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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sir Anthony Buzzard (ranked 1091 p4p, 140 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 589 p4p, 76 weight class). Vertti Ekstrovertti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sir Anthony Buzzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzzard throws a combination that misses
and Ekstrovertti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ekstrovertti has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Buzzard is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ekstrovertti cracks a nice hook into Buzzard's ribs.
Buzzard moves away from the strike by Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard slips under a jab.
Buzzard misses with an uppercut
and Ekstrovertti counters with a leg kick.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that misses.
Buzzard throws out a loose jab but Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buzzard. That did some damage!
A low kick from Buzzard misses
and Ekstrovertti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range as Buzzard strikes.
A little jabbing left from Ekstrovertti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buzzard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard wants to slow Ekstrovertti down by chopping away at his legs.
Buzzard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekstrovertti throws out a counter right but Buzzard avoids it with no problem.
We've been hearing reports that Buzzard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buzzard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buzzard defending well as Ekstrovertti loads up on a big left hand.
Buzzard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ekstrovertti backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ekstrovertti dips to his left and cracks Buzzard with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ekstrovertti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buzzard checks it well.
Ekstrovertti scores with a hook.
Buzzard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ekstrovertti digs a good body shot into Buzzard's ribs.
Ekstrovertti scores with a shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buzzard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ekstrovertti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Buzzard ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buzzard counters with a leg kick.
Buzzard looks to throw the jab but Ekstrovertti is out of range.
Buzzard just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Ekstrovertti misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buzzard misses with a jab to the body
and Ekstrovertti counters with a right hand to the body.
Buzzard blocks a head kick by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buzzard. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Buzzard fails with the takedown
and Ekstrovertti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti loads up on a big right hand but Buzzard slips the punch.
Ekstrovertti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buzzard in his tracks.
Ekstrovertti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buzzard misses with a double jab
and Ekstrovertti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a left hand but Buzzard moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Buzzard with that takedown attempt.
Ekstrovertti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buzzard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti cracks a nice hook into Buzzard's ribs.
Buzzard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buzzard slips under a jab from Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard lands a really nice looking cross but Ekstrovertti seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Buzzard moves out of range.
Buzzard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Buzzard throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buzzard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekstrovertti was well out of range. Poor timing from Buzzard.
Buzzard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Buzzard cracks Ekstrovertti with a good jab.
Ekstrovertti connects with a body shot.
A big right from Ekstrovertti misses.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buzzard missing with a left hand there. Ekstrovertti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buzzard misses with a two punch combination.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook. Buzzard ducked under it nicely.
Buzzard throwing a counter right hand but Ekstrovertti manages to avoid it.
Ekstrovertti checks a low kick from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti tries a quick counter leg kick but Buzzard is wise to it.
Buzzard moves away from the strike by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Buzzard connects with a looping right hand.
Ekstrovertti misses with a looping right.
Ekstrovertti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ekstrovertti lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard misses with a low kick as Ekstrovertti jumps back.
Ekstrovertti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ekstrovertti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buzzard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws a counter combo.
Buzzard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekstrovertti.
Buzzard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buzzard manages to avoid it.
Jab from Ekstrovertti.
A jab from Ekstrovertti misses.
Ekstrovertti throws a body punch but Buzzard moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Buzzard's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ekstrovertti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buzzard blocks a low kick nicely.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook but Buzzard blocks it.
Buzzard misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Ekstrovertti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vertti Ekstrovertti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buzzard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Buzzard misses.
Buzzard throws a sloppy head kick and Ekstrovertti moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Buzzard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ekstrovertti thows a body kick. Buzzard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Buzzard misses with a series of wild punches.
Buzzard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekstrovertti just misses with a punch to the body.
Ekstrovertti misses with a right hand
and Buzzard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick
letting Buzzard counter with a right hand.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a jab to the body but Buzzard is just out of range.
Buzzard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekstrovertti is just out of range.
Buzzard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buzzard takes a swing at Ekstrovertti's ribcage but misses.
Ekstrovertti looks to throw the jab but Buzzard is out of range.
Ekstrovertti cracks the inside of Buzzard's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Buzzard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ekstrovertti tries a quick counter leg kick but Buzzard is wise to it.
Buzzard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzzard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buzzard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ekstrovertti on the side of the head.
Ekstrovertti misses with the combination.
Buzzard ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buzzard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buzzard fails to land with a series of punches.
Ekstrovertti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buzzard manages to avoid it.
Buzzard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ekstrovertti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Buzzard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the side of Buzzard's head but Buzzard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ekstrovertti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buzzard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ekstrovertti is fending him off so far but Buzzard persists. Nope, Ekstrovertti circles away and we're back to standing.
Buzzard throws a leg kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard misses with a body shot
and Ekstrovertti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Ekstrovertti misses with an uppercut. Buzzard saw that one coming.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ekstrovertti drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buzzard looking for a sweep. Not yet Buzzard, not yet.
Ekstrovertti prevents Buzzard from getting back to his feet.
Buzzard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buzzard trying to control the position here.
Ekstrovertti wants to pass the guard but Buzzard is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ekstrovertti landing some decent shots from guard.
Ekstrovertti throws a big elbow that misses.
Ekstrovertti stopping the sweep attempt from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzzard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Buzzard keeping moving, preventing Ekstrovertti from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Ekstrovertti misses its intended target.
Ekstrovertti misses the shot to the body.
Buzzard moves forwards but Ekstrovertti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ekstrovertti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzzard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekstrovertti punishes Buzzard's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Buzzard tenderised Ekstrovertti's leg. Ekstrovertti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buzzard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ekstrovertti checks it well.
Ekstrovertti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ekstrovertti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buzzard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Buzzard moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab to Buzzard's midsection.
Ekstrovertti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekstrovertti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buzzard moves out of range of the strikes.
Buzzard throws a right hand that Ekstrovertti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ekstrovertti also avoids with ease.
Buzzard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Buzzard just misses with a punch to the body.
Buzzard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buzzard throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekstrovertti! But no joy.
Buzzard connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vertti Ekstrovertti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buzzard misses with a body kick.
Buzzard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ekstrovertti gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekstrovertti passes to side control.
Ekstrovertti landing a few strikes.
Ekstrovertti is looking to take a break and control but Buzzard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Buzzard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ekstrovertti taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is looking to take a break and control but Buzzard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ekstrovertti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Buzzard haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekstrovertti slows the pace down.
