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GAMMA#780 Nicu v Kahn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 2318 p4p, 271 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 1079 p4p, 144 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
37 - 24 - 4 |
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28
196 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
37 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trucks instigates a clinch.
Trucks has a couple of punches blocked by Quin.
Quin manages to break the clinch.
Quin takes one on the button.
Trucks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quin looks to land a combination. Trucks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Quin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Trucks jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Trucks.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
Quin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Trucks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No joy there for Quin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trucks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks.
Quin feinted with a counter takedown.
Quin walks into a jab.
Trucks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quin circles away quickly and effectively.
Trucks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Quin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trucks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Derek Trucks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quin defending well as Trucks loads up on a big left hand.
Trucks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trucks fails to land with a series of punches.
Trucks throws a hook to the side of Quin's head but Quin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trucks moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quin avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Quin avoids the body shot from Trucks.
Derek Trucks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trucks throws a poor cross that misses
and Quin counters with a single leg into guard. Trucks didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trucks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Quin being controlled here momentarily.
Quin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trucks is keeping the position for now.
Quin trying to control but Trucks is working from the bottom.
Trucks keeping full guard, as Quin tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trucks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quin in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Trucks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quin stalks Trucks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trucks's face. Trucks staggers backwards, shaken.
Trucks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quin throws a right and a left that Trucks avoids nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trucks, right into the meat.
Quin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quin misses with a hook.
Trucks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Quin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Trucks throws out a leg kick but Quin moves out of range and Trucks only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Trucks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
That's time! Quin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quin needs to keep his hands up - Trucks had a free shot at his head there.
Quin moves out of range as Trucks throws a body kick.
Quin throws a big counter combination but Trucks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trucks misses with a left hand
and Quin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trucks throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Trucks misses with a looping right.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin throws a right hand that Trucks ducks under and follows up with a left that Trucks also avoids with ease.
Trucks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trucks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Quin on the side of the head.
Quin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Trucks lands.
A swing and a miss from Trucks.
Trucks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quin throws a big counter combination but Trucks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Trucks misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Trucks 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 Quin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Quin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Quin defending well as Trucks loads up on a big left hand.
Trucks throws a hook to the side of Quin's head but Quin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Quin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Quin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin just content to control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Quin.
Trucks dodges the ground and pound from Quin.
Trucks takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trucks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Quin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trucks wants to control but Quin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Quin with the ground and pound but Trucks uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Quin throws an elbow that misses. Trucks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quin's guard. Nice move by Trucks!
Quin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trucks defends it easily.
Trucks slips nicely into half guard.
Trucks not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Trucks is going to stand back up.
Trucks content to control rather than advance.
Quin is pressing down on Trucks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trucks wants to get up but he can't break Quin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Trucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derek Trucks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trucks misses with an uppercut
and Quin counters with a three punch combo that has Trucks backing up. Trucks nods at Quin to acknowledge the strikes.
Trucks throws a right hand that misses
letting Quin counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Derek Trucks's cut even more.
Matt Quin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trucks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trucks dodges the punch combination from Quin.
Trucks throws a body punch but Quin moves out of range.
Quin feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trucks.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trucks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
Trucks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quin counters with a nice uppercut.
Trucks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quin moves away.
It looked like Quin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trucks misses with an uppercut
and Quin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Quin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Trucks.
Trucks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trucks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Matt Quin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin defending well as Trucks loads up on a big left hand.
Quin tries to counter with a takedown but Trucks is quick to defend against it.
Trucks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trucks looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
A counter left hand to the body from Quin misses its target.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trucks.
Quin slips under a jab from Trucks.
Derek Trucks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trucks tries to clinch up but Quin circles away and keeps his distance.
Trucks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Quin misses the target.
Trucks looks to throw the jab but Quin is out of range.
Quin throws a hook but Trucks avoids it easily.
Trucks throws out a counter right but Quin avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Quin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Quin.
Trucks looks to land a right hand but Quin moved out of range.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
Trucks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trucks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quin.
Quin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quin moves forwards but Trucks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trucks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Trucks throws out a loose jab but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trucks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Quin misses with a takedown attempt - Trucks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trucks misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Quin misses its target.
Trucks throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Trucks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trucks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trucks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quin looks to score with a jab to the body but Trucks is just out of range.
Quin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trucks wants to counter the offense by Quin and move into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Trucks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trucks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Trucks!
A relieved looking Derek Trucks 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timur Frunze (ranked 593 p4p, 74 weight class) and Dixie Pablo Khakhold (ranked 887 p4p, 102 weight class). Khakhold comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Penis song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Frunze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Khakhold. Those never looked like landing.
Frunze throws a series of punches but Khakhold moves out of range.
Frunze slips under a jab from Khakhold.
Khakhold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frunze.
Frunze digs a good body shot into Khakhold's ribs.
Frunze thumps Khakhold with a low kick.
Frunze lands a jab to the nose.
Frunze 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.
Frunze throws a body shot but no joy.
Frunze checks a leg kick.
Frunze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khakhold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Frunze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frunze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khakhold lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khakhold scores with a jab to the head.
Frunze with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khakhold to score with a decent uppercut.
Khakhold walks into a straight right hand from Frunze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frunze, right into the meat.
Frunze throws a right hand that Khakhold ducks under and follows up with a left that Khakhold also avoids with ease.
Khakhold lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Frunze.
Timur Frunze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khakhold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frunze's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frunze. Khakhold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frunze throws a low kick but Khakhold avoids it.
Frunze just misses with a punch to the body.
Frunze is looking to wear down Khakhold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khakhold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khakhold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frunze.
Nice body punch from Frunze.
A bone on bone clash there as Frunze blocks the leg kick.
Frunze throws a head kick but Khakhold moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Frunze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frunze misses with a low kick.
Frunze throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khakhold on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frunze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Frunze scores with a kick to the body.
