no luck this time.
Cedric Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Barnkvist wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist tries for a takedown but Lancaster circles away easily
and Lancaster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lancaster lands a jab to Barnkvist's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnkvist's head.
Lancaster throws a good cross that connects.
Barnkvist gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnkvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Lancaster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnkvist tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lancaster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnkvist tries to clinch up.
Lancaster misses with a series of wild punches.
Lancaster gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barnkvist to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist throws a strike but Lancaster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Barnkvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Cedric Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnkvist takes a swing at Lancaster 's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster .
Barnkvist wants to counter with a clinch but Lancaster pushes him away.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnkvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnkvist is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Lancaster .
It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Lancaster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnkvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnkvist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist moves in looking to clinch but Lancaster pushes him off.
Lancaster connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Barnkvist catches Lancaster right on the button with a cross.
Lancaster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lancaster with a hook.
Lancaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnkvist at a distance.
Barnkvist throws a nice looking combination but Lancaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lancaster lands a nice looking body shot.
Lancaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnkvist. Barnkvist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster shows good takedown defense.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lancaster sprawls well. Lancaster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnkvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnkvist moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist takes a swing at Lancaster 's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Lancaster was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnkvist controls his hands.
Barnkvist has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lancaster is trying to keep an underhook but Barnkvist manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lancaster kicks Barnkvist off and gets back to his feet.
Barnkvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnkvist thuds a left hand into Lancaster 's body.
Lancaster misses the body punch
and Barnkvist counters with a one-two to the body.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnkvist.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Barnkvist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lancaster .
Barnkvist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist takes one to the chin there.
Barnkvist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnkvist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lancaster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnkvist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnkvist throws a lazy uppercut
and Lancaster 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.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnkvist throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Lancaster connects with a right hand. Barnkvist shakes it off.
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnkvist misses with a looping left.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster jabs Barnkvist right on the nose. Barnkvist blinks but takes it well.
Barnkvist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnkvist tries to clinch but Lancaster is having none of it.
Barnkvist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster .
Lancaster sets himself, and Barnkvist steps forward looking for the clinch! Lancaster avoids it this time.
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lancaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lancaster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnkvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lancaster . Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Barnkvist wants to counter the offense by Lancaster and move into the clinch position.
Barnkvist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnkvist forces Lancaster back against the cage and clinches.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnkvist wants to take the fight to the mat but Lancaster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnkvist is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lancaster is defending well.
Cedric Lancaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Barnkvist has clasped his hands together around Lancaster 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Barnkvist misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Barnkvist.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnkvist can do to turn this around?
Barnkvist creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Barnkvist has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lancaster is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lancaster tries to buck Barnkvist off but Barnkvist is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Barnkvist crashes against the mat.
Barnkvist working the head and body with strikes.
Barnkvist working the ground and pound but Lancaster is defending the strikes.
Barnkvist working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lancaster gets back to half guard.
Lancaster controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lancaster trying to hold on to Barnkvist's head to control him but Barnkvist postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnkvist.
Lancaster regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnkvist loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnkvist in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lancaster holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancaster .
Lancaster cracks Barnkvist with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnkvist lands a jab.
Barnkvist staying out of range there.
Lancaster dips to his left and cracks Barnkvist with an uppercut!
Lancaster scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lancaster .
Barnkvist has closed the distance and engaged Lancaster in a clinch.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Lancaster .
Lancaster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster works on Barnkvist's body with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barnkvist shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnkvist showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnkvist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnkvist throws a strike but Lancaster avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peter Barnkvist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancaster wants to stand up but Barnkvist is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnkvist wants to pass the guard but Lancaster is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist is looking to work some ground and pound but Lancaster has wrist control.
Barnkvist postures up in Lancaster 's guard and throws a big left but Lancaster blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist stopping the sweep attempt from Lancaster .
Lancaster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnkvist.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster , not yet.
Barnkvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnkvist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
Barnkvist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnkvist throws a strike but Lancaster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lancaster trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnkvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnkvist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnkvist working a defensive guard but Lancaster manages to pass into side control anyway.
Barnkvist gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Barnkvist wants to get back to full guard.
Barnkvist lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
Lancaster seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnkvist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnkvist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnkvist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the head.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Lancaster .
Barnkvist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnkvist steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lancaster .
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Barnkvist.
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnkvist fails with the takedown.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnkvist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnkvist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lancaster to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Lancaster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lancaster , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Lancaster !
After the fight, Cedric Lancaster was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 245 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jack Shaw (ranked 1816 p4p, 53 weight class). Shaw has chosen Family Force 5 - Chainsaw as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kovalev has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jack Shaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shaw throws a leg kick which misses Kovalev's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovalev tries to avoid it.
Shaw catches Kovalev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw misses with a shot to the body
and Kovalev counters with a right hand to the body.
Shaw connects with a looping right hand.
Shaw lands a jab to the head.
