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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CJ Tripp (ranked 3192 p4p, 330 weight class) and John Sullivan (ranked 3162 p4p, 327 weight class). Sullivan has chosen Luck of the Irish as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Sullivan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan tests Tripp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like CJ Tripp has been cut.
Sullivan blocks a jab.
Sullivan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tripp's head backwards.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Tripp misses.
Tripp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tripp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sullivan lands a nice hook to Tripp's body. Tripp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tripp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Tripp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tripp moves out of range of the leg kick from Sullivan.
Tripp throwing a counter right hand but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tripp.
Sullivan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tripp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tripp throws a shot from downtown. Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Sullivan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tripp.
Sullivan scores with a nice right hand.
Tripp missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sullivan's head backwards.
Tripp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sullivan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Tripp.
Tripp throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Tripp looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan is just out of range.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tripp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tripp.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Tripp ducks under and follows up with a left that Tripp also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tripp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tripp manages to avoid it.
Tripp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a low kick but Tripp avoids it.
We've been told by Tripp's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripp is just out of range.
Tripp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tripp scores with a punch to the head.
Sullivan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Sullivan looks to move away, Tripp throws a big counter combo but Sullivan just gets out of the way.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Tripp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Tripp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tripp thuds his right hand into Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Tripp. Those never looked like landing.
Sullivan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tripp.
Tripp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tripp rather than just go for the knockout.
Sullivan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp connects with a body shot.
Tripp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sullivan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tripp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripp.
Sullivan swings for the body but Tripp moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Tripp as he connects with a hook.
Tripp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Tripp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Tripp.
Sullivan throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Tripp works the jab nicely.
Sullivan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sullivan is rocked!
Tripp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tripp finish him?
Tripp slips a jab and a cross from Sullivan.
Sullivan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tripp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Tripp is out of range.
Tripp dodges the punch combination from Sullivan.
Sullivan looks winded!
Sullivan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Tripp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sullivan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tripp.
Sullivan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Sullivan misses.
Tripp connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Sullivan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tripp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). CJ Tripp!
A relieved looking CJ Tripp 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Cotton (ranked 4014 p4p, 387 weight class) and Grisha Kamenov (ranked 4000 p4p, 386 weight class). Cotton comes into the arena with Humble by: Kendrick Lamar blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kamenov's choice of entrance music: Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 3, fighting out of New York, Grisha Kamenov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamenov drives through and clinches with Cotton against the cage.
Kamenov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cotton is trying to pull guard but Kamenov has him pressed against the cage.
Kamenov lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Kamenov.
Cotton jumps guard but Kamenov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kamenov misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kamenov throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov blocks a body shot from Cotton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamenov.
Cotton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamenov misses with a knee strike.
Kamenov lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov misses with a body punch.
Cotton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kamenov regains guard immediately.
Kamenov has his hands on Cotton's head, controlling the position.
Kamenov is trying to keep Cotton in close.
Kamenov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cotton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kamenov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kamenov's back!
Cotton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cotton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kamenov tries to roll but Cotton sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cotton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kamenov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotton trying to control.
Cotton biding his time, looking for the opening.
Cotton keeps control of the position as Kamenov tries to break free.
Kamenov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kamenov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cotton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kamenov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cotton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov is staying active underneath Cotton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kamenov is looking for a sweep. Cotton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kamenov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cotton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cotton's back!
I really don't envy Cotton right now.
Kamenov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kamenov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cotton is trying to break free.
Cotton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kamenov's guard. Nice work there by Cotton.
Kamenov keeping moving, preventing Cotton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamenov has managed to clinch.
Cotton jumps guard but Kamenov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamenov missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kamenov fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotton goes for a takedown attempt but Kamenov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kamenov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kamenov throws a head kick but Cotton moves out of range.
Cotton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Kamenov looks to move away, Cotton throws a big counter combo but Kamenov just gets out of the way.
Cotton misses with a double jab
and Kamenov counters with a left and a right that stings Cotton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kamenov takes a swing at Cotton's ribcage but misses.
Cotton blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Cotton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kamenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotton throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kamenov avoids it.
Kamenov gets a clinch.
Kamenov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kamenov misses with a knee to the head.
Kamenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotton.
Kamenov connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Leon Cotton has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Kamenov fails to land.
Cotton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kamenov prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamenov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cotton tries to score a body lock takedown but Kamenov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kamenov.
Cotton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kamenov after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kamenov.
Kamenov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cotton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kamenov can turn it around.
Cotton managing to block the knees to the body from Kamenov.
Kamenov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cotton avoids the damage to the body.
Cotton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kamenov lands a shot to the body.
Kamenov stops a takedown attempt from Cotton.
Cotton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kamenov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kamenov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cotton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kamenov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cotton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cotton working hard to break the clinch.
Kamenov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cotton tries for a takedown but Kamenov manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kamenov walks away with a smile on his face. Cotton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kamenov wants to clinch.
Kamenov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cotton back to the cage. Kamenov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Kamenov.
Cotton blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Cotton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cotton misses with a series of wild punches.
Kamenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cotton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cotton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamenov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cotton.
Cotton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cotton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kamenov jabs at Cotton's body.
Cotton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kamenov pinned against the cage. Kamenov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cotton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotton blocks a head kick by Kamenov.
Cotton misses with the combination.
Kamenov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cotton drives through and clinches with Kamenov against the cage.
Cotton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cotton wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamenov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cotton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kamenov prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kamenov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Kamenov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Cotton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kamenov moves into range and clinches up with Cotton.
Cotton is trying to pull guard but Kamenov has him pressed against the cage.
Cotton fails to pull guard.
Cotton is trying to pull guard but Kamenov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kamenov obliges.
Kamenov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cotton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kamenov misses with a knee strike.
Kamenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamenov connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kamenov prevents it.
Cotton tries to score a body lock takedown but Kamenov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamenov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kamenov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cotton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cotton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cotton is trying to pull guard but Kamenov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kamenov misses with a knee to the head.
Cotton jumps guard but Kamenov stands there with Cotton around his waist. Cotton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kamenov trying to land knees to the body.
Kamenov scores with a knee to the head.
Cotton takes a shot to the head.
Kamenov landing knees to the head.
Kamenov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cotton avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cotton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kamenov smiles and moves away.
Kamenov lands a head kick. Cotton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kamenov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotton is looking for a counter combo.
Kamenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Cotton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotton looks to land a combination but Kamenov avoids it well.
Cotton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamenov.
Kamenov moves into the clinch successfully.
Grisha Kamenov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kamenov working Cotton over with knees to the body.
Cotton is looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kamenov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamenov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cotton blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Kamenov.
Cotton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kamenov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Kamenov.
Kamenov tries to land a knee to the head but Cotton blocks with his arms.
Kamenov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cotton blocks it with crossed arms.
Kamenov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cotton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kamenov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kamenov moves into the clinch.
A short left from Kamenov.
Kamenov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotton tries to stall but Kamenov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cotton goes for a takedown attempt but Kamenov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leon Cotton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Cotton slips a jab and a cross from Kamenov.
Cotton takes a swing at Kamenov's ribcage but misses.
Kamenov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cotton forces Kamenov back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamenov pushes off an throws an elbow but Cotton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kamenov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cotton blocks it with crossed arms.
Grisha Kamenov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cotton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cotton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kamenov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kamenov is pressed up against the cage. Cotton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kamenov down to the mat. Kamenov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leon Cotton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamenov has managed to clinch.
Kamenov lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grisha Kamenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kamenov 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 Josh West scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grisha Kamenov!
After winning the bout, Grisha Kamenov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Leon Cotton was interviewed post fight and said 'When I return it will be HELL to pay!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Temujin Lee (ranked 2907 p4p, 304 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 2919 p4p, 305 weight class). Nigel Benn Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temujin Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Lee.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Benn Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Benn Jr.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a jab.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr just manages to avoid it.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Benn Jr's shoulder, as Benn Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Benn Jr 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lee thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr connects with the punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Temujin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Temujin Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee with a hook.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
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!
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Lee defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Benn Jr in a clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Benn Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Benn Jr avoids them all with ease.
Lee slips under a jab.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Benn Jr defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Lee has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benn Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Benn Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benn Jr throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benn Jr backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Benn Jr off balance momentarily.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr 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.