Khakhold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frunze has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Frunze tenderised Khakhold's leg. Khakhold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Khakhold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khakhold lands with a shot to the body.
Khakhold swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frunze counters with a two punch combo.
Frunze lands a slapping body shot.
Khakhold misses with a straight left.
Frunze lands a front kick.
Khakhold connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Frunze.
Khakhold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Frunze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frunze throws an overhand right that lands on Khakhold's shoulder, as Khakhold tries to avoid the shot.
Khakhold appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khakhold moves forwards but Frunze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khakhold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some bone on bone action there as Khakhold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khakhold throws out a loose jab but Frunze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frunze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khakhold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khakhold misses the jab.
Frunze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frunze lands a really nice looking cross but Khakhold seems unphased.
Khakhold misses with a body shot.
Khakhold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khakhold tries a low kick but Frunze avoids it.
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Frunze sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khakhold blocks a head kick by Frunze.
Khakhold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frunze, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frunze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timur Frunze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold is looking to clinch.
Frunze fails to land with a series of punches.
Khakhold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frunze throws an overhand right that lands on Khakhold's shoulder, as Khakhold tries to avoid the shot.
Frunze slips a jab from Khakhold.
Khakhold throws a leg kick that misses.
Khakhold loads up on a big right hand but Frunze slips the punch.
Frunze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frunze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khakhold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frunze.
Khakhold misses with an uppercut. Frunze saw that one coming.
Frunze blocks a jab.
Frunze connects with a body shot that sends Khakhold's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frunze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khakhold throws out a powerful jab.
Frunze throws a push kick but Khakhold slaps the foot to one side.
Khakhold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khakhold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frunze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Frunze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big left from Khakhold misses.
Khakhold checks a low kick from Frunze.
Khakhold throws a hook to the side of Frunze's head but Frunze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frunze half committed to a counter leg kick.
Frunze looks to score with a jab to the body but Khakhold is just out of range.
Khakhold throws out a powerful jab.
Crunch! Khakhold slams his shin into Frunze's torso.
Khakhold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Frunze.
Frunze throws a wild body kick that Khakhold sees coming a mile off.
Frunze misses the jab.
Frunze throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Khakhold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frunze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold blocks the body kick.
Frunze misses with a wild body shot.
Khakhold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frunze.
Khakhold changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Khakhold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frunze.
Khakhold lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold wants to land a leg kick but Frunze is out of range.
Khakhold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frunze thows a body kick. Khakhold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Frunze misses with a head kick.
Frunze takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frunze lands a leg kick that knocks Khakhold off balance momentarily.
Frunze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frunze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frunze throws out a leg kick but Khakhold moves out of range and Frunze only half commits.
Frunze misses with a straight left.
Frunze misses with a head kick.
Frunze slips a jab from Khakhold.
Frunze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khakhold can do to turn this around?
Khakhold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frunze.
Khakhold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Frunze.
Frunze misses with a jab to the body
and Khakhold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Khakhold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Frunze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khakhold on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frunze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khakhold tries to roll over but Frunze keeps him under control.
Khakhold looking for submissions off his back.
Khakhold trying to hold on to Frunze's head to control him but Frunze postures up.
Khakhold moves into full guard.
Khakhold wants to sweep here but Frunze controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frunze would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khakhold working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Frunze has passed into half guard!
Khakhold wants to control but Frunze is keeping busy.
Frunze wants to stand but Khakhold has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Khakhold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khakhold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khakhold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Khakhold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khakhold makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khakhold.
Khakhold has a closed guard, preventing Frunze from standing up.
Frunze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A solid body kick from Frunze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Frunze dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Khakhold lunges at Frunze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Frunze's hand.
Frunze misses with a wild body shot.
Khakhold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frunze on the side of the head.
Khakhold throws a leg kick but Frunze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khakhold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Frunze can pounce on him.
Khakhold scores with a takedown into Frunze's guard.
Khakhold scoring with some ground and pound.
Frunze utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khakhold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khakhold scoring with some ground and pound.
Khakhold pushes down on Frunze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khakhold is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Khakhold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khakhold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khakhold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Khakhold thows a huge punch but Frunze dodges it nicely.
Khakhold is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khakhold wants to pass the guard but Frunze is defending well.
Khakhold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frunze is in trouble now - Khakhold has advanced to mount!
Khakhold sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Timur Frunze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold looking to finish with strikes here!
Khakhold raining down shots from the mount!
Khakhold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Frunze looks a forlorn figure.
Khakhold lands a heavy elbow.
Khakhold looking to finish Frunze with some ground and pound. This is bad for Frunze!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khakhold working the ground and pound effectively.
Frunze is rocked!
Khakhold working the ground and pound effectively.
Dixie Pablo Khakhold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Frunze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khakhold lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khakhold scoring with strikes but Frunze is staying in there.
Khakhold unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Frunze wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Khakhold celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dixie Pablo Khakhold!
Dixie Pablo Khakhold thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Cage (ranked 197 p4p, 28 weight class) and Basten Sodergren (ranked 377 p4p, 56 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Basten Sodergren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sodergren attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cage throws out a loose jab but Sodergren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cage.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sodergren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cage lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Cage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sodergren's head.
We've been told by Cage's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyler Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Good exchange - Cage coming out on top.
Sodergren tries to score with a low kick but Cage moves his leg out of the way.
Cage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sodergren throws an overhand right that lands on Cage's shoulder, as Cage tries to avoid the shot.
Cage slips under a jab from Sodergren.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Sodergren ducks down to avoid it.
Sodergren misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Sodergren only half commits.
Cage is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Cage.
Sodergren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage is looking for a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
Sodergren is looking to clinch.
Cage is looking to counter punch.
Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Cage 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.
Sodergren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Sodergren.
Cage is looking to counter punch.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Sodergren's shoulder, as Sodergren tries to avoid the shot.
Sodergren lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Cage throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the body.
