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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hudson (ranked 3959 p4p, 369 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 4531 p4p, 406 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jeff Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hudson.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennedy lands with a nice body punch.
Hudson 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.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hudson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kennedy - the referee stops the clock and Hudson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kennedy. Hudson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hudson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.
Hudson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Hudson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kennedy.
Hudson throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Hudson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hudson misses with a left hand
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Hudson lands the left hand.
Hudson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hudson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a push kick but Hudson slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Nice uppercut lands for Kennedy. That snapped Hudson's head back.
Hudson takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Kennedy scores with a nice body kick.
Kennedy moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Kennedy to work.
Kennedy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hudson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kennedy prevents it.
Hudson tries to circle away but Kennedy has him pinned against the cage.
Kennedy has Hudson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hudson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hudson uses from the top position.
Hudson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kennedy is keeping the position for now.
Kennedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hudson defends well.
Hudson gets to his feet. Kennedy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kennedy gets caught napping as Hudson dives in and scores a takedown. Kennedy manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy working a defensive guard here.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson postures up and lands a big shot to Kennedy's brow.
Hudson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Hudson tries to pass.
Hudson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hudson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kennedy throws a front kick that sends Hudson stumbling back into the cage.
Hudson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kennedy sprawls well. He's pushed Hudson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kennedy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hudson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hudson lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson lands a jab to Kennedy's midsection.
Hudson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kennedy blocks a low kick nicely.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hudson.
Kennedy clinches up against the cage.
Kennedy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hudson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hudson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jeff Hudson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Kennedy.
Kennedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hudson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kennedy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hudson scores with a shot to the body.
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 Jeff Hudson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kennedy throws a looping overhand right but Hudson ducks down to avoid it.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hudson dives in and scores a takedown into Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hudson escapes and throws Kennedy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kennedy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hudson's best efforts.
Kennedy trying to control from the bottom.
Hudson controlling the pace.
Kennedy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kennedy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
Hudson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jeff Hudson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hudson controlling from the top position.
Kennedy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hudson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hudson wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is keeping the position.
Kennedy is trying to control the position but Hudson postures up.
Hudson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennedy is retaining full guard.
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.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.
Kennedy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hudson looking to pass the guard.
Kennedy has his foot on Hudson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hudson works his way back into a safe position though.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hudson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeff Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hudson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks to land a left hand but Hudson moved out of range nicely.
Hudson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for Kennedy with that takedown attempt.
Hudson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hudson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hudson defends it nicely.
Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hudson manages to avoid it.
Hudson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.
Hudson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hudson throws a leg kick but Kennedy moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hudson is just out of range.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hudson manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kennedy.
Hudson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hudson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.
Hudson misses with a low kick as Kennedy jumps back.
Hudson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Hudson misses.
The fighters circling - Hudson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Hudson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Kennedy.
Hudson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy lands with a nice body punch.
Hudson lands a jab-cross combination.
Hudson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hudson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kennedy 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 Hudson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hudson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Hudson misses.
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!
Kennedy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hudson looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Hudson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hudson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kennedy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Kennedy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Hudson throws a series of punches but Kennedy moves out of range.
Hudson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kennedy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jab by Kennedy.
Kennedy 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.
Hudson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy thumps Hudson with a low kick.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
Kennedy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennedy. Hudson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennedy looks to land a body kick but Hudson moved away.
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!
Kennedy leaves Hudson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Hudson.
Kennedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hudson with a body shot.
Hudson throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Hudson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennedy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hudson throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Hudson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kennedy.
Hudson throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kennedy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hudson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kennedy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kennedy.
Hudson is rocked!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kennedy.
Hudson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Oh Hudson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kennedy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kennedy cracks Hudson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Kennedy!
Our winner, Steven Kennedy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drew Sexton (ranked 2395 p4p, 255 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 2977 p4p, 307 weight class). Johannes Tulikoura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tulikoura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sexton scrambles back to his feet.
Tulikoura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tulikoura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sexton. That did some damage!
Sexton 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.
The fighters circling - Tulikoura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sexton checks a leg kick.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Tulikoura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sexton scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Sexton misses.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but Sexton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tulikoura misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sexton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura blocks a head kick by Sexton.
Sexton checks a low kick from Tulikoura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton avoids the head kick by Tulikoura.
Sexton is looking to counter the offense by Tulikoura and move into the clinch.
Tulikoura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Sexton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tulikoura 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.
Tulikoura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sexton under the eye.
Tulikoura misses with an uppercut.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks Sexton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sexton down.
Sexton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tulikoura. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Tulikoura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tulikoura scores with a hook.
Sexton just misses with a punch to the body.
Sexton misses with a jab to the body
and Tulikoura counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tulikoura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tulikoura lands a nice hook to Sexton's body. Sexton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tulikoura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sexton misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sexton!
Tulikoura cracks Sexton with a good jab.
Tulikoura looks to land a left hand but Sexton moved out of range nicely.
Sexton misses with a low kick as Tulikoura jumps back.
Sexton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
Sexton throws a sloppy head kick and Tulikoura moves out of range easily.
Tulikoura avoids the head kick by Sexton.
Sexton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tulikoura throws a series of punches but Sexton avoids them all with ease.