Lee tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Benn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benn Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benn Jr's calf.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lee tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee cracks Benn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benn Jr cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Benn Jr should have avoided that one.
Benn Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benn Jr clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temujin Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temujin Lee!
A relieved looking Temujin Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braven Harris (ranked 2198 p4p, 250 weight class) and Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 3021 p4p, 315 weight class). Harris's entrance music is Karma Chameleon . A fine choice. 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Braven Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sledgehammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sledgehammer with a nice cross.
Sledgehammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris slips under a jab from Sledgehammer.
It looked like Harris was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer misses with a straight left.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Sledgehammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris cracks Sledgehammer with an open hand slap.
Sledgehammer throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sledgehammer lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Sledgehammer has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sledgehammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sledgehammer lands a right hand.
Sledgehammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sledgehammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
Sledgehammer lands a body shot.
Sledgehammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris blocks a head kick by Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Sledgehammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sledgehammer instigates a clinch.
Harris taking a breather.
Sledgehammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sledgehammer cracks Harris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sledgehammer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
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!
Sledgehammer throws a combination. Harris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sledgehammer has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Sledgehammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sledgehammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harris blocks it with crossed arms.
Sledgehammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Harris has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sledgehammer lands a shot to the body.
Sledgehammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris sizes up Sledgehammer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sledgehammer throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sledgehammer darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Sledgehammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sledgehammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harris avoids the body shot from Sledgehammer.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hanny Sledgehammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris digs a good body shot into Sledgehammer's ribs.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Sledgehammer.
Braven Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sledgehammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sledgehammer is rocked!
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harris working aggressively here.
Sledgehammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Sledgehammer breaks from the clinch.
Sledgehammer misses the jab.
Sledgehammer throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Sledgehammer throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Sledgehammer clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sledgehammer lands a nice uppercut.
Sledgehammer manages to break the clinch.
Sledgehammer throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Sledgehammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sledgehammer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Harris is unloading with more strikes now! Sledgehammer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braven Harris!
Braven Harris made sure to mention his sponsor, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sesto D Ippolito (ranked 3438 p4p, 346 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 2611 p4p, 285 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sesto D Ippolito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ippolito avoids a punch combination nicely.
D Ippolito is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niedzwiedzinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niedzwiedzinski.
D Ippolito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niedzwiedzinski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D Ippolito on the side of the head.
D Ippolito blocks a head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski catches D Ippolito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Niedzwiedzinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick from Niedzwiedzinski.
D Ippolito shoots for a takedown but Niedzwiedzinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sesto D Ippolito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D Ippolito shoots in and drives through. Niedzwiedzinski sprawls well.
D Ippolito misses with a body kick.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown but D Ippolito shows good takedown defense.
D Ippolito closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Niedzwiedzinski did well to prevent D Ippolito getting side control.
Niedzwiedzinski has one foot on D Ippolito's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Niedzwiedzinski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Niedzwiedzinski duly obliges.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niedzwiedzinski.
D Ippolito misses with a takedown attempt
and Niedzwiedzinski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
D Ippolito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niedzwiedzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D Ippolito shoots in for a takedown but Niedzwiedzinski shows good takedown defense.
D Ippolito is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Ippolito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niedzwiedzinski as he avoids it easily.
D Ippolito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski pushes D Ippolito away with a front kick.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Niedzwiedzinski! D Ippolito is out on his feet! Niedzwiedzinski rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - D Ippolito is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! D Ippolito is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Packer (ranked 1404 p4p, 176 weight class) and George Arias (ranked 1907 p4p, 230 weight class). 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Arias!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packer throws a leg kick
and Arias counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arias is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arias missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arias is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Packer sees it coming and defends easily.
Packer trying to control from the bottom.
Arias throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arias throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Packer to regain full guard.
Packer wants to sweep here but Arias controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arias working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Packer's head.
Arias with a nice head shot there.
Arias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arias has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arias won't allow Packer to sweep him here.
Arias working some strikes from top position.
Packer keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.
Arias stopping the sweep attempt from Packer.
Arias tries to free his leg and advance position but Packer is retaining full guard.
