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AFC #39 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 1569 p4p, 187 weight class) and Elijah David (ranked 3161 p4p, 344 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by Gerardo's Rico Suave. Rico Cole has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from David.
David throws a low kick, looking for Cole's leg but Cole calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from David.
David looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
David walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cole thumps David with a low kick.
David gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
David steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cole. That one must have hurt.
David connects with a looping right hand.
Cole connects with a leg kick. David looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David misses with a two punch combination.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a front kick but David steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
David looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
David throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
David scores with a nice strike.
David walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
David feints and then cracks Cole's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cole down.
Cole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole digs a good body shot into David's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David scoring well with a low kick there.
Cole is looking to wear down David with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from David misses.
It looked like Cole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cole slips under a jab from David.
A clash of legs there as Cole blocks the low kick.
Cole lands with an overhand left.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David lands a right hook to the body.
Cole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
David checks a low kick from Cole.
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole missing with a left hand there. David was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
David throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
David decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
David missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
David throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
David wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cole keeps working.
Ground and pound from David.
David missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole avoiding damage under a succession of punches from David.
David missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
David sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cole defending well though.
David thows a huge punch but Cole dodges it nicely.
David not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cole tries to get to full guard but David has control of the leg.
Cole keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cole taking some punishment here, with David in his half guard.
Cole taking some punishment here, with David in his half guard.
David is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
David working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
David stands up over Cole, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
David must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
David looking to sit in guard and control but Cole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
David wants to sweep here but Cole controlling him for the moment.
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 Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cole.
David moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
David closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cole circles away.
Cole is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
David takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole lunges at David with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by David's hand.
Cole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from David.
David throws a counter combo.
David throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing David off to one side.
Rico Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah David.
An inside leg kick from Cole misses.
David checks a leg kick.
David is looking to chop away at Cole's legs.
Cole lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cole defends well and David ends up having to push Cole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole misses with a body shot.
David walks into a stiff left hand from Cole.
David moves out of range as Cole strikes.
David looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cole tries to score with a low kick but David moves his leg out of the way.
Cole looks to throw the jab but David is out of range.
David uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole thows a left - swing and a miss!
David connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.
David has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cole.
David cracks Cole with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from David.
Cole misses with a looping left.
A big right from Cole misses.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from David.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cole, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David works Cole's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cole.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
David rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
David needs to keep his hands up - Cole had a free shot at his head there.
Cole throws a nice head kick!
David misses the shot to the body.
Rico Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
David moves out of range as Cole throws a body kick.
David's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole misses with a body shot.
David was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
David checks a low kick from Cole.
David scores with a kick to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
David misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a slapping leg kick.
David fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as David shoots in.
David on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from David misses.
Nice defenses there by David.
Cole throws a wild body kick that David sees coming a mile off.
Cole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cole there as he acknowledges the shot.
A cross from Cole lands.
David misses with a takedown attempt
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cole misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like David was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on David. That did some damage!
David misses with a double jab
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David checks a leg kick nicely.
Cole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
David ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cole quickly recovers to half guard.
Cole trying to control here.
David not doing much here.
David not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
David thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cole kicks off David and gets to his feet.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cole misses with a looping right.
David doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Cole moves out of range as David strikes.
David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
David is looking to chop away at Cole's legs.
Cole throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
Cole with a nice cross.
Cole misses with a hook.
David avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole misses with an uppercut. David saw that one coming.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before David has time to react.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole misses with a head kick.
David throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cole throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cole doesn't seem bothered though.
David doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David shoots and misses
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
David takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
David looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cole is fending him off so far but David persists. Nope, Cole circles away and we're back to standing.
Cole scores with a hook.
David tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from David.
Rico Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah David.
David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Cole looks for the body kick but David saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cole.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Cole thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
David has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cole misses with a hook
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
David fails with a takedown attempt.
David misses with a body kick.
Cole slips under a jab.
David checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for David on that attempt.
Cole misses with an attempted mid kick.
David shoots for a double leg takedown but Cole sprawls well. He's pushed David's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cole 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 David has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from David and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cole jabs at David's body.
Cole darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cole misses with an uppercut. David saw that one coming.
Cole throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole thuds a left hand into David's body.
David lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cole throws a push kick but David slaps the foot to one side.
David takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole lands with a good body shot.
Cole throws a lazy head kick
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David looks to land a strike but Cole avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Cole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
David is trying to get back to full guard.
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Cole manages to pass to mount!
Cole controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cole, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
An out of breath Rico Cole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1196 p4p, 149 weight class) and Alonzo Trotter (ranked 2499 p4p, 272 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotter moves into the clinch successfully.