Kovalev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovalev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaw. Shaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Shaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaw throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalev throws an overhand right that lands on Shaw's shoulder, as Shaw tries to avoid the shot.
Shaw throws a counter combo.
Shaw misses the jab.
Kovalev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaw scores with a hook.
Shaw 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw misses with a looping right.
Kovalev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovalev.
Shaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovalev is just out of range.
Shaw throws a head kick but Kovalev moves out of range.
Kovalev throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovalev's hands.
Kovalev throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Kovalev sets himself, and Shaw steps forward looking for the clinch! Kovalev avoids it this time.
Kovalev throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Shaw staying out of range there.
Kovalev ducks under a wild hook from Shaw.
Kovalev missing with a left hand there. Shaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaw throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Kovalev should have avoided that one.
Shaw misses with a wild combination.
Kovalev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaw throws out the jab.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovalev.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaw stuns Kovalev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kovalev is breathing heavily.
Shaw takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovalev is rocked!
Shaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Kovalev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Shaw lands a big right hook! Kovalev looks hurt but is still standing! Shaw lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Kovalev falls down and Shaw dives in with a huge hammer fist! Kovalev's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Shaw runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Shaw!
A very excited looking Jack Shaw rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 466 p4p, 61 weight class) and Eddie Malingo (ranked 936 p4p, 112 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. 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 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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Malingo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malingo avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malingo defends it nicely.
We've been told by Hughes's head coaches at BAD BOY MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malingo throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Malingo misses.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Malingo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Malingo.
Hughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malingo.
A telegraphed right hand from Malingo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malingo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hughes.
It seemed like Malingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Malingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Malingo throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
Malingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Malingo throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes misses with a hook. Malingo ducked under it nicely.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Malingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Malingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes misses the jab.
Malingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Malingo.
Malingo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malingo throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes throws a jab when Malingo was well out of range.
Malingo throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes slips a straight right by Malingo.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Malingo.
Malingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Malingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malingo throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Malingo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes clinches up with Malingo and pushes him back against the cage.
Malingo misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malingo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Malingo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Malingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Malingo fails to land.
Malingo takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Eddie Malingo has been cut.
Malingo is leaning against Hughes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes landing knees to the body.
Hughes lands a damaging elbow.
Malingo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hughes throws an elbow but misses.
Malingo landing knees to the head.
Malingo avoids the elbow strike from Hughes, against the cage.
Malingo pushes Hughes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Malingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Malingo manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Malingo blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malingo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hughes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malingo has him pressed against the cage.
Hughes is trying to push Malingo away but Malingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malingo can't find room to land a body shot as Hughes controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Malingo fails to land.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes leaning against his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malingo dodges an elbow strike from Hughes.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malingo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Malingo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hughes to the mat. Hughes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Malingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malingo controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malingo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Malingo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Malingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Malingo'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.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Malingo.
Malingo throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malingo misses with a body shot.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Malingo.
Hughes lands a right hook to the body.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Malingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Malingo.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eddie Malingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hughes connects with a single shot there.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Malingo moves away and avoids it.
Malingo throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Hughes tries to clinch but Malingo moves out of range.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Malingo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Malingo.
Hughes just misses with a punch to the body.
Malingo throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malingo.
Hughes throws a hook but Malingo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malingo throws a series of strikes that have Hughes backpedaling.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malingo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malingo! But no joy.
Hughes throws a chopping leg kick but Malingo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Malingo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes scores with a hook.
Hughes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Malingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malingo blocks a jab.
Malingo tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Malingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malingo connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malingo 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 Hughes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hughes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eddie Malingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malingo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Malingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Malingo misses with a looping right.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Malingo manages to circle out of the way.
Malingo lands a leg kick that knocks Hughes off balance momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Hughes there.
Malingo misses with a hook.
Hughes cracks Malingo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Malingo misses the target.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Malingo sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hughes misses with a hook
enabling Malingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Malingo throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Malingo dips to his left and cracks Hughes with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Malingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Malingo moves away and avoids it.
Malingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malingo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hughes misses the jab.
Hughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malingo is looking for the big counter here.
Hughes throws out a leg kick but Malingo moves out of range and Hughes only half commits.
Malingo throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Malingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Malingo ducks down to avoid it.
Malingo is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Malingo flicks out a counter leg kick but Hughes steps away.
Hughes scores with the left hand. Malingo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hughes lands with a hook. Malingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malingo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hughes's head backwards.
Malingo throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Malingo misses the target.
Hughes throwing a counter right hand but Malingo manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hughes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malingo punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hughes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hughes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malingo counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes tries to bum rush Malingo with a series of wild strikes but Malingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malingo throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Malingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malingo throws out a leg kick but Hughes moves out of range and Malingo only half commits.
Malingo loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Hughes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Malingo throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Donk. Malingo catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Malingo keeps it at a distance.