Arias postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Arias missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arias working some strikes from top position.
Arias looking to pass the guard.
Arias postures up and lands a big shot to Packer's brow.
Packer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer 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.
Packer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arias's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arias throwing strikes from guard but Packer blocks nicely.
Arias passes into half guard.
Packer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Arias.
Arias throwing strikes from guard but Packer blocks nicely.
Arias landing some decent shots from guard.
Arias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias is fighting to break Packer's control of his arms but Packer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Arias throws an elbow that misses. Packer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arias's guard. Nice move by Packer!
Arias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Arias looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arias has a closed guard, preventing Packer from standing up.
Packer lands a couple of elbows.
Packer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Packer lands a couple of elbows.
Arias has his hands on Packer's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Packer being controlled here momentarily.
Arias working for a triangle but Packer defends it easily.
Packer trying to control the position from guard on top but Arias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Packer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arias is trying to control the position but Packer postures up.
Arias wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Our spies down at at Psycho’s Elites inform us that Arias has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Arias lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Packer misses with an uppercut
and Arias counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Packer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Packer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arias moves out of range of the strikes.
Arias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Packer lands a leg kick that knocks Arias off balance momentarily.
Packer tries to close the distance and clinch but Arias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arias feints the counter takedown.
Packer throws a leg kick
and Arias counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer tries to roll over but Arias keeps him under control.
Packer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arias.
Arias is trying to control. Packer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer is defending against the submission attempts here by Arias.
Nice strikes from Arias there.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arias.
Arias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arias is working for a kimura but Packer is defending it quite comfortably.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Arias. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Arias drops an elbow to the side of Packer's head.
Arias missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arias missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arias lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arias lands a nice short elbow.
Packer is looking to improve his position.
Arias looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Packer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arias is thwarting Packer's attempts to control the position.
Arias working Packer over with strikes.
Packer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arias.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arias.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Packer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arias working Packer over with strikes.
Arias missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arias missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Packer keeps working.
Arias throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Packer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arias is trying to control the action in half guard but Packer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arias sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Packer defending well though.
Arias thows a huge punch but Packer dodges it nicely.
Arias takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arias slips a nice elbow through Packer's hands, connecting with Packer's forehead.
Arias lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arias lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arias looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias lands strikes from half guard.
Packer wants to improve his position but Arias is controlling well.
Arias working the head and body with strikes.
Arias thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Packer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Arias throws a strike but Packer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arias is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Arias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arias throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Packer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Arias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Packer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arias counters with a straight right hand.
Packer throws a leg kick
so Arias counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Packer controls Arias momentarily but Arias frees himself.
Arias chips away with some ground and pound.
Arias lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arias trying to control but Packer is working from the bottom.
Packer is trying to hold Arias in close to prevent damage but Arias has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arias is keen to just control but Packer is a slippery customer.
Arias scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias working the head and body with strikes.
Arias landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arias.
Packer is looking to improve his position.
Packer is not content to let Arias control the position.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arias.
Arias wants to work for an arm triangle but Packer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Arias sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arias missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arias lands strikes from half guard.
Arias thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Packer's head.
Packer is looking for a sweep. Arias is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arias throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arias throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arias thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arias throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arias is trying to control the action in half guard but Packer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arias not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arias missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arias slips a nice elbow through Packer's hands, connecting with Packer's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias trying to control the action but Packer is working from the bottom.
Arias is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arias throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
George Arias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arias prevents Packer from improving his position.
Arias seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Packer wants to control but Arias is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arias working Packer over with strikes.
Arias is trying to control the action in half guard but Packer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arias not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arias thows a huge punch but Packer dodges it nicely.
Arias thows a huge punch but Packer dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arias lands strikes from half guard.
Arias is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arias throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arias is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Packer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arias is working away from the top position though.
Packer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Packer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Todd Packer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Arias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arias trying to control from half guard but Packer is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Arias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arias 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Arias!
Post fight, George Arias stared into the camera and said 'Just call me champ! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rap Tori (ranked 3220 p4p, 292 weight class) and Claudio Gadelha (ranked 2218 p4p, 214 weight class). Gadelha has chosen Melle Mel - Step Off as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rap Tori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Gadelha!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gadelha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gadelha.
