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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yang Xinhai (ranked 1472 p4p, 85 weight class) and Cahal Jefferson (ranked 2028 p4p, 108 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Cahal Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinhai connects with a looping right hand.
Jefferson connects with a right hand. Xinhai shakes it off.
Xinhai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Xinhai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jefferson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xinhai misses with a series of wild punches.
Jefferson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Good shot there by Jefferson.
Xinhai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jefferson.
Xinhai misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xinhai throws a lazy head kick
and Jefferson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xinhai misses with an uppercut
and Jefferson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Jefferson.
Xinhai slips under a jab.
Xinhai throws a sloppy head kick and Jefferson moves out of range easily.
Jefferson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jefferson looks to throw the jab but Xinhai is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Jefferson.
Yang Xinhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xinhai scores with a body shot.
Xinhai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Xinhai finds it's target.
Xinhai with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xinhai lunges at Jefferson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jefferson's hand.
Xinhai lands with a cross.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Xinhai.
Xinhai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xinhai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jefferson looks to land a right hand but Xinhai moved out of range.
Jefferson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xinhai.
Jefferson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xinhai misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xinhai. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xinhai looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Jefferson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jefferson avoids the body shot from Xinhai.
Jefferson unleashes a big counter combination but Xinhai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab from Jefferson.
Xinhai scores with a hook.
Jefferson defending well as Xinhai loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xinhai lands with a cross.
Xinhai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a hook but Xinhai avoids it easily.
Jefferson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jefferson blocks a head kick by Xinhai.
Jefferson cracks Xinhai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jefferson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xinhai.
Xinhai slips a straight right by Jefferson.
Jefferson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xinhai misses with a hook
and Jefferson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jefferson lands with a straight right. Xinhai didn't see that one coming.
Xinhai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Xinhai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xinhai.
Jefferson is rocked!
Xinhai fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Jefferson out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Yang Xinhai!
Yang Xinhai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Cahal Jefferson was interviewed post fight and said 'WHY YOU GOTTA BEAT UP ON A MIDGET?!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crusadius Infidellus (ranked 1242 p4p, 152 weight class) and Travis Macmacson (ranked 1134 p4p, 139 weight class). Infidellus comes to the cage accompanied by The last stand: Sabaton. Crusadius Infidellus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Travis Macmacson's chin.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusadius Infidellus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Macmacson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infidellus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Macmacson has managed to clinch.
Infidellus is working Macmacson over against the cage.
Macmacson gets through Infidellus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macmacson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macmacson misses with a punch on the inside.
Macmacson has a couple of punches blocked by Infidellus.
Macmacson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macmacson misses with the head strike.
Macmacson misses with the head strike.
Macmacson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Infidellus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macmacson backwards.
Infidellus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macmacson gets through Infidellus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macmacson has a couple of punches blocked by Infidellus.
A shot in the inside from Macmacson.
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!
Infidellus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macmacson misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Infidellus.
Infidellus blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Macmacson - that landed with a thud.
Macmacson struggles to land a body shot inside as Infidellus controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macmacson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macmacson.
A short left from Infidellus.
Macmacson lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Infidellus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Macmacson lands a shot to the body.
Infidellus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Infidellus misses with some punches.
Infidellus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macmacson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Infidellus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Macmacson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Infidellus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macmacson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Infidellus pushes Macmacson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Infidellus swings wildly with an uppercut but Macmacson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Infidellus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macmacson's elbow.
Macmacson misses with a punch on the inside.
Macmacson can't find room to land a body shot as Infidellus controls the action.
Macmacson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macmacson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macmacson lands a hook that snaps the head of Infidellus backwards.
A short uppercut from Infidellus.
Infidellus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Infidellus.
Macmacson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macmacson throws a punch but it's blocked by Infidellus.
Infidellus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macmacson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Infidellus throws a head punch that misses.
Macmacson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Infidellus's elbow.
Macmacson lands a nice uppercut.
Infidellus misses with some punches.
Infidellus lands a shoulder strike.
Macmacson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macmacson misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Infidellus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Macmacson has a couple of punches blocked by Infidellus.
Infidellus slowing the pace effectively.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Infidellus.
Macmacson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Infidellus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus scores with a shoulder strike.
Macmacson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Infidellus struggles to land a body shot inside as Macmacson controls his hands.
Macmacson lands an uppercut.
Macmacson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Infidellus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Infidellus throws a punch but it's blocked by Macmacson.
Macmacson lands a body shot.
Infidellus misses with the head strike.
Macmacson tries a body shot but Infidellus blocks it.
Infidellus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macmacson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macmacson has a couple of punches blocked by Infidellus.
Infidellus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Infidellus has a couple of punches blocked by Macmacson.
Macmacson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Infidellus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Macmacson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Infidellus misses with the head strike.
Infidellus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Infidellus manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macmacson lands a really nice looking cross but Infidellus seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macmacson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Macmacson tries to clinch there but Infidellus circles away.
Infidellus tries to counter by clinching up but Macmacson breaks away and moves out of range.
Macmacson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Infidellus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Macmacson is rocked!
Infidellus lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Macmacson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Infidellus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crusadius Infidellus!
A victorious Crusadius Infidellus 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 884 p4p, 50 weight class) and Derek Vinyard (ranked 854 p4p, 48 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Vinyard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amodei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amodei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Amodei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vinyard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Amodei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vinyard lands a head kick. Amodei smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amodei.
Amodei connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Amodei.
Amodei lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinyard throws a jab when Amodei was well out of range.
Amodei scores with a hook to the body. Vinyard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vinyard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard moves into the clinch successfully.
Amodei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vinyard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vinyard prevents a body shot from Amodei.
A short left from Amodei.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Amodei.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amodei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amodei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amodei breaks the clinch.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Amodei blocks the low kick.
Amodei cracks Vinyard with an open hand slap.
Derek Vinyard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Amodei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Amodei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vinyard pinned against the cage. Vinyard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amodei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amodei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vinyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amodei.
Amodei lands a lovely overhand right.
Amodei motions for Vinyard to come forward. Amodei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amodei misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Amodei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinyard manages to avoid it.
Vinyard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei misses with a shot to the body
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Vinyard throws a sloppy body shot
and Amodei counters with a nice leg kick.
Vinyard throws an overhand right that lands on Amodei's shoulder, as Amodei tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amodei. Vinyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amodei stuns Vinyard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amodei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Amodei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vinyard tries to work over Amodei's front leg with a kick but Amodei checks it.
Amodei misses with a takedown attempt - Vinyard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giuseppe Amodei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Amodei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
Amodei blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Vinyard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vinyard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amodei prevents a body shot from Vinyard.
Amodei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vinyard looks to land a left hand but Amodei moved out of range nicely.
Amodei misses with a hook. Vinyard ducked under it nicely.
Amodei thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Amodei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Amodei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Amodei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Amodei finds it's way through Vinyard's defenses.
It looks like Amodei has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Giuseppe Amodei is winning the standup battle so far.
Amodei connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Vinyard.
Amodei connects with a right hand. Vinyard shakes it off.
Amodei throws a leg kick which misses Vinyard's front leg but catches the back leg as Vinyard tries to avoid it.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amodei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amodei is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Amodei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Vinyard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vinyard fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Amodei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Amodei lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei sizes up Vinyard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei throws a right and a left that Vinyard avoids nicely.
Amodei cracks Vinyard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinyard swings widly with a right hand
and Amodei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amodei slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Amodei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amodei throws a head kick that Vinyard semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amodei.
Vinyard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vinyard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amodei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amodei, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amodei looks to throw the jab but Vinyard is out of range.
Vinyard scores with a jab to the head.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Amodei misses with a straight right.
Amodei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinyard can do to turn this around?
Vinyard slips a straight right by Amodei.
Amodei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vinyard. Vinyard obviously looking to wear him down.
Amodei throws a front kick aimed at Vinyard's knee but Vinyard avoids it well.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei lands a leg kick that knocks Vinyard off balance momentarily.
Vinyard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amodei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amodei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amodei walks into a stiff left hand from Vinyard.
Amodei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard tries to sprawl but Amodei drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amodei is trying to control. Vinyard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Amodei works his way into full mount!
Amodei fails to move to back control.
Vinyard tries to lock up and control but Amodei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amodei can't control as he wanted to and Vinyard manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amodei is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amodei wants to take a breather but Vinyard is having none of it.
Amodei is just content to waste time from the top position. Vinyard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vinyard keeping moving, preventing Amodei from controlling successfully.
Vinyard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Amodei wants to control from the top but Vinyard keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giuseppe Amodei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Amodei throws a shot to the body.
Amodei misses with a body shot.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Amodei misses its intended target.
Amodei slips under a jab from Vinyard.
Vinyard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vinyard throws a jab but it's blocked by Amodei.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amodei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vinyard.
Amodei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vinyard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Amodei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amodei lands the left hand.
Jab from Amodei.
Amodei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amodei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinyard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amodei can pounce on him.
Vinyard blocks a jab.
Amodei throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vinyard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A swing and a miss from Amodei.
Amodei throws a body punch but Vinyard moves out of range.
Amodei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vinyard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Amodei has time to react.
Vinyard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Derek Vinyard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinyard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amodei loads up on a big right hand but Vinyard slips the punch.
Vinyard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amodei tries to stall but Vinyard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vinyard misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei blocks an uppercut.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Vinyard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amodei lands a nice shot to the body.
Amodei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amodei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vinyard.
A head punch on the inside from Vinyard fails to land.
Amodei controlling the action here for a moment.
Amodei slowing the pace effectively.
Amodei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amodei.
Vinyard stops a takedown attempt from Amodei.
Amodei tries to break free but Vinyard pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Vinyard.
Vinyard is pressed up against the cage. Amodei has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vinyard down to the mat. Vinyard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amodei.
Vinyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vinyard misses with a looping right.
Amodei throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Amodei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amodei slips under a jab.
Amodei lands a nice shot that snaps Vinyard's head back.
Vinyard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinyard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amodei throws a right hand that misses
and Vinyard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amodei misses with a takedown attempt - Vinyard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amodei 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 Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Amodei!
A victorious Giuseppe Amodei thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 591 p4p, 74 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 385 p4p, 46 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliy closes the distance and clinches.
Sainty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beliy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beliy misses with some punches.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Beliy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saintys head.
Beliy lands with a left to the head.
Beliy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sainty is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Beliy.
Sainty is still on wobbly legs! Can Beliy finish him?
A right handed body shot lands from Beliy.
Nice body punch from Beliy - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Beliy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beliy has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.
Sainty wants to stall.
Beliy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sainty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty blocks an uppercut.
Sainty seems to have recovered his senses.
Beliy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beliy has Sainty pressed against the cage, preventing Sainty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beliy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sainty backwards.
Beliy working aggressively here.
Beliy misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Beliy.
Sainty looking to stall.
Beliy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beliy fails to land.
Sainty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beliy walks away with a smile on his face. Sainty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beliy closes the distance and pushes Sainty back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy misses with some punches.
Sainty tries to throw a body punch but Beliy avoids it by throwing Sainty back against the cage.
Beliy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sainty controls his hands.
Beliy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sainty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beliy misses with the head strike.
Beliy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beliy lands a body punch.
Sainty struggles to land a body shot inside as Beliy controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beliy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty blocks an uppercut.
Beliy lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Beliy.
Beliy tries to throw a body punch but Sainty avoids it by throwing Beliy back against the cage.
Sainty is trying to break the clinch but Beliy has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Beliy fails to land.
Sainty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sainty.
Beliy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Beliy.
Beliy scores with a shoulder strike.
Beliy misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty is trying to maintain a safe position but Beliy gets an underhook and turns Sainty into the cage.
Beliy can't find room to land a body shot as Sainty controls the action.
Sainty prevents a body shot from Beliy.
Beliy swings wildly with an uppercut but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beliy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sainty blocking some punches.
Sainty trying to stall but Beliy improves his position.
Beliy misses with the head strike.
Sainty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Beliy is keeping busy.
Beliy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Beliy 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.
Sainty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beliy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sainty was well out of range. Poor timing from Beliy.
Sainty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sainty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beliy moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beliy fails to land.
A short left from Beliy.
A short uppercut from Beliy.
Sainty looking to stall.
Beliy misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sainty backwards.
Beliy misses with some punches.
Beliy pushes Sainty back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy lands with a light punch inside.
Beliy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sainty.
Beliy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beliy drags the fight down to the ground.
Sainty is looking to pass into half guard but Beliy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Beliy is in guard.
Beliy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beliy sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Beliy passes into half guard.
Sainty works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sainty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Beliy controls the pace.
Beliy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy wants to control from the top but Sainty keeps moving.
Beliy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beliy wants to control from the top but Sainty keeps moving.
Sainty looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Beliy passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sainty tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Beliy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beliy closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sainty.
Sasha Beliy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beliy throws a head punch that misses.
Beliy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beliy has Sainty pushed against the cage.
Beliy has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.
Sainty prevents a body shot from Beliy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sainty prevents a body shot from Beliy.
A nice left hand lands by Beliy.
Beliy misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sainty.
Beliy working aggressively here.
Beliy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beliy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beliy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Beliy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sainty trying to control the position but instead, Beliy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sainty into the cage.
Beliy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sainty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sainty blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty digs a right hand into Beliy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beliy's gas tank.
Sainty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beliy's elbow.
Beliy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sainty backwards.
Beliy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sainty backwards.
Nice body punch from Beliy - that landed with a thud.
Beliy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Beliy.
Sainty jumps guard but Beliy stands there with Sainty around his waist. Sainty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sainty blocks a body shot from Beliy.
Beliy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beliy lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy presses Sainty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sainty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beliy misses with a punch on the inside.
Beliy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beliy lands a shoulder strike.
Sainty misses with a body punch.
Sasha Beliy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beliy.
Sainty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Beliy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beliy has Sainty up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty tries to break the clinch but Beliy is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Beliy.
Sainty can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sainty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beliy walks away with a smile on his face. Sainty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Beliy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beliy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Beliy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 1232 p4p, 166 weight class) and Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 1110 p4p, 148 weight class). Bulletzowich has chosen THUNDERCAT - THEM CHANGES as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Bulletzowich!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bulletzowich.
Gorbachenko lands a jab to Bulletzowich's midsection.
Gorbachenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bulletzowich misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Gorbachenko misses.
Bulletzowich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich loads up on a big right hand but Gorbachenko slips the punch.
Gorbachenko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gorbachenko lands a jab.
Bulletzowich tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gorbachenko defends well and Bulletzowich ends up having to push Gorbachenko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gorbachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Bulletzowich misses with a punch on the inside.
Bulletzowich blocks a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Bulletzowich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulletzowich trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich is trying to stall.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Bulletzowich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulletzowich tries to throw a body punch but Gorbachenko avoids it by throwing Bulletzowich back against the cage.
Gorbachenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bulletzowich backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich misses with a body punch.
Bulletzowich breaks the clinch.
Bulletzowich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gorbachenko scores with a punch to the head.
Bulletzowich tries to clinch but Gorbachenko is having none of it.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorbachenko scores with the left hand. Bulletzowich knows he should have avoided that one.
Gorbachenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bulletzowich in his tracks.
Gorbachenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulletzowich moves out of range as Gorbachenko strikes.
Gorbachenko jabs Bulletzowich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gorbachenko misses with a looping right.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bulletzowich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorbachenko throws a right and a left that Bulletzowich avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorbachenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bulletzowich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bulletzowich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorbachenko counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Bulletzowich does no damage.
Gorbachenko cracks Bulletzowich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at Bulletzowich's ribcage but misses.
Bulletzowich scores with a jab.
Gorbachenko swings for the body but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
Bulletzowich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorbachenko slips a straight right by Bulletzowich.
Gorbachenko tries to clinch up but Bulletzowich circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorbachenko is looking to wear down Bulletzowich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook
and Gorbachenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Gorbachenko misses
so Bulletzowich counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bulletzowich postures up in Gorbachenko's guard and throws a big left but Gorbachenko blocks it.
Gorbachenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gorbachenko wants to sweep here but Bulletzowich controlling him for the moment.
Bulletzowich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bulletzowich controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bulletzowich has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorbachenko is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bulletzowich works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bulletzowich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gorbachenko tries to buck Bulletzowich off but Bulletzowich is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko is not content to let Bulletzowich control the position.
Gorbachenko taking a bit of punishment here - Bulletzowich scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gorbachenko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bulletzowich's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gorbachenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bulletzowich.
Gorbachenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorbachenko, not yet.
Bulletzowich lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Gorbachenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bulletzowich throws the left hand but Gorbachenko avoids the punch easily.
Bulletzowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko connects with a single shot there.
Gorbachenko cracks Bulletzowich with an open hand slap.
A punch lands to the side of Bulletzowich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gorbachenko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bulletzowich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gorbachenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bulletzowich misses with a body shot
and Gorbachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulletzowich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bulletzowich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bulletzowich doesn't manage to clinch there - Gorbachenko circles away.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorbachenko darts in and clinches Bulletzowich up against the cage.
Bulletzowich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bulletzowich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gorbachenko counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Bulletzowich misses the target.
Bulletzowich throws the left hand but Gorbachenko avoids the punch easily.
Gorbachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulletzowich.
Gorbachenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bulletzowich throws a series of punches but Gorbachenko moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorbachenko. Bulletzowich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulletzowich.
Gorbachenko throws a body punch but Bulletzowich moves out of range.
Gorbachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bulletzowich walks into a straight right hand from Gorbachenko.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich stalling in the clinch.
Gorbachenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bulletzowich can do to turn this around?
Gorbachenko lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Gorbachenko as the two fighters clinch.
Bulletzowich wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bulletzowich thows a huge punch but Gorbachenko dodges it nicely.
Bulletzowich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bulletzowich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gorbachenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gorbachenko is trying to control but Bulletzowich manages to pass to mount!
Bulletzowich tries to control but Gorbachenko wriggling away.
Gorbachenko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bulletzowich 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko looking to sit in guard and control but Bulletzowich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gorbachenko 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.
Bulletzowich is stalling in the full guard.
Bulletzowich throws an elbow that misses. Gorbachenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bulletzowich's guard. Nice move by Gorbachenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich 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.
Bulletzowich seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bulletzowich is trying to control the position but Gorbachenko postures up.
Bulletzowich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bulletzowich is trying to control the position but Gorbachenko postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoly Gorbachenko 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!
Bulletzowich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gorbachenko rushes Bulletzowich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbachenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bulletzowich is leaning against Gorbachenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko pushes Bulletzowich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bulletzowich is looking to control Gorbachenko's arms but Gorbachenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bulletzowich has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands with a left to the head.
Gorbachenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bulletzowich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko is working Bulletzowich over against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulletzowich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands an uppercut.
Gorbachenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bulletzowich backwards.
Gorbachenko throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gorbachenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulletzowichs head.
Bulletzowich is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bulletzowich is looking to control Gorbachenko's arms but Gorbachenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bulletzowich has his back to the cage.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko tries to work over Bulletzowich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorbachenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gorbachenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachenko prevents a body shot from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gorbachenko is keeping busy.
Bulletzowich blocking some punches.
Bulletzowich stalling in the clinch but Gorbachenko improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gorbachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bulletzowich controls the action.
Gorbachenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bulletzowich or not.
Bulletzowich trying to stall but Gorbachenko improves his position.
Bulletzowich presses Gorbachenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gorbachenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bulletzowich tries to circle away but Gorbachenko has him pinned against the cage.
Gorbachenko lands a nice uppercut.
Bulletzowich jumps guard but Gorbachenko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gorbachenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bulletzowich swings widly with a right hand
and Gorbachenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bulletzowich thinking.
Good shot there by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Gorbachenko.
Bulletzowich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorbachenko scores with a hook.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bulletzowich throws a combination that misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulletzowich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gorbachenko looks to land a left hand but Bulletzowich moved out of range nicely.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gorbachenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulletzowich circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bulletzowich counter with a right hand.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorbachenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bulletzowich checks it well.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulletzowich throws a looping overhand right but Gorbachenko ducks down to avoid it.
Gorbachenko throws out a loose jab but Bulletzowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulletzowich swinging wildly here.
Bulletzowich misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Bulletzowich should have avoided that one.
Gorbachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulletzowich was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorbachenko misses with an uppercut. Bulletzowich saw that one coming.
Gorbachenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bulletzowich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorbachenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bulletzowich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorbachenko closes the distance and clinches.
Bulletzowich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gorbachenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anatoly Gorbachenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko pushes Bulletzowich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorbachenko blocks an uppercut.
Bulletzowich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boris Bulletzowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulletzowich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Gorbachenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gorbachenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Gorbachenko!
Anatoly Gorbachenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 343 p4p, 20 weight class) and Oskar Friman (ranked 264 p4p, 18 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman's corner calls for a 1-2. Friman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Friman drops his hands momentarily and Alcala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Friman throws out a powerful jab.
Friman swings for the body but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Friman.
Alcala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Friman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alcala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Friman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alcala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Friman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alcala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Friman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alcala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Friman goes for a takedown attempt but Alcala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Friman misses with a left hand
and Alcala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Friman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Friman.
Friman wants to clinch
and Alcala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Friman misses with a takedown attempt
and Alcala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lito Alcala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oskar Friman.
Friman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alcala up against the cage.
Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Alcala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
Friman lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Friman.
A short uppercut from Friman.
Alcala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alcala struggles to land a body shot inside as Friman controls his hands.
Alcala has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Friman slowing the pace effectively.
Friman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Friman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Friman lands with a short shot to the head.
Alcala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alcala working aggressively here.
Alcala lands with a right to the head.
Friman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Friman misses with the head strike.
Alcala misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman is trying to stall.
Friman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alcala throws a punch but it's blocked by Friman.
Friman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alcala gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Friman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alcala throws a punch but it's blocked by Friman.
Alcala swings wildly with an uppercut but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friman manages to break the clinch.
Alcala tries to clinch up.
Friman feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot by Alcala.
Friman lands a jab to Alcala's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Friman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Friman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Friman misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Alcala misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman with a poor takedown
and Alcala counters with a head kick that drops Friman to the mat! Friman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Friman is rocked!
Friman misses with an uppercut
and Alcala counters with a big left hand that crumples Friman! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lito Alcala!
In his post fight interview, Lito Alcala started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 318 p4p, 42 weight class) and Tony Hibbert (ranked 302 p4p, 38 weight class). Tony Hibbert has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hibbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raharuhi scores with a decent looking hook.
Hibbert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Hibbert misses the target.
Hibbert fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raharuhi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hibbert throws a big shot that misses.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Hibbert ducks down to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the side of Hibbert's head but Hibbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raharuhi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hibbert to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Raharuhi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hibbert is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Raharuhi on the inside.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Raharuhi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hibbert.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raharuhi throws an elbow but misses.
Raharuhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raharuhi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hibbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raharuhi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hibbert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raharuhi or not.
Raharuhi throws an elbow that misses.
Hibbert gets through Raharuhi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raharuhi digs a right hand into Hibbert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hibbert's gas tank.
A short right from Hibbert on the inside.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hibbert misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Raharuhi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hibbert fails to land.
Raharuhi lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raharuhi.
Hibbert has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Raharuhi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hibbert can turn it around.
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Hibbert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raharuhi.
Hibbert scores with a jab. Raharuhi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hibbert swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raharuhi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick which misses Hibbert's front leg but catches the back leg as Hibbert tries to avoid it.
Hibbert throws a poor cross that misses
and Raharuhi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raharuhi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hibbert counters with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Raharuhi's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hibbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raharuhi tried to counter with a leg kick but Hibbert avoided it.
Hibbert throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Raharuhi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hibbert is in Raharuhi's guard.
Raharuhi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Raharuhi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hibbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hibbert slips nicely into half guard.
Hibbert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raharuhi wants to improve his position but Hibbert is controlling well.
Hibbert tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raharuhi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hibbert wants to work for an arm triangle but Raharuhi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raharuhi wants to control but Hibbert is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hibbert is trying to control the action in half guard but Raharuhi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raharuhi wants to improve his position but Hibbert is controlling well.
Hibbert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hibbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raharuhi keeps working.
Raharuhi is trying to get back to full guard.
Hibbert is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hibbert passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Raharuhi!
Hibbert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taine Raharuhi will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raharuhi misses with an uppercut. Hibbert saw that one coming.
Tony Hibbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hibbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raharuhi.
Tony Hibbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Hibbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Hibbert
and Raharuhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharuhi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hibbert misses with a double jab
and Raharuhi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hibbert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raharuhi.
Hibbert staying out of range there.
Hibbert throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hibbert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hibbert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hibbert clinches with his opponent.
Raharuhi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Raharuhi.
Hibbert taking a breather.
Raharuhi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Raharuhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert throws a punch but it's blocked by Raharuhi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hibbert.
A body shot lands from Raharuhi.
Hibbert is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raharuhi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hibbert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharuhi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raharuhi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hibbert prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Hibbert has a couple of punches blocked by Raharuhi.
Hibbert misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raharuhi tries a knee to the head but Hibbert blocks it.
Raharuhi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hibbert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raharuhi scores with a shoulder strike.
Hibbert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raharuhi is leaning against Hibbert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raharuhi lands with a right to the head.
Hibbert is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raharuhi misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hibbert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raharuhi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hibbert.
Raharuhi is leaning against Hibbert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raharuhi breaks from the clinch.
Hibbert misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raharuhi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Hibbert misses
and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand.
Raharuhi dodges the punch combination from Hibbert.
It looked like Raharuhi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hibbert throws a series of punches but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Hibbert misses with a body shot.
Hibbert lands a really nice looking cross but Raharuhi seems unphased.
Raharuhi scores with a jab.
Hibbert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raharuhi appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Hibbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hibbert attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hibbert is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Raharuhi slips a jab and a cross from Hibbert.
Hibbert throws a low kick but Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Hibbert looks for the body kick but Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Hibbert.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Hibbert throws a low kick but Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Raharuhi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hibbert tries to clinch up.
Tony Hibbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Hibbert moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Hibbert on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hibbert throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hibbert has time to react.
Raharuhi lands a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Raharuhi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharuhi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hibbert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raharuhi.
Nice body punch from Raharuhi.
Hibbert goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hibbert swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Raharuhi finds it's way through Hibbert's defenses.
Raharuhi digs a good body shot into Hibbert's ribs.
Raharuhi catches Hibbert with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hibbert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
Hibbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is looking to counter punch.
Hibbert misses with a jab to the body
and Raharuhi counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi lands with a kick to the temple. Hibbert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A decent looking cross lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses.
Hibbert throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taine Raharuhi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hibbert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Hibbert sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hibbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hibbert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raharuhi throws a shot from downtown. Hibbert moves away and avoids it.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hibbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hibbert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Raharuhi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hibbert throws a big elbow that misses.
Hibbert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raharuhi trying to control the position.
Raharuhi wants to sweep here but Hibbert controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hibbert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hibbert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raharuhi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raharuhi controlling the position.
Hibbert wants to control from the top but Raharuhi keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hibbert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hibbert drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Raharuhi dives on top into guard.
Raharuhi trying to control but Hibbert is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert looking to control.
Raharuhi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hibbert's guard.
Hibbert is pressing down on Raharuhi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hibbert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hibbert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raharuhi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hibbert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hibbert trying to keep a closed guard but Raharuhi is proving a slippery customer.
Tony Hibbert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raharuhi won't allow Hibbert to sweep him here.
Hibbert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raharuhi wants to pass the guard but Hibbert is keeping the position.
Raharuhi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raharuhi stops Hibbert from standing up.
Raharuhi wants to control from the top but Hibbert keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raharuhi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hibbert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd cheers as Raharuhi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hibbert doesn't seem phased though.
Raharuhi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hibbert throws a series of punches but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Hibbert avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a right hand that Hibbert ducks under and follows up with a left that Hibbert also avoids with ease.
Raharuhi cracks a nice hook into Hibbert's ribs.
Raharuhi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hibbert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raharuhi misses with a left hand
and Hibbert counters by clinching up.
Raharuhi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hibbert tries to work over Raharuhi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raharuhi pushes Hibbert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hibbert swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hibbert backwards.
Raharuhi swings wildly with an uppercut but Hibbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tony Hibbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hibbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Taine Raharuhi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raharuhi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
A very excited looking Taine Raharuhi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Heavyweight (ranked 424 p4p, 55 weight class) and James Pearson (ranked 298 p4p, 41 weight class). James Pearson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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261 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Heavyweight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson lands a nice hook to Heavyweight's body. Heavyweight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heavyweight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heavyweight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pearson. That one must have hurt.
Pearson misses with a looping left.
Pearson moves forwards but Heavyweight connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pearson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heavyweight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pearson scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like James Pearson has been cut.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Heavyweight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavyweight moves away.
We've been told by Heavyweight's head coaches at Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson scores with a jab to the body.
Heavyweight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Heavyweight's head.
It looks like Super Heavyweight has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
Heavyweight was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pearson throws a hook but Heavyweight blocks it.
Heavyweight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Heavyweight coming out on top.
Heavyweight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heavyweight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tests Heavyweight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Super Heavyweight's cut is getting worse.
Heavyweight needs to keep his hands up - Pearson had a free shot at his head there.
Super Heavyweight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A punch lands to the side of Pearson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heavyweight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Are you kidding me?! Pearson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Heavyweight clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Pearson!
During a confident post fight interview, James Pearson 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snake Duanesboy (ranked 105 p4p, 5 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 78 p4p, 4 weight class). Verygood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Duanesboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duanesboy slips under a jab from Verygood.
Verygood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duanesboy.
Verygood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Duanesboy.
Verygood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Verygood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duanesboy avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood looks to land a body kick but Duanesboy moved away.
A big left from Verygood misses.
Nice uppercut there from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy misses with a straight left.
Verygood avoids the body shot from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duanesboy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verygood.
Verygood slips under a jab.
Verygood throws out a counter right but Duanesboy avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Verygood. Duanesboy shrugs it off though.
Verygood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duanesboy moves out of range of the strikes.
Duanesboy staying out of range there.
Duanesboy throws an off balance right hand
letting Verygood counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duanesboy moves away.
A jab from Verygood misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood takes one to the chin there.
Duanesboy looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
Duanesboy checks a leg kick nicely.
Duanesboy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verygood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duanesboy, pushing him back against the cage.
Verygood tries to work over Duanesboy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duanesboy digs a right hand into Verygood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verygood's gas tank.
Verygood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Verygood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verygood blocks an uppercut.
Duanesboy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Verygood blocks a body shot from Duanesboy.
Verygood tries to work over Duanesboy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duanesboy misses with a body punch.
Verygood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Verygood lands a nice elbow.
Verygood working aggressively here.
Duanesboy lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duanesboy lands an uppercut.
Duanesboy blocks a body shot from Verygood.
Duanesboy dodges an elbow strike from Verygood.
Verygood tries a body shot but Duanesboy blocks it.
Verygood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duanesboy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verygood trying to control the position but instead, Duanesboy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verygood into the cage.
Verygood lands a shoulder strike.
Duanesboy swings wildly with an uppercut but Verygood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Verygood.
Duanesboy tries a body shot but Verygood blocks it.
Verygood blocks an uppercut.
Duanesboy tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duanesboy lands a nice shot to the body.
Duanesboy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duanesboy throws a punch but it's blocked by Verygood.
Duanesboy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Verygood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duanesboy backwards.
Duanesboy tries to work over Verygood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duanesboy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Duanesboy.
Verygood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duanesboy's elbow.
Verygood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verygood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Verygood prevents a body shot from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy manages to break the clinch.
Verygood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duanesboy scores with a jab to the body.
Verygood loads up on a big right hand but Duanesboy slips the punch.
Duanesboy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Duanesboy misses with a looping right.
Duanesboy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duanesboy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Verygood.
Duanesboy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Verygood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verygood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Verygood throws the left hand but Duanesboy avoids the punch easily.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Duanesboy's shoulder, as Duanesboy tries to avoid the shot.
And Duanesboy counters with a quick kick to the body but Verygood blocks it.
Duanesboy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verygood.
Verygood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verygood is looking to clinch.
Verygood slips under a jab from Duanesboy.
Verygood lands with a nice body kick.
Verygood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duanesboy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Verygood throws a looping overhand right but Duanesboy ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Duanