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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1413 p4p, 182 weight class) and Ronie Cash (ranked 2526 p4p, 312 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wood.
Ronie Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cash.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.
Wood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cash.
Wood motions for Cash to come forward. Wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cash connects with an inside leg kick.
Cash tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cash sizes up Wood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Cash scores with a jab. Wood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash scoring well with a low kick there.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Cash takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Cash. That snapped Wood's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a head kick but Cash moves out of range.
Cash scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cash with a hook.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cash finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
Cash scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Cash blocks the leg kick.
Cash throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Cash.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Cash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cash moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cash is out of range.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Cash tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Cash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Cash.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Cash sees coming a mile off.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cash blocks a head kick by Wood.
Cash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cash thumps Wood with a low kick.
Cash moves out of range of the body kick.
Wood scores with a head kick.
Cash tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donk. Cash catches Wood right on the button with a cross.
Cash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Wood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cash avoids the head kick by Wood.
Cash cracks Wood with a good jab.
Cash is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood walks into a straight right hand from Cash.
Cash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cash scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Cash moves away and avoids it.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Cash tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cash scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood tries to land a leg kick but Cash saw it coming and moves away.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Cash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wood momentarily.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cash steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wood.
Cash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to land a combination. Cash sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Cash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Cash lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cash darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood is looking for a counter combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cash. Wood shrugs it off though.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Cash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Wood as he connects with a hook.
Wood misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronie Cash dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronie Cash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cash with a nice cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wood.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
Wood throws a right hand that Cash ducks under and follows up with a left that Cash also avoids with ease.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
Wood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood looks for the body kick but Cash saw that one coming.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cash backs up against the cage.
Cash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cash pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Cash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cash.
Cash lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Cash.
Cash avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Cash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Cash tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Cash back against the cage.
Cash misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Cash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Cash can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood prevents a body shot from Cash.
Cash gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood blocks a body shot from Cash.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood blocks a body shot from Cash.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Cash avoids the damage to the body.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cash has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cash can turn it around.
Wood working aggressively here.
Cash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cash blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
A short body shot lands from Cash as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cash lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Cash is blocking nicely.
Cash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cash lands a right hand.
Ronie Cash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cash as Wood tries to tie him up.
Wood is trying to maintain a safe position but Cash gets an underhook and turns Wood into the cage.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood blocks a body shot from Cash.
Cash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cash pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood trying to control the position but instead, Cash has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wood into the cage.
Cash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Cash being controlled against the cage.
Cash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cash lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Wood has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cash is working Wood over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cash.
Cash tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
Cash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Cash.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Cash blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cash.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cash.
Cash tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Cash back against the cage.
Cash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Cash lands with a right to the head.
Wood is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Wood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.
Cash scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Cash lands with a left to the head.
Cash is working Wood over against the cage.
Cash pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cash lands a big right hand that drops Wood! The killer instinct kicks in and Cash finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronie Cash!
Our winner, Ronie Cash, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Rich Wood had this to say: 'fuck the org, fuck the title shot, haha just kididng'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geese Fury (ranked 1228 p4p, 189 weight class) and Zsiga Venczel (ranked 1627 p4p, 236 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Geese Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zsiga Venczel!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venczel tries to bum rush Fury with a series of wild strikes but Fury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venczel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venczel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fury with a body shot.
Venczel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fury scores with a shot to the body.
Geese Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Venczel checks it well.
Venczel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fury has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Fury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Venczel's hands.
It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
Venczel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venczel tries to move into range but Fury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fury throws a hook but Venczel avoids it easily.
Venczel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fury throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Venczel slips under a jab from Fury.
Venczel throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Fury misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel scores with a jab. Fury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fury feints and then cracks Venczel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Venczel down.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Fury throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Venczel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fury 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.
Fury looks to throw a body kick
letting Venczel counter with a right hand.
Fury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Venczel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venczel blocks a jab.
Venczel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fury lands a glancing blow to the side of Venczel's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a solid leg kick but Venczel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fury.
Nice straight punches there by Fury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fury.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury lands a really nice looking cross but Venczel seems unphased.
Venczel jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Venczel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Venczel takes one to the chin there.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Venczel is out of range.
Venczel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Venczel throws a body punch but Fury moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Fury blocks the low kick.
Fury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Venczel misses.
Fury throws a low kick but Venczel moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Venczel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venczel defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Venczel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venczel with the counter takedown but Fury avoids it easily.
Venczel connects with a looping right hand.
Venczel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fury under the eye.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Venczel throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
Fury throws a quick counter kick to the body but Venczel avoids it.
Fury throws a hook but Venczel blocks it.
As Fury backs off Venczel throws a huge counter combo but Fury manages to avoid it all.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venczel manages to avoid it.
Venczel throws a body shot but no joy.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Venczel moved out of range.
Good shot there by Fury.
Fury takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venczel thumps Fury with a low kick.
Geese Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venczel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fury misses with a body kick.
Venczel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fury is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Venczel avoids the body shot from Fury.
Venczel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fury.
Venczel throws a hook but Fury avoids it easily.
Fury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Venczel.
Venczel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geese Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fury - that will leave a mark!
Fury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Venczel's calf.
Fury tries a low kick but Venczel avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Venczel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fury has got the better of the exchanges.
Venczel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Fury backs off Venczel throws a huge counter combo but Fury manages to avoid it all.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venczel.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Venczel saw that one coming.
Venczel 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.
Fury feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel defending well as Fury loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Fury misses.
Fury throws out a loose jab but Venczel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venczel wants to counter the offense by Fury and move into the clinch position.
A swing and a miss from Venczel.
Geese Fury is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fury takes a swing at Venczel's ribcage but misses.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Venczel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fury motions for Venczel to come forward. Fury throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Venczel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fury throws a hook but Venczel blocks it.
Venczel's corner calls for a 1-2. Venczel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Venczel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fury misses with a right hand
and Venczel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venczel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury drops his hands momentarily and Venczel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Venczel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fury thinking.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venczel.
Fury connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Venczel lands a jab to Fury's midsection.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Venczel misses the body punch
and Fury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fury.
Venczel moves out of range of the body kick.
Fury throws a hook to the side of Venczel's head but Venczel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Venczel clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury scores with a shoulder strike.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Venczel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fury manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Venczel as he checks the leg kick.
Venczel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Venczel connects with a body shot that sends Fury's belly button to the back.
Fury tries to land a front kick but Venczel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fury needs to keep his hands up - Venczel had a free shot at his head there.
Fury looks to throw a body kick
and Venczel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Venczel throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Venczel walks into a stiff left hand from Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is looking to chop away at Venczel's legs.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Venczel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venczel misses with a lunging right hand
and Fury counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Venczel blocks the body kick.
Venczel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fury.
Fury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Venczel clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Venczel fails to land.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fury throws a punch but it's blocked by Venczel.
Venczel blocks a body shot from Fury.
Nice elbow from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Geese Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fury misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Venczel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fury punishes Venczel's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Venczel.
Venczel checks a low kick from Fury.
Fury tries to clinch up
and Venczel counters with a shoot takedown. Fury fights it but they end up in guard.
Fury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venczel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fury works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fury wants to get back to his feet but Venczel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Venczel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Venczel postures up and lands a big shot to Fury's brow.
Venczel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fury works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fury pushes Venczel off and gets back to his feet.
Venczel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zsiga Venczel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury connects with a looping right hand.
Venczel misses with a takedown attempt
and Fury counters with a nice uppercut.
Venczel tries to clinch up
and Fury makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Venczel misses with a body shot
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Jab from Fury.
That has opened up Zsiga Venczel's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venczel, right into the meat.
Venczel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fury. That one must have hurt.
Venczel scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Fury.
Venczel takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Venczel just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Fury wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Venczel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fury tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Venczel is in Fury's guard.
Venczel stops Fury from standing up.
Venczel throwing strikes from guard but Fury blocks nicely.
Fury has momentary wrist control but Venczel slips an elbow through the middle.
Fury wants to stand and escape but Venczel is having none of it.
Fury has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Venczel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venczel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Venczel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Geese Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Venczel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geese Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fury, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geese Fury!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Tonon (ranked 1527 p4p, 159 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 1427 p4p, 152 weight class). Tonon comes to the cage accompanied by What About Now. Gary Tonon had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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158 lbs
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155 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
27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Tonon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Man manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Man pulls Tonon in to control the position.
Tonon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Man has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tonon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for The Man.
The Man tries to improve position but can't.
Tonon wants to control but The Man is keeping him busy.
The Man wants to control but Tonon postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man is looking for a sweep.
Tonon has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The Man throws a jab when Tonon was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Tonon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The Man stuffs the takedown.
The Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man wants to control but Tonon is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tonon tries to bench press The Man off him but The Man keeps the position.
The Man creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tonon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tonon tries to buck The Man off but The Man is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Man lands a few punches from side control.
The Man goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tonon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for The Man but great work by Tonon.
The Man is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tonon's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Tonon! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and The Man has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gary Tonon!
Gary Tonon made sure to mention his sponsor, Riner Clothing Everything for 50$ only in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Bohi (ranked 941 p4p, 114 weight class) and Samuel Cooke (ranked 1193 p4p, 149 weight class). Cooke has chosen Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign as his entrance music. 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bohi. Cooke shrugs it off though.
Cooke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bohi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Bohi digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Bohi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cooke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dakota Bohi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohi throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke lands a head kick. Bohi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bohi throws a big shot that misses.
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohi lands a head shot.
Bohi blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Bohi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Bohi misses.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Bohi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke motions for Bohi to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke dips to his left and cracks Bohi with an uppercut!
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohi avoids the body shot from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke slips under a jab from Bohi.
Bohi misses with a leg kick.
Bohi looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bohi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
Cooke jabs Bohi right on the nose. Bohi blinks but takes it well.
Bohi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bohi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Bohi pushes him off.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bohi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Bohi jumps back.
Cooke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bohi sprawls well initially but Cooke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohi is controlling Cooke's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cooke is keen to just control but Bohi is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi won't allow Cooke to pass to mount.
Bohi is looking to improve his position.
Cooke tries to pass to full mount but Bohi defends it.
Cooke is looking to take a break and control but Bohi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bohi has his hands clasped together around Cooke's back. He's all about the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke defending well as Bohi loads up on a big left hand.
Bohi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bohi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Bohi settles back down.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke tries to move into range but Bohi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bohi with a nice cross.
Bohi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bohi scores with a push kick.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke tests Bohi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bohi throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Bohi sees coming a mile off.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bohi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cooke somewhat.
Bohi tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke scores with a jab. Bohi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bohi misses with a straight right.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Bohi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Bohi tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Bohi.
Bohi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bohi. Bohi obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Bohi shrugs it off though.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bohi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bohi throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Bohi misses with a wild body shot.
Bohi throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Bohi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke moves to clinch but Bohi breaks away
and Bohi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dakota Bohi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bohi wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Bohi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bohi throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bohi throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Bohi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bohi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Bohi misses with a straight left.
Bohi throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bohi slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick but Bohi moves out of range.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands an elbow just above Bohi 's eye.
Bohi throws a head punch that misses.
Bohi blocks the elbow strike.
Cooke lands an elbow inside.
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 lands a body shot.
Bohi prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bohi.
Bohi lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi lands a shot to the body.
Bohi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
A short left from Bohi.
Bohi blocks the elbow strike.
Cooke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke misses with an elbow over the top.
Bohi presses Cooke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bohi blocks an elbow strike from Cooke.
Bohi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bohi.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
A short left from Bohi.
Bohi throws a head punch that misses.
Bohi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Bohi.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Bohi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Good body shot from Bohi.
Bohi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bohi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke is working for takedown but Bohi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bohi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bohi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Bohi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Bohi avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooke.
Bohi lands with a left to the head.
Bohi lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooke lands an elbow inside that Bohi shrugs off.
Bohi digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bohi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Bohi.
Bohi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bohi gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bohi cracks Cooke with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Bohi - that landed with a thud.
Bohi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bohi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bohi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke is rocked!
Cooke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bohi pushes Cooke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooke is still on wobbly legs! Can Bohi finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bohi.
Bohi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bohi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Bohi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cooke's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cooke drops to his knees and Bohi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Bohi!
Dakota Bohi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph OByrne (ranked 749 p4p, 84 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 1207 p4p, 136 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
An inside leg kick from OByrne misses.
Power scores with a head kick.
Good shot there by OByrne.
OByrne throws a leg kick but Power sees it coming and checks it nicely.
OByrne throws a low kick but Power moves out of range easily.
OByrne misses with a low kick.
OByrne takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from OByrne misses
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
OByrne thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Power does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Power misses.
OByrne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Power steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from OByrne. That one must have hurt.
OByrne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OByrne thuds his shin into the meat of Power's side.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Power's coach down at Total Impact MMA/KT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Power's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
OByrne misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Joseph OByrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OByrne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OByrne.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OByrne misses with a leg kick
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OByrne fakes the leg kick and cracks Power in the body.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OByrne is defending well for now.
OByrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
OByrne cracks Power with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, OByrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
OByrne tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne is working Power over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OByrne looking to stall.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OByrne backwards.
OByrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OByrne.
OByrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OByrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Power misses with a knee to the head.
OByrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
OByrne lands a body shot.
Power prevents a body shot from OByrne.
OByrne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OByrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from OByrne misses.
OByrne lands an overhand right.
OByrne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from OByrne misses
and Power counters with a series of strikes. OByrne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Power on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Power's corner calls for a 1-2. Power obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Power throws a hook to the side of OByrne's head but OByrne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OByrne throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Power moves out of range of the leg kick from OByrne.
Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick.
Power throws a hook but OByrne avoids it easily.
Power takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Power's sensitive parts.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power checks the leg kick.
OByrne misses with a straight right.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OByrne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Power.
OByrne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OByrne misses with a double jab.
Power is looking to slow OByrne down with leg kicks.
Power rushes OByrne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
OByrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! OByrne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.
Power walks into a straight right hand from OByrne.
Power checks a low kick from OByrne.
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 Joseph OByrne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
OByrne misses with a looping right.
OByrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power flicks out a counter leg kick but OByrne steps away.
Power throws a looping overhand right but OByrne ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from OByrne.
OByrne checks the leg kick nicely there.
OByrne misses with a wild body shot.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
OByrne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
OByrne throws a combination that misses
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Power checks a low kick from OByrne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OByrne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Power counter with a right hand.
OByrne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Power.
A big left from OByrne misses.
OByrne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
Power feints a counter leg kick.
Power looks to land a left hand but OByrne moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne scores with a jab.
Good work by Power as he checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Power coming out on top.
OByrne connects with a solid leg kick.
OByrne throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Power throws out a counter right but OByrne avoids it with no problem.
OByrne takes a kick to the side of the head.
OByrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Power blocks a jab.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
Power throws a hook but OByrne blocks it.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OByrne.
Power lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power lands a big head kick that sends OByrne tumbling to the mat! Power takes a step backwards and waves OByrne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
OByrne is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OByrne.
Oh OByrne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Power lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Power closes the distance and clinches.
Power creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends OByrne's eyes rolling into the back of his head! OByrne drops to his knees and Power pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Power!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Power started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aristotle Nicomachus (ranked 444 p4p, 68 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 909 p4p, 135 weight class). Nicomachus comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Trophies. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wylde's choice of entrance music: Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gunnar Wylde enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aristotle Nicomachus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.
Nicomachus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
Nicomachus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nicomachus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wylde tries to clinch there but Nicomachus circles away.
Wylde lands with a shot to the body.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Nicomachus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicomachus throws a body shot but no joy.
Wylde wants to clinch.
Wylde swings for the body but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Nicomachus's head but Nicomachus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicomachus tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicomachus to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde with a nice cross.
Nicomachus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde lands with a shot to the body.
Nicomachus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nicomachus throws a low kick, looking for Wylde's leg but Wylde calmly moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
Wylde looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicomachus misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wylde - just one landing.
Nicomachus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wylde throws a shot from downtown. Nicomachus moves away and avoids it.
Nicomachus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicomachus throws a good cross that connects.
Wylde sizes up Nicomachus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nicomachus scores with a hook.
Wylde moves out of range of the leg kick from Nicomachus.
Wylde's corner calls for a 1-2. Wylde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nicomachus feints and then cracks Wylde's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wylde down.
Nicomachus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nicomachus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde throws a push kick but Nicomachus slaps the foot to one side.
Nicomachus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wylde swings for the body but Nicomachus moves out of range.
Wylde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nicomachus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Nicomachus moves out of range easily.
Wylde fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde rushes Nicomachus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Nicomachus - that landed with a thud.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicomachus backwards.
Nicomachus wants to break free but Wylde has control.
Nicomachus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nicomachus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicomachus breaks from the clinch.
Nicomachus swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
Nicomachus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Wylde has managed to clinch.
Nicomachus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wylde misses with a head kick.
Nicomachus looks to land a body kick but Wylde moved away.
Wylde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nicomachus. Nicomachus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wylde slips a jab from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Nicomachus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nicomachus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus jabs Wylde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wylde throws a hook but Nicomachus blocks it.
Nicomachus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nicomachus misses with a body kick.
Wylde blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wylde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicomachus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wylde doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicomachus throws a head kick but Wylde moves out of range.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Nicomachus tried to counter with a leg kick but Wylde avoided it.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicomachus looks to score with a jab to the body but Wylde is just out of range.
It seemed like Wylde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.
Nicomachus lands an overhand right.
Wylde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Wylde backs away, Nicomachus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nicomachus with a hook.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Wylde blocks the leg kick.
Nicomachus walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nicomachus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wylde just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde checks a low kick from Nicomachus.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicomachus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wylde tries to clinch but Nicomachus is having none of it.
Nicomachus blocks a jab.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Nicomachus avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Wylde lands but Nicomachus takes it in his stride.
Nicomachus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nicomachus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nicomachus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wylde misses with a left hand
and Nicomachus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wylde thinking.
Wylde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Nicomachus slams his shin into Wylde's torso.
Nicomachus throws a shot from downtown. Wylde moves away and avoids it.