Trotter effectively controlling the action here.
Trotter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Wood has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trotter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trotter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trotter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Trotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trotter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trotter breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trotter doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Trotter throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trotter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wood swings widly with a right hand
and Trotter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Trotter misses.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trotter.
Trotter darts in looking for a takedown but Wood gets double underhooks and turns Trotter into the cage.
Trotter throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Trotter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Trotter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Trotter digs a good hook to Wood's body.
A big right from Wood misses.
Trotter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Trotter throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trotter throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonzo Trotter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.
Trotter closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Trotter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood blocking some punches.
Trotter lands a left hand.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Trotter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trotter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trotter misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Trotter, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Trotter ducks down to avoid it.
Trotter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wood throws the left hand but Trotter avoids the punch easily.
Wood throws a jab when Trotter was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trotter blocks a jab.
Wood misses with a low kick as Trotter jumps back.
Trotter steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wood.
Trotter is looking to clinch.
Wood is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Wood.
Wood feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alonzo Trotter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trotter just manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Trotter shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense.
Trotter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Rich Wood will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Trotter darts in trying to clinch
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Trotter.
Trotter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trotter loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Trotter checks the leg kick.
Wood moves out of range as Trotter strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Trotter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Trotter throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
A good leg kick by Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trotter misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood counters with a three punch combo that has Trotter backing up. Trotter nods at Wood to acknowledge the strikes.
Trotter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trotter misses with a left hand
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Trotter thumps Wood with a low kick.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trotter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trotter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Trotter tries to counter with a clinch but Wood shakes him off and moves away.
Trotter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trotter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wood doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trotter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trotter throws a low kick, looking for Wood's leg but Wood calmly moves out of range.
Trotter just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
Trotter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Wood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood throws a hook but Trotter blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trotter misses with a body punch
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Trotter looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Trotter is able to avoid easily.
Trotter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Trotter.
Wood moves away from the strike by Trotter.
Wood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Trotter.
Wood slips under a jab from Trotter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trotter misses with a low kick.
Wood misses with a low kick as Trotter jumps back.
Trotter slips a straight right by Wood.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Trotter off balance momentarily.
Trotter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Wood misses the target.
Wood lands with a straight right. Trotter didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trotter.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trotter moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Wood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wood checks a leg kick.
Wood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Trotter manages to avoid it.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trotter has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Trotter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trotter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trotter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood blocks a body shot from Trotter.
Trotter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trotter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wood was covering up waiting for the punch and Trotter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trotter wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Trotter from controlling successfully.
Trotter won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
Trotter trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trotter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Trotter working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
Wood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trotter's head.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Trotter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
Wood wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Wood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but Trotter has wrist control.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Trotter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wood works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
Alonzo Trotter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood works over Trotter with some ground and pound from guard.
Wood wants to control from the top but Trotter keeps moving.
Trotter has momentary wrist control but Wood slips an elbow through the middle.
Trotter keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is in close to Trotter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wood cracks Trotter with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood distracts Trotter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wood is working Trotter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wood lands a couple of digs.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trotter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trotter is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wood rolls with it to try and escape but Trotter cranks on the arm and Wood is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alonzo Trotter!
Alonzo Trotter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rich Wood was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Makar Vershinin (ranked 2553 p4p, 230 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 1568 p4p, 166 weight class). Thomas Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makar Vershinin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vershinin throws a head kick that misses.
Vershinin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vershinin throws a jab but it's blocked by Power.
Vershinin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vershinin misses the target.
Power slips a straight right by Vershinin .
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vershinin throws a sloppy head kick
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vershinin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power walks into a stiff left hand from Vershinin .
Vershinin misses with a hook
and Power counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vershinin thinking.
Jab from Vershinin .
Vershinin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Vershinin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vershinin misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vershinin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vershinin .
Vershinin misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vershinin misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a two punch combo.
Vershinin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Power misses.
Vershinin misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vershinin moves out of range as Power strikes.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Vershinin moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Vershinin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Power doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power digs a good body shot into Vershinin 's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Vershinin . Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to slow Vershinin down with leg kicks.
Vershinin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Power! But no joy.
Vershinin misses with a looping right.
Vershinin misses with a hook
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vershinin scores with a nice strike.
Vershinin misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vershinin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Power staying out of range there.
Power replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vershinin blocks it well.
Power thuds his right hand into Vershinin 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vershinin throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Vershinin misses with a hook.
Vershinin misses with a jab to the body
and Power counters with a three punch combo that has Vershinin backing up. Vershinin nods at Power to acknowledge the strikes.
Vershinin misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with an inside leg kick.