Cage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Cage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sodergren lands a nice shot that snaps Cage's head back.
Sodergren clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some bone on bone action there as Cage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Sodergren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sodergren doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Sodergren instigates a clinch.
Sodergren has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sodergren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage punishes Sodergren's body with a nice straight punch.
Sodergren throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage slips under a jab from Sodergren.
Cage lands with a hook. Sodergren tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cage lands with a good body shot.
Cage avoids a kick to the body.
Sodergren works the jab nicely.
Cage throws a head kick that Sodergren semi-blocks.
Sodergren is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
Cage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sodergren's head backwards.
Sodergren is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Sodergren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
Cage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cage slips under a jab from Sodergren.
Sodergren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodergren feints and then cracks Cage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cage down.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Cage cracks Sodergren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sodergren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cage - the referee stops the clock and Sodergren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cage. Sodergren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Cage.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Cage throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sodergren gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage misses with a hook. Sodergren ducked under it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cage!
Sodergren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sodergren gets a clinch.
Sodergren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sodergren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sodergren defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Cage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sodergren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cage scrambles back to his feet.
Cage lands an overhand right.
Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sodergren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Nice cross by Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sodergren looks to land a body kick but Cage moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sodergren.
A head kick misses from Cage.
Sodergren takes the fight into the clinch.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Sodergren misses with a head kick.
Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Sodergren blocks a head kick by Cage.
Sodergren dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sodergren.
Cage scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Sodergren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sodergren in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cage with a poor takedown
and Sodergren counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren misses with a kick to the body.
Sodergren connects with a nice looking jab.
Sodergren misses with a low kick.
Tyler Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage connects with a crisp jab.
Sodergren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sodergren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Sodergren.
Cage throws a jab when Sodergren was well out of range.
Sodergren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sodergren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Cage checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sodergren.
Sodergren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Sodergren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sodergren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sodergren flicks out a counter leg kick but Cage steps away.
Sodergren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Cage shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sodergren eats them both and turns towards Cage to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Sodergren tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage throwing a counter right hand but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cage lands a jab to the head.
Sodergren clobbers Cage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sodergren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Sodergren moves out of range of the strikes.
Sodergren tries to land a leg kick but Cage saw it coming and moves away.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Sodergren saw that one coming.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sodergren lands a body shot.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Sodergren.
Cage connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sodergren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage misses with a straight left.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sodergren misses with a straight right.
Sodergren looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Cage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sodergren tries to work over Cage's front leg with a kick but Cage checks it.
Cage misses with the combination.
A big left from Sodergren misses.
Cage throwing a counter right hand but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Cage throws a right and a left that Sodergren avoids nicely.
Cage scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sodergren counters with a body kick that stops Cage in his tracks momentarily.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sodergren.
Sodergren throws out a counter right but Cage avoids it with no problem.
Sodergren shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sodergren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sodergren ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Cage digs a good body shot into Sodergren's ribs.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Cage pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sodergren back to the cage. Cage follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sodergren throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sodergren.
Sodergren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren is looking to score with low kicks.
Sodergren throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cage seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sodergren can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Sodergren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Cage dominated that second round.
That's time! Cage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cage blocks a head kick by Sodergren.
Cage throws a quick counter head kick but Sodergren was just out of range.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sodergren in his tracks.
Sodergren 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.
Sodergren is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Cage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Sodergren.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a jab when Cage was well out of range.
Cage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sodergren tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cage is looking to counter punch.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sodergren swinging wildly here.
Sodergren moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Sodergren misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sodergren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Sodergren's head but Sodergren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sodergren doesn't seem bothered though.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Sodergren is out of range.
Sodergren throws a combination. Cage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sodergren lands an overhand right.
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. Cage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren throws a solid leg kick but Cage takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sodergren.
Sodergren slips a jab from Cage.
Cage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
Cage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
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!
Sodergren misses with a hook.
A solid body kick from Sodergren.
Basten Sodergren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cage connects with a solid leg kick.
Cage throws a hook but Sodergren avoids it easily.
Sodergren is looking to score with low kicks.
Sodergren takes one on the button.
Cage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cage throws a right hand that Sodergren ducks under and follows up with a left that Sodergren also avoids with ease.
Sodergren appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Sodergren.
Cage lands with a right hand.
A big right from Cage misses.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren rushes Cage and presses him up against the cage.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cage takes a shot to the head.
Sodergren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cage pushes Sodergren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sodergren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sodergren tries to land a front kick but Cage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sodergren throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
Sodergren tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Cage lands but Sodergren takes it in his stride.
A big left from Cage misses.
Sodergren flicks out a counter leg kick but Cage steps away.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
It looks like Tyler Cage has been cut.
Sodergren slips under a jab from Cage.
Cage looks to land a combination but Sodergren avoids it well.
Cage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
Cage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sodergren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage connects with a leg kick. Sodergren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sodergren scores with a body shot.
Sodergren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sodergren scores with a jab. Cage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cage punishes Sodergren's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyler Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cage.
Sodergren wants to land a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sodergren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Sodergren settles back down.
Cage swings widly with a right hand
and Sodergren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sodergren slips a straight right by Cage.
Sodergren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sodergren tries to move into range but Cage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
It looked like Cage was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sodergren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Cage. Those never looked like landing.
Sodergren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sodergren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Basten Sodergren.
I think Cage 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Cage!
Our winner, Tyler Cage, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 675 p4p, 90 weight class) and Taran Chula (ranked 540 p4p, 69 weight class). Aoki's entrance music is Stunna 4 Vegas Ft. Moneybagg Yo - Tomorrow . A fine choice. Taran Chula is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chula blocks a leg kick.
Aoki scoring well with a low kick there.
Aoki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Chula lands a jab to the nose.
Chula takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Taran Chula has been cut.
Chula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Chula lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Chula saw that one coming.
Aoki misses with a lunging right hand
and Chula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aoki lands with a right hand.