Wylde is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nicomachus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus looks to land a body kick but Wylde moved away.
Nicomachus misses the jab.
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 Aristotle Nicomachus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wylde throws a one two combo.
Nicomachus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aristotle Nicomachus is winning the standup battle so far.
Wylde doesn't manage to clinch there - Nicomachus circles away.
Wylde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicomachus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nicomachus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wylde misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wylde misses with a hook. Nicomachus ducked under it nicely.
Nicomachus throws a lazy uppercut
and Wylde counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wylde blocks a leg kick.
Nicomachus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wylde is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Nicomachus tenderised Wylde's leg. Wylde is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicomachus throws a leg kick but Wylde moved away.
Nicomachus throws a right and a left that Wylde avoids nicely.
Wylde wants to counter with a clinch but Nicomachus pushes him away.
Nicomachus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde scores with a body shot.
A jab from Nicomachus misses.
Wylde lands a nice hook to Nicomachus's body. Nicomachus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus takes one to the chin there.
Nicomachus throws a low kick but Wylde moves out of range easily.
Nicomachus throws a big shot that misses.
Nicomachus tries to keep at a distance but Wylde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nicomachus lands an uppercut.
Wylde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nicomachus breaks the clinch.
Nicomachus is looking to chop away at Wylde's legs.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wylde on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wylde moves out of range as Nicomachus throws a body kick.
Wylde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nicomachus blocks a head kick by Wylde.
Wylde lands a head kick. Nicomachus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nicomachus is looking to land body kicks.
Nicomachus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wylde.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Wylde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicomachus is looking to counter punch.
Nicomachus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nicomachus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that Wylde semi-blocks.
Wylde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nicomachus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wylde throws the left hand but Nicomachus avoids the punch easily.
Nicomachus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nicomachus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wylde's hands.
Nicomachus connects with a jab.
Nicomachus lands with a hook. Wylde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wylde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nicomachus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wylde lands a head shot.
Nicomachus lands with a good body shot.
Wylde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nicomachus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Wylde blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wylde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicomachus misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Nicomachus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nicomachus ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Nicomachus avoids them all with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a low kick but Wylde avoids it.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Nicomachus slips a straight right by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus 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.
Wylde throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicomachus.
Wylde throws a hook to the side of Nicomachus's head but Nicomachus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicomachus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wylde is out of range and Nicomachus settles back down.
Wylde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde jabs at Nicomachus's body.
Wylde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nicomachus wants to land a leg kick but Wylde is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nicomachus jabs at Wylde's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Wylde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicomachus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wylde.
Nicomachus throws a push kick but Wylde slaps the foot to one side.
Wylde looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nicomachus loads up on a big right hand but Wylde slips the punch.
Wylde jabs Nicomachus right on the nose. Nicomachus blinks but takes it well.
Wylde blocks a leg kick.
Wylde throws a lazy body kick
and Nicomachus counters with a stiff right hand.
Wylde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicomachus under the eye.
Nicomachus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wylde closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicomachus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde blocks an elbow strike.
Wylde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunnar Wylde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Wylde.
Nicomachus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde defending well as Nicomachus loads up on a big left hand.
Nicomachus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus throws a body kick that misses.
Nicomachus misses with a head kick.
Wylde blocks a jab.
Wylde throws a lazy right hand but Nicomachus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Wylde connects with a body shot that sends Nicomachus's belly button to the back.
Nicomachus misses with a straight left.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde stalks Nicomachus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nicomachus's face. Nicomachus staggers backwards, shaken.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Nicomachus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wylde.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wylde takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicomachus throws a hook but Wylde blocks it.
Nicomachus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicomachus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wylde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wylde looks to land a right hand but Nicomachus moved out of range.
Wylde scores with a head kick. Nicomachus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wylde loads up on a big right hand but Nicomachus slips the punch.
Nicomachus misses with a wild body shot.
Wylde scores with a jab.
Nicomachus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicomachus. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicomachus misses with an uppercut. Wylde saw that one coming.
Wylde plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wylde takes a swing at Nicomachus's ribcage but misses.
Wylde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
Nicomachus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nicomachus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Nicomachus.
Nicomachus misses the shot to the body.
Nicomachus throws a push kick but Wylde slaps the foot to one side.
Wylde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicomachus was well out of range. Poor timing from Wylde.
Wylde takes a swing at Nicomachus's ribcage but misses.
Nicomachus tries to land a leg kick but Wylde saw it coming and moves away.
Wylde misses with a wild body shot.
Wylde walks into a jab.
Nicomachus is looking to slow Wylde down with leg kicks.
Nicomachus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicomachus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wylde has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wylde lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nicomachus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nicomachus loads up on a big right hand but Wylde slips the punch.
Nicomachus ducks under a wild hook from Wylde.
Nicomachus misses with a body shot.
Wylde ducks under a wild hook from Nicomachus.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicomachus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicomachus throws a solid leg kick but Wylde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nicomachus.
Wylde sizes up Nicomachus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wylde lands a jab to the nose.
Nicomachus moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
Nicomachus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wylde's calf.
Nicomachus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Wylde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicomachus throws a low kick, looking for Wylde's leg but Wylde calmly moves out of range.
Wylde steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nicomachus.
Nicomachus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nicomachus swinging wildly here.
Wylde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicomachus.
Wylde scores with a jab to the body.
Nicomachus tries to land a front kick but Wylde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wylde lands a nice shot that snaps Nicomachus's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tries to clinch but Nicomachus is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde blocks a head kick by Nicomachus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicomachus misses with a low kick.
Nicomachus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wylde tests Nicomachus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Wylde catches Nicomachus right on the button with a cross.
Nicomachus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wylde.
Nicomachus throws a poor cross that misses
and Nicomachus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicomachus misses with a hook
and Wylde counters with a straight right hand.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Nicomachus ducks down to avoid it.
Nicomachus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wylde throws a good cross that connects.
Wylde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicomachus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Wylde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wylde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gunnar Wylde!
After winning the bout, Gunnar Wylde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Murhaa (ranked 758 p4p, 86 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 849 p4p, 100 weight class). Ji Woo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 나쁜 달 상승. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
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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
17 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a combination. Ji Woo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ji Woo blocks the body kick.
Murhaa is looking to slow Ji Woo down with leg kicks.
Murhaa blocks a jab.
We've been told by Murhaa's head coaches at Gymi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ji Woo checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ji Woo avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Ji Woo feints the counter takedown.
Murhaa connects with a right hand. Ji Woo shakes it off.
Ji Woo tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ji Woo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.
Ji Woo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ji Woo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ji Woo with a jab.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Ji Woo tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Murhaa is looking to wear down Ji Woo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Murhaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Ji Woo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Murhaa.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Ji Woo is trying to pull guard but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Ji Woo.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Ji Woo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa moves out of range as Ji Woo throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Ji Woo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Murhaa with a body shot.
Murhaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ji Woo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murhaa tries to work over Ji Woo's front leg with a kick but Ji Woo checks it.
Ji Woo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paul Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head but Ji Woo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji Woo moves away.
Ji Woo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Ji Woo slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Ji Woo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murhaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ji Woo - the referee stops the clock and Murhaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ji Woo. Murhaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murhaa throws a wild body kick that Ji Woo sees coming a mile off.
Ji Woo connects with a jab.
Ji Woo is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheers as Ji Woo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murhaa doesn't seem phased though.
Murhaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Ji Woo checks it.
Murhaa avoids a kick to the body.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ji Woo throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Murhaa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murhaa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ji Woo circles away quickly and effectively.
It looks like Bong Ji Woo has been cut.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
And Ji Woo tries to counter it with a takedown but Murhaa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ji Woo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa scores with a hook.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ji Woo's sensitive parts.
Murhaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ji Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ji Woo misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Ji Woo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Ji Woo throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Ji Woo throws out a powerful jab.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
so Ji Woo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ji Woo looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ji Woo keeps trying to improve his position.
Murhaa trying to control the position.
Murhaa wants to stand and escape but Ji Woo is having none of it.
Murhaa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo drops back looking for a leg! Murhaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Murhaa manages to kick Ji Woo off! Ji Woo jumps back into Murhaa's guard.
Murhaa working a defensive guard but Ji Woo passes into half guard.
Murhaa is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Murhaa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Murhaa is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Murhaa moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo wants to pass the guard but Murhaa is keeping the position.
Murhaa working a defensive guard here.
Murhaa wants to stand but Ji Woo is controlling the position.
Ji Woo tries to free his leg and advance position but Murhaa is retaining full guard.
Murhaa pulls Ji Woo in close to his closed guard and prevents Ji Woo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murhaa looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ji Woo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murhaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paul Murhaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Murhaa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paul Murhaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhaa lands with a shot to the body.
Ji Woo misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice body shot.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Ji Woo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ji Woo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ji Woo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murhaa motions for Ji Woo to come forward. Murhaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ji Woo dodges the punch combination from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ji Woo's sensitive parts.
Murhaa cracks Ji Woo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Murhaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ji Woo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Murhaa punishes Ji Woo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ji Woo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ji Woo can do to turn this around?
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ji Woo throws out a leg kick but Murhaa moves out of range and Ji Woo only half commits.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ji Woo checks it well.
Murhaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ji Woo at a distance.
Murhaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murhaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Murhaa circles away.
That kick from Ji Woo tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Ji Woo checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ji Woo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murhaa defends it well.
Ji Woo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ji Woo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa throws a sloppy body shot
and Ji Woo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Ji Woo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ji Woo misses with a hook.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ji Woo tries to clinch there but Murhaa circles away.
Murhaa lands with an uppercut that bounces Ji Woo off the cage and back into range.
Murhaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhaa's head.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Ji Woo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo scores with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Ji Woo down.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch but Murhaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Murhaa lands with a nice combination. Ji Woo backs away looking to recover.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ji Woo with that takedown attempt.
Ji Woo looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murhaa pinned against the cage. Murhaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paul Murhaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bong Ji Woo.
Murhaa cracks Ji Woo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murhaa connects with a crisp jab.
Bong Ji Woo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ji Woo is rocked!
OH! Ji Woo has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Murhaa smells blood and charges in for the finish! Murhaa unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Ji Woo sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Murhaa!
Paul Murhaa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 288 p4p, 39 weight class) and Kassius Halo (ranked 218 p4p, 27 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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29
209 lbs
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40
215 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kassius Halo!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batra connects with a good right hand that stumbles Halo. Halo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Batra cracks a nice hook into Halo's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halo.
Halo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Batra!
Halo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Batra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Halo's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Halo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Batra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Batra looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Halo is keen to just control but Batra is a slippery customer.
Halo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Batra with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Halo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Batra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Batra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Batra is staying active underneath Halo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Batra's coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Halo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Batra looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Halo pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo with a couple of short strikes.
Batra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Batra actively working from the bottom here.
Halo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Halo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Batra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Batra actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
Halo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Halo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Halo moves nicely into side control.
Halo looks up at the clock and then as Batra takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Halo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Batra wants to control but Halo postures up.
Halo cracks Batra with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Halo grinds an elbow into Batra's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Batra is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halo cracks Batra with a big elbow.
Batra taking a bit of punishment here - Halo scoring with strikes.
Batra is trying to get back to half guard.
Batra is working hard here to advance position.
Halo scoring with punches from side control.
Halo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Batra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassius Halo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Batra. No joy for Halo on that attempt.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halo. That did some damage!
Halo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Halo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Halo cracks Batra with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Halo landing a few strikes.
Batra is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Halo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Halo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Batra defending well though.
Batra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra tries to roll over but Halo keeps him under control.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batra keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra looking for submissions off his back.
Halo is nestled in close to Batra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Halo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Halo working over Batra with some ground and pound. Batra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Halo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Halo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra wants to control but Halo is keeping busy.
Halo slips a nice elbow through Batra's hands, connecting with Batra's forehead.
Halo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Batra wants to get back to full guard.
Halo is looking to advance position but Batra won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Halo.
Halo stalling.
Batra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Halo there.
Batra tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Halo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Batra is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Halo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Halo lands a heavy elbow.
Halo raining down shots from the mount!
Batra is in all sorts of trouble here.
Halo with a couple of short strikes.
Batra is rocked!
Halo prevents Batra from getting the reversal.
Oh Batra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo working for a submission but Batra is keeping him at bay.
Batra tries to hold on but Halo pushes him away.
Batra seems to have got his legs back now.
Halo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Batra bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Halo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kassius Halo!
Kassius Halo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'There isn't a fighter alive that I cannot make submit or go to sleep on the mat. There's no guessing, i will take you down.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 34 p4p, 3 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 115 p4p, 13 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by Fallout. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dog lands a big uppercut and Perez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Perez looks OK. Dog waves Perez back to his feet!
It looks like Enzo Perez has been cut.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Dog looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Perez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Perez to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Three Dog!
Three Dog retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Three Dog 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 24 p4p, 5 weight class) and Brad Lansar (ranked 70 p4p, 3 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Lansar!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lansar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar wants to slow Hellmuth Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Lansar throws an overhand right that lands on Hellmuth Jr's shoulder, as Hellmuth Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Lansar throws a hook but Hellmuth Jr avoids it easily.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a body shot.
Lansar looks for the body kick but Hellmuth Jr saw that one coming.
Hellmuth Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hellmuth Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lansar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hellmuth Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lansar manages to avoid it.
Hellmuth Jr has Lansar up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lansar lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth Jr.
A body shot lands from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr is breathing heavily.
Lansar blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar pushes Hellmuth Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Lansar blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike.
Lansar's coach down at XFighter was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lansar's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike.
Lansar lands a takedown into guard.
Lansar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hellmuth Jr is keeping the position for now.
Lansar drops back looking for a leg! Hellmuth Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hellmuth Jr manages to kick Lansar off! Lansar jumps back into Hellmuth Jr's guard.