Malingo throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Malingo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie Malingo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Malingo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Malingo walks into a stiff left hand from Hughes.
Malingo misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Malingo slips a jab from Hughes.
Malingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Malingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Hughes.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malingo manages to avoid it.
Malingo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hughes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malingo throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Malingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malingo throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malingo keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malingo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hughes blocks a leg kick.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malingo misses the shot to the body.
Malingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malingo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hughes throws a jab when Malingo was well out of range.
Malingo misses with a two punch combination.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Malingo slips the punch.
Malingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hughes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Malingo missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malingo.
Hughes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malingo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hughes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheers as Hughes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malingo doesn't seem phased though.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malingo.
Hughes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Malingo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As Hughes backs off Malingo throws a huge counter combo but Hughes manages to avoid it all.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malingo.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malingo circles away.
Malingo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and Malingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Hughes finds it's target.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Malingo's head but Malingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Malingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malingo.
Malingo feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Hughes misses
and Malingo counters with a straight right hand.
Malingo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hughes slips a straight right by Malingo.
A telegraphed right hand from Malingo misses the target.
A left lands for Hughes.
Malingo slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Hughes throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malingo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Malingo missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hughes looks to land a body kick but Malingo moved away.
As Hughes backs off Malingo throws a huge counter combo but Hughes manages to avoid it all.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Malingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hughes lands with a hook. Malingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malingo lands a jab to the nose.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malingo! But no joy.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Malingo's head.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Malingo.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Malingo misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Malingo misses with an uppercut.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Malingo.
Malingo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Malingo moves out of range.
Hughes scores with a jab to the head.
Malingo throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Malingo moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malingo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malingo lands a lovely overhand right.
Malingo throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malingo.
Malingo throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malingo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Malingo misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes throwing a counter right hand but Malingo manages to avoid it.
Malingo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Malingo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Malingo's shoulder, as Malingo tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Malingo ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes swings for the body but Malingo moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Malingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Malingo misses the jab.
Hughes is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Eddie Malingo just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Eddie Malingo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malingo's sensitive parts.
Hughes slips a straight right by Malingo.
A counter left hand to the body from Hughes misses its target.
Hughes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Malingo.
Malingo looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Malingo misses with a low kick.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malingo. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes rushes Malingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes trying to control the position but instead, Malingo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hughes into the cage.
Malingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Malingo pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Malingo shrugs off.
Hughes lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes looking to stall.
Hughes has a couple of punches blocked by Malingo.
Malingo wants a takedown.
Malingo throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hughes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Malingo shrugs off.
Hughes lands a shoulder strike.
Malingo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malingo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malingo slips under a jab from Hughes.
Malingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Malingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Malingo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Malingo.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Malingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malingo slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes with a hook.
Malingo throws out a powerful jab.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malingo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Malingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hughes goes for a double leg but Malingo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Malingo continues to drive forward.
Malingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes throws the left hand but Malingo avoids the punch easily.
Malingo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malingo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malingo avoids the body shot from Hughes.
Hughes throws a hook but Malingo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Malingo.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Malingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malingo connects with a jab.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malingo slips under a jab.
Hughes shoots and misses
and Malingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes throws the kick towards the body but Malingo avoids it.
Hughes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Malingo lands.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malingo staying out of range there.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Malingo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Malingo.
Hughes throws the left hand but Malingo avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Malingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malingo throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Malingo checks a leg kick.
Malingo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Malingo.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malingo! But no joy.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
Hughes clinches with his opponent.
Malingo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Malingo misses with a knee to the head.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Malingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Malingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Malingo slips the punch.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Malingo.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Malingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bronson Hughes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Malingo's cut.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Malingo misses the jab.
Hughes throws a head kick but Malingo moves out of range.
Malingo defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malingo misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Hughes coming out on top.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Malingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malingo! But no joy.
Malingo throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Malingo's head but Malingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Malingo counter with a right hand.
Malingo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hughes fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malingo lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes works the jab nicely.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Malingo counter with a right hand.
Malingo throws a leg kick but Hughes moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Malingo cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Malingo misses with a straight right.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malingo to the mat! Malingo manages to get full guard.
Hughes postures up.
Malingo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malingo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hughes defends it easily.
Eddie Malingo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malingo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Malingo is fighting to break Hughes's control of his arms but Hughes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes pulls Malingo in close to prevent any damage.
Malingo wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes controlling Malingo's posture.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malingo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Malingo from controlling successfully.
Malingo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eddie Malingo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malingo drops his hands momentarily and Hughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Malingo moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Hughes throws a lazy body kick
letting Malingo counter with a right hand.
Malingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hughes.
Bronson Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Malingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hughes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malingo misses with the combination.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Hughes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Malingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Malingo.
Hughes throws a hook but Malingo avoids it easily.
Malingo takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Malingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughes throws the left hand but Malingo avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Malingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Malingo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malingo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Malingo!
Eddie Malingo is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Malingo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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