Vershinin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Vershinin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vershinin misses with a lunging right hand
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vershinin throws a poor cross that misses
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vershinin is rocked!
Vershinin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Power to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Vershinin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vershinin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vershinin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Vershinin seems to have got his legs back now.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Power, right into the meat.
Power has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vershinin misses with a hook
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Power.
Power slips under a jab from Vershinin .
Power was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vershinin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vershinin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vershinin connects with a high kick.
Vershinin throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vershinin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Power avoids the body shot from Vershinin .
Vershinin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power blocks a leg kick.
Vershinin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Power is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Vershinin .
Power lands a high kick!
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vershinin .
Vershinin thuds a left hand into Power's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power scores with a hook.
Power works Vershinin 's body with a nice hook.
Vershinin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vershinin takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Power dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vershinin missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power throws out a counter right but Vershinin avoids it with no problem.
Vershinin misses with an uppercut
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Vershinin works the jab nicely.
Vershinin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Vershinin throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vershinin avoids the body shot from Power.
Vershinin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Power misses with a head kick.
Makar Vershinin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Vershinin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vershinin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Power listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Vershinin misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Vershinin .
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vershinin .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with a head kick. Vershinin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vershinin loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vershinin . Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vershinin misses with a looping right.
Power was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vershinin lands an overhand right.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vershinin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Vershinin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vershinin swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Power tries a quick counter leg kick but Vershinin is wise to it.
Power feints and then cracks Vershinin 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vershinin down.
Power scores with a jab. Vershinin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vershinin throws a poor cross that misses
and Power comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Vershinin stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Power is on him like rabid pit bull! Vershinin slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Power!
After the fight, Thomas Power 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 1189 p4p, 154 weight class) and Victor Tellegio (ranked 1103 p4p, 140 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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35
198 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Tellegio!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krison checks a leg kick nicely.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krison quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tellegio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tellegio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.
Krison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tellegio.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
Tellegio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
Tellegio throws a push kick but Krison slaps the foot to one side.
Tellegio fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio tried to score with a low kick but Krison checks it.
Krison throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Tellegio off balance momentarily.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krison misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
Tellegio jabs Krison right on the nose. Krison blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison keeps the fight on the outside.
Krison throws a big counter combination but Tellegio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tellegio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison is looking to land body kicks.
Krison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tellegio at a distance.
Krison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tellegio's hands.
Krison swings widly with a right hand
and Tellegio counters with a stiff right hand.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Tellegio's head but Tellegio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tellegio thumps Krison with a low kick.
Krison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tellegio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tellegio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krison circles away quickly and effectively.
Krison punishes Tellegio's body with a nice straight punch.
Tellegio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krison can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Krison as he connects with a hook.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Krison keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krison looks to land a body kick but Tellegio moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio checks a low kick from Krison.
Tellegio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tellegio lands a jab to Krison's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krison.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Krison moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Krison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Krison misses with a straight right.
Tellegio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krison tries to move into range but Tellegio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krison tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Krison.
A little jabbing left from Tellegio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krison throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Tellegio throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
Krison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tellegio catches Krison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A clash of legs there as Krison blocks the low kick.
Krison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but Tellegio ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
Tellegio throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krison moves in looking to clinch but Tellegio pushes him off.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tellegio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Krison.
Krison throws a leg kick which misses Tellegio's front leg but catches the back leg as Tellegio tries to avoid it.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tellegio throws a wild body kick that Krison sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Krison takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Good work by Krison as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tellegio does it's job there.
Tellegio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Krison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krison jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Krison throws a nice looking combination but Tellegio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krison scores with a body shot.
Tellegio 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.
Krison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Krison throws the left hand but Tellegio avoids the punch easily.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
Krison misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Krison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison misses with a straight left.
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Krison misses.
Krison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krison checks a leg kick nicely.
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 Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
Krison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krison moves into the clinch.
Tellegio is trying to break the clinch but Krison has him pressed against the cage.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tellegio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tellegio avoids the body shot from Krison.
Tellegio misses with a leg kick.
Tellegio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krison checks a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hook to the side of Krison's head but Krison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tellegio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Tellegio throws a leg kick which misses Krison's front leg but catches the back leg as Krison tries to avoid it.
Tellegio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Victor Tellegio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tellegio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Krison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison scores with a decent looking hook.
Tellegio lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Tellegio down.
Krison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tellegio 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 Krison has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krison and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Krison.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Tellegio's knee but Tellegio avoids it well.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tellegio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Tellegio defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
Tellegio looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Krison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
Krison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krison wants to land a leg kick but Tellegio is out of range.
Krison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Krison misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Krison counters with a leg kick.