Tulikoura moves forwards but Sexton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sexton misses with an uppercut. Tulikoura saw that one coming.
Tulikoura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tulikoura.
Tulikoura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tulikoura misses with an uppercut. Sexton saw that one coming.
Sexton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sexton connects with a solid leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Tulikoura misses
and Tulikoura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton throws a lazy head kick
and Tulikoura makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tulikoura.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sexton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulikoura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tulikoura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick
and Sexton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sexton swings for the body but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
Sexton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulikoura moves out of range of the leg kick from Sexton.
Tulikoura swings widly with a right hand
and Sexton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sexton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sexton misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sexton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tulikoura punishes Sexton's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tulikoura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sexton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sexton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Sexton is looking to counter the offense by Tulikoura and move into the clinch.
Sexton moves out of range of the leg kick from Tulikoura.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sexton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tulikoura misses with a double jab
and Sexton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura lands an uppercut.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tulikoura throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sexton counters with a straight right hand.
Sexton throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulikoura throws a push kick but Sexton slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura takes a swing at Sexton's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Sexton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sexton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tulikoura has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sexton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tulikoura lands a jab.
Sexton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tulikoura lands a lovely overhand right.
Tulikoura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sexton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tulikoura connects with an inside leg kick.
Sexton blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tulikoura as he connects with a hook.
Tulikoura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sexton was well out of range. Poor timing from Tulikoura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tulikoura misses its intended target.
It looked like Sexton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sexton throws a jab but it's blocked by Tulikoura.
Sexton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sexton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura just misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura misses the shot to the body.
Sexton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sexton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sexton moves out of range as Tulikoura strikes.
Tulikoura moves out of range of the strikes.
Tulikoura only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tulikoura throws the kick towards the body but Sexton avoids it.
Sexton takes a swing at Tulikoura's ribcage but misses.
Sexton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sexton checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton connects with a crisp jab.
Tulikoura throws a poor cross that misses
and Sexton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tulikoura thinking.
Tulikoura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sexton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tulikoura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tulikoura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tulikoura takes a swing at Sexton's ribcage but misses.
Sexton blocks a leg kick.
Sexton blocks a jab.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tulikoura throws a push kick but Sexton slaps the foot to one side.
Tulikoura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sexton throws a hook but Tulikoura blocks it.
Sexton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tulikoura tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sexton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tulikoura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tulikoura throws a shot from downtown. Sexton moves away and avoids it.
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 decent looking body kick lands there for Tulikoura.
Sexton walks into a left hand.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura looks to throw the jab but Sexton is out of range.
Sexton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sexton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tulikoura throws a low kick but Sexton moves out of range easily.
Tulikoura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sexton.
Tulikoura looks to land a left hand but Sexton moved out of range nicely.
Sexton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Tulikoura finds it's way through Sexton's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sexton throws a body punch but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Tulikoura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tulikoura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tulikoura misses with a series of wild punches.
Tulikoura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sexton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A swing and a miss from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sexton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sexton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sexton.
Sexton throws a wild body kick that Tulikoura sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Tulikoura misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Sexton as he checks the leg kick.
As Tulikoura looks to move away, Sexton throws a big counter combo but Tulikoura just gets out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sexton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tulikoura - the referee stops the clock and Sexton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tulikoura. Sexton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sexton darts in and clinches Tulikoura up against the cage.
Sexton is looking to control Tulikoura's arms but Tulikoura gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sexton has his back to the cage.
Sexton misses with a punch on the inside.
Sexton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tulikoura.
Sexton looking to stall.
Tulikoura avoids a wild elbow strike from Sexton.
Sexton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sexton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tulikoura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sexton has Tulikoura pushed against the cage.
Sexton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tulikoura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sexton.
Tulikoura drags the fight down to the ground.
Drew Sexton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexton preventing the sweep.
Tulikoura working a defensive guard here.
Sexton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tulikoura, up you get!
Tulikoura throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Tulikoura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sexton thuds his right hand into Tulikoura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sexton tries to score with a low kick but Tulikoura moves his leg out of the way.
Tulikoura wants to land a leg kick but Sexton is out of range.
Tulikoura throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Sexton throws a head kick but Tulikoura moves out of range.
Tulikoura throws out a counter right but Sexton avoids it with no problem.
Tulikoura lands the left hand.
Tulikoura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sexton will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura jabs at Sexton's body.
Tulikoura misses with a straight left.
It looked like Sexton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tulikoura blocks the body kick.
Tulikoura staying out of range there.
Tulikoura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sexton lands a two punch combo.
Sexton misses with a hook.
Tulikoura lands a nice looking body shot.
Tulikoura throws a right hand that Sexton ducks under and follows up with a left that Sexton also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Tulikoura - just one landing.
Tulikoura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Tulikoura misses
and Sexton counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sexton is looking to chop away at Tulikoura's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks Sexton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sexton down.
Tulikoura connects with an inside leg kick.
Tulikoura lands a front kick.
Sexton scores with the left hand. Tulikoura knows he should have avoided that one.
Tulikoura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sexton at a distance.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sexton.
Tulikoura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sexton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tulikoura.
Sexton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sexton slips a straight right by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a lazy uppercut
and Tulikoura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tulikoura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Norris (ranked 1729 p4p, 76 weight class) and Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 7062 p4p, 186 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
145 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris throws a head kick that misses
and Amodei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amodei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Norris misses with a hook. Amodei ducked under it nicely.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
Amodei defending well as Norris loads up on a big left hand.
Amodei scores with a punch to the head.
Norris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amodei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Norris is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Amodei presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris tries to work over Amodei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amodei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Amodei blocks a body shot from Norris.
Norris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Norris.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amodei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amodei manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Amodei blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amodei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amodei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norris throws a leg kick but Amodei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norris misses with a leg kick
and Amodei counters with a low kick, right behind Norris 's knee.
Jab from Norris.
Norris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Amodei 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.
Norris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amodei checks a leg kick.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris cracks the inside of Amodei's front leg.
Amodei throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris.
An inside leg kick from Amodei misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Amodei.
Will Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Amodei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a head kick. Amodei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Norris fakes the leg kick and cracks Amodei in the body.
Norris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Amodei's sensitive parts.
Norris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Norris throws a leg kick but Amodei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Norris connects with a right hand. Amodei shakes it off.
Amodei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amodei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris manages to avoid it.
Norris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Amodei blocks the low kick.
Amodei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Amodei tried to score with a low kick but Norris checks it.
Norris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Amodei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amodei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Amodei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amodei throws a lazy right hand but Norris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amodei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Amodei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Norris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Amodei misses with a straight right.
That kick from Norris tenderised Amodei's leg. Amodei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norris. Amodei shrugs it off though.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Norris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
Norris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Norris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Amodei throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Norris connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Amodei. That's going to slow Norris down.
Norris checks a low kick from Amodei.
Amodei checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris 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.
Amodei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris thows a leg kick but Amodei checks it
and Amodei counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Amodei won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.
Norris is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Amodei presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Amodei throws a head punch that misses.
Amodei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Amodei prevents a body shot from Norris.
Norris working aggressively here.
Amodei lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amodei backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amodei lands a nice uppercut.
Amodei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Norris blocks a body shot from Amodei.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Amodei controls his hands.
Amodei fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris dominated that round.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good work by Amodei as he checks the leg kick.
Will Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Norris blocks the leg kick.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Norris is looking to score with low kicks.
Will Norris is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat.
Amodei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Norris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Amodei misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norris. That's going to slow Amodei down.
Norris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Norris throws a leg kick
so Amodei counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Amodei is standing up over Norris. Norris looks to escape but Amodei dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Amodei tries to advance to mount but Norris denies him.
Amodei is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Norris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Amodei thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Norris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amodei can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is pushing Amodei's head away, looking to escape. Amodei manages to hold on to the position though.
Amodei passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Norris!
Amodei looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Norris prevents Amodei from taking his back.
Norris is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Amodei has taken his back!
Norris is trying to stand back up.
Amodei has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Norris has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei working for the choke.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Norris tries to get to his feet, scrambling wildly. Amodei sees the opportunity and transitions to an armbar that forces Norris to tap. Impressive finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giuseppe Amodei!
Giuseppe Amodei decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yang Xinhai (ranked 1250 p4p, 48 weight class) and One Fortytwo (ranked 1492 p4p, 60 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
140 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
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24
142 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Xinhai misses.
Xinhai keeps the fight on the outside.
Fortytwo throws an off balance right hand
and Xinhai counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortytwo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Xinhai misses the target.
Xinhai just misses with a punch to the body.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut.
Fortytwo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xinhai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fortytwo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortytwo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fortytwo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Xinhai's face.
Fortytwo lands a shot to the body.
Fortytwo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortytwo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xinhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortytwo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xinhai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xinhai managing to block the knees to the body from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xinhai manages to break the clinch.
Fortytwo throws an off balance right hand
and Xinhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fortytwo is rocked!
One Fortytwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai throws an uppercut from hell that sends Fortytwo clean off his feet! He's out cold! Xinhai stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yang Xinhai!
An out of breath Yang Xinhai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, One Fortytwo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1077 p4p, 41 weight class) and Yung Hung Dong (ranked 1102 p4p, 43 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walcott. That's going to slow Dong down.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Dong blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Dong misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong scores with a push kick.
Dong checks a low kick from Walcott.
Dong connects with an inside leg kick.
Dong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dong throws a shot to the body.
Dong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook 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!
Dong throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott throwing a counter right hand but Dong manages to avoid it.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Dong throws out a counter right but Walcott avoids it with no problem.
Dong with a jab.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Dong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walcott.
Dong takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Dong misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
Dong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong thows a leg kick but Walcott checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walcott swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dong misses.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Dong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walcott if he has to take too many more of those.
Dong tests Walcott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walcott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dong's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott wants to land a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick from Dong.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walcott looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong misses the target.
Walcott swings widly with a right hand
and Dong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walcott's knee momentarily.
Dong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walcott rather than just go for the knockout.
Dong blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Dong lands a jab.
Dong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dong swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Dong throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
Dong throws a low kick, looking for Walcott's leg but Walcott calmly moves out of range.
Walcott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Dong checks it.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch lands to the side of Dong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Walcott connects with a body shot that sends Dong's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands with a nice combination. Walcott backs away looking to recover.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott is looking to chop away at Dong's legs.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Dong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walcott throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Walcott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range.
Dong scores with a push kick.
Walcott misses with a series of wild punches.
Dong tries to clinch but Walcott moves away
and Walcott counters with a right hand to the body.
Walcott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott checks a low kick from Dong.
Walcott tried to counter with a leg kick but Dong avoided it.
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!
Walcott is looking to chop away at Dong's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dong checks a leg kick.
Walcott moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Walcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dong. Walcott shrugs it off though.
Walcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dong circles away quickly and effectively.
Dong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Dong throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walcott feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Walcott tries for a takedown but Dong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walcott throws a leg kick
and Dong counters with an outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walcott 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 Dong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dong avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Dong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yung Hung Dong will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dong tries to score with a low kick but Walcott moves his leg out of the way.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong flicks out a counter leg kick but Walcott steps away.
Walcott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong throws a right hand that misses
and Walcott counters with a thumping low kick.
Dong misses with a looping right.
Dong with a nice cross.
Dong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott throws a solid leg kick but Dong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walcott.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dong misses with a looping left.
Walcott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walcott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dong throws a leg kick which misses Walcott's front leg but catches the back leg as Walcott tries to avoid it.
Dong is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Walcott misses its target.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott scoring well with a low kick there.
Dong lands with a good body shot.
Dong takes the fight into the clinch.
Dong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott throws a low kick but Dong avoids it.
Dong motions for Walcott to come forward. Dong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dong looks to land a combination but Walcott avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dong!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Dong lands with a cross.
Dong misses the jab.
Dong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dong swings widly with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Walcott cracks Dong with an open hand slap.
Yung Hung Dong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong lands with a shot to the body.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Dong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott connects with a body shot that sends Dong's belly button to the back.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Dong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong jabs at Walcott's body.
Dong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walcott, pushing him back against the cage.
Dong tries to pull guard but Walcott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
Dong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walcott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Dong effectively controlling the action here.
Dong works on Walcott's body with a couple of short punches.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Dong.
A short left from Walcott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Dong controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
Dong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dong prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walcott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Dong lands with a left to the head.
Dong can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Dong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Dong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
A short uppercut from Walcott.
Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Dong avoiding damage.
Walcott tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yung Hung Dong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Walcott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong.
Dong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walcott backs up against the cage.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
Dong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dong scores with a jab.
Walcott misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Walcott misses.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott is looking to slow Dong down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Dong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong checks the leg kick.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Dong looks to land a body kick but Walcott moved away.
Walcott looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dong throws a sloppy head kick
and Walcott counters with a body kick that stops Dong in his tracks momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dong.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott misses with a series of wild punches.
Dong throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dong just manages to avoid it.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Walcott looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Dong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walcott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott stuns Dong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Dong catches Walcott right on the button with a cross.
Walcott walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dong.
Dong throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott blocks a low kick nicely.
Walcott misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
Dong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walcott's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walcott tries to work over Dong's front leg with a kick but Dong checks it.
Walcott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dong can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott connects with a crisp jab.
Dong connects with a single shot there.
Dong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dong throws a solid leg kick but Walcott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dong.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dong - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Dong's corner calls for a 1-2. Dong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dong lands a glancing blow to the side of Walcott's head.
Walcott is looking to chop away at Dong's legs.
It seemed like Dong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Walcott does it's job there.
Walcott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dong.
Dong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands with a good body shot.
Dong lands a front kick.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Dong has closed the distance and engaged Walcott in a clinch.
Tommy Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dong wants to stall.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.
Walcott is trying to drag Dong to the mat but Dong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walcott lands a shot to the body.
Dong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yung Hung Dong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dong blocks a body shot from Walcott.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yung Hung Dong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dong 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yung Hung Dong!
Yung Hung Dong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Fidnhasieunch (ranked 2273 p4p, 90 weight class) and Rubens Charles (ranked 1569 p4p, 63 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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33
143 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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138 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Fidnhasieunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rubens Charles!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fidnhasieunch fails to land the takedown.
Fidnhasieunch gets a double leg takedown into Charles's guard.
Fidnhasieunch is looking to advance position but Charles has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Charles controlling from mount.
I've been told that Charles has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fidnhasieunch tries to reverse the position but Charles maintains control.
Charles controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fidnhasieunch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fidnhasieunch is looking to improve his position.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to maintain the position but Charles is very close to passing his half guard.
Fidnhasieunch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles not doing much here.
Fidnhasieunch has a hand on Charles's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Charles takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Charles controlling his opponent.
Fidnhasieunch tries to improve his position but instead Charles has taken his back!
Fidnhasieunch wants to escape the position.
Fidnhasieunch turns into Charles and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fidnhasieunch passes Charles's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fidnhasieunch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Charles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fidnhasieunch trying to control from half guard but Charles is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles trying to control from the bottom.
Fidnhasieunch wants to control but Charles is keeping him busy.
Charles wants to get back to full guard.
Fidnhasieunch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fidnhasieunch is working for a submission of some sort.
Fidnhasieunch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fidnhasieunch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fidnhasieunch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to control. Charles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fidnhasieunch working Charles over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fidnhasieunch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Charles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fidnhasieunch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fidnhasieunch.
Charles has hold of Fidnhasieunch's hands but Fidnhasieunch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fidnhasieunch lands with a punch from half guard.
Charles won't allow Fidnhasieunch to pass to mount.
Fidnhasieunch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Charles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fidnhasieunch.
Charles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fidnhasieunch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fidnhasieunch winds up and cracks Charles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fidnhasieunch.
Fidnhasieunch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fidnhasieunch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charles is looking to control Fidnhasieunch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charles avoid being mounted?
Fidnhasieunch working over Charles with some ground and pound. Charles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Fidnhasieunch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fidnhasieunch napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fidnhasieunch manages to get back to half guard.
Fidnhasieunch wants to sweep but Charles has passed to side control!
Fidnhasieunch looking for a sweep but Charles has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Fidnhasieunch wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fidnhasieunch rolls, trying to escape but Charles keeps control of the position.
Fidnhasieunch is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles tries to get the hooks in deep but Fidnhasieunch pushed the leg off.
Charles controls the position.
Let's hope that Charles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fidnhasieunch is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fidnhasieunch turns into Charles and is now in his guard.
Fidnhasieunch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fidnhasieunch wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
Charles working a defensive guard but Fidnhasieunch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Charles wants to control but Fidnhasieunch postures up.
Fidnhasieunch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to improve position but can't.
Fidnhasieunch working the ground and pound from side control.
Charles gets back to half guard.
Charles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fidnhasieunch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fidnhasieunch throws an elbow that misses. Charles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fidnhasieunch's guard. Nice move by Charles!
Fidnhasieunch controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
Fidnhasieunch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Charles passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fidnhasieunch is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Charles controlling from mount.
Fidnhasieunch is squirming around, avoiding Charles's attempts to control the action.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to escape the mount.
Charles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fidnhasieunch tries to reverse the position but Charles maintains control.
Fidnhasieunch tries to control Charles's body but Charles pushes him off. Fidnhasieunch squirms to his side and now Charles has his back!
Fidnhasieunch is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Charles.
Fidnhasieunch wants to control his opponent's hands but Charles gets his hands free.
Fidnhasieunch is in bad spot here.
Fidnhasieunch tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
William Fidnhasieunch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fidnhasieunch is looking to get to half guard.
Charles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to reverse the position but instead Charles has taken his back - oops!
Charles is not going to allow Fidnhasieunch to sit and survive in this position.
Fidnhasieunch wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles 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!
Fidnhasieunch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Charles tries to bench press Fidnhasieunch off him but Fidnhasieunch keeps the position.
Charles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fidnhasieunch takes a little break here. Charles wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fidnhasieunch is looking to take a break and control but Charles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charles wants to control but Fidnhasieunch postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fidnhasieunch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fidnhasieunch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fidnhasieunch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Charles some visible discomfort.
Charles manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Charles is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fidnhasieunch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles controlling from the full mount.
Fidnhasieunch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fidnhasieunch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Charles moves nicely into side control.
Charles taking a breather here.
Charles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fidnhasieunch is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fidnhasieunch tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Charles presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Fidnhasieunch gets back to half guard.
Fidnhasieunch is looking to improve his position.
Charles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fidnhasieunch is looking for a sweep. Charles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fidnhasieunch wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fidnhasieunch looking very determined here, making life difficult for Charles.
Fidnhasieunch tries to break free.
Charles looking for the RNC.
Charles looking for the choke but no joy.
Fidnhasieunch tries to escape but Charles has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Fidnhasieunch is really stuck here.
Well, with Charles on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Fidnhasieunch is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Fidnhasieunch is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Fidnhasieunch right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Charles controlling the positon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubens Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charles 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubens Charles!
After winning the bout, Rubens Charles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Allen (ranked 836 p4p, 132 weight class) and Louie DeBrusk (ranked 893 p4p, 139 weight class). George Allen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Louie DeBrusk's chin.
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26
215 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louie DeBrusk!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
DeBrusk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
George Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeBrusk.
As DeBrusk tries to get set, Allen tries to push him back and clinch up but DeBrusk manages to avoid the attempt.
Allen lands a right hook to the body.
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
DeBrusk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like George Allen has been cut.
Allen digs a right hand underneath DeBrusk's ribcage. DeBrusk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeBrusk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Allen.
DeBrusk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
DeBrusk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DeBrusks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBrusk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen throws the left hand but DeBrusk avoids the punch easily.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from DeBrusk.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeBrusk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeBrusk misses with a body shot.
Allen swings for the body but DeBrusk moves out of range.
A lazy left from DeBrusk finds it's target.
Allen clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but DeBrusk avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
DeBrusk is trying to pull guard but Allen has him pressed against the cage.
DeBrusk swings wildly with an uppercut but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Allen.
DeBrusk misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Allen.
Allen pushes DeBrusk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeBrusk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
DeBrusk looks winded!
DeBrusk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
Allen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Allen.
DeBrusk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeBrusk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
Allen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
DeBrusk tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen digs a right hand into DeBrusk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeBrusk's gas tank.
Allen lands a hook that snaps the head of DeBrusk backwards.
Allen misses with a body punch.
DeBrusk prevents a body shot from Allen.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but DeBrusk avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
DeBrusk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeBrusk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Allen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Allen lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeBrusk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Allen misses with a punch on the inside.
Allen tries a body shot but DeBrusk blocks it.
Allen misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Allen.
Allen misses with a punch to the body.
DeBrusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from DeBrusk.
DeBrusk has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Allen.
DeBrusk misses with a punch to the body.
DeBrusk is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
DeBrusk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Allen.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Allen.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeBrusk backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Allen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Allen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Allen tries a body shot but DeBrusk blocks it.
George Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen throws a punch but it's blocked by DeBrusk.
Allen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeBrusks head.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen tries to work over DeBrusk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeBrusk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
DeBrusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Allen fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeBrusk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeBrusk prevents a body shot from Allen.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeBrusk's elbow.
DeBrusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but DeBrusk avoids it by throwing Allen back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeBrusk misses with a punch to the body.
DeBrusk misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allen.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite DeBrusk's efforts to push away.
DeBrusk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Allen lands a nice shot to the body.
DeBrusk is breathing heavily.
DeBrusk blocks a body shot from Allen.
DeBrusk takes a shot to the head.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeBrusk or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Allen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Allen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
DeBrusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen tries a body shot but DeBrusk blocks it.
Allen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeBrusk or not.
A short right from Allen.
Allen scores with a shoulder strike.
Allen pushes DeBrusk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeBrusk is rocked!
Allen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops DeBrusk to his knees! Allen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Allen!
A very excited looking George Allen 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 John Mills (ranked 312 p4p, 41 weight class) and Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 717 p4p, 83 weight class). Ezekiel Ithamar 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Ithamar!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills stuffs the takedown attempt from Ithamar. Ithamar gets slowly back to his feet.
Mills was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ithamar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ithamar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mills sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ithamar somewhat.
Mills getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ithamar's coach down at Hands Factory ($750/Month) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ithamar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mills lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ithamar shoots in but no luck this time.
A quick step to the side and Mills tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ithamar tries to move into range but Mills moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mills clobbers Ithamar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ithamar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mills.
Ithamar defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Ithamar throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mills throwing a counter right hand but Ithamar manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ithamars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ithamar misses with a takedown attempt - Mills sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mills throws an off balance right hand
and Ithamar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mills's guard.
Ithamar tries to free his leg and advance position but Mills is retaining full guard.
Ithamar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mills holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ithamar stops Mills from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills 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.
Ithamar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ithamar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mills 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ithamar swings around for an armbar but Mills sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ithamar's guard.
Ithamar controls Mills momentarily but Mills frees himself.
Ithamar looking to control but Mills passes into half guard.
Ithamar trying to get back to full guard but Mills takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar tries to lock up and control but Mills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mills controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ithamar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ithamar tries to lock up and control but Mills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mills sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar is looking to improve his position but Mills isn't that keen on the idea.
Ithamar tries to hold on but Mills postures up.
Ithamar is trying desperately to improve position.
Mills avoids the attempt from Ithamar to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mills dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ithamar walks into a jab.
Mills stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mills wants it to stay on the feet.
Ithamar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mills, pushing him back against the cage.
Ithamar working aggressively here.
Mills scores with a shot to the side of Ithamar's head.
Ithamar goes for a takedown attempt but Mills pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ithamar misses with a takedown attempt
and Mills counters with a nice uppercut.
John Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
Mills jabs Ithamar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ithamar closes the distance and clinches up with Mills, looking for a takedown. Ithamar pushes Mills against the cage but Mills circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Ithamar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ithamar moves away from the strike by Mills.
Mills throws an overhand right that lands on Ithamar's shoulder, as Ithamar tries to avoid the shot.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ithamar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ithamar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ithamar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mills's waist but Mills gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ithamar off to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Mills misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ithamar's head backwards.
Mills fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ithamar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ithamar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Ithamar moves away and avoids it.
Ithamar with the counter takedown but Mills avoids it easily.
Mills turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mills lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Ithamar has a takedown stuffed.
Mills misses with a looping left.
Ithamar feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Mills.
Ithamar moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ithamar taking a breather.
Ithamar wants the takedown. Mills is fighting it off but Ithamar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mills's guard against the cage.
Mills keeping full guard, as Ithamar tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.
Ithamar prevents Mills from getting back to his feet.
Ithamar trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.
Ithamar looking to pass the guard.
Ithamar trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.
Ithamar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar ducks right into an uppercut from Mills.
Mills slaps away a takedown attempt from Ithamar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Mills misses the target.
Mills scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ithamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Mills lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ithamar.
Ithamar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Mills on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ithamar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ithamar shoots in and drives through. Mills sprawls well.
Ithamar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ithamar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ithamar has a takedown stuffed.
Mills connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ithamar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mills connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ithamar scrambles back to his feet.
John Mills is winning the standup battle so far.
Ithamar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mills lands with a straight right. Ithamar didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Ithamar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills misses with a hook.
Ithamar moves away from the strike by Mills.
Ithamar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mills defends it well.
Ithamar shoots in looking for a takedown but Mills manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ithamar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mills dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ithamar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mills throws a right hand that Ithamar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ithamar also avoids with ease.
And Ithamar tries to counter it with a takedown but Mills pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ithamar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ithamar moves away.
Ithamar tries for a takedown but Mills circles away easily
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
Mills fakes the leg kick and cracks Ithamar in the body.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Mills. That snapped Ithamar's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Ithamar does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ithamar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mills with a nice cross.
Nice sprawl there from Mills as Ithamar shoots in.
Mills fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Ithamar throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mills looks to throw the jab but Ithamar is out of range.
Ithamar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Ithamar.
Mills lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ithamar fails with a takedown attempt.
Ithamar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mills is fending him off so far but Ithamar persists. Nope, Mills circles away and we're back to standing.
Ithamar misses with a hook
and Mills counters with a right hand to the body.
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ithamar manages to avoid it.
Ithamar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ithamar just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMills.
Mills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ithamar can do to turn this around?
Ithamar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ithamar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ithamar defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Ithamar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ithamar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Mills swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ithamar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ithamar is one step ahead there.
Ithamar trying to control but Mills is working from the bottom.
Ithamar stopping the sweep attempt from Mills.
John Mills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mills is looking to stand up but Ithamar isn't so interested in that idea.
Ithamar stopping the sweep attempt from Mills.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mills digs a good body shot into Ithamar's ribs.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mills works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ithamar fails with the takedown.
Ithamar shoots in and drives through. Mills sprawls well.
Mills jabs Ithamar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ithamar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mills.
Mills scores with the left hand. Ithamar knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ithamar.
Ithamar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mills lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ithamar at a distance.
Mills displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ithamar tries for a takedown but Mills sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mills defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ithamar.
Mills lands a jab to the nose.
Ithamar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ithamar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mills pinned against the cage. Mills gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ezekiel Ithamar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mills cracks Ithamar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mills, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mills!
A very excited looking John Mills made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 271 p4p, 39 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 332 p4p, 49 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Gorbachenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gorbachenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zoid.
A hook to the body from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoid breaks from the clinch.
Gorbachenko misses with a straight right.
Zoid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've been informed that Zoid 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.
Gorbachenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gorbachenko wants to clinch.
Zoid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zoid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoid moves away from the strike by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Zoid.
Zoid checks the leg kick.
Zoid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Gorbachenko loads up on a big right hand but Zoid slips the punch.
It seemed like Zoid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zoid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Zoid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zoid flicks out a counter leg kick but Gorbachenko steps away.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zoid throws a hook but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Gorbachenko throws a looping overhand right but Zoid ducks down to avoid it.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
Gorbachenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zoid misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Zoid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zoid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorbachenko throws a leg kick
and Zoid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zoid.
Zoid scores with a sloppy right hand. Gorbachenko should have avoided that one.
Gorbachenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachenko slips a jab from Zoid.
Gorbachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoid is just out of range.
Gorbachenko connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoid moves away.
Zoid throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zoid with a nice cross.
Gorbachenko connects with a crisp jab.
Zoid lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gorbachenko can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Zoid and Gorbachenko drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Zoid.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Zoid!
After the fight, Harold Zoid 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Escobar (ranked 73 p4p, 7 weight class) and Iolyn Madog (ranked 193 p4p, 26 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Madog slips under a jab.
Escobar 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.
Madog checks a leg kick.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madog misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Madog.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar scores with a push kick.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Madog buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar 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.
A big right from Escobar misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog has closed the distance and engaged Escobar in a clinch.
Madog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madog presses Escobar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Escobar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Madog fails to land.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
Madog prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Madog's head.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Escobar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madog.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Madog moves away and avoids it.
Escobar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Madog looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madog's sensitive parts.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madog is able to avoid easily.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madog counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Escobar misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Madog digs a good hook to Escobar's body.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Madog moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Madog pushes him off.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar instigates a clinch.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Madog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Madog controls the action.
A short left from Madog.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Madog forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Madog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar thumps Madog with a low kick.
Madog defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Madog's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Madog looks for the body kick but Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madog misses with a wild body shot.
Madog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Madog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Madog has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Madog's head.
Madog is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Escobar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Madog lands with a shot to the body.
Madog moves out of range of the body kick.
Madog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madog connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Madog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a leg kick which misses Madog's front leg but catches the back leg as Madog tries to avoid it.
Escobar connects with a jab.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
Madog is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madog lands a jab.
Escobar throws a lazy uppercut
and Madog counters with a nice uppercut.
Madog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Madog checks it.
Madog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madog misses with a straight left.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Madog counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Escobar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madog moves into the clinch.
Madog tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madog scores with a punch to the head.
Escobar works the jab nicely.
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Escobar.
Escobar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escobar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar checks a leg kick.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Madog lands a nice looking body kick.
Madog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Escobar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog blocks a jab.
Madog throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Madog scores with a body shot.
Escobar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Madog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madog.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar tries to land a front kick but Madog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Escobar misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diego Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Madog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Madog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escobar on the side of the head.
Escobar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madog.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madog throws a body kick that misses.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Madog has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut lands for Madog. That snapped Escobar's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Madog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar throws a leg kick but Madog sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Madog.
Madog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Madog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Madog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
Madog thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Escobar wants to slow Madog down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Madog fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escobar checks it well.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Madog's ribs.
Madog slips a straight right by Escobar.
Madog walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar.
Escobar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body punch from Madog.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Madog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escobar tries to work over Madog's front leg with a kick but Madog checks it.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Madog misses.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Madog's ribs.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madog is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madog checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Madog scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Madog feints a counter leg kick.
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
Madog cracks Escobar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Madog connects with a looping right hand.
Escobar lands an overhand right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar 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 Madog has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Madog and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar cracks Madog with a nice body shot.
Madog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madog lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar pulls guard.
Escobar looking for a sweep. Not yet Escobar, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Diego Escobar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madog throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Madog feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escobar's calf.
Madog tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Madog checks the leg kick.
Escobar misses with a hook.
Madog is looking to slow Escobar down with leg kicks.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Escobar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escobar lands a front kick.
Madog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madog.
Madog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Escobar's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madog tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Madog's head but Madog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Madog misses with a straight right.
Madog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Madog.
Madog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madog tries to work over Escobar's front leg with a kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madog is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Madog.
Madog throws a head kick that misses.
Escobar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar scrambles back to his feet.
Madog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Madog slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Madog was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar scores with a leg kick.
Madog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar backing away here, and Madog unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madog throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Escobar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Escobar with a hook.
Madog missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Madog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Madog counters with a stiff right hand.
Madog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Madog looks to land a body kick but Escobar moved away.
Escobar half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madog tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Madog misses.
Escobar connects with a body shot.
Escobar lands with a nice body kick.
Madog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madog throws a lazy uppercut
letting Escobar counter with a right hand.
Madog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Madog staying out of range there.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madog dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Madog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madog scores with a crisp jab that stopped Escobar in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escobar wants to slow Madog down by chopping away at his legs.
Madog tries to counter by closing the distance.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. Madog looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar misses with a jab to the body
and Madog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Madog throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Madog throws a leg kick
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Madog.
Escobar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Madog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
Madog clinches.
Escobar blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Iolyn Madog just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Escobar throws a leg kick that misses.
Diego Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madog.
Escobar throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Escobar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madog cracks Escobar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog misses with a double jab.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Madog backs away, Escobar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madog checks a low kick from Escobar.
Madog is looking to land body kicks.
Madog checks a low kick from Escobar.
A little jabbing left from Madog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Madog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Madog blocks the leg kick.
Madog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Madog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Madog.
Escobar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
letting Madog counter with a right hand.
Madog throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Madog lands a body shot.
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Madog moves his leg out of the way.
Madog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Escobar.
Madog attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Madog thinks about the counter body kick.
Madog throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar moves to clinch but Madog breaks away
and Madog counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escobar, right into the meat.
Escobar misses with a shot to the body
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madog.
Good shot there by Madog.
Madog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Madog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog checks a leg kick.
Madog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madog.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Escobar feints and then cracks Madog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madog down.
Escobar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madog.
Madog throws the kick towards the body but Escobar avoids it.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Madog cracks Escobar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Escobar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Madog to score with a decent uppercut.
Madog misses with a straight right.
Escobar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Escobar.
Escobar lands with a cross.
Madog misses with a hook.
Madog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Madog moved out of range.
Madog throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar misses with an uppercut. Madog saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Madog.
Madog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Escobar is looking to chop away at Madog's legs.
Escobar wants to slow Madog down by chopping away at his legs.
Escobar throws a low kick but Madog moves out of range easily.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
Escobar misses with a body shot
and Madog counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Madog.
Madog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar backing away here, and Madog unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Madog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Escobar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escobar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Iolyn Madog will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to work over Madog's front leg with a kick but Madog checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Madog.
Escobar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Madog blocks a jab.
Madog looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Madog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar wants to slow Madog down by chopping away at his legs.
Madog doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar throws a hook but Madog avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madog slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Madog has managed to clinch.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iolyn Madog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar manages to break the clinch.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madog is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar tried to score with a low kick but Madog checks it.
Escobar throws a hook but Madog avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Madog. Escobar shrugs it off though.
Escobar throws a chopping leg kick but Madog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Madog ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Escobar is predictable there
and Madog counters with a nice leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Madog checks the leg kick nicely there.
Madog staying out of range there.
Madog rushes Escobar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madog lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
A body shot lands from Madog.
A short right from Madog.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Madog avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Madog blocks a body shot from Escobar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madog tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madog pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Madog.
Madog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madog lands an uppercut.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
Escobar takes a shot to the head.
Madog digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
Madog blocks an uppercut.
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madog explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Madog throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Escobar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iolyn Madog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog connects with a right hand. Escobar shakes it off.
Madog moves out of range as Escobar throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Escobar.
A jab lands there for Madog.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madog lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madog scores with a jab to the jaw.
Madog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice jab there from Madog.
Madog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Madog connects with a leg kick. Escobar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madog slips under a jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Madog on the side of the head.
Escobar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Madog checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madog closes the distance and clinches.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar tries a low kick but Madog avoids it.
Escobar throws a leg kick
and Madog counters with a nice uppercut.
Madog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Escobar. That's going to slow Madog down.
Madog moves into the clinch.
Madog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madog is working Escobar over against the cage.
Madog misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Madog.
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Madog just stands there and leans against the cage.
Escobar tries to work over Madog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Madog.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Madog stalling the fight.
Madog has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iolyn Madog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Madog 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Escobar!
Diego Escobar retains his featherweight title!
Diego Escobar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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