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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dougal McCraken (ranked 2802 p4p, 314 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 2192 p4p, 262 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCraken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bulgine. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dougal McCraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from McCraken
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sharp avoids the body shot from McCraken.
Sharp is looking for the big counter here.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraken moves away.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp takes a swing at McCraken's ribcage but misses.
Sharp scores with a three punch combo!
McCraken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
McCraken cracks Sharp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCraken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sharp slips a jab from McCraken.
Sharp scores with a punch to the head.
Sharp scores with a hook to the body. McCraken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sharp checks it well.
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!
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Sharp misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken digs a good body shot into Sharp's ribs.
Sharp has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McCraken throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
McCraken throws a body kick that misses
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCraken misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sharp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCraken cracks the inside of Sharp's front leg.
McCraken tries to score with a low kick but Sharp moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCraken, as that shot connected.
Sharp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sharp misses with a hook.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCraken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
Sharp is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McCraken with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp jabs at McCraken's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCraken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharp let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
McCraken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCraken.
Sharp checks a leg kick nicely.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
A lazy left from Sharp finds it's target.
McCraken lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
McCraken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A low kick from McCraken misses
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharp connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
McCraken throws a jab when Sharp was well out of range.
McCraken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sharp misses with a head kick.
McCraken misses with a head kick.
McCraken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCraken throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
McCraken misses with a straight right.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sharp lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sharp throws a right hand that misses
and McCraken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken swings for the body but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sharp throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCraken misses with a low kick.
McCraken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCraken throws a sloppy body shot
and Sharp counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McCraken.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
McCraken throws an off balance right hand
and Sharp counters with a one-two to the body.
Sharp blocks a leg kick.
McCraken avoids the body shot from Sharp.
McCraken throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Asa Sharp will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McCraken throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCraken connects with an inside leg kick.
Sharp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sharp looks for the body kick but McCraken saw that one coming.
McCraken half committed to a counter leg kick.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
McCraken connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McCraken misses with a hook. Sharp ducked under it nicely.
McCraken throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
McCraken is looking to slow Sharp down with leg kicks.
McCraken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
McCraken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCraken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sharp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCraken plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dougal McCraken is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
A shot to the body from Sharp misses
letting McCraken counter with a right hand.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCraken manages to avoid it.
McCraken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from McCraken misses.
McCraken lands a nice shot that snaps Sharp's head back.
McCraken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCraken cracks the inside of Sharp's front leg.
McCraken lands a glancing blow to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from McCraken.
Sharp scores with the left hand. McCraken knows he should have avoided that one.
McCraken misses with a leg kick
and Sharp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCraken misses the body punch
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCraken looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
McCraken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sharp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCraken rather than just go for the knockout.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCraken manages to avoid it.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on McCraken's shoulder, as McCraken tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Sharp takes one to the chin there.
McCraken throws a low kick, looking for Sharp's leg but Sharp calmly moves out of range.
McCraken connects with a jab.
Sharp slips under a jab.
McCraken throws a lazy uppercut
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
That kick from McCraken tenderised Sharp's leg. Sharp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps McCraken's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
McCraken misses with a leg kick
and Sharp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCraken.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCraken.
McCraken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
McCraken turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
McCraken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McCraken lands a slapping body shot.
McCraken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharp.
McCraken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sharp on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dougal McCraken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sharp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharp checks a leg kick.
Sharp lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sharp stalks McCraken and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCraken's face. McCraken staggers backwards, shaken.
Sharp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCraken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCraken moves away.
McCraken throwing a counter right hand but Sharp manages to avoid it.
McCraken lands a jab to the head.
McCraken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCraken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCraken catches Sharp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 Dougal McCraken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCraken throws a big shot that misses.
McCraken throws a right hand that misses
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCraken loads up on a big right hand but Sharp slips the punch.
McCraken looks to score with a jab to the body but Sharp is just out of range.
McCraken lands a jab to Sharp's midsection.
Sharp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sharp drops his hands momentarily and McCraken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCraken misses with a right hand
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
McCraken swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCraken throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from McCraken.
Sharp 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.
McCraken takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCraken avoids the body shot from Sharp.
McCraken quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McCraken will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCraken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but McCraken moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
McCraken lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCraken looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a body shot
and McCraken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCraken swings widly with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
Sharp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sharp checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice side step and Sharp releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCraken swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sharp counter with a right hand.
Sharp lands a nice hook to McCraken's body. McCraken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCraken misses with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a two punch combo.
McCraken throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken throws a leg kick but Sharp sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Sharp misses.
McCraken digs a good hook to Sharp's body.
Sharp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
McCraken throws a hook but Sharp blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Sharp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sharp.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
McCraken wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCraken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCraken throws a leg kick
and Sharp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCraken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp blocks a low kick nicely.
Sharp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sharp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCraken.
McCraken misses with a left hand
and Sharp counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Sharp lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraken tried to score with a low kick but Sharp checks it.
McCraken misses with a double jab
enabling Sharp to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCraken.
Nice cross by McCraken.
Sharp checks the leg kick.
Sharp moves out of range as McCraken strikes.
Sharp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sharp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCraken throws a body kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Sharp's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Sharp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asa Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sharp 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Sharp!
Asa Sharp 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Teebs (ranked 1633 p4p, 33 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 1323 p4p, 62 weight class). Teebs's entrance music is Ghost - Square Hammer. A fine choice. Powell has chosen 8 Mile as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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282 lbs
31 - 23 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Teebs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teebs throws a right hand that misses
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Powell.
Teebs is looking for a counter combo.
Teebs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teebs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Powell scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teebs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Teebs lunges at Powell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powell's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell slips under a jab.
Teebs lands a head shot.
Bo Teebs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell moves away from the strike by Teebs.
Powell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Teebs throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Powell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Powell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Powell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Teebs!
Powell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Teebs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell cracks Teebs with a big elbow.
Powell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Teebs is trying to buck Powell off.
Powell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Teebs some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teebs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Powell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Powell trying to control the action but Teebs is working from the bottom.
Teebs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Powell working the ground and pound.
Powell takes a little break here. Teebs wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teebs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Powell cracks Teebs with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Powell immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Teebs is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Powell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Our winner, Jimi Powell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 1887 p4p, 194 weight class) and Marious La De Hoya (ranked 800 p4p, 95 weight class). Benderson comes into the arena with The Time is Now blaring out of the sound system. La De Hoya has chosen Cocaine as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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139 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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marious La De Hoya!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by La De Hoya. That's going to slow Benderson down.
Benderson moves out of range of the body kick from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
Benderson thinks about countering with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya slips a straight right by Benderson.
La De Hoya scores with a jab. Benderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
La De Hoya throws a solid leg kick but Benderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La De Hoya.
Donk. La De Hoya catches Benderson right on the button with a cross.
La De Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
La De Hoya throws a push kick but Benderson slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Benderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La De Hoya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
La De Hoya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left lands for Benderson.
A leg kick checked by Benderson.
Benderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benderson looks to land a combination but La De Hoya avoids it well.
Benderson misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La De Hoya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson moves out of range of the strikes.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benderson scores with a push kick.
La De Hoya looks to land a body kick but Benderson moved away.
Benderson misses with an uppercut. La De Hoya saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by La De Hoya.
Benderson stuns La De Hoya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
La De Hoya scoring well with a low kick there.
La De Hoya connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for La De Hoya.
Benderson throws a hook to the side of La De Hoya's head but La De Hoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La De Hoya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
La De Hoya throws a head kick that misses.
Benderson slips a straight right by La De Hoya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La De Hoya blocks a head kick by Benderson.
Benderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws the kick towards the body but Benderson avoids it.
Benderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
La De Hoya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benderson at a distance.
Benderson throws the left hand but La De Hoya avoids the punch easily.
Benderson throws a big shot that misses.
Benderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya slips a jab from Benderson.
Benderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. La De Hoya moves away and avoids it.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
La De Hoya tried to score with a low kick but Benderson checks it.
La De Hoya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the side of Benderson's head but Benderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La De Hoya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but La De Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya wants to land a leg kick but Benderson is out of range.
Benderson is looking to land body kicks.
Benderson scores with a body shot.
La De Hoya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La De Hoya throws an overhand right that lands on Benderson's shoulder, as Benderson tries to avoid the shot.
Benderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La De Hoya.
A big left from Benderson misses.
La De Hoya steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Benderson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
La De Hoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benderson checks it well.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
La De Hoya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La De Hoya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benderson checks it well.
La De Hoya throws a front kick aimed at Benderson's knee but Benderson avoids it well.
Benderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La De Hoya.
Benderson cracks La De Hoya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya throws an off balance right hand
and Benderson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benderson is looking to slow La De Hoya down with leg kicks.
That kick from La De Hoya tenderised Benderson's leg. Benderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benderson throws out a loose jab but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
La De Hoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La De Hoya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
La De Hoya cracks the inside of Benderson's front leg.
Benderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La De Hoya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benderson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La De Hoya scrambles back to his feet.
Benderson wants to clinch up but La De Hoya keeps it at a distance.
Benderson tries to work over La De Hoya's front leg with a kick but La De Hoya checks it.
Benderson wants to slow La De Hoya down by chopping away at his legs.
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
La De Hoya throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the body from Benderson misses
and La De Hoya counters with a leg kick.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La De Hoya can pounce on him.
La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benderson.
Benderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but La De Hoya checks it well.
La De Hoya appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La De Hoya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Benderson throws the left hand but La De Hoya avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and La De Hoya releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
La De Hoya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La De Hoya, right into the meat.
Benderson throws a right hand that misses
and La De Hoya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya lands a leg kick that knocks Benderson off balance momentarily.
La De Hoya moves away from the strike by Benderson.
La De Hoya throws a chopping leg kick but Benderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La De Hoya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benderson throws out a loose jab but La De Hoya uses good head movement to avoid it.
La De Hoya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benderson's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Benderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scoring well with a low kick there.
La De Hoya misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Benderson misses.
La De Hoya connects with a leg kick. Benderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benderson misses with a left hand
and La De Hoya counters with an outside leg kick.
Benderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La De Hoya can pounce on him.
Benderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
La De Hoya is looking to land body kicks.
Benderson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from La De Hoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya cracks the inside of Benderson's front leg.
Benderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson has managed to clinch.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La De Hoya avoids it.
La De Hoya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
La De Hoya lands a nice uppercut.
La De Hoya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benderson throws a hook but La De Hoya blocks it.
La De Hoya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La De Hoya takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
La De Hoya staying out of range there.
La De Hoya scores with a leg kick.
La De Hoya is looking to score with low kicks.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Benderson.
Benderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
La De Hoya blocks a leg kick.
La De Hoya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benderson.
Benderson throws an off balance right hand
and La De Hoya counters with a leg kick.
La De Hoya tries a head kick but it misses.
Benderson moves to clinch but La De Hoya breaks away
and La De Hoya counters with a stiff right hand.
La De Hoya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benderson scores with a sloppy right hand. La De Hoya should have avoided that one.
La De Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
La De Hoya throws a lazy right hand but Benderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed right hand from Benderson misses the target.
Benderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benderson slips a jab from La De Hoya.
A little feinted left hand from Benderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Benderson.
La De Hoya throws a leg kick which misses Benderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Benderson tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson looks to land a right hand but La De Hoya moved out of range.
Benderson throws a good cross that connects.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La De Hoya, as that shot connected.
Benderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La De Hoya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch but La De Hoya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La De Hoya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La De Hoya misses with a body punch
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
La De Hoya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benderson is looking to slow La De Hoya down with leg kicks.
Benderson walks into a straight right hand from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benderson misses with a straight right.
La De Hoya 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.
It looked like Benderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La De Hoya, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marious La De Hoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
La De Hoya lands with a nice body kick.
Benderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
La De Hoya pushes Benderson away with a front kick.
La De Hoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La De Hoya ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Marious La De Hoya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya tries to work over Benderson's front leg with a kick but Benderson checks it.
Benderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but La De Hoya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La De Hoya slips under a jab from Benderson.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for La De Hoya. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Benderson looks to land a combination but La De Hoya avoids it well.
Benderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La De Hoya can pounce on him.
Benderson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from La De Hoya. That one must have hurt.
Benderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La De Hoya. La De Hoya obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for La De Hoya.
La De Hoya looks to land a body kick but Benderson moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from La De Hoya - the referee stops the clock and Benderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says La De Hoya. Benderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from La De Hoya misses.
Benderson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
La De Hoya throws a big shot that misses.
Benderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
La De Hoya scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benderson throws a hook to the side of La De Hoya's head but La De Hoya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Benderson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Benderson misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Benderson.
La De Hoya lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La De Hoya throws a quick inside leg kick.
La De Hoya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benderson. That did some damage!
Benderson slips under a jab.
Marious La De Hoya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benderson missing with a left hand there. La De Hoya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La De Hoya steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Benderson has managed to clinch.
Benderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
La De Hoya makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La De Hoya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La De Hoya stalling.
La De Hoya avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
Benderson slowing the pace effectively.
Benderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
La De Hoya lands a hook that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
La De Hoya has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
La De Hoya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Benderson controlling the action here for a moment.
La De Hoya breaks from the clinch.
Henson Benderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La De Hoya connects with a leg kick. Benderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
La De Hoya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from La De Hoya - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marious La De Hoya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got La De Hoya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Henson Benderson was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Misha Collins (ranked 277 p4p, 35 weight class) and Josh Cook (ranked 869 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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154 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
24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Cook!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cook jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cook has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cook misses with an uppercut.
Cook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Misha Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins gets a takedown into half guard.
Cook trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cook does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Collins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Collins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Collins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cook defends it well.
Cook avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collins.
We've been hearing that Collins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Collins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.
Collins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Collins is working for a kimura but Cook is defending it quite comfortably.
Cook is pressing down on Collins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook controlling the position.
Cook avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Cook utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Collins postures up and lands a big shot to Cook's brow.
Collins landing with the ground and pound.
Collins postures up.
Collins lands a couple of digs.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Collins uses his free foot to push down on Cook's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cook.
Collins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cook wants to control but Collins is having none of it.
Collins landing shots from mount.
Collins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cook looks a forlorn figure.
Collins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Collins punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cook is on top in guard.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cook passes into side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cook thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cook is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Collins's shoulder. That is not cool.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Collins is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins throws a hook but Cook avoids it easily.
Collins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cook doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Collins misses.
Cook throws a hook but Collins blocks it.
Collins digs a good body shot into Cook's ribs.
Collins thuds a left hand into Cook's body.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Collins lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Collins is out of range.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cook.
Cook takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook misses with a straight right.
Cook connects with a crisp jab.
Collins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
A combination from Collins does no damage.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cook can do to turn this around?
Cook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cook throws out a loose jab but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Cook throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Cook.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses the body punch
and Collins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cook dodges the punch combination from Collins.
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!
Collins blocks a jab.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cook scores with a sloppy right hand. Collins should have avoided that one.
Collins scores with a jab to the body.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Collins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook throws a right hand that misses
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Collins's shoulder, as Collins tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cook to counter with a crisp jab.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins is looking for a counter combo.
Collins avoids the body shot from Cook.
Collins is looking to wear down Cook with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Collins ducks down to avoid it.
Collins connects with a body shot.
Cook misses with an uppercut
and Collins counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Cook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collins lands a jab to the head.
Collins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cook at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook moves into range and connects with a jab.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Josh Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Collins misses the body punch
and Cook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misha Collins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Collins's shoulder, as Collins tries to avoid the shot.
Collins moves forwards but Cook connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy left from Collins finds it's target.
Cook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Cook coming out on top.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins blocks a head kick by Cook.
Collins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Collins swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Cook misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses the jab.
Collins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cook defending well as Collins loads up on a big left hand.
Cook cracks a nice hook into Collins's ribs.
A cross from Cook lands.
Cook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cook.
Collins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Collins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Collins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Josh Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Collins takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Cook defending well as Collins loads up on a big left hand.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
Nice cross by Collins.
Cook misses with a straight left.
Misha Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
A punch combination from Collins misses.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Cook is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins lands a jab to Cook's midsection.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Cook misses with a body punch
and Collins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
A left lands for Collins.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Cook misses with a right hand
and Collins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Collins lands a glancing blow to the side of Cook's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins clobbers Cook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cook takes one to the side of the head.
Cook misses with an uppercut
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cook.
Collins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Collins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Collins looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Cook flicks out a counter leg kick but Collins steps away.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Misha Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left lands for Cook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Misha Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Collins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Misha Collins!
Misha Collins made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Expendable Crewman V (ranked 574 p4p, 24 weight class) and Super Meat Boy (ranked 448 p4p, 17 weight class). Crewman V comes to the cage accompanied by Star Trek. Super Meat Boy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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300 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Meat Boy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V checks a leg kick nicely.
Crewman V misses with an uppercut.
Crewman V connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Super Meat Boy has been cut.
The fighters circling - Meat Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meat Boy thows a body kick. Crewman V tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crewman V definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meat Boy cracks a nice hook into Crewman V's ribs.
Meat Boy throws a wild body kick that Crewman V sees coming a mile off.
Crewman V connects with the punch.
Meat Boy misses with a low kick.
Crewman V lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Meat Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Crewman V counter with a right hand.
Meat Boy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crewman V to score with a decent uppercut.
Super Meat Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Crewman V.
An inside leg kick from Meat Boy misses.
Meat Boy misses with a body shot.
Meat Boy 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.
Crewman V moves out of range as Meat Boy strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V rushes Meat Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Meat Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crewman V breaks the clinch.
Crewman V takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meat Boy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meat Boy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crewman V checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crewman V displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meat Boy throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Crewman V on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meat Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Meat Boy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crewman V slips a jab from Meat Boy.
Meat Boy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crewman V finds it's way round the side to connect with Meat Boy's head.
Crewman V lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crewman V takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crewman V lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Crewman V is looking to slow Meat Boy down with leg kicks.
Crewman V is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crewman V misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meat Boy slips under a jab from Crewman V.
Meat Boy throws a lazy body kick
and Crewman V counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crewman V.
Crewman V tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meat Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crewman V backwards.
Crewman V lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Meat Boy misses with a punch to the body.
Meat Boy misses with a body punch.
Meat Boy lands a body shot.
Crewman V has had enough of the clinch but Meat Boy keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Crewman V.
Meat Boy tries to work over Crewman V's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crewman V fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crewman V misses with a punch on the inside.
Crewman V misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meat Boy lands with a short shot to the head.
Meat Boy scores with a shot to the side of Crewman V's head.
Crewman V throws a head punch that misses.
Crewman V tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Meat Boy - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Crewman V.
Meat Boy misses with a body punch.
Crewman V goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crewman V lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meat Boy.
A shot in the inside from Crewman V.
Crewman V lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meat Boy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Crewman V working aggressively here.
Crewman V misses with a punch on the inside.
Meat Boy lands with a left to the head.
Meat Boy scores with a shot to the side of Crewman V's head.
Crewman V misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meat Boy tries to throw a body punch but Crewman V avoids it by throwing Meat Boy back against the cage.
Crewman V lands a shot to the body.
Meat Boy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crewman V is breathing heavily.
Crewman V blocks a body shot from Meat Boy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Crewman V.
Meat Boy lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crewman V breaks from the clinch.
Meat Boy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Meat Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Meat Boy steps in with a hook that catches Crewman V right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Meat Boy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Crewman V looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Super Meat Boy!
Super Meat Boy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 432 p4p, 51 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 590 p4p, 72 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vinyard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Vinyard moved away.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vinyard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cruz moves out of range as Vinyard strikes.
Vinyard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard lands with a straight right. Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Vinyard.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vinyard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinyard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vinyard swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Vinyard has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vinyard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle.
Cruz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cruz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vinyard tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz working for a triangle but Vinyard defends it easily.
Cruz has a closed guard, preventing Vinyard from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Vinyard controlling him for the moment.
Vinyard told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Vinyard pushes his legs off easily.
Vinyard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vinyard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vinyard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vinyard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vinyard gets to his feet - Cruz follows without any prompting.
Cruz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Vinyard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Vinyard throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz takes one on the button.
Cruz is rocked!
Vinyard loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Vinyard swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
A jab from Vinyard misses.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cruz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cruz tries to move to mount but Vinyard blocks the move with his legs.
Vinyard parries the strikes from Cruz easily there. Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vinyard to escape.
Vinyard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz throws an elbow but Vinyard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vinyard to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vinyard after a bit of a struggle.
Cruz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Vinyard trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Vinyard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Vinyard wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vinyard wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz throws a strike but Vinyard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vinyard seems keen to control Cruz's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinyard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz stands and throws Vinyard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Cruz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vinyard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cruz is working Vinyard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vinyard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vinyard, who protects the arm well.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
Vinyard is trying to improve his position.
Cruz is putting a hurting on Vinyard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cruz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vinyard is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Vinyard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Vinyard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working Vinyard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vinyard taking a bit of punishment here - Cruz scoring with strikes.
Cruz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vinyard works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Vinyard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vinyard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Vinyard wants to get back to his feet.
Vinyard gets full guard.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Vinyard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard wants to get up but he can't break Cruz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinyard defends well.
Vinyard tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vinyard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vinyard tries to stand but Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vinyard wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard lands an overhand right.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinyard's head.
Cruz slips a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Vinyard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Vinyard's head.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Vinyard.
Vinyard looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Vinyard's head back.
A big right from Vinyard misses.
Cruz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vinyard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cruz is in Vinyard's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Vinyard wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Vinyard is adopting a defensive guard.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vinyard's head.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vinyard controlling Cruz's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Vinyard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Vinyard is trying to keep Cruz in close.
Vinyard pulls Cruz in to control the position.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Vinyard pulls Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Vinyard looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz distracts Vinyard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Vinyard uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cruz throws a low kick but Vinyard moves out of range easily.
Cruz lands the left hand.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vinyard as he avoids it easily.
Vinyard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cruz with a body shot.
Cruz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Vinyard on his heels. He'll look to pass Vinyard's guard now, I'm sure.
Vinyard managing to control the position.
Vinyard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinyard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vinyard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Vinyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vinyard controlling Cruz's posture.
Vinyard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vinyard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cruz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
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!
Vinyard has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinyard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CAGED CROW Clothings 50$, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 228 p4p, 31 weight class) and Russell Northrop (ranked 280 p4p, 40 weight class). Turner's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. A fine choice. Northrop has chosen Alive And Kicking as his entrance music. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Northrop tries to bum rush Turner with a series of wild strikes but Turner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turner forces Northrop back against the cage and clinches.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Northrop's head.
Turner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Northrop successfully pulls guard.
Northrop is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner 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.
Northrop escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Turner stays in close to Northrop's body and controls the position.
Northrop looking for a sweep. Not yet Northrop, not yet.
Northrop looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Turner passes into half guard.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Northrop felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Northrop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Turner passes to side control.
Northrop wants to get back to his feet but Turner drags him back down.
Turner controlling from side mount.
Northrop is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner working away.
Turner 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.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Northrop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Northrop tries to bench press Turner off him but Turner keeps the position.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Northrop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turner 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.
Northrop can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northrop is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Turner asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Northrop is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner 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.
Turner throws a strike aimed at the side of Northrop's head but Northrop avoids it well.
Northrop tries to bench press Turner off him but Turner keeps the position.
Northrop is not content to let Turner control the position.
Turner just content to control the position.
Northrop is trying to improve his position.
Turner controlling from side mount.
Northrop is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Northrop struggling a bit here.
Northrop is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Northrop is still trying to improve position.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Northrop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turner controlling the position from side mount.
Northrop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner 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.
Turner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Northrop to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Northrop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Turner pulls Northrop in to control the position.
Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Northrop is fighting to break Turner's control of his arms but Turner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Turner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Northrop.
Northrop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turner looking to control.
Turner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Northrop's guard.
Northrop wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Northrop keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Northrop wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Northrop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Northrop can't keep his opponent in guard - Turner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Turner is trying to control the action in half guard but Northrop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Turner controlling the action here.
Northrop wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turner moves nicely into side control.
Northrop tries to improve position but can't.
Turner is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Northrop's shoulder. That is not cool.
Northrop is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turner moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Elgin Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Northrop sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Turner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Northrop looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turner pulls his head out easily.
Northrop pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Turner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Turner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Northrop tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turner trying to control the action but Northrop is working from the bottom.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Northrop can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Northrop manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turner is just riding it out for now. Northrop eventually gives up the hold.
Northrop wants to work for an arm triangle but Turner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turner moves into full guard.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Northrop is proving a slippery customer.
Northrop trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner seems keen to control Northrop's posture.
Northrop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Turner has control of Northrop's left arm, preventing Northrop from doing any damage.
Northrop tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russell Northrop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner scores with a jab.
Northrop shoots for a takedown but Turner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turner walks into a jab.
Turner connects with a crisp jab.
Northrop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Northrop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Northrop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Northrop slips under a jab.
Turner checks a leg kick.
Northrop clinches with his opponent.
Northrop throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner gets through Northrop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northrop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner presses Northrop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turner tries to work over Northrop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turner lands with a right to the head.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner works on Northrop's body with a couple of short punches.
Northrop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Northrop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner wants the takedown. Northrop is fighting it off but Turner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Northrop's guard against the cage.
Northrop has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Turner 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 Northrop.
Turner is staying tight to Northrop's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Turner continues to stall.
Turner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position but Northrop is working away.
Turner controls the position.
Northrop tries to bench press Turner off him but Turner keeps the position.
Turner trying to control the position but Northrop is working away.
Northrop is trying to control Turner's posture but Turner avoids it.
Turner trying to control the position but Northrop is working away.
Turner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Northrop tries to bench press Turner off him but Turner keeps the position.
Turner controls the position.
Turner wants to control but Northrop is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Northrop is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Turner cracks Northrop with a big elbow.
Northrop is trying to get back to half guard.
Turner trying to control the action but Northrop is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Northrop is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Northrop tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Turner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Northrop gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Northrop is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Northrop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Northrop looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elgin Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
In his post fight interview, Elgin Turner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Russell Northrop spoke after the fight, saying 'No fair. He tried to kiss me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ja Wuan Robinson (ranked 56 p4p, 11 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 152 p4p, 24 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ja Wuan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rautio throws a body kick that misses.
Robinson misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautio thumps Robinson with a low kick.
Rautio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rautio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robinson throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Robinson.
Rautio avoids a kick to the body.
Rautio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Robinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ja Wuan Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson throws a nice head kick!
Rautio just misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson backing away here, and Rautio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Rautio throws out a counter right but Robinson avoids it with no problem.
Robinson swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
Robinson tests Rautio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rautio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Rautio takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rautio to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Rautio blocks a head kick by Robinson.
Rautio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sloppy strikes from Robinson. Those never looked like landing.
Rautio moves away from the strike by Robinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooh!!! Rautio has knocked Robinson down with a huge combo! Rautio steps away and waves a wobbly Robinson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Robinson is rocked!
It looks like Ja Wuan Robinson has been cut.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Robinson, as that shot connected.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Rautio.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robinson lands a jab to the head.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Rautio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rautio drops Robinson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Robinson looks back up at him and smiles so Rautio waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Robinson throws a head kick that Rautio semi-blocks.
Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with an uppercut.
Rautio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Robinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Robinson lands.
Robinson lands with a hook. Rautio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Rautio misses.
Robinson scores with a nice strike.
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Robinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Robinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Rautio responds with a good body kick, but Robinson manages to step out the way in time.
Rautio defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Rautio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Rautio is out of range.
A lazy left from Rautio finds it's target.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Rautio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rautio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson swings widly with a right hand
and Rautio counters with a low kick, right behind Robinson 's knee.
Rautio missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Robinson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautio lands with an overhand left.
Rautio misses the jab.
Robinson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robinson.
Robinson throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ja Wuan Robinson's cut.
That's time! Robinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rautio moves forwards but Robinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautio thinks about the counter body kick.
Rautio tried to score with a low kick but Robinson checks it.
Rautio thows a leg kick but Robinson checks it
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ja Wuan Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Rautio cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio.
Rautio lands with a shot to the body.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson misses with a looping right.
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rautio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rautio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Robinson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson throws an off balance right hand
letting Rautio counter with a right hand.
Robinson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good leg kick by Rautio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Rautio jabs at Robinson's body.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Rautio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Rautio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson throws a hook to the side of Rautio's head but Rautio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson throws a lazy right hand but Rautio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Rautio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rautio.
Robinson scores with a push kick.
Rautio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robinson.
Rautio missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rautio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rautio defending well as Robinson loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson blocks the body kick.
Robinson tests Rautio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautio tries to land a front kick but Robinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the body from Rautio misses
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Robinson misses with a body shot.
Robinson throws a push kick but Rautio slaps the foot to one side.
Rautio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
The fighters circling - Robinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
Rautio misses with a wild body shot.
Rautio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
Robinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rautio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rautio lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson looks to throw a body kick
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rautio cracks Robinson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Robinson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rautio finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Rautio counters with a huge right that knocks Robinson out cold! Rautio is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Risto Rautio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Risto Rautio thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 157 p4p, 25 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 67 p4p, 12 weight class). Sameh Mahmoud could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Obuhov's chin.
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193 lbs
35 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obuhov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahmoud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Obuhov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmoud lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sameh Mahmoud!
A very excited looking Sameh Mahmoud made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 38 p4p, 7 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 66 p4p, 11 weight class). Tyrone Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dog moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Dog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dog in his tracks.
Tyrone Jones moves away from the strike by Dog.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones feinted with a counter takedown.
Tyrone Jones punishes Dog's body with a nice straight punch.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyrone Jones is looking to slow Dog down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donk. Dog catches Tyrone Jones right on the button with a cross.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a left hand but Dog moved out of range nicely.
Tyrone Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyrone Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyrone Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyrone Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyrone Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrone Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dog is looking for a triangle but Tyrone Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Dog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrone Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyrone Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Dog.
Tyrone Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dog holds on and takes a little breather.
Dog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyrone Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dog's head.
Tyrone Jones stands up over Dog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dog has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyrone Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Dog's legs - danger averted.
Tyrone Jones forces his way into half guard.
Tyrone Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Tyrone Jones controlling the action here.
Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyrone Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyrone Jones trying to pass the guard but Dog defending well.
Tyrone Jones is taking a breather. Dog says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is staying active underneath Tyrone Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyrone Jones prevents Dog from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dog manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tyrone Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyrone Jones wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Tyrone Jones looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrone Jones won't allow Dog to sweep him here.
Tyrone Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tyrone Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dog is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dog looks to land a left hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range nicely.
Tyrone Jones is looking to wear down Dog with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dog slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyrone Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyrone Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dog jabs Tyrone Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Good leg kick by Tyrone Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrone Jones looking to score a takedown here. Dog is defending well but Tyrone Jones drives through and ends up in Dog's guard.
Dog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyrone Jones is one step ahead there.
Dog is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyrone Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyrone Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrone Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dog looking to control.
Tyrone Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dog swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dog wants to sweep here but Tyrone Jones controlling him for the moment.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tyrone Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dog can do to turn this around?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dog misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Jones connects with a single shot there.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Dog misses.
Dog takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyrone Jones goes for a double leg but Dog avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dog continues to drive forward.
Dog tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrone Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Dog.
Tyrone Jones with a nice cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dog, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Tyrone Jones misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Dog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Dog misses with a straight left.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Dog lands a leg kick that knocks Tyrone Jones off balance momentarily.
Tyrone Jones misses with the combination.
Tyrone Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dog sprawls well initially but Tyrone Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyrone Jones thows a huge punch but Dog dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog is staying active underneath Tyrone Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog gets back to full guard.
Russell Tyrone Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
Dog controls Tyrone Jones momentarily but Tyrone Jones frees himself.
Tyrone Jones engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tyrone Jones won't allow Dog to sweep him here.
Tyrone Jones wants to pass the guard but Dog is keeping the position.
Tyrone Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dog manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyrone Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyrone Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dog throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dog takes one on the button.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyrone Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dog is looking to clinch.
Dog scores with a jab to the head.
Dog misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
Dog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dog tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Dog throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones attempts a counter takedown but Dog avoids it well and moves away.
Tyrone Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dog circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Dog coming out on top.
Tyrone Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dog in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dog's head backwards.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Dog misses.
Tyrone Jones jabs at Dog's body.
Russell Tyrone Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Dog staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Dog lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyrone Jones off the cage and back into range.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Dog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyrone Jones.
Dog fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyrone Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Dog has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyrone Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyrone Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog is leaning against Tyrone Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dog throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dog tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Dog back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones breaks from the clinch.
Dog blocks a jab.
A jab from Tyrone Jones misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dog! But no joy.
Dog misses with a straight right.
Dog with a jab.
Dog lands with an overhand left.
Dog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyrone Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyrone Jones thinking.
Dog fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Tyrone Jones misses.
Dog staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Dog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Tyrone Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Dog blocks the leg kick.
Dog moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Dog lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyrone Jones off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Tyrone Jones misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Dog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyrone Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
Dog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tyrone Jones momentarily.
Tyrone Jones throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Dog checks a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.
Dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyrone Jones's head backwards.
A punch combination from Tyrone Jones misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dog throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyrone Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog catches Tyrone Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dog avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Dog was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Dog - just one landing.
Tyrone Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Dog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Dog there.
Tyrone Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dog! But no joy.
Dog blocks a jab.
Dog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyrone Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyrone Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Dog.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to Dog's midsection.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Tyrone Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dog lands the left hand.
Tyrone Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dog.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog flicks out a counter leg kick but Tyrone Jones steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Junkyard Dog just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones digs a good hook to Dog's body.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Dog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog. That snapped Tyrone Jones's head back.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Dog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrone Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dog.
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Dog.
Tyrone Jones walks into a jab.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Dog is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Dog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dog swings for the body but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Dog staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Dog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut there from Dog.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Dog should have avoided that one.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Dog's shoulder, as Dog tries to avoid the shot.
Dog avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dog scores with a jab. Tyrone Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyrone Jones.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyrone Jones.
Dog cracks Tyrone Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyrone Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Dog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dog takes one to the chin there.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Dog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dog moves out of range as Tyrone Jones strikes.
Dog misses with a looping right.
Dog tries to clinch there but Tyrone Jones circles away.
Tyrone Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Tyrone Jones coming out on top.
Dog is looking to clinch.
Dog lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyrone Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Tyrone Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog scores with a nice head shot.
Dog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dog connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Dog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyrone Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyrone Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Dog.
Tyrone Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Dog is retaining full guard.
Dog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyrone Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dog has momentary wrist control but Tyrone Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Dog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyrone Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog looking for a guillotine here but Tyrone Jones defends easily.
Tyrone Jones wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Dog is looking for a triangle but Tyrone Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Tyrone Jones from controlling successfully.
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!
Dog looking for a sweep. Not yet Dog, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones had his way with Junkyard Dog in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyrone Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dog.
Dog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dog misses with an uppercut.
Dog slips under a jab.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Dog rushes Tyrone Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dog gets through Tyrone Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones is working for takedown but Dog is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dog lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Dog lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Dog lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Tyrone Jones back against the cage.
Tyrone Jones digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dog.
Junkyard Dog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog lands with a light punch inside.
Tyrone Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
Dog has a couple of punches blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Dog misses with some punches.
Dog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyrone Joness head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dog.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dog cracks Tyrone Jones with an open hand slap.
Tyrone Jones misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyrone Jones's head backwards.
Tyrone Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dog pinned against the cage. Dog gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dog walks into a left hand.
Junkyard Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyrone Jones should have avoided that one.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Dog checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Dog.
Tyrone Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dog sprawls and moves away.
Tyrone Jones misses with a left hand
and Dog counters with a shoot takedown. Tyrone Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyrone Jones is on top in guard.
Tyrone Jones is stalling in the full guard.
Tyrone Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyrone Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dog's guard.
Tyrone Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dog regains half guard.
Tyrone Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyrone Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Dog is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dog tries to get to full guard but Tyrone Jones has control of the leg.
Tyrone Jones stalling away here and it's allowed Dog to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyrone Jones is working Dog over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyrone Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tyrone Jones is working Dog over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyrone Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tyrone Jones wants to control from the top but Dog keeps moving.
Tyrone Jones is really struggling to control Dog but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junkyard Dog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrone Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones retains his middleweight title!
Russell Tyrone Jones tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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