Krison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tellegio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krison throws a front kick aimed at Tellegio's knee but Tellegio avoids it well.
Krison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tellegio.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Tellegio works the jab nicely.
Krison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Tellegio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tellegio lands a jab to Krison's midsection.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Krison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tellegio moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Krison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tellegio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Tellegio.
Krison tries to score with a low kick but Tellegio moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Tellegio misses.
Tellegio misses with a looping left.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellegio can pounce on him.
Krison lands a body shot.
Tellegio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Krison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Krison. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Krison.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Krison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Tellegio throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Tellegio scores with a hook to the body. Krison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
And Tellegio responds with a good body kick, but Krison manages to step out the way in time.
Tellegio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tellegio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krison will feel that in the morning.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Krison throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Krison slips a jab from Tellegio.
Krison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tellegio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Krison misses the target.
Tellegio loads up on a big right hand but Krison slips the punch.
Tellegio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Victor Tellegio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
Krison misses with an uppercut.
Tellegio misses the shot to the body.
Tellegio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Tellegio misses
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Krison misses the target.
Tellegio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krison backs up against the cage.
Krison throws a leg kick
enabling Tellegio to counter with a crisp jab.
Tellegio misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Krison throws the left hand but Tellegio avoids the punch easily.
Krison backing away here, and Tellegio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tellegio throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Tellegio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krison momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison misses the jab.
Krison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tellegio doesn't seem bothered though.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Krison checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tellegio is looking to slow Krison down with leg kicks.
Tellegio slips under a jab from Krison.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tellegio is able to avoid easily.
Tellegio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Krison's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Krison avoids the head kick by Tellegio.
Some bone on bone action there as Krison checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tellegio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Krison is looking to slow Tellegio down with leg kicks.
Tellegio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Krison misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Tellegio throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Tellegio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio jabs Krison right on the nose. Krison blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Tellegio.
Tellegio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krison is able to avoid easily.
Krison takes a swing at Tellegio's ribcage but misses.
Tellegio slips under a jab.
Krison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Tellegio flicks out a counter leg kick but Krison steps away.
Tellegio throws a chopping leg kick but Krison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tellegio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krison scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tellegio missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krison slips a straight right by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Tellegio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krison is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tellegio.
Tellegio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Tellegio misses with a straight left.
Krison slips a straight right by Tellegio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison ducks right into an uppercut from Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a head kick that misses.
And Krison counters with a quick kick to the body but Tellegio blocks it.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krison tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison counters with a stiff right hand.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but Krison checks it.
Krison scores with a sloppy right hand. Tellegio should have avoided that one.
Krison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Tellegio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krison misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tellegio tries a low kick but Krison avoids it.
Krison throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krison avoids the head kick by Tellegio.
Krison throwing a counter right hand but Tellegio manages to avoid it.
Krison moves out of range of the body kick.
Krison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tellegio connects with a body shot.
Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Krison moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits.
Tellegio looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
As Tellegio backs away, Krison returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krison scores with a jab to the body.
Tellegio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tellegio throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Tellegio misses with a low kick as Krison jumps back.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Tellegio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tellegio takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Krison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tellegio.
Tellegio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tellegio digs a good hook to Krison's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Tellegio.
I think Tellegio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Victor Tellegio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damiao Marcos (ranked 938 p4p, 113 weight class) and Harold Shipman (ranked 879 p4p, 104 weight class). Shipman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'll beat yo ass.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Damiao Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Shipman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos throws a leg kick
and Shipman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shipman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shipman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shipman prevents Marcos from improving his position.
Shipman is working for a kimura here but Marcos manages to reverse the position and he's now in Shipman's guard.
Marcos landing some decent shots from guard.
Marcos looking to pass the guard.
Marcos pushing down on Shipman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos is looking to take a break and control but Shipman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shipman is looking for a sweep. Marcos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marcos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Shipman!
Shipman tries to hold on but Marcos postures up.
A nice elbow there by Marcos.
Marcos cracks Shipman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marcos with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shipman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marcos wants to control the pace but Shipman is squirming around nicely.
Shipman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shipman's face.
Shipman is rocked!
Marcos connects with a bit shot that sees Shipman covering up! More strikes from Marcos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marcos is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damiao Marcos!
In defeat, Harold Shipman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to Lopez he was the better man.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 756 p4p, 115 weight class) and Lakoj Dresden (ranked 859 p4p, 137 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lakoj Dresden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a hook.
Dresden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dresden gets slowly back to his feet.
Dresden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dresden walks into a jab.
Dresden dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Dresden's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Dresden slips a jab from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith swings for the body but Dresden moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dresden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dresden shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Dresden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lakoj Dresden.