Gadelha fails to land with a series of punches.
Gadelha loads up on a big right hand but Tori slips the punch.
Tori feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gadelha.
Tori scores with a nice strike.
Tori throws a leg kick
and Gadelha counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tori!
Tori is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gadelha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tori looking for submissions off his back.
Gadelha is pressing down on Tori's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tori is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tori moves into full guard.
Tori is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gadelha defends well.
Gadelha tries to free his leg and advance position but Tori is retaining full guard.
Tori controls Gadelha momentarily but Gadelha frees himself.
Gadelha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tori is keeping the position for now.
Tori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tori has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gadelha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gadelha wants to pass the guard but Tori is keeping the position.
Tori is looking to cinch up a triangle. Gadelha throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tori's body to avoid the submission. Tori has instead reached around Gadelha's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tori arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rap Tori!
After the fight, Rap Tori 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.
Claudio Gadelha was interviewed post fight and said 'Ouch that hurt!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 2058 p4p, 198 weight class) and Chosu Viv (ranked 2755 p4p, 265 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chosu Viv!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viv walks into a jab.
Hollywood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hollywood throws a hook but Viv avoids it easily.
Viv steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hollywood.
Horrible takedown attempt by Viv or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollywood, which made it look bad.
A big left from Hollywood misses.
Hollywood throws a looping overhand right but Viv ducks down to avoid it.
Viv throws a low kick but Hollywood avoids it.
Viv shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Hollywood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hollywood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hollywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viv shoots for a takedown but Hollywood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
Hollywood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viv avoids the body shot from Hollywood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viv! But no joy.
Hollywood misses with a hook. Viv ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viv.
Hollywood jabs Viv right on the nose. Viv blinks but takes it well.
Hollywood scores with a nice strike.
Viv is rocked!
Viv slips under a jab from Hollywood.
Viv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hollywood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hollywood takes a swing at Viv's ribcage but misses.
Viv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hollywood avoids it really well and circles away.
Frankie Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viv throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hollywood tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Viv is in Hollywood's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viv is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollywood has wrist control.
Viv is looking to pass into half guard but Hollywood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hollywood is in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood trying to control but Viv is working from the bottom.
Viv is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hollywood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hollywood drops back looking for a leg! Viv is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Viv manages to kick Hollywood off! Hollywood jumps back into Viv's guard.
Hollywood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viv is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Viv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollywood throws a big elbow that misses.
Hollywood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hollywood throws a big elbow that misses.
Viv seems keen to control Hollywood's posture.
Viv keeping moving, preventing Hollywood from controlling successfully.
Viv seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Viv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hollywood manages to get himself to full guard.
Viv postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood looking for a sweep. Not yet Hollywood, not yet.
Hollywood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viv's guard.
Viv is controlling Hollywood's posture.
Viv trying to keep a closed guard but Hollywood is proving a slippery customer.
Hollywood forces his way into half guard.
Hollywood seems to be looking for submissions.
Viv trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hollywood manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Hollywood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollywood. Viv does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frankie Hollywood is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Hollywood. Those never looked like landing.
Viv fails with a takedown attempt.
Hollywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Viv on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hollywood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viv counters by clinching up.
Viv fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viv tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frankie Hollywood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chosu Viv.
Viv tries for a takedown. No joy.
Viv successfully pulls guard.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Viv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollywood looking to sit in guard and control but Viv gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Viv throws a big elbow that misses.
Viv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Viv passes Hollywood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Viv is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hollywood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hollywood.
Viv drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hollywood dives on top into guard.
Hollywood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hollywood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viv can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Viv is just riding it out for now. Hollywood eventually gives up the hold.
Hollywood wants to work for an arm triangle but Viv is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Viv keeping control of the position.
Hollywood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Viv sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Viv has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hollywood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Viv defends it well.
Viv wants to get back to full guard.
Hollywood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hollywood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Viv sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Hollywood stalling away here and it's allowed Viv to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hollywood wants to pass the guard but Viv is keeping the position.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Viv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollywood looking to pass the guard.
Viv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hollywood manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viv drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hollywood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Viv has Hollywood in his guard.