Chula checks a low kick from Aoki.
Chula stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a hook
and Chula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Chula tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chula throws a leg kick which misses Aoki's front leg but catches the back leg as Aoki tries to avoid it.
Aoki clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula letting Aoki take a breather here.
Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chula circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chula misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aoki.
Chula throws a front kick that sends Aoki stumbling back into the cage.
Aoki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chulas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chula lands the left hand.
Aoki cracks a nice hook into Chula's ribs.
Aoki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chula finds it's way round the side to connect with Aoki's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a leg kick
and Chula counters with a crisp one two that drops Aoki! Chula thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Aoki to his feet! Aoki is in big trouble!
Aoki is rocked!
Aoki walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Aoki limp body while Chula jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taran Chula!
In defeat, Shiny Aoki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Time to hang it up for MMA see ya in KT MFS'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dog (ranked 1105 p4p, 49 weight class) and Aapeli Vipunen (ranked 655 p4p, 34 weight class). Dog comes to the cage accompanied by The 2 Bears - Bear Hug. Vipunen has chosen Solonen ft. Kosola - LÄSKI! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aapeli Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vipunen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vipunen 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.
Vipunen lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Vipunen.
Dog appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Big Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vipunen misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
Dog has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Beta Fail in the buildup to the fight.
Vipunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog clinches up with Vipunen and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dog.
Vipunen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vipunen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dog defends it easily.
Vipunen wants to sweep but no luck.
Dog 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vipunen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dog can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen is looking for a triangle but Dog pushes his legs off easily.
Vipunen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dog is looking to stand up but Vipunen won't let him.
Vipunen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dog stopping the sweep attempt from Vipunen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vipunen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dog gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dog controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vipunen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vipunen working for a triangle but Dog defends it easily.
Vipunen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dog manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Aapeli Vipunen has been cut.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Dog.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Vipunen throws a fast counter high kick but Dog manages to duck under it in time.
Vipunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Vipunen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dog lands a jab to the nose.
Dog lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vipunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog misses with a leg kick
and Vipunen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vipunen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dog has closed the distance and engaged Vipunen in a clinch.
Dog blocking some punches.
Vipunen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vipunen misses with a body punch.
Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vipunen falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
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 Big Dog will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aapeli Vipunen's cut.
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.
Vipunen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Nice uppercut there from Vipunen.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Dog lands a jab to the nose.
Dog takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dog lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vipunen throws a right and a left that Dog avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Vipunen.
Vipunen misses with a body punch
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dog jabs Vipunen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Dog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Vipunen slips the punch.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vipunen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen avoids the head kick by Dog.
Dog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vipunen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vipunen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dog throws a good cross that connects.
Vipunen tries to land a leg kick but Dog saw it coming and moves away.
Dog throws a lazy head kick
and Vipunen counters with an outside leg kick.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vipunen throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
Dog clinches with his opponent.
Dog missing with knees to the body.
Vipunen is trying to pull guard but Dog has him pressed against the cage.
Vipunen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dog smiles and moves away.
Vipunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Big Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Vipunen swings widly with a right hand
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Vipunen defending well as Dog loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vipunen throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a three punch combo that has Vipunen backing up. Vipunen nods at Dog to acknowledge the strikes.
Vipunen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dog.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vipunen can do to turn this around?
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog feints and then cracks Vipunen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vipunen down.
Dog with a nice cross.
Dog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vipunen at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Vipunen.
Dog scores with the left hand. Vipunen knows he should have avoided that one.
Vipunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a hook. Vipunen ducked under it nicely.
Vipunen counters with a body kick.
Vipunen loads up on a big right hand but Dog slips the punch.
Dog cracks Vipunen with a good jab.
Dog tries to clinch up but Vipunen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vipunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dog misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Vipunen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Vipunen.
Dog throws a big counter combination but Vipunen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Vipunen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dog lands a left and a right that send Vipunen crashing to the mat, dazed. Dog thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vipunen is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vipunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Dog finish him?
Vipunen is breathing heavily.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Dog engages and cracks Vipunen with a massive lead left hook - Vipunen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Dog is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Dog!
After winning the bout, Big Dog thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 242 p4p, 33 weight class) and Lolipo Slider (ranked 206 p4p, 31 weight class). Marston comes into the arena with Bring it on motherfucker blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
31 - 17 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Marston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slider let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marston moves away from the strike by Slider.
A big right from Marston misses.
Slider tries to counter by closing the distance.
Slider clinches up against the cage.
Slider lands a shoulder strike.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Slider.
Nice body punch from Slider - that landed with a thud.
Slider working Marston over with knees to the body.
Marston is breathing heavily.
Slider struggles to land a body shot inside as Marston controls his hands.
Slider lands a body punch.
Slider landing knees to the head.
Slider landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slider's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Slider lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slider.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slider trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lucas Marston has been cut.
Slider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marston's elbow.
Slider lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slider obliges.
Slider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slider scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slider looking to throw knees to the head but Marston is blocking nicely.
Slider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slider connects with a knee to the head.
Slider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slider tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slider gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slider missing with knees to the body.
Marston blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slider scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston avoiding damage as Slider throws knees to the body.
Marston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marston misses with a body punch.
Slider scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slider connects with a knee to the head.
Slider tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slider lands with a left to the head.
Slider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slider misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Slider just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marston's brow.
Slider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slider lands an elbow that stopped Marston in his tracks for a moment.
Slider lands an elbow just above Marston 's eye.
A short left from Marston.
Marston manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marston has time to react.
Slider takes the fight into the clinch.
Marston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slider connects with an inside leg kick.
Marston misses with a two punch combination.
Marston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slider feints and then cracks Marston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marston down.
Marston ducks right into an uppercut from Slider.
Slider lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slider closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slider's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Slider on the inside.
Marston tries a body shot but Slider blocks it.