Smith connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Dresden covering up! Smith comes in with a big uppercut and Dresden goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Smith!
An intense looking John Smith took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I will definitely make orphans of your family!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Egyptian (ranked 392 p4p, 41 weight class) and Dakota Bohi (ranked 634 p4p, 72 weight class). Dakota Bohi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Osiris Egyptian's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohi staying out of range there.
Bohi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egyptian throws out the jab.
Bohi lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bohi lands with a nice body punch.
Egyptian misses with a hook.
Bohi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bohi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bohi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egyptian misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bohi misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bohi throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bohi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bohi cracks Egyptian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi thuds his shin into the meat of Egyptian's side.
Egyptian throws a lazy uppercut
and Bohi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bohi struggles to land a body shot inside as Egyptian controls his hands.
Bohi lands with a light punch inside.
Egyptian lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bohi.
Bohi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Egyptian tries to circle away but Bohi has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Egyptian's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bohi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bohi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egyptian taking a breather.
Bohi misses with the head strike.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
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!
Egyptian has Bohi pushed against the cage.
Egyptian wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Bohi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohi lands a nice shot to the body.
Bohi tries to work over Egyptian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian tries to stall but Bohi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Egyptian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohi misses with a punch to the body.
Bohi can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Bohi misses with a punch on the inside.
Bohi scores with a shot to the side of Egyptian's head.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but Bohi won't allow it.
Egyptian tries to break the clinch but Bohi is controlling the position.
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
Egyptian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egyptian has a couple of punches blocked by Bohi.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Egyptian throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohi.
Bohi can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Egyptian blocks a body shot from Bohi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lands with a left to the head.
Bohi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bohi.
Egyptian lands a good knee to the midsection. Bohi won't want to take too many of those.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bohi walks into a straight right hand from Egyptian.
Bohi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Egyptian rather than just go for the knockout.
Egyptian blocks a head kick by Bohi.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bohi moves away.
Bohi throws a big shot that misses.
Bohi takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egyptian 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 Bohi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bohi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bohi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Egyptian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bohi throws a solid leg kick but Egyptian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bohi.
Bohi blocks a leg kick.
Egyptian loads up on a big right hand but Bohi slips the punch.
Egyptian backing away here, and Bohi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Bohi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bohi as the two fighters clinch.
Bohi lands a nice uppercut.
Egyptian tries to stall but Bohi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Egyptian trying to stall but Bohi improves his position.
Egyptian scores with a shoulder strike.
Bohi tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bohi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egyptian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Egyptian misses with a punch to the body.
Bohi lands an uppercut.
Egyptian throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egyptian takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Egyptian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Bohi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bohi misses with a right hand
and Egyptian counters with a thumping low kick.
Bohi scores with a leg kick.
Bohi lands a really nice looking cross but Egyptian seems unphased.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohi.
Egyptian with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Bohi misses the target.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bohi.
Egyptian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Egyptian.
Bohi cracks Egyptian with an open hand slap.
Egyptian lands a glancing blow to the side of Bohi's head.
Egyptian misses with a hook. Bohi ducked under it nicely.
Bohi slips under a jab.
Bohi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Bohi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Bohi.
Bohi tries to clinch up.
As Bohi looks to move away, Egyptian throws a big counter combo but Bohi just gets out of the way.
Egyptian throws a solid leg kick but Bohi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egyptian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
Bohi stuns Egyptian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bohi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Egyptian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bohi, right into the meat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Egyptian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bohi on the side of the head.
Bohi slips under a jab from Egyptian.
Bohi drops his hands momentarily and Egyptian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Egyptian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bohi.
An attempted straight right counter from Egyptian misses the target.
Bohi tries to land a body kick
and Egyptian counters with a good low kick that Bohi was not able to check.
Bohi throws a sloppy body shot
and Egyptian counters with a low kick, right behind Bohi 's knee.
Dakota Bohi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bohi throws a leg kick but Egyptian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Egyptian fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bohi just manages to avoid it.
Bohi throws a leg kick but Egyptian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Egyptian is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bohi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Egyptian slips under a jab from Bohi.
A telegraphed right hand from Bohi misses the target.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egyptian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bohi throws the left hand but Egyptian avoids the punch easily.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Egyptian lands with a straight right. Bohi didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Egyptian.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bohi! But no joy.
Bohi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bohi.
Egyptian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bohi's head backwards.
Bohi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Egyptian momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bohi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bohi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bohi lands a body shot.
A jab from Bohi misses.
Bohi misses with a low kick.
Egyptian is looking to counter punch.
Bohi misses with a body punch
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bohi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Egyptian avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Bohi misses
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
Egyptian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bohi is rocked!