Viv working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hollywood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Hollywood dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hollywood throws an off balance right hand
and Viv counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viv tries for a takedown but Hollywood circles away easily
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
Viv closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hollywood quickly recovers to half guard.
Viv is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hollywood is just riding it out for now. Viv eventually gives up the hold.
Hollywood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hollywood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viv is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollywood has wrist control.
Viv preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viv working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hollywood's head.
Viv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Frankie Hollywood has been cut.
Hollywood wants to sweep but no luck.
Viv wants to pass the guard but Hollywood is keeping the position.
Hollywood 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.
Hollywood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Viv's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollywood content to stall in guard here.
Viv pulls Hollywood in close to his closed guard and prevents Hollywood from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viv escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hollywood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hollywood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viv is keeping the position for now.
Viv is looking for a triangle but Hollywood pushes his legs off easily.
Hollywood trying to control but Viv is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood sitting in guard here, content to control.
Viv wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab lands there for Hollywood.
Hollywood throws an off balance right hand
and Viv counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hollywood is rocked!
OH! Hollywood has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Viv smells blood and charges in for the finish! Viv unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Hollywood sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chosu Viv!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 1087 p4p, 127 weight class) and Vang Poulsen (ranked 1397 p4p, 146 weight class). Durden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Where Is My Mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden scores with a nice head shot.
Poulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.
Durden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Durden misses with a straight right.
Durden lands with a hook. Poulsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Poulsen misses with a hook. Durden ducked under it nicely.
Durden throws a quick counter kick to the body but Poulsen avoids it.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden connects with a right hand. Poulsen shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Durden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Poulsen moved out of range nicely.
Poulsen lands the left hand.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Poulsen throws out a loose jab but Durden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poulsen's head backwards.
Poulsen connects with a looping right hand.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Poulsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Durden scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Durden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Poulsen's side.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durden 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.
Poulsen throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden lands a leg kick that knocks Poulsen off balance momentarily.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poulsen checks it well.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
A low kick from Durden is predictable there
and Poulsen counters with a straight right hand.
Poulsen cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Durden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Poulsen's leg but Poulsen calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Durden tenderised Poulsen's leg. Poulsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poulsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Durden misses with a wild combination.
Poulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Durden.
Poulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a nice head kick!
Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulsen is looking to clinch.
Durden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Poulsen drives through and clinches with Durden against the cage.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durden working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Durden.
Poulsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Durden's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Poulsen is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Durden.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Durden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poulsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poulsen slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
Poulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poulsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poulsen checks a low kick from Durden.
A bone on bone clash there as Poulsen blocks the leg kick.
Poulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden throws a quick counter head kick but Poulsen was just out of range.
A head kick misses from Poulsen.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durden staying out of range there.
Poulsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen works Durden's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Durden.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Durden misses the target.
Poulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Durden under the eye.
Poulsen lands with a straight right. Durden didn't see that one coming.
A solid body kick from Durden.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Durden misses with a hook to the body
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen cracks Durden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poulsen.
Tyler Durden is winning the standup battle so far.
Poulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.
Durden moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Durden tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden looks to land a body kick but Poulsen moved away.
Durden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Durden moves out of range.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poulsen tests Durden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durden tries to move into range but Poulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durden was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Durden lands the left hand.
Poulsen throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
Durden lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden takes a jab right on the kisser.
Poulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poulsen gets a clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Poulsen.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Poulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poulsen misses the shot to the body.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden throws a low kick but Poulsen moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
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!
Durden gets tackled into the cage by Poulsen. Poulsen maintains the clinch.
Poulsen has Durden pressed against the cage.
Poulsen tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durden.
Poulsen tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poulsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Durden throws a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden slips under a jab from Poulsen.
Nice body kick from Durden.
Poulsen has managed to clinch.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
Durden tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Durden is leaning against Poulsen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poulsen tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Durden misses with the head strike.
Durden lands a body punch.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poulsen needs to keep his hands up - Durden had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen slips a jab and a cross from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Poulsen checks the leg kick.
Durden throws a nice head kick!
Poulsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Durden misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
Durden prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
A body shot lands from Durden.