Ekstrovertti misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
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.
Buzzard is pushing Ekstrovertti's head away, looking to escape. Ekstrovertti manages to hold on to the position though.
Ekstrovertti takes a little break here. Buzzard wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Buzzard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Buzzard trying to mount his opponent but Ekstrovertti defends it.
Ekstrovertti trying to hold on to Buzzard's head to control him but Buzzard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buzzard wants to stand up but Ekstrovertti manages to regain full guard.
Ekstrovertti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sir Anthony Buzzard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ekstrovertti trying to keep a closed guard but Buzzard is proving a slippery customer.
Ekstrovertti has a closed guard, preventing Buzzard from standing up.
Ekstrovertti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sir Anthony Buzzard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buzzard throws a hook but Ekstrovertti blocks it.
Buzzard is looking to chop away at Ekstrovertti's legs.
Good work by Ekstrovertti as he checks the leg kick.
Ekstrovertti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti stuns Buzzard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ekstrovertti ducks under a wild hook from Buzzard.
Ekstrovertti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sloppy strikes from Buzzard. Those never looked like landing.
Ekstrovertti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ekstrovertti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buzzard throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ekstrovertti! But no joy.
Ekstrovertti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Ekstrovertti.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ekstrovertti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vertti Ekstrovertti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ekstrovertti 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vertti Ekstrovertti!
Vertti Ekstrovertti was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Sir Anthony Buzzard was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, bad night, we all have them. I'd like to congratulate my opponent. Goodnight everybody.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Fudd (ranked 628 p4p, 91 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 1324 p4p, 167 weight class). Fudd comes to the cage accompanied by Blue On Black. Pierno has chosen Sick Puppies - You're Going Down 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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175 lbs
37 - 26 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elmer Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fudd loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
Fudd misses with a hook.
Fudd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierno throws a nice looking combination but Fudd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fudd.
Fudd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierno walks into a jab.
Pierno 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.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
Fudd cracks the inside of Pierno's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fudd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierno counters with a one-two to the body.
Pierno moves out of range of the strikes.
Fudd cracks Pierno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno moves in looking to clinch but Fudd pushes him off.
Fudd connects with a crisp jab.
Fudd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Pierno slips a straight right by Fudd.
Pierno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Fudd.
Fudd looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Fudd dips to his left and cracks Pierno with an uppercut!
Fudd lands a nice shot that snaps Pierno's head back.
Pierno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fudd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pierno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pierno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fudd.
Fudd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Fudd scores with a nice strike.
Fudd cracks a nice hook into Pierno's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Fudd slips the punch.
Fudd tries to land a body kick
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fudd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fudd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fudd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fudd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fudd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fudd misses with an uppercut
and Pierno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fudd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Elmer Fudd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fudd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pierno's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fudd misses.
Fudd ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierno throws a hook but Fudd avoids it easily.
Fudd has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fudd lands a body shot.
Fudd lands with a right hand.
Fudd tries a low kick but Pierno avoids it.
Fudd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Fudd finds it's way through Pierno's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierno moves out of range as Fudd strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierno.
Fudd throws a shot from downtown. Pierno moves away and avoids it.
Pierno blocks a jab.
Pierno wants to counter the offense by Fudd and move into the clinch position.
Fudd throws a front kick aimed at Pierno's knee but Pierno avoids it well.
Fudd misses with a left hand
and Pierno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fudd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Pierno staying out of range there.
Fudd connects with a body shot.
Fudd misses with a straight left.
Pierno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fudd with a body shot.
Fudd scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fudd, right into the meat.
Fudd cracks Pierno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fudd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fudd sets himself, and Pierno steps forward looking for the clinch! Fudd avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmer Fudd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pierno slips under a jab from Fudd.
Fudd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Elmer Fudd is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierno lands with a right hand.
Pierno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fudd throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Fudd catches Pierno right on the button with a cross.
Pierno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fudd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fudd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
Fudd works over Pierno's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pierno might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fudd has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierno on the side of the head.
Fudd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierno.
A big right from Fudd misses.
Fudd misses with a straight right.
Fudd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fudd takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Fudd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fudd throws a good cross that connects.
Fudd connects with a nice looking jab.
Pierno throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierno walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fudd with a nice cross.
Fudd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fudd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fudd looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
Pierno lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fudd lands a nice hook to Pierno's body. Pierno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fudd lands with a shot to the body.
Fudd scores with a nice right hand.
Fudd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierno takes a step back to recover.
Fudd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pierno misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
Pierno drops his hands momentarily and Fudd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierno circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Fudd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fudd.
Pierno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Fudd.
Pierno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fudd cracks Pierno with an open hand slap.
Fudd misses with a left hand
and Pierno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fudd.
Fudd thuds his right hand into Pierno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fudd throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno staying out of range there.
Fudd throws a jab when Pierno was well out of range.
Fudd lands with a kick to the temple. Pierno shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pierno defending well as Fudd loads up on a big left hand.
Fudd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fudd misses with a straight left.
Pierno tries to counter with a clinch but Fudd shakes him off and moves away.
Fudd throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fudd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fudd misses with a right hand
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fudd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Pierno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmer Fudd dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pierno clinches.
Fudd breaks from the clinch.
Fudd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pierno drops his hands momentarily and Fudd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fudd works Pierno's body with a nice hook.
Pierno takes one to the side of the head.
Fudd looks to land a body kick but Pierno moved away.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but Fudd pushes him away.
Fudd swings widly with a right hand
and Pierno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fudd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierno. Pierno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Fudd misses its intended target.
Pierno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fudd connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd connects with a solid leg kick.
Fudd misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fudd throws a lazy right hand but Pierno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fudd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fudd misses with a right hand
and Pierno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fudd connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fudd.
Pierno moves forwards but Fudd connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fudd throws a looping overhand right but Pierno ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Pierno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fudd throws a shot from downtown. Pierno moves away and avoids it.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd throws a right and a left that Pierno avoids nicely.
Pierno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fudd throws a shot from downtown. Pierno moves away and avoids it.
Pierno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fudd throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pierno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pierno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fudd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fudd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fudd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno throws out a counter right but Fudd avoids it with no problem.
Fudd throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierno counters with a nice uppercut.
Fudd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pierno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fudd to score with a decent uppercut.
Pierno ducks right into an uppercut from Fudd.
Fudd throws a hook to the side of Pierno's head but Pierno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fudd.
Nice uppercut there from Fudd.
Fudd misses with a straight right.
Pierno throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheers as Fudd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierno doesn't seem phased though.
Fudd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fudd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pierno throws a right hand that Fudd ducks under and follows up with a left that Fudd also avoids with ease.
Fudd throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
Fudd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Pierno is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A punch lands to the side of Pierno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fudd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno throws out a counter right but Fudd avoids it with no problem.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Fudd.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Pierno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fudd throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fudd throws out a powerful jab.
Fudd digs a good hook to Pierno's body.
Fudd misses with a looping left.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Fudd.
A lazy left from Fudd finds it's target.
Fudd scores with a punch to the head.
Fudd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pierno under the eye.
Fudd scores with a jab to the body.
Fudd swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elmer Fudd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fudd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elmer Fudd!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Elmer Fudd made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Staal (ranked 1008 p4p, 128 weight class) and Sandayu Winger (ranked 760 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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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
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Staal.
Winger defending well as Staal loads up on a big left hand.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Staal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winger.
Staal connects with a single shot there.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch combination from Staal misses.
Winger's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Winger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Winger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Staal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Staal throws a hook but Winger blocks it.
Winger lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal is looking to slow Winger down with leg kicks.
Winger misses with a wild body shot.
Winger lands a nice hook to Staal's body. Staal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Staal looks to throw the jab but Winger is out of range.
Staal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winger tries to clinch there but Staal circles away.
Winger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Winger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Staal connects with a nice looking jab.
Winger checks a leg kick.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws an overhand right that lands on Winger's shoulder, as Winger tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Winger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staal. Winger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Staal with a body shot.
Staal throws a body punch but Winger moves out of range.
Winger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Staal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winger's head.
Staal scores with a takedown into Winger's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Staal landing with the ground and pound.
Staal 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.
Winger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Winger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Staal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winger keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Staal defends well.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Winger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Winger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winger looking for a guillotine here but Staal defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Staal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Staal lands a really nice looking cross but Winger seems unphased.
Staal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winger.
Staal scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Staal catches Winger right on the button with a cross.
Staal throws a leg kick but Winger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Staal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Staal finds it's way round the side to connect with Winger's head.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Staal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winger.
Eric Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Staal throws a hook to the side of Winger's head but Winger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staal scores with a body shot.
Staal takes a swing at Winger's ribcage but misses.
Winger wants to counter with a clinch but Staal pushes him away.
Winger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Staal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winger can do to turn this around?
Winger manages to break the clinch.
Staal connects with a body shot.
Staal is looking to slow Winger down with leg kicks.
Staal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Staal tries to land a leg kick but Winger saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winger connects with a body shot that sends Staal's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal misses the shot to the body.
Winger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Staal rather than just go for the knockout.
Winger walks into a jab.
Staal connects with a looping right hand.
Winger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Winger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Winger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Staal. Beautiful body shot.
Winger misses with a body shot.
Staal half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a big shot that misses.
Winger is looking for the big counter here.
Staal misses with a hook. Winger ducked under it nicely.
Eric Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal scores with a body shot.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Staal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winger scores with a punch to the head.
Staal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winger throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Staal scores with a head kick. Winger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal dips to his left and cracks Winger with an uppercut!
Staal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Winger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Winger wants to get back to full guard.
Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Staal trying to control the action but Winger is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Staal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Staal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Staal misses with a leg kick
and Winger counters with a series of strikes. Staal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winger manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal throws a hook to the side of Winger's head but Winger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Staal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Winger sprawls well initially but Staal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Winger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winger looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger actively working from the bottom here.
Staal lands with a punch from half guard.
Winger trying to control here.
Staal trying to control from half guard but Winger is working away.
Staal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Winger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Staal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Winger!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal working Winger over with strikes here.
Staal tries to control but Winger wriggling away.
Winger is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eric Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal controlling the pace for now.
Staal with shots to the head and body - Winger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Staal with shots to the head and body - Winger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Winger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winger is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Winger can't escape the position.
Staal controlling the pace for now.
Staal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sandayu Winger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Staal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Staal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Staal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Winger gets back to half guard.
Eric Staal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Staal pulls his head out easily.
Staal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Winger looking for submissions off his back.
Staal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Staal's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Winger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Staal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Staal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Staal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crenflow Dolla (ranked 1099 p4p, 145 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 619 p4p, 90 weight class). Crenflow Dolla is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crenflow Dolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dolla looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ericsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dolla.
Ericsson misses with a takedown attempt - Dolla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dolla lands the left hand.
Ericsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dolla is fending him off so far but Ericsson persists. Nope, Dolla circles away and we're back to standing.
Crenflow Dolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
Dolla throws a body shot but no joy.
Ericsson checks a leg kick.
Ericsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Dolla is wise to it.
Dolla looks to score with a jab to the body but Ericsson is just out of range.
Dolla tries to sprawl but Ericsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dolla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ericsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Dolla is staying active underneath Ericsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolla tries to kick Ericsson off but Ericsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ericsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dolla trying to control from the bottom.
Dolla looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ericsson prevents Dolla from improving his position.
Dolla tries to kick Ericsson off but Ericsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ericsson stalling.
Ericsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dolla is trying to stand back up but Ericsson is controlling him
Ericsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ericsson thows a huge punch but Dolla dodges it nicely.
Ericsson thows a huge punch but Dolla dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson lands strikes from half guard.
Dolla is refusing to be controlled, as Ericsson sits in half guard.
Ericsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dolla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ericsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dolla moves into full guard.
Ericsson stops Dolla from standing up.
Ericsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ericsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ericsson lands some shots froms side control.
Dolla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dolla taking a bit of punishment here - Ericsson scoring with strikes.
Dolla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ericsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson wants to control but Dolla is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ericsson lands some shots froms side control.
Dolla manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ericsson working the head and body with strikes.
Ericsson trying to control from half guard but Dolla is working away.
Dolla manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ericsson shoots for a takedown but Dolla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ericsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Dolla sprawls well. He's pushed Ericsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ericsson defending well as Dolla loads up on a big left hand.
Ericsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dolla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ericsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ericsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dolla is fending him off so far but Ericsson persists. Nope, Dolla circles away and we're back to standing.
Dolla scores with a leg kick.
Ericsson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dolla on his heels. He'll look to pass Dolla's guard now, I'm sure.
Dolla has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ericsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ericsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dolla.
Dolla looks to land a combination but Ericsson avoids it well.
A low kick from Dolla misses
and Ericsson counters with a leg kick.
Dolla tries to clinch up but Ericsson circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ericsson.
Ericsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ericsson ducks under a wild hook from Dolla.
Ericsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dolla is trying to defend but Ericsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dolla kicks Ericsson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Crenflow Dolla will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dolla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ericsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dolla looks to land a body kick but Ericsson moved away.
A big right from Dolla misses.
Ericsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dolla connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Dolla misses its intended target.
Dolla scores with a nice strike.
Dolla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ericsson can do to turn this around?
Ericsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ericsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dolla tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ericsson is in Dolla's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericsson is standing up over Dolla. Dolla looks to escape but Ericsson dives into side control.
Ericsson is working Dolla over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dolla is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ericsson is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson is looking to take a break and control but Dolla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dolla is trying to get back to his feet.
Dolla wants to control but Ericsson postures up.
Ericsson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dolla explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Dolla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dolla takes the fight into the clinch.
Dolla has a couple of punches blocked by Ericsson.
Dolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Dolla to work.
Ericsson just leaning against Dolla, taking a breather.
Ericsson wants to break free but Dolla has control.
Dolla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolla blocking some punches.
Dolla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ericsson's elbow.
Dolla swings wildly with an uppercut but Ericsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dolla misses with a punch on the inside.
Dolla breaks the clinch.
Dolla throws a leg kick but Ericsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dolla 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 Ericsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ericsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ericsson slips under a jab.
Ericsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ericsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ericsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dolla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dolla misses with a body kick.
Dolla doesn't manage to clinch there - Ericsson circles away.
Dolla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ericsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dolla defends well and Ericsson ends up having to push Dolla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crenflow Dolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ericsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dolla throws a sloppy head kick and Ericsson moves out of range easily.
Dolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ericsson.
Ericsson shoots in but Dolla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ericsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dolla was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dolla.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ericsson.
Dolla fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ericsson just manages to avoid it.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dolla sprawls well. Dolla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ericsson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ericsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ericsson avoids the head kick by Dolla.
Ericsson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Dolla as Ericsson shoots in.
Dolla feints and then cracks Ericsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ericsson down.
Ericsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dolla keeps Ericsson at a distance using the push kick.
Ericsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crenflow Dolla dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dolla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ericsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ericsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ericsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dolla connects with a crisp jab.
Dolla feints and then cracks Ericsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ericsson down.
Dolla leaves Ericsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dolla throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Dolla catches Ericsson right on the button with a cross.
Ericsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crenflow Dolla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludvig Ericsson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ericsson.
Dolla chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolla throws a sloppy head kick
and Dolla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown but Dolla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dolla clinches with his opponent.
Dolla can't find room to land a body shot as Ericsson controls the action.
Dolla throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Dolla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dolla lands an elbow just above Ericsson 's eye.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dolla.
Ericsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dolla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ericsson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ericsson fails to land.
Ericsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crenflow Dolla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dolla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dolla lands a leg kick that knocks Ericsson off balance momentarily.
Ericsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Ludvig Ericsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dolla is looking to slow Ericsson down with leg kicks.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown but Dolla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dolla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ericsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dolla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dolla throws a right and a left that Ericsson avoids nicely.
Ericsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ericsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dolla explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Crenflow Dolla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ericsson dives in and grabs Dolla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dolla pushes down on Ericsson's head and hops out.
Dolla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dolla connects with a solid leg kick.
Dolla thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ericsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Dolla scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ericsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dolla can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolla lands a jab to the nose.
Ericsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Dolla counter with a right hand.
Dolla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ericsson's sensitive parts.
Ericsson fails with the takedown
and Dolla counters with a good low kick that Ericsson was not able to check.
Dolla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ericsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dolla can pounce on him.
Dolla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ericsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dolla misses with a body kick.
Dolla feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ericssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dolla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ericsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dolla throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crenflow Dolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolla darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolla lands with a hook. Ericsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dolla gets caught napping as Ericsson dives in and scores a takedown. Dolla manages to retain guard.
Dolla pushes Ericsson off and gets back to his feet.
Ericsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dolla swinging wildly here.
Ericsson feints and then cracks Dolla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dolla down.
Crenflow Dolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Dolla lands a nice looking body kick.
Dolla tries to clinch there but Ericsson circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolla cracks the inside of Ericsson's front leg.
Dolla gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dolla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ericsson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crenflow Dolla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dolla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crenflow Dolla!
After the big win, Crenflow Dolla made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 220 p4p, 27 weight class) and Johnny Pearson (ranked 743 p4p, 91 weight class). Selfie Lord could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Pearson's chin.
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147 lbs
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30
138 lbs
24 - 18 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pearson manages to avoid it.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lord takes one to the chin there.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson throws a push kick but Lord slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Lord misses.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a leg kick but Pearson checks it.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
It looked like Lord wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson lands with a nice body kick.
Lord 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.
Lord clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Lord tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson lands with a right to the head.
Lord working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lord tries to work over Pearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Pearson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lord.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pearson.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lord.
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lord misses with some punches.
Pearson scores with a hook to the body.
Lord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lord lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lord's brow.
Lord misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson trying to land knees to the body.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Lord lands a shoulder strike.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Lord misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson is working Lord over against the cage.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lord lands a shoulder strike.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Pearson, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lord swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson tries to work over Lord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands.
Lord tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pearson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
It looks like Selfie Lord has been cut.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pearson connects with a knee to the head.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
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!
Pearson lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Lord takes a shot to the head.
Lord lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Lord on the inside.
Pearson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson digs a right hand into Lord's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lord's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pearson throws an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lord throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lord working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Lord tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Lord back against the cage.
Lord lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Pearson lands an elbow just above Lord 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Selfie Lord's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Pearson.
Lord is looking to wear down Pearson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lord takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pearson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lord is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lord's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pearson. That's going to slow Lord down.
Johnny Pearson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pearson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lord blocks a jab.
Pearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pearson has Lord up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Pearson gets through Lord's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Lord scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearson blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Pearson.
Lord tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Lord.
Pearson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lord.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
A body shot lands from Lord.
Lord has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lord.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord misses with some punches.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pearson misses with the head strike.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Lord pushes Pearson against the cage. Lord is working some dirty boxing. Lord pushes off with a quick right hook! Pearson goes down! Pearson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lord moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Selfie Lord!
A relieved looking Selfie Lord thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 156 p4p, 22 weight class) and Bruno Tepes (ranked 300 p4p, 41 weight class). Ricard comes into the arena with Vibe Killer blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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32
155 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
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33
170 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricard.