Egyptian throws a head kick but Bohi moves out of range.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bohi is still on wobbly legs! Can Egyptian finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian gets in close and tags Bohi with a short punch that almost sends Bohi to the mat! Oh Bohi is in big trouble! He turns his back on Egyptian, trying to create some distance but Egyptian rushes him, striking wildly and Bohi goes down! The referee tackles Egyptian into the cage to end the fight! Egyptian is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Egyptian!
A relieved looking Osiris Egyptian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Letter (ranked 540 p4p, 80 weight class) and Onni Seppala (ranked 614 p4p, 90 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Seppala's choice of entrance music: Husky Rescue - summertime cowboy . Onni Seppala 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala misses with a leg kick
and Letter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letter throws a head kick that misses.
Letter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Letter misses with a looping right.
Letter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seppala rushes Letter and presses him up against the cage.
Letter can't break the clinch.
Letter blocks a body shot from Seppala.
Letter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seppala backwards.
Seppala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Letter wants to break free but Seppala has control.
Letter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seppalas head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Letter checks a leg kick.
Letter looks to land a right hand but Seppala moved out of range.
Seppala looks to land a right hand but Letter moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seppala throws out a counter right but Letter avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Letter misses.
Seppala throws an off balance right hand
and Letter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seppala misses with a lunging right hand
and Letter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Letter checks a low kick from Seppala.
Seppala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seppala was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Letter moves out of range of the strikes.
Letter is looking for a counter combo.
Seppala misses with the combination.
Letter quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Letter lands a head kick!
It looks like Onni Seppala has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seppala throws a right hand that misses
and Letter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala clinches up against the cage.
Letter struggles to land a body shot inside as Seppala controls his hands.
Seppala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seppala just leaning against Letter, taking a breather.
Letter misses with the head strike.
Seppala lands with a right to the head.
Letter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seppala looks to land a right hand but Letter moved out of range.
Letter is looking to counter punch.
Seppala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Letters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Letter swings widly with a right hand
and Letter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seppala throws a hook but Letter blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Seppala misses.
Letter misses with the combination.
Seppala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seppala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seppala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seppala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seppala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Letter misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seppala blocks a leg kick.
Seppala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Seppala moves in looking to clinch but Letter pushes him off.
Seppala is looking to score with low kicks.
Letter is looking to counter punch.
Seppala moves to clinch but Letter breaks away
and Letter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seppala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seppala throws a poor cross that misses
and Letter counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Letter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onni Seppala's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Seppala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Letter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Seppala.
Letter looks to land a right hand but Seppala moved out of range.
Letter swings for the body but Seppala moves out of range.
Seppala throws a body punch but Letter moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Letter misses the target.
Letter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seppala scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seppala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Letter's calf.
Seppala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Letter.
Good exchange - Seppala coming out on top.
Seppala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala misses with the head strike.
Letter swings wildly with an uppercut but Seppala uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Letter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seppala tries to clinch there but Letter circles away.
Letter throws a hook but Seppala avoids it easily.
Letter misses with a double jab.
Seppala avoids the head kick by Letter.
Letter drops his hands momentarily and Seppala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Letter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seppala misses with an uppercut
and Letter counters with a nice uppercut.
Seppala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Letter on the side of the head.
Letter throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seppala lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letter walks into a left hand.
Onni Seppala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seppala misses with a hook. Letter ducked under it nicely.
Letter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Seppala throws the left hand but Letter avoids the punch easily.
Letter throws a big counter combination but Seppala scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Seppala takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Letter throws a right and a left that Seppala avoids nicely.
Seppala scores with a punch to the head.
Letter motions for Seppala to come forward. Letter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letter blocks a leg kick.
Seppala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letter throws a low kick, looking for Seppala's leg but Seppala calmly moves out of range.
Seppala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Letter scores with a sloppy right hand. Seppala should have avoided that one.
Letter misses with a double jab.
Letter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Seppala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seppala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Letter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seppala moves in looking to clinch but Letter pushes him off.
Seppala feints and then cracks Letter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Letter down.
A left lands for Seppala.
A big right from Letter misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seppala! But no joy.
Seppala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seppala looks to score with a jab to the body but Letter is just out of range.
Letter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stephan Letter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala lands a two punch combo.
Seppala throws out a loose jab but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seppala moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seppala throws out a counter right but Letter avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppala stuns Letter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seppala.
Seppala throws a body kick that misses.
Seppala throws a shot from downtown. Letter moves away and avoids it.
Letter throws a lazy head kick
and Seppala makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Letter really felt that one!
Seppala tries to clinch but Letter is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seppala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Letter throwing a counter right hand but Seppala manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Seppala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Onni Seppala's cut.
That's time! Letter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Seppala misses with a body kick.
Letter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letter misses with an uppercut. Seppala saw that one coming.
Letter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Letter swinging wildly here.
Letter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seppala.
Letter feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Letter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Seppala misses its intended target.
Letter thinks about countering with a body kick.
Letter throws a shot from downtown. Seppala moves away and avoids it.
Seppala looks to land a right hand but Letter moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Letter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Letter misses with a straight right.
Seppala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Letter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seppala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seppala tries to counter by closing the distance.
Letter misses the jab.
Letter misses with the combination.
Seppala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Letter catches Seppala with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seppala rushes Letter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Letter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seppala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seppala tries to work over Letter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letter has a couple of punches blocked by Seppala.
A right handed body shot lands from Letter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seppala working aggressively here.
Letter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Letter taking a breather.
Letter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Letter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seppala.
Seppala breaks from the clinch.
Seppala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letter.
Seppala steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Letter.
Seppala ducks under a wild hook from Letter.
Letter staying out of range there.
Letter is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Letter.
Letter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seppala.
Seppala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seppala moves out of range as Letter strikes.
Letter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seppala takes one to the chin there.
Seppala has Letter up against the cage in a clinch.
Letter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Letter scores with a shoulder strike.
Seppala blocks an uppercut.
Letter slowing the pace effectively.
Letter working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seppala lands a right hand.
Seppala misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Letter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letter lands an uppercut.
Letter working aggressively here.
Letter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Seppala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seppala breaks the clinch.
Seppala ducks under a wild hook from Letter.
Seppala darts in trying to clinch
and Letter counters with a solid body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Letter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Letter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Letter!
A victorious Stephan Letter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed ONeill (ranked 933 p4p, 123 weight class) and Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 491 p4p, 65 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Cathaway!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
ONeill scores with a jab to the body.
Cathaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ONeill.
Cathaway just misses with a punch to the body.
ONeill slips a straight right by Cathaway.
Cathaway throws a lazy right hand but ONeill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ONeill throws a jab but it's blocked by Cathaway.
Cathaway moves away from the strike by ONeill.
Cathaway moves forwards but ONeill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cathaway ducks right into an uppercut from ONeill.
Cathaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to ONeill's calf.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and ONeill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cathaway.
Cathaway lands with a good body shot.
Cathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cathaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cathaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ONeill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cathaway feints and then cracks ONeill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow ONeill down.
ONeill works Cathaway's body with a nice hook.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick
letting ONeill counter with a right hand.
ONeill blocks a jab.
Cathaway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt ONeill.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut
and ONeill counters with a three punch combo that has Cathaway backing up. Cathaway nods at ONeill to acknowledge the strikes.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
Cathaway throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeill missing with a left hand there. Cathaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cathaway attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cathaway staying out of range there.
Cathaway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cathaway, right into the meat.
Cathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cathaway throws a leg kick
and ONeill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cathaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ONeill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy Cathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ONeill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cathaway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! ONeill scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Ed ONeill has been cut.
ONeill scores with a hook.
ONeill throws a lazy right hand but Cathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ONeill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Cathaway misses.
ONeill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cathaway moves out of range as ONeill strikes.
ONeill throws a lazy right hand but Cathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill thows a left - swing and a miss!
ONeill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cathaway tries to work over ONeill's front leg with a kick but ONeill checks it.
Cathaway dips to his left and cracks ONeill with an uppercut!
Cathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cathaway looks to land a left hand but ONeill moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Cathaway misses.
ONeill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cathaway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
ONeill loads up on a big right hand but Cathaway slips the punch.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
Cathaway misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
ONeill scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill misses with a hook.
Cathaway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
ONeill throws a hook but Cathaway avoids it easily.
Cathaway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and ONeill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from ONeill. Those never looked like landing.
Cathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill throwing a counter right hand but Cathaway manages to avoid it.
Cathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cathaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cathaway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
ONeill throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Cathaway ducks down to avoid it.
ONeill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ONeill moves away from the strike by Cathaway.
ONeill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed ONeill dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that misses.
Cathaway ducks under a wild hook from ONeill.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from ONeill misses the target.
ONeill scores with a jab.
ONeill misses with a straight right.
Ed ONeill is winning the standup battle so far.
Cathaway throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cathaway. That's going to slow ONeill down.
An inside leg kick lands from Cathaway.
Cathaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway misses with a looping left.
ONeill misses with a two punch combination.
ONeill throws a hook to the side of Cathaway's head but Cathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ONeill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeill is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill lands with a straight right. Cathaway didn't see that one coming.
Cathaway connects with an inside leg kick.