Slider tries to land knees in the clinch but Marston avoids the damage to the body.
Marston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slider is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slider lands a nice uppercut.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marston avoids it.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Slider controls his hands.
Marston avoiding damage as Slider throws knees to the body.
A short right from Slider on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slider scores with a shot to the side of Marston's head.
Slider digs a right hand into Marston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marston's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Slider.
Slider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolipo Slider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Marston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marston's calf.
Marston defending well as Slider loads up on a big left hand.
Slider has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Marston is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Slider connects with a single shot there.
Marston defending well as Slider loads up on a big left hand.
Slider turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Slider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slider cracks Marston with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Marston looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Slider finish him?
Marston is rocked!
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!
That kick from Slider tenderised Marston's leg. Marston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Marston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Slider looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marston seems to have got his legs back now.
Slider thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider tests Marston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Slider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marston. That did some damage!
Marston throws a body shot but no joy.
Slider catches Marston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slider misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Marston misses.
Lolipo Slider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slider ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Slider tries to clinch but Marston moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slider throws a leg kick
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston looks to throw the jab but Slider is out of range.
Slider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marston thuds a left hand into Slider's body.
Marston ducks right into an uppercut from Slider.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
Slider lands a slapping body shot.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Marston throws a quick counter head kick but Slider was just out of range.
Slider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider moves away from the strike by Marston.
Marston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slider.
Slider avoids the body shot from Marston.
Marston throws a body punch but Slider moves out of range.
Marston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slider can pounce on him.
Slider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Slider connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marston momentarily.
Slider lands a nice looking body shot.
Lolipo Slider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slider takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marston throws a leg kick but Slider checks it.
Slider avoids the body shot from Marston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider misses with a lunging right hand
and Marston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slider connects with an inside leg kick.
Slider tries to score with a low kick but Marston moves his leg out of the way.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
Marston defending well as Slider loads up on a big left hand.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Marston throwing a counter right hand but Slider manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Marston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slider doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Marston. Those never looked like landing.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Marston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolipo Slider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas Marston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Slider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slider lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Slider.
A swing and a miss from Slider.
Slider throws out a powerful jab.
Marston misses with the combination.
Slider looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marston misses with a looping left.
Marston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marston throws a sloppy head kick and Slider moves out of range easily.
Marston tests Slider's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Slider on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slider.
Slider throws a lazy right hand but Marston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marston.
Slider throws out a powerful jab.
Slider sizes up Marston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marston checks a low kick from Slider.
Marston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slider tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marston is able to avoid easily.
Marston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Slider can pounce on him.
Marston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slider. Slider obviously looking to wear him down.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider lands with a shot to the body.
Slider ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Slider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marston.
Slider just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarston.
Marston defending well as Slider loads up on a big left hand.
Slider moves into the clinch.
Slider lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slider digs a right hand into Marston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marston's gas tank.
Slider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slider using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Slider - that landed with a thud.
Marston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slider misses with an elbow strike.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston wants to stall.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slider blocking some punches.
Slider looking to throw knees to the head but Marston is blocking nicely.
Slider is working Marston over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Marston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slider lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marston.
Marston tries to break the clinch but Slider is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Slider.
Slider tries a body shot but Marston blocks it.
Marston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marston blocks it with crossed arms.
Slider with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Slider.
Marston dodges an elbow strike from Slider.
Slider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marston misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider scores with a shoulder strike.
Marston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slider comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marston wants to break free but Slider has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slider.
Slider scores a nice knee to the body.
Slider lands a good knee to the midsection. Marston won't want to take too many of those.
Slider lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slider blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slider.
Slider comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Slider lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
Slider is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Slider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marston avoids it.
Slider using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slider drops Marston with a big knee straight up the middle! Marston is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slider.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lolipo Slider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slider 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lolipo Slider!
In his post fight interview, Lolipo Slider started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Closet Case Conservative (ranked 228 p4p, 11 weight class) and Elvis Astrok (ranked 376 p4p, 18 weight class). Astrok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Janna - Täyteen vaan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Closet Case Conservative!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Astrok!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conservative pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conservative chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conservative ducks under a wild hook from Astrok.
Conservative misses with a low kick as Astrok jumps back.
Conservative cracks Astrok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Astrok on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Astrok misses with a leg kick
and Astrok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Astrok throws the left hand but Conservative avoids the punch easily.
Conservative lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Conservative misses
enabling Astrok to counter with a crisp jab.
Conservative digs a good body shot into Astrok's ribs.
A low kick from Conservative is predictable there
and Astrok counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Astrok avoids a kick to the body.
Conservative cracks Astrok with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Conservative.
A left and a right from Conservative both land. Nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Conservative. Beautiful body shot.
Conservative misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Astrok was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Astrok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conservative.
Conservative misses with a wild body shot.
Conservative throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Astrok crashing down! Astrok tries to stagger back to his feet but Conservative just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Astrok asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Closet Case Conservative!
A relieved looking Closet Case Conservative 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 123 p4p, 17 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 34 p4p, 6 weight class). Shin comes to the cage accompanied by Shaolin Chamber of Death. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
43 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin lands with a shot to the body.
Wrexham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shin's sensitive parts.
Wrexham misses with a jab to the body
and Shin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheers as Wrexham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shin doesn't seem phased though.
Shin cracks a nice hook into Wrexham 's ribs.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shin moves away.
Wrexham misses with a body kick.
Wrexham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Good leg kick by Shin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin throws a body punch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Shin swings for the body but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wrexham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shin.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrexham was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin scores with a hook.
Wrexham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrexham connects with a nice looking jab.
Shin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrexham . That did some damage!
Shin avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham avoids a kick to the body.
Shin wants to land a leg kick but Wrexham is out of range.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shin.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrexham was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Shin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shin lands a right hook to the body.
Wrexham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shin throws a leg kick but Wrexham sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Wrexham blocks the low kick.