Hellmuth Jr controls Lansar momentarily but Lansar frees himself.
Lansar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hellmuth Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lansar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lansar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lansar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hellmuth Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hellmuth Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Hellmuth Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Lansar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lansar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansar is working for a submission of some sort.
Hellmuth Jr is positioning himself well to prevent Lansar advancing to mount.
Hellmuth Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Hellmuth Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lansar is working away from the top position though.
Lansar is working for a kimura but Hellmuth Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hellmuth Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Lansar.
Lansar prevents Hellmuth Jr from improving his position.
Hellmuth Jr trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lansar walks into a straight right hand from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lansar with the counter takedown but Hellmuth Jr avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Lansar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lansar swings widly with a right hand
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Hellmuth Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hellmuth Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Hellmuth Jr's head coaches at Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hellmuth Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Lansar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lansar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hellmuth Jr instigates a clinch.
Lansar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lansar throws a head punch that misses.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lansar.
Lansar misses with a body punch.
Lansar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lansar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hellmuth Jr after a bit of a struggle.
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!
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Lansar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Lansar blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Lansar on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Lansar as the two fighters clinch.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike.
Lansar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lansar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Lansar.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Lansar.
Lansar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Hellmuth Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lansar's elbow.
Hellmuth Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Lansar in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lansar.
Lansar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lansar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lansar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lansar is looking for a takedown.
Phil Hellmuth Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Lansar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lansar.
Brad Lansar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansar tries to work over Hellmuth Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Lansar prevents a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr works on Lansar's body with a couple of short punches.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansar.
Lansar dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Lansar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lansar fails to land.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Brad Lansar has been cut.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Lansar shrugs off.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
Hellmuth Jr tries to work over Lansar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lansar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellmuth Jr's elbow.
A short right from Hellmuth Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr.
That has opened up Brad Lansar's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Hellmuth Jr presses Lansar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Hellmuth Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Lansar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hellmuth Jr cracks Lansar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hellmuth Jr cracks a nice hook into Lansar's ribs.
Lansar with a poor takedown
and Hellmuth Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Lansar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lansar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hellmuth Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hellmuth Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Lansar misses.
Hellmuth Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lansar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hellmuth Jr. Lansar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hellmuth Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lansar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hellmuth Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hellmuth Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lansar throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lansar or perhaps it was just good defense by Hellmuth Jr, which made it look bad.
Phil Hellmuth Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lansar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Lansar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Lansar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellmuth Jrs head.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lansar controls his hands.
Lansar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lansar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lansar lands a body shot.
Lansar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Lansar.
Lansar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lansar.
Lansar tries a body shot but Hellmuth Jr blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lansar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Lansar.
A right handed body shot lands from Lansar.
A short uppercut from Lansar.
Lansar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Lansar misses with a punch to the body.
Lansar lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellmuth Jr prevents a body shot from Lansar.
Hellmuth Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lansar controls his hands.
A short right from Lansar on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansar misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lansar.
Lansar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hellmuth Jr is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Oh Hellmuth Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hellmuth Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lansar's brow.
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Lansar.
Lansar lands a shoulder strike.
Lansar misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lansar.
Lansar works on Hellmuth Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lansar scores with a shoulder strike.
Lansar cracks Hellmuth Jr with a nice body shot.
Lansar lands a shot to the body.
Lansar works on Hellmuth Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lansar lands a shot to the body.
Lansar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lansar manages to end up in side control.
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!
Lansar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hellmuth Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lansar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hellmuth Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansar is trying to get an arm triangle but Hellmuth Jr is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Hellmuth Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
What's Hellmuth Jr going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Lansar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Lansar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lansar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hellmuth Jr but Hellmuth Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hellmuth Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lansar at a distance.
Hellmuth Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hellmuth Jr slips under a jab.
Hellmuth Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lansar misses with a straight left.
Hellmuth Jr throws a body punch but Lansar moves out of range.
Lansar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lansar misses with a hook. Hellmuth Jr ducked under it nicely.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lansar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hellmuth Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Lansar's ribcage. Lansar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lansar tries to throw a body punch but Hellmuth Jr avoids it by throwing Lansar back against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body punch.
Lansar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Lansar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lansar avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Lansar with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand into Lansar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lansar's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lansar controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Brad Lansar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hellmuth Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lansar's defenses.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Lansar's ribcage. Lansar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Lansar shrugs off.
Lansar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellmuth Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lansar avoids it by throwing Hellmuth Jr back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Lansar's ribcage. Lansar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr tries a body shot but Lansar blocks it.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside.
Lansar can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Lansar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brad Lansar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lansar takes an elbow to the temple.
Lansar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lansar blocks an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Lansar dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes Lansar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Lansar in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brad Lansar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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