ONeill looks to land a right hand but Cathaway moved out of range.
Cathaway throws a wild body kick that ONeill sees coming a mile off.
ONeill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cathaway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and ONeill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cathaway scrambles back to his feet.
Cathaway throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and ONeill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONeill 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.
ONeill looks to land a right hand but Cathaway moved out of range.
Cathaway ducks under a wild hook from ONeill.
ONeill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cathaway can do to turn this around?
ONeill walks into a left hand.
Cathaway defending well as ONeill loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ONeill scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Cathaway ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway swings for the body but ONeill moves out of range.
ONeill misses with a few strikes there.
ONeill throws a hook but Cathaway avoids it easily.
Cathaway scores with a jab. ONeill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cathaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ONeill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cathaway misses with a leg kick.
ONeill lands with a good body shot.
ONeill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cathaway misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
Cathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cathaway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ONeill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cathaway defending well as ONeill loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cathaway backs up against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cathaway. ONeill does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cathaway. ONeill does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from ONeill misses the target.
Cathaway misses the body punch
and ONeill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from ONeill. Those never looked like landing.
ONeill checks a low kick from Cathaway.
Cathaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
ONeill takes one to the chin there.
ONeill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cathaway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck ONeill on the side of the head.
ONeill with a jab.
Cathaway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cathaway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Cathaway misses.
ONeill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cathaway throws a leg kick which misses ONeill's front leg but catches the back leg as ONeill tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut. ONeill saw that one coming.
Cathaway throws a hook but ONeill avoids it easily.
ONeill scores with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Jimmy Cathaway's cut even more.
Cathaway moves away from the strike by ONeill.
Cathaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ONeill misses with an uppercut.
ONeill throws an overhand right that lands on Cathaway's shoulder, as Cathaway tries to avoid the shot.
ONeill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cathaway throws a body shot but no joy.
Cathaway looks to land a body kick but ONeill moved away.
Cathaway thows a leg kick but ONeill checks it
and Cathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cathaway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
ONeill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed ONeill dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
ONeill takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cathaway scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
ONeill lands a jab.
ONeill slips under a jab from Cathaway.
Cathaway wants to land a leg kick but ONeill is out of range.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Cathaway ducks down to avoid it.
Cathaway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cathaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cathaway drops his hands momentarily and ONeill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cathaway throws a hook but ONeill blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as ONeill throws out the jab.
ONeill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeill backing away here, and Cathaway unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cathaway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ONeill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
ONeill misses with an uppercut
and ONeill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway throws a leg kick which misses ONeill's front leg but catches the back leg as ONeill tries to avoid it.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from ONeill misses its target.
Cathaway throws an off balance right hand
and ONeill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cathaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
ONeill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cathaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
ONeill lands with a right hand.
ONeill swings for the body but Cathaway moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Cathaway.
Cathaway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
ONeill is rocked!
ONeill misses with a straight right.
Cathaway doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oh ONeill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ONeill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
ONeill seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cathaway.
ONeill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cathaway under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cathaway is rocked!
Cathaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cathaway might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, ONeill has got the better of the exchanges.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Cathaway is just out of range.
ONeill lands a jab-cross combination.
Cathaway is still on wobbly legs! Can ONeill finish him?
A jab from ONeill does it's job there.
Cathaway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Cathaway.
BOOM! ONeill lands a beautiful left hook that drops Cathaway. Cathaway tries to recover but ONeill is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Cathaway lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed ONeill!
A very excited looking Ed ONeill 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 Enzo Perez (ranked 154 p4p, 22 weight class) and Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie (ranked 518 p4p, 76 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweetie Pie misses with a takedown
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie has been cut.
Sweetie Pie scores with a sloppy right hand. Perez should have avoided that one.
Sweetie Pie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
Sweetie Pie clinches up against the cage.
Sweetie Pie tries to score a body lock takedown but Perez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Perez on the inside.
Perez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweetie Pie controls his hands.
Sweetie Pie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Perez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez manages to stand up with Sweetie Pie still on his back. Eventually Sweetie Pie drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Sweetie Pie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sweetie Pie! Perez lets Sweetie Pie back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sweetie Pie is rocked!
We've been informed that Sweetie Pie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Sweetie Pie misses.
Sweetie Pie is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Perez leaves Sweetie Pie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sweetie Pie seems to have recovered his senses.
Enzo Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huggle Muffin Sweetie Pie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a looping overhand right but Sweetie Pie ducks down to avoid it.
Sweetie Pie darts in trying to clinch
and Perez scores with a counter punch that sends Sweetie Pie to the canvas! Perez smells blood - he's punishing Sweetie Pie with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sweetie Pie has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Perez!
During a confident post fight interview, Enzo Perez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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