Durden looking to slow down the pace here.
Durden working aggressively here.
A short right from Durden on the inside.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen working some nice short punches 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!
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Durden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durden's gas tank.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Poulsen on the inside.
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Durden lands an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Durden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poulsens head.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Durden is stalling here.
Durden prevents Poulsen from breaking the clinch.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Durden.
Vang Poulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Durden stalling in the clinch but Poulsen improves position.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Durden.
A body shot lands from Durden.
A left hand lands to the body for Durden.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Durden blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poulsen throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Poulsen looks to land a left hand but Durden moved out of range nicely.
Durden throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Durden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Poulsen.
Durden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Durden thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Durden.
I think Durden 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
A victorious Tyler Durden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 468 p4p, 54 weight class) and Colin Monroe (ranked 767 p4p, 89 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe throws a head kick that Bunker semi-blocks.
Monroe with a jab.
Bunker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tony Bunker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Bunker.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe misses with a leg kick.
Bunker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Bunker.
Monroe blocks a leg kick.
Monroe blocks a jab.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
Monroe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bunker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monroe as he avoids it easily.
Monroe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bunker connects with a body shot that sends Monroe's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunker has a takedown stuffed.
Monroe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Monroe looks to throw a body kick
and Bunker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Monroe connects with a high kick.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunker.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bunker.
Bunker lands with a shot to the body.
Bunker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe 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.
Bunker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bunker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bunker throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe lands a really nice looking cross but Bunker seems unphased.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Bunker slips under a jab.
Bunker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monroe throws a head kick but Bunker moves out of range.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunker can pounce on him.
Bunker cracks Monroe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the 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!
Bunker has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Monroe counters with a good low kick that Bunker was not able to check.
Bunker looks for the body kick but Monroe saw that one coming.
Bunker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Monroe! But no joy.
Monroe wants to land a leg kick but Bunker is out of range.
Bunker ducks right into an uppercut from Monroe.
Bunker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monroe works the jab nicely.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monroe lands a nice shot to the body.
Bunker punishes Monroe's body with a nice straight punch.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunker can pounce on him.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Bunker moves away and avoids it.
Bunker misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bunker tenderised Monroe's leg. Monroe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bunker throws a leg kick but Monroe checks it.
Monroe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monroe wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot by Bunker.
Some bone on bone action there as Monroe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Bunker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bunker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bunker lands with a kick to the temple. Monroe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bunker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monroe.
Bunker fails to land the takedown.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Bunker moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunker.
Bunker misses with a body kick.
Bunker scores with a jab. Monroe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunker is looking to land body kicks.
Monroe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Colin Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunker tries for a takedown but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bunker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Bunker scoring well with a low kick there.
Monroe throws a front kick aimed at Bunker's knee but Bunker avoids it well.
Monroe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monroe throws a right hand that Bunker ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunker also avoids with ease.
Bunker misses with a leg kick.
Monroe throws a solid leg kick but Bunker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monroe.
Bunker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bunker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monroe scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunker misses the shot to the body.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Bunker staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Monroe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bunker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Bunker attempts a counter takedown but Monroe avoids it well and moves away.
A lazy left from Bunker finds it's target.
Bunker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Monroe scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheers as Monroe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunker doesn't seem phased though.
Monroe scores with a shot to the body.
Bunker takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Monroe slips a jab from Bunker.
Colin Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bunker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick from Bunker.
Bunker lands with a cross.
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!
Monroe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monroe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bunker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Monroe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bunker.
Bunker is putting a hurting on Monroe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Monroe taking a bit of punishment here - Bunker scoring with strikes.
Bunker scoring with punches and elbows.
Monroe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bunker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Monroe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunker advances nicely into full mount.
Bunker looking to finish Monroe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Monroe!
We've been hearing good reports from Bunker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe is trying to stand.
Bunker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bunker lands with some strikes.
Monroe is rocked!
It looks like Colin Monroe has been cut.
Bunker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Monroe is still in real trouble! Can Bunker finish him?
Tony Bunker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bunker tries to control but Monroe wriggling away.
Monroe is trying to stand.
Bunker looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Monroe covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bunker!
Tony Bunker is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Tony Bunker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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