Wrexham throws a shot from downtown. Shin moves away and avoids it.
Shin misses with a kick to the body.
Shin tries to land a front kick but Wrexham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Wrexham .
Wrexham walks into a jab.
Wrexham moves out of range as Shin strikes.
Wrexham swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a right hand that misses
and Shin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham .
Shin throws a body punch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham moves forwards but Shin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shin.
Wrexham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin.
Wrexham keeps Shin at a distance using the push kick.
Shin is looking to wear down Wrexham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Shin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Wrexham .
Shin misses with a wild body shot.
Shin throws a hook but Wrexham blocks it.
Wrexham appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wrexham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shin misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Wrexham releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
As Wrexham backs away, Shin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wrexham lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham slips under a jab.
Wrexham lands with an uppercut that bounces Shin off the cage and back into range.
Wrexham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Wrexham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shin throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wrexham lands the left hand.
Shin misses the jab.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrexham swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
Shin jabs Wrexham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Wrexham scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shin gets tackled into the cage by Wrexham . Wrexham maintains the clinch.
Wrexham has had enough of the clinch but Shin keeps him there for the moment.
Shin tries a body shot but Wrexham blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wrexham .
Shin throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shin throws a body punch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Wrexham looks to land a combination but Shin avoids it well.
Wrexham misses with a hook.
Wrexham is looking to clinch.
Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shin.
As Shin backs off Wrexham throws a huge counter combo but Shin manages to avoid it all.
Shin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wrexham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shin.
Shin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shin throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shin scores with a nice strike.
Shin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wrexham throws the kick towards the body but Shin avoids it.
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 Lao Shin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wrexham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Lao Shin is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrexham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Shin.
A big left from Shin misses.
Shin swings for the body but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Wrexham .
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Wrexham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shin in his tracks.
Wrexham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Shin tries to land a front kick but Wrexham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrexham scores with the left hand. Shin knows he should have avoided that one.
Shin misses the 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!
Wrexham connects with a body shot.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Wrexham .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shin misses its intended target.
Shin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to land a leg kick but Shin saw it coming and moves away.
Wrexham is looking to clinch but Shin is avoiding it.
Wrexham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Shin misses the target.
Wrexham punishes Shin's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Wrexham .
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Wrexham .
Wrexham 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wrexham misses the jab.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch but Shin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrexham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shin. Shin obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Shin.
Shin is looking to slow Wrexham down with leg kicks.
Shin lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut. Shin saw that one coming.
Wrexham clinches.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Shin controls his hands.
Shin blocking some punches.
Shin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Shin.
Wrexham prevents a body shot from Shin.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wrexham tries a body shot but Shin blocks it.
Wrexham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Wrexham working aggressively here.
Wrexham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wrexham blocks a body shot from Shin.
Wrexham has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Shin controls his hands.
Wrexham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shin blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Shin pushes Wrexham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wrexham managing to block the knees to the body from Shin.
Wrexham is leaning against Shin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
Shin blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Shin lands a nice uppercut.
Wrexham breaks the clinch.
Shin cracks the inside of Wrexham 's front leg.
Shin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Shin connects with a nice looking jab.
Wrexham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wrexham is looking to clinch.
As Wrexham tries to get set, Shin tries to push him back and clinch up but Wrexham manages to avoid the attempt.
Wrexham misses with a hook. Shin ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham misses with a body punch
and Shin counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shin, right into the meat.
Shin feints and then cracks Wrexham 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wrexham down.
A bone on bone clash there as Shin blocks the leg kick.
Shin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shin with a hook.
Wrexham connects with a looping right hand.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham 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.
Shin swings for the body but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Shin misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shin is looking to clinch but Wrexham is avoiding it.
Wrexham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wrexham .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Wrexham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Wrexham throws a low kick but Shin avoids it.
Wrexham misses with a series of wild punches.
Shin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Shin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wrexham throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wrexham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin.
Shin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shin, right into the meat.
Wrexham scores with a push kick.
Shin tries to score with a low kick but Wrexham moves his leg out of the way.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Shin does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Shin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wrexham doesn't seem phased though.
Shin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrexham s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shin throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrexham tries a low kick but Shin avoids it.
Wrexham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wrexham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Shin misses.
Shin throws a push kick but Wrexham slaps the foot to one side.
Wrexham looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Shin moved out of range nicely.
Shin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Shin lands with a cross.
Wrexham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shin checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Wrexham blocks the low kick.
Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wrexham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shin counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrexham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Wrexham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wrexham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Shin moves out of range of the strikes.
Wrexham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shin moves away from the strike by Wrexham .
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Wrexham is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shin with a body shot.
Wrexham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shin checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shin.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham loads up on a big right hand but Shin slips the punch.
Wrexham tries to land a front kick but Shin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A bone on bone clash there as Shin blocks the leg kick.
Shin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shin misses with an uppercut. Wrexham saw that one coming.
Wrexham throws a lazy right hand but Shin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Shin.
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Shin moves out of range.
Shin lands with a nice body punch.
Wrexham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shin counters with a good low kick that Wrexham was not able to check.
Shin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wrexham .
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Shin moved out of range.
Wrexham checks a leg kick.
Shin swings for the body but Wrexham moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin moves into the clinch.
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!
Shin misses with some punches.
Shin presses Wrexham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shin has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Shin lands a right hand.
Wrexham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lao Shin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrexham s head.
Shin lands a body punch.
Wrexham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shin can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrexham controls his hands.
Shin can't find room to land a body shot as Wrexham controls the action.
Wrexham blocks a body shot from Shin.
Shin blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Shin throws a head punch that misses.
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Shin as the two fighters clinch.
Wrexham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Shin controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lao Shin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lao Shin!
Our winner, Lao Shin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Maraçon (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 13 p4p, 4 weight class). Maraçon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pistolero. Tyrone Jones has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. Russell Tyrone Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pablo Maraçon's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Maraçon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maraçon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
It looked like Maraçon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyrone Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maraçon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tyrone Jones tests Maraçon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maraçon throws the left hand but Tyrone Jones avoids the punch easily.
Maraçon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Maraçon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maraçon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon staying out of range there.
Maraçon works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maraçon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyrone Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maraçon, right into the meat.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon is looking to wear down Tyrone Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maraçon lands a jab to the nose.
Tyrone Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maraçon. Maraçon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Maraçon's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maraçon.
Maraçon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrone Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Maraçon's head.
Maraçon scores with a kick to the body.
Maraçon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyrone Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones wants to land a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands with a good body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Maraçon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maraçon throws a body kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Maraçon blocks the low kick.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Maraçon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyrone Jones wants to land a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range.
Maraçon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maraçon throws a big shot that misses.
And Tyrone Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Maraçon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maraçon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrone Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Maraçon takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Maraçon's head.
Tyrone Jones wants to slow Maraçon down by chopping away at his legs.
Maraçon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maraçon misses with a body kick.
Maraçon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrone Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maraçon checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a left hand but Maraçon moved out of range nicely.
Maraçon takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon drives through and clinches with Tyrone Jones against the cage.
Tyrone Jones breaks from the clinch.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maraçon defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a left hand but Maraçon moved out of range nicely.
Tyrone Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Maraçon is looking to regain half guard here but Tyrone Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyrone Jones controlling from side mount.
Maraçon is trying to improve his position.
Maraçon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones tries to roll over but Maraçon keeps him under control.
Maraçon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tyrone Jones tries to roll over but Maraçon keeps him under control.
Maraçon stalling.
Tyrone Jones controlling the position for now.
Tyrone Jones wants to control but Maraçon is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyrone Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maraçon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maraçon connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyrone Jones fails to land the takedown.
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Maraçon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones feints the counter takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyrone Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
An attempted straight right counter from Maraçon misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Maraçon.
As Tyrone Jones backs away, Maraçon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maraçon's waist but Maraçon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyrone Jones off to one side.
Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maraçon misses the shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
As Tyrone Jones tries to get set, Maraçon tries to push him back and clinch up but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with the left hand. Maraçon knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Maraçon. Beautiful body shot.
Maraçon slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maraçon tried to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Maraçon's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Maraçon counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with a low kick but Maraçon moves his leg out of the way.
Maraçon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tyrone Jones avoids it.
Maraçon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones with the counter takedown but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon throws a hook but Tyrone Jones avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut. Tyrone Jones saw that one coming.
Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones blocks the body kick.
Maraçon cracks Tyrone Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyrone Jones slips a straight right by Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Maraçon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Maraçon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Maraçon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
Good work by Tyrone Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Maraçon moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones misses the shot to the body.
Maraçon lands with a cross.
Tyrone Jones connects with a body shot.
Maraçon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Maraçon takes a swing at Tyrone Jones's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Maraçon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a left hand but Maraçon moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Tyrone Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Tyrone Jones sizes up Maraçon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maraçon is able to avoid easily.
Maraçon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tyrone Jones.
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!
Tyrone Jones is working Maraçon over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyrone Jones slows the pace down.
Russell Tyrone Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyrone Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maraçon keeps working.
Tyrone Jones working the ground and pound but Maraçon is defending the strikes.
Maraçon regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon trying to hold on to Tyrone Jones's head to control him but Tyrone Jones postures up.
Tyrone Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maraçon is trying to control but can't.
Maraçon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tyrone Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tyrone Jones's back!
Tyrone Jones rolls, trying to escape but Maraçon keeps control of the position.
Maraçon trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tyrone Jones doesn't escape.
Maraçon is trying to stick to Tyrone Jones's back but Tyrone Jones is turning into Maraçon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Maraçon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones preventing the sweep.
Tyrone Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyrone Jones won't allow Maraçon to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Maraçon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maraçon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon walks into a straight right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maraçon defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon tries a low kick but Tyrone Jones avoids it.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones connects with a right hand. Maraçon shakes it off.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Maraçon strikes.
Tyrone Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maraçon.
Maraçon is looking to counter punch.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Tyrone Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrone Jones blocks a head kick by Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrone Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones shoots for a takedown but Maraçon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maraçon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maraçon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maraçon lands a nice hook to Tyrone Jones's body. Tyrone Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maraçon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
Tyrone Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Maraçon throws a push kick but Tyrone Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyrone Jones, right into the meat.
Maraçon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Tyrone Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maraçon is looking to score with low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyrone Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maraçon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrone Jones misses with a left hand
and Tyrone Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maraçon lands with a hook. Tyrone Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyrone Jones tests Maraçon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maraçon scores with a sloppy right hand. Tyrone Jones should have avoided that one.
Tyrone Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maraçon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maraçon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maraçon lands a body shot.
Maraçon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyrone Jones.
Pablo Maraçon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Tyrone Jones.
Nice cross by Maraçon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tyrone Jones is predictable there
and Maraçon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Maraçon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones tries a low kick but Maraçon avoids it.
Maraçon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon tries to work over Tyrone Jones's front leg with a kick but Tyrone Jones checks it.
Maraçon lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrone Jones clobbers Maraçon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Maraçon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon walks into a straight right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones thumps Maraçon with a low kick.
Maraçon misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maraçon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maraçon throws a nice looking combination but Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyrone Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Maraçon's head.
Tyrone Jones fails with the takedown.
Maraçon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrone Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maraçon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maraçon staying out of range there.
Maraçon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
Maraçon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Maraçon avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Maraçon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyrone Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maraçon tests Tyrone Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyrone Jones cracks a nice hook into Maraçon's ribs.
Maraçon throws a jab when Tyrone Jones was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maraçon's head.
Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Maraçon slips the punch.
It looked like Maraçon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon throws a series of punches but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones clobbers Maraçon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyrone Jones on the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maraçon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones feints and then cracks Maraçon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maraçon down.
Nice shot by Maraçon.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Maraçon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyrone Jones swings widly with a right hand
letting Maraçon counter with a right hand.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Maraçon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones thows a leg kick but Maraçon checks it
and Maraçon counters with a good low kick that Tyrone Jones was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon takes one to the side of the head.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Maraçon lands with a straight right. Tyrone Jones didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Tyrone Jones feints and then cracks Maraçon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maraçon down.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maraçon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Maraçon saw that one coming.
Maraçon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maraçon connects with a looping right hand.
Maraçon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maraçon, as that shot connected.
Maraçon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones connects with a jab.
Maraçon takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maraçon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maraçon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maraçon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maraçon stuns Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyrone Jones lands with a straight right. Maraçon didn't see that one coming.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maraçon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maraçon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maraçon blocks a low kick nicely.
Maraçon cracks Tyrone Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyrone Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Maraçon counters with a left 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!
Tyrone Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Maraçon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
Maraçon with a hook.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maraçon misses with a hook.
Maraçon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyrone Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyrone Jones walks into a left hand.
Donk. Tyrone Jones catches Maraçon right on the button with a cross.
Maraçon misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyrone Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maraçon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon thuds a left hand into Tyrone Jones's body.
Maraçon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyrone Jones in his tracks.
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones sizes up Maraçon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maraçon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maraçon tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones thuds his right hand into Maraçon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon slips a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Maraçon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maraçon 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 Tyrone Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tyrone Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maraçon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Maraçon is out of range.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maraçon moves into the clinch.
Maraçon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyrone Jones or not.
Maraçon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Maraçon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maraçon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyrone Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Maraçon controls the action.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyrone Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Maraçon off the cage and back into range.
Tyrone Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyrone Jones connects with a single shot there.
Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maraçon throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
And Tyrone Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Maraçon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tyrone Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Maraçon misses the target.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Pablo Maraçon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Tyrone Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Maraçon seems unphased.
Maraçon throws a head kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maraçon.
Maraçon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maraçon throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Maraçon blocks it.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
Maraçon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maraçon.
Tyrone Jones cracks Maraçon with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Tyrone Jones.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Maraçon throws a low kick, looking for Tyrone Jones's leg but Tyrone Jones calmly moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Maraçon's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones dips to his left and cracks Maraçon with an uppercut!
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maraçon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maraçon with a jab.
A jab from Tyrone Jones finds it's way through Maraçon's defenses.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maraçon. Maraçon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maraçon lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrone Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maraçon defends it well.
Maraçon throws a hook but Tyrone Jones avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maraçon throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tyrone Jones cracks Maraçon with an open hand slap.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyrone Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross.
Maraçon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyrone Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyrone Jones digs a good body shot into Maraçon's ribs.
Tyrone Jones scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Tyrone Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrone Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosue Nicu (ranked 16 p4p, 3 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 23 p4p, 5 weight class). Nicu comes to the cage accompanied by It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Solomon Kahn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosue Nicu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicu lands with a straight right. Kahn didn't see that one coming.
Nicu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iosue Nicu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicu punishes Kahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicu.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Nicu avoids it with no problem.
Nicu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahn's sensitive parts.
Nicu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nicu works Kahn's body with a nice hook.
Nicu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nicu lands with a straight right. Kahn didn't see that one coming.
Nicu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicu.
Nicu scores with a jab. Kahn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nicu throws a hook to the side of Kahn's head but Kahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahn throws a big counter head kick but Nicu avoids it with no problem.
Nicu misses with a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a head kick.
Nicu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu throws a hook to the side of Kahn's head but Kahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Nicu catches Kahn right on the button with a cross.
Nicu looks for the body kick but Kahn saw that one coming.
Kahn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nicu blocks it well.
Nicu throws a nice head kick!
A jab from Nicu misses.
Nicu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Smash and Twist in the buildup to the fight.
Nicu connects with a nice looking jab.
Nicu misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicu.
Nicu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nicu lands a leg kick that knocks Kahn off balance momentarily.
Nicu connects with a looping right hand.
Nicu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Nicu. That snapped Kahn's head back.
Nicu scoring well with a low kick there.
Nicu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kahn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nicu cracks Kahn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nicu throws a front kick that sends Kahn stumbling back into the cage.
Nicu catches Kahn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nicu swings widly with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Iosue Nicu has been cut.
Nicu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Kahn moves forwards but Nicu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nicu throws a right hand that misses
and Kahn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahn tries to move into range but Nicu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nicu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Nicu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nicu looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nicu misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
Nicu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kahn's calf.
Kahn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicu.
Nicu scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a nice right hand that sends Nicu toppling to the canvas! Nicu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kahn finish him?!
Nicu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicu throws a jab when Kahn was well out of range.
Kahn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Oh Nicu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nicu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicu seems to have got his legs back now.
Kahn takes one on the button.
Nicu scores with a hook.
Nicu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Nicu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nicu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Nicu tenderised Kahn's leg. Kahn is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicu. That's going to slow Kahn down.
Nicu misses with a head kick.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Nicu avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosue Nicu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iosue Nicu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nicu throws a shot to the body.
Nicu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nicu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicu misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nicu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kahn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kahn moves out of range of the leg kick from Nicu.
Kahn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kahn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nicu to score with a decent uppercut.
Nicu throws a head kick that misses.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nicu throws out a leg kick but Kahn moves out of range and Nicu only half commits.
Nicu tried to score with a low kick but Kahn checks it.
Kahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nicu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicu misses with a hook
and Kahn counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nicu! Kahn lets Nicu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Iosue Nicu's cut is getting worse.
Nicu throws a chopping leg kick but Kahn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kahn throws out a counter right but Nicu avoids it with no problem.
Nicu misses with a hook.
Nicu throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a crisp right that sends Nicu to the canvas! Kahn follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Kahn!
After the fight, Solomon Kahn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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