Ricard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tepes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricard 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.
Ricard dives in and grabs Tepes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tepes pushes down on Ricard's head and hops out.
Tepes connects with a right hand. Ricard shakes it off.
Ricard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tepes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ricard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tepes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tepes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ricard. Ricard obviously looking to wear him down.
Tepes missing with a left hand there. Ricard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ricard throws the kick towards the body but Tepes avoids it.
Ricard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tepes at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard scores with a kick to the body.
Tepes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ricard tries to land a leg kick but Tepes saw it coming and moves away.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ricard.
Tepes misses with a leg kick.
Tepes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Ricard tenderised Tepes's leg. Tepes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
Ricard lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepes.
Bruno Tepes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ricard scores with a hook.
Tepes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tepes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ricard throws the left hand but Tepes avoids the punch easily.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Ricard.
A countering left hand to the body from Tepes misses.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricard throws a front kick that sends Tepes stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ricard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Tepes is out of range.
Ricard throws a leg kick
and Tepes counters with a body kick that stops Ricard in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Tepes throws a solid leg kick but Ricard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tepes.
Tepes misses with a left hand
and Ricard counters with a left to the body.
Ricard misses with a right hand
and Tepes counters with a right hand to the body.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Ricard sees coming a mile off.
Ricard blocks a leg kick.
Ricard throws a shot from downtown. Tepes moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ricard.
Ricard throws a lazy uppercut
and Tepes counters with a thumping low kick.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Tepes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tepes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ricard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tepes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tepes lands a slapping body shot.
Ricard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ricard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tepes just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepes throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricard.
Tepes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tepes checks the leg kick.
Tepes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ricard tried to counter with a leg kick but Tepes avoided it.
Ricard misses with a low kick as Tepes jumps back.
Ricard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ricard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tepes wants to slow Ricard down by chopping away at his legs.
Tepes avoids the body shot from Ricard.
Tepes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ricard is out of range and Tepes settles back down.
Tepes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ricard misses the target.
It seemed like Tepes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tepes misses with a low kick.
Ricard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tepes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ricard checks the leg kick.
Tepes scores with a nice strike.
Ricard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ricard shoots and misses
and Tepes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Farboleous Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepes manages to avoid it.
Ricard shoots in and bounces Tepes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ricard sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Farboleous Ricard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ricard connects with the punch.
Tepes wants to land a leg kick but Ricard is out of range.
Ricard is looking to counter punch.
Tepes lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tepes. That's going to slow Ricard down.
Ricard checks a leg kick.
Ricard scores with a leg kick.
Tepes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tepes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ricard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ricard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tepes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricard throws a front kick aimed at Tepes's knee but Tepes avoids it well.
Tepes moves out of range as Ricard throws a body kick.
Ricard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ricard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ricard swings widly with a right hand
and Tepes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ricard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tepes can do to turn this around?
Tepes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepes throws a big shot that misses.
Tepes throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ricard.
Ricard lands with a straight right. Tepes didn't see that one coming.
Tepes tries to score with a low kick but Ricard moves his leg out of the way.
Tepes missing with a left hand there. Ricard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ricard.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Tepes connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Tepes misses
and Ricard counters with a straight right hand.
Tepes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
Ricard throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes.
Tepes staying out of range there.
Ricard throws a sloppy body shot
and Tepes counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tepes circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ricard throws a lazy body kick
and Tepes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tepes misses with a looping right.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Ricard misses the jab.
Tepes scores with a body shot.
Ricard throws a wild body kick that Tepes sees coming a mile off.
Tepes throws a chopping leg kick but Ricard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tepes connects with a body shot that sends Ricard's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ricard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick there by Tepes.
Tepes throws a shot to the body.
Ricard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepes connects with a leg kick. Ricard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ricard misses with a hook. Tepes ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes misses with an uppercut. Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard throws a poor cross that misses
and Tepes counters with a low kick, right behind Ricard 's knee.
Tepes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ricard.
Tepes looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Ricard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ricard throws a hook but Tepes blocks it.
Tepes slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricard connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricard misses the shot to the body.
Ricard digs a good hook to Tepes's body.
Ricard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard scores with a sloppy right hand. Tepes should have avoided that one.
Ricard throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses
and Tepes counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ricard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard throws a leg kick but Tepes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ricard.
Tepes throws Ricard to one side and escapes!
Tepes throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Ricard jabs at Tepes's body.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Tepes checks it.
Ricard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard throws a sloppy head kick
and Tepes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Tepes.
A swing and a miss from Ricard.
Ricard misses with a low kick.
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 Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tepes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tepes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Ricard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tepes doesn't seem phased though.
Tepes throws a leg kick
and Ricard counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricard lands a leg kick that knocks Tepes off balance momentarily.
Ricard cracks the inside of Tepes's front leg.
Ricard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tepes moves away.
Ricard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ricard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A big right from Tepes misses.
Tepes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard swings for the body but Tepes moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes motions for Ricard to come forward. Tepes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Ricard misses.
Tepes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ricard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ricard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tepes! But no joy.
Ricard throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab lands there for Tepes.
Tepes throws a hook but Ricard blocks it.
Tepes throws a jab when Ricard was well out of range.
Ricard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tepes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tepes misses with a leg kick.
Ricard misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricard checks a leg kick.
Ricard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tepes circles away.
Tepes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tepes. Tepes obviously looking to wear him down.
Tepes ducks under a wild hook from Ricard.
Tepes counters with a body kick.
Tepes swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Tepes thumps Ricard with a low kick.
Ricard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bruno Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ricard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tepes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ricard scrambles back to his feet.
Ricard moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepes slips under a jab from Ricard.
Tepes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It appears Ricard was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ricard takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Ricard 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.
Ricard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tepes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes gets caught napping as Ricard dives in and scores a takedown. Tepes manages to retain guard.
Tepes controls Ricard momentarily but Ricard frees himself.
Ricard trying to control but Tepes is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard tries to free his leg and advance position but Tepes is retaining full guard.
Ricard is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Ricard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Tepes keeps moving.
Tepes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tepes connects with the punch.
Ricard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Ricard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tepes throws a wild body kick that Ricard sees coming a mile off.
Ricard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricard's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricard's elbow.
Ricard lands with a right to the head.
Ricard jumps guard.
Ricard wants to improve his position but instead Tepes has moved into half guard.
Ricard trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ricard tries to lock up and control but Tepes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ricard is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruno Tepes.
I think Ricard 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Farboleous Ricard!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Farboleous Ricard made sure he mentioned UnderGround Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Henry (ranked 305 p4p, 43 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 132 p4p, 19 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pascal Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry tries a low kick but Kenway avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kenway moves out of range as Henry throws a body kick.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Henry.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henry!
Henry connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenway lands with a slapping head kick.
Kenway has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Kenway lands with a good body shot.
Kenway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenway misses the jab.
Henry throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenway appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kenway moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry lands with a nice body kick.
Henry blocks a head kick by Kenway.
And Henry counters with a quick kick to the body but Kenway blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kenway checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henry.
Henry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Kenway's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenway misses with a looping right.
Henry throws a low kick, looking for Kenway's leg but Kenway calmly moves out of range.
Kenway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kenway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Kenway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Kenway was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henry moves away from the strike by Kenway.
Kenway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Henry misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henry is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Pascal Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kenway.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kenway 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 Henry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Henry moves away from the strike by Kenway.
Kenway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenway fakes the leg kick and cracks Henry in the body.
Kenway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henry.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Kenway tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kenway misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
Kenway blocks a head kick by Henry.
Kenway moves out of range of the leg kick from Henry.
Henry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Henry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kenway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henry under the eye.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Henry.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Kenway throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kenway. That one must have hurt.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Kenway throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Kenway is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henry rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Kenway misses.
Kenway blocks a jab.
Kenway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Kenway misses.
A lazy left from Kenway finds it's target.
Henry wants to slow Kenway down by chopping away at his legs.
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenway blocks the leg kick.
Kenway follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henry misses with a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry throws a leg kick that misses.
Henry lands with a nice body punch.
Kenway takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Kenway's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenway tries to avoid it.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Kenway misses with a hook
and Henry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Henry tries to land a leg kick but Kenway saw it coming and moves away.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Kenway misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Henry - that will leave a mark!
Kenway scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Kenway.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Kenway throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry throws a low kick, looking for Kenway's leg but Kenway calmly moves out of range.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kenway misses with a straight right.
Kenway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Kenway takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Kenway connects with a crisp jab.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kenway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenway.
Kenway lands a nice looking body shot.
Kenway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenway wants to slow Henry down by chopping away at his legs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Henry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henry throws a leg kick but Kenway checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenway, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Henry thows a body kick. Kenway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Henry connects with a leg kick. Kenway looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kenway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henry is out of range.
Kenway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Kenway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry avoids a kick to the body.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kenway thuds his shin into the meat of Henry's side.
Kenway moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenway finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
A left and a right from Henry both land. Nice combination.
Henry blocks a leg kick.
Kenway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Kenway blocks the leg kick.
Henry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenway is looking to chop away at Henry's legs.
Kenway thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Henry if he has to take too many more of those.
Kenway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
Henry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenway misses with an uppercut.
Kenway scores with a body shot.
Henry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kenway missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenway 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.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Kenway.
Kenway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenway throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Kenway checks a low kick from Henry.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry is looking to slow Kenway down with leg kicks.
Henry checks a low kick from Kenway.
Henry misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Henry.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway checks a low kick from Henry.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kenway.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kenway counters with a nice body shot.
Henry throws a chopping leg kick but Kenway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kenway takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kenway's calf.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Henry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenway misses with a looping right.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Henry throws a low kick but Kenway moves out of range easily.
Kenway misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Kenway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Henry connects with a crisp jab.
Kenway thows a body kick. Henry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kenway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henry wants to land a leg kick but Kenway is out of range.
Henry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kenway counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Kenway.
Henry throws a low kick, looking for Kenway's leg but Kenway calmly moves out of range.
Henry misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kenway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kenway missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henry.
Kenway checks a low kick from Henry.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenway, right into the meat.
Kenway throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway connects with a looping right hand.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good work by Henry as he checks the leg kick.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Henry throws a leg kick but Kenway sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenway blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henry throws a leg kick but Kenway moved away.
Kenway blocks a low kick nicely.
Kenway takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kenway throws a lazy right hand but Henry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws a leg kick but Kenway checks it.
Henry throws a front kick aimed at Kenway's knee but Kenway avoids it well.
Henry misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Kenway blocks the leg kick.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Kenway scores with a head kick. Henry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henry tries a low kick but Kenway avoids it.
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Kenway thuds a left hand into Henry's body.
Kenway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenway throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Kenway does no damage.
Kenway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Henry checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway is looking to chop away at Henry's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenway. That's going to slow Henry down.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenway. That snapped Henry's head back.
Henry throws a leg kick which misses Kenway's front leg but catches the back leg as Kenway tries to avoid it.
Henry throws out a leg kick but Kenway moves out of range and Henry only half commits.
Kenway misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kenway.
Kenway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Henry can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Henry. That's going to slow Kenway down.
Kenway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenway has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Henry.
Kenway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Kenway misses with a low kick as Henry jumps back.
Kenway throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Kenway looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Edward Kenway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kenway does no damage.
Henry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kenway to score with a decent uppercut.
Henry connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edward Kenway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kenway checks it well.
Henry lands a really nice looking cross but Kenway seems unphased.
Henry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henry.
Kenway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenway lands a front kick.
Kenway checks a leg kick.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kenway throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kenway - that will leave a mark!
Kenway ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Kenway checks a leg kick nicely.
Henry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Henry throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenway throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
As Kenway backs away, Henry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kenway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henry at a distance.
Henry throws a wild body kick that Kenway sees coming a mile off.
Kenway cracks Henry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henry throws the kick towards the body but Kenway avoids it.
Kenway lands a nice hook to Henry's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kenway is looking to land body kicks.
Nice jab there from Kenway.
Henry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Henry tries to land a front kick but Kenway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pascal Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenway works Henry's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenway 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
A relieved looking Edward Kenway thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudi Dassler (ranked 119 p4p, 18 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 289 p4p, 42 weight class). Rudi Dassler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dassler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sidious!
Dassler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sidious has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dassler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sidious knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dassler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sidious is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dassler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sidious knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler throwing strikes but Sidious manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler is trying to work for a sweep but Sidious has mounted him!
Dassler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dassler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dassler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dassler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dassler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dassler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sidious working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dassler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious keeping full guard, as Dassler tries to pass.
Dassler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dassler throws a big elbow that misses.
Sidious is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sidious holds on and takes a little breather.
Dassler throws a big right hand that misses.
Dassler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dassler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dassler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sidious utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sidious utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dassler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sidious seems keen to control Dassler's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sidious fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dassler has Sidious up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
A right hand to the body from Sidious.
Dassler jumps guard but Sidious turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sidious gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dassler.
Sidious doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dassler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sidious misses with a punch to the body.
Dassler tries to pull guard but Sidious won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dassler gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dassler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dassler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dassler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudi Dassler dominated that round.
That's time! Dassler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sidious looks to land a combination but Dassler avoids it well.
Dassler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dassler shoots for a takedown but Sidious saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dassler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Rudi Dassler has been cut.
Sidious looks to throw the jab but Dassler is out of range.
Dassler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sidious fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dassler fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudi Dassler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sidious swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sidious feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dassler sprawling to the canvas! Dassler rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sidious finish him?!
Dassler is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious keeps Dassler at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Dassler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sidious lands a big head kick that sends Dassler to the canvas! Sidious follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
Darth Sidious really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Verbeek (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 58 p4p, 7 weight class). Harry Kane told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbeek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Verbeek.
Kane scores with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verbeek - the referee stops the clock and Kane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verbeek. Kane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Verbeek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Verbeek digs a good hook to Kane's body.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pat Verbeek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verbeek throws a body shot but no joy.
Kane tries to clinch up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick by Kane misses
and Verbeek counters with a low kick, right behind Kane 's knee.
Verbeek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Verbeek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Verbeek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Verbeek throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Kane misses with a body punch
and Verbeek counters with a two punch combo.
Kane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kane 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.
Verbeek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kane.
Verbeek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verbeek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Kane scores with a four punch combination!
Kane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Verbeek.
Kane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek misses with an uppercut.
Verbeek scores with a jab to the head.
Verbeek lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kane throws a series of punches but Verbeek moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Verbeek 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 Kane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Verbeek misses with a wild combination.
Kane wants to counter with a clinch but Verbeek pushes him away.
Kane digs a good hook to Verbeek's body.
Verbeek scores with a head kick.
Kane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Verbeek finds it's way round the side to connect with Kane's head.
Verbeek with a jab.
Verbeek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Verbeek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kane swings for the body but Verbeek moves out of range.
Verbeek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Verbeek misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Verbeek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Verbeek lands a body shot.
Verbeek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Donk. Verbeek catches Kane right on the button with a cross.
Kane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Verbeeks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid body kick from Verbeek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verbeek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Verbeek misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to clinch up but Verbeek keeps it at a distance.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Verbeek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Verbeek.
Kane takes a jab right on the kisser.
Verbeek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Verbeek throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane 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 Verbeek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verbeek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Verbeek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kane's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbeek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Verbeek throws a lazy head kick
and Kane counters with a right hand to the body.
Verbeek wants to land a leg kick but Kane is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Verbeek keeps Kane at a distance using the push kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Verbeek misses the target.
Kane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Verbeek.
Verbeek misses with a two punch combination.
Verbeek connects with a jab.
Verbeek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane moves forwards but Verbeek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kane jabs Verbeek right on the nose. Verbeek blinks but takes it well.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verbeek moves away.
A swing and a miss from Verbeek.
Verbeek lands with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Verbeek. Kane shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verbeek misses the jab.
Kane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Verbeek misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Verbeek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Verbeek throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pat Verbeek is winning the standup battle so far.
Verbeek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Verbeek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Verbeek throws a head kick that misses
and Kane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verbeek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Verbeek.
Jab by Verbeek.
Kane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verbeek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Kane lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verbeek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kane momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Verbeek 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 Kane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Verbeek misses the jab.
Kane throws the left hand but Verbeek avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for Verbeek.
Verbeek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verbeek throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane tries to work over Verbeek's front leg with a kick but Verbeek checks it.
Verbeek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verbeek misses with a lunging right hand
and Kane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kane throws a push kick but Verbeek slaps the foot to one side.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Verbeek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Verbeek connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Kane throws a body shot but no joy.
Verbeek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Verbeek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
No joy there for Verbeek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Verbeek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Verbeek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane throws out a counter right but Verbeek avoids it with no problem.
Verbeek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Verbeek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kane. That did some damage!
Verbeek lands a jab to the head.
Kane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Verbeek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Verbeek throws a body shot but no joy.
Verbeek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane moves out of range as Verbeek strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kane! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Verbeek.
Verbeek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Verbeek moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Kane does no damage.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Verbeek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kane walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Verbeek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A solid body kick from Verbeek.
Kane throws a front kick aimed at Verbeek's knee but Verbeek avoids it well.
Verbeek misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Verbeek scores with a nice right hand.
Kane digs a good hook to Verbeek's body.
Kane blocks a head kick by Verbeek.
Verbeek cracks a nice hook into Kane's ribs.
Verbeek misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Verbeek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verbeek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kane might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Verbeek has got the better of the exchanges.
Verbeek moves out of range of the strikes.
Verbeek tries a low kick but Kane avoids it.
Kane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kane connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
Verbeek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verbeek throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Verbeek is looking to counter with a body kick.
Verbeek tries to land a front kick but Kane steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verbeek is looking to land body kicks.
Verbeek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Verbeek misses.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Verbeek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Verbeek.
Kane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That kick from Verbeek tenderised Kane's leg. Kane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Verbeek throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Verbeek throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kane's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Verbeek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane is looking to chop away at Verbeek's legs.
Kane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Verbeek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Verbeek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Verbeek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kane defending well as Verbeek loads up on a big left hand.
Verbeek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verbeek misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kane! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Verbeek's head back.
Kane thows a leg kick but Verbeek checks it
and Verbeek counters with a thumping low kick.
Verbeek thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to land a leg kick but Verbeek is out of range.
A left lands for Verbeek.
A decent looking cross lands there for Verbeek.
Kane misses with a hook. Verbeek ducked under it nicely.
Verbeek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verbeek swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Verbeek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane 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 Verbeek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verbeek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Verbeek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kane throws a solid leg kick but Verbeek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to slow Verbeek down by chopping away at his legs.
Kane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Verbeek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verbeek.
Verbeek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Verbeek misses with a right hand
and Kane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Kane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Kane misses
and Verbeek counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Verbeek cracks Kane with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kane misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Kane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verbeek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Verbeek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek clearly takes 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.
Verbeek misses with a body kick.
Verbeek misses with a body shot.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verbeek throws out the jab.
Verbeek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Verbeek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Verbeek - that will leave a mark!
Kane throws a hook but Verbeek blocks it.
Verbeek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Kane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verbeek misses with a left hand
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kane works over Verbeek's head and body with a nice combination.
Kane tries to bum rush Verbeek with a series of wild strikes but Verbeek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verbeek attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verbeek.
Verbeek lunges at Kane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kane's hand.
Verbeek lands a slapping body shot.
Verbeek connects with an inside leg kick.
Verbeek throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Verbeek tries a head kick but it misses.
Verbeek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Verbeek throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Verbeek counters with a nice uppercut.
Kane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verbeek looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Verbeek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Verbeek's sensitive parts.
A combination from Verbeek does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Verbeek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kane momentarily.
Verbeek misses with a body kick.
Kane unleashes a big counter combination but Verbeek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Verbeek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kane misses with a body kick.
Verbeek swings widly with a right hand
and Kane counters with a body kick that stops Verbeek in his tracks momentarily.
Verbeek misses with a body kick.
Verbeek checks a leg kick.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane throws a push kick but Verbeek slaps the foot to one side.
Verbeek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Kane takes one on the button.
Verbeek lands the left hand.
Verbeek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Verbeek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Verbeek.
A nice side step and Kane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Verbeek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verbeek lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Kane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kane.
Verbeek scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kane to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Verbeek tenderised Kane's leg. Kane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Kane. Those never looked like landing.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick from Verbeek.
A nice combination there by Verbeek.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Verbeek lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kane throws the left hand but Verbeek avoids the punch easily.
Kane connects with a body shot that sends Verbeek's belly button to the back.
Verbeek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kane connects with a leg kick. Verbeek looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek had his way with Harry Kane in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Verbeek - that will leave a mark!
Kane cracks a nice hook into Verbeek's ribs.
Verbeek tests Kane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Verbeek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kane misses with a hook to the body
and Verbeek counters with a solid body kick.
Kane throws a wild body kick that Verbeek sees coming a mile off.
Kane walks into a jab.
Verbeek throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verbeek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Verbeek swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane slips a straight right by Verbeek.
Kane throws a series of punches but Verbeek moves out of range.
It looked like Verbeek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane avoids the head kick by Verbeek.
Verbeek fakes the leg kick and cracks Kane in the body.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Verbeek.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Verbeek.
Kane looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verbeek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kane.
Verbeek swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Verbeek can pounce on him.
Verbeek throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Kane blocks the low kick.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
enabling Verbeek to counter with a crisp jab.
Harry Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Verbeek.
Verbeek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
The crowd cheers as Kane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Verbeek doesn't seem phased though.
Verbeek misses with a few strikes there.
Verbeek just misses with a punch to the body.
Verbeek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verbeek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kane throws a solid leg kick but Verbeek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verbeek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Verbeek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Verbeek throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Verbeek loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Kane connects with a high kick.
Verbeek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kane's head backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Verbeek, as that shot connected.
Kane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Verbeek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kane scores with a jab to the body.
Verbeek misses with a body shot
and Verbeek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kane wants to slow Verbeek down by chopping away at his legs.
Verbeek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verbeek throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Verbeek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Verbeek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Verbeek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verbeek lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Verbeek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kane.
Kane blocks a jab.
Verbeek moves out of range of the body kick from Kane.
Kane walks into a left hand.
Kane avoids the head kick by Verbeek.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Verbeek circles away quickly and effectively.
Verbeek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good work by Kane as he checks the leg kick.
As Verbeek backs off Kane throws a huge counter combo but Verbeek manages to avoid it all.
Verbeek is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
Kane throws a right hand that Verbeek ducks under and follows up with a left that Verbeek also avoids with ease.
Kane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verbeek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Verbeek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Verbeek 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Verbeek!
Pat Verbeek retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Pat Verbeek 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diarmuid Curry (ranked 10 p4p, 1 weight class) and Jason Steele (ranked 81 p4p, 7 weight class). Curry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Epic Celtic Music. 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diarmuid Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Steele!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands a nice hook to Curry's body. Curry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Curry throws a head kick that misses.
Steele forces Curry back against the cage and clinches.
Curry throws a head punch that misses.
Curry lands an uppercut.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele blocks the elbow strike.
Curry lands an elbow just above Steele 's eye.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curry digs a right hand into Steele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steele's gas tank.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry lands a hook that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Curry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curry lands a body shot.
Steele looks winded!
Curry managing to block the knees to the body from Steele.
Curry avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curry is defending well for now.
Steele crunches a lovely knee into Curry's ribcage.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currys head.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele prevents a body shot from Curry.
Curry throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Curry 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.
Curry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steele tries to throw a body punch but Curry avoids it by throwing Steele back against the cage.
Curry lands an elbow inside.
Steele struggles to land a body shot inside as Curry controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Curry throws an elbow but misses.
Curry blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Curry throws an elbow but misses.
Curry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Steele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Curry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steele can turn it around.
Steele blocking some punches.
Curry struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
A short right from Curry on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Curry misses with a body punch.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Curry fails to land.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steele blocks an elbow strike.
Curry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steeles head.
Steele avoids the elbow strike from Curry, against the cage.
Curry misses with a punch on the inside.
Curry lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jason Steele has been cut.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Curry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Curry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Nice elbow from Curry.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Curry.
Curry blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Curry on the inside.
Curry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Curry as the two fighters clinch.
Steele blocks a body shot from Curry.
Steele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Curry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curry.
A shot in the inside from Curry.
Curry misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Curry.
A body shot lands from Curry.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Curry.
Curry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
Curry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Steele blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Curry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curry scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curry lands a shoulder strike.
Curry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
Curry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Curry.
Curry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steele.
Curry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Curry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curry lands with a right to the head.
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Curry.
Curry lands a shot to the body.
Curry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Curry on the inside.
Curry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Curry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Curry drops Steele onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Steele is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Steele is rocked!
Curry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Curry finish him?
Curry can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Curry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Curry dips a shoulder and cracks Steele with a mighty uppercut! Steele falls back against the cage and Curry unloads with a barrage of strikes! Steele is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Curry screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diarmuid Curry!
Diarmuid Curry retains his super heavyweight title!
Diarmuid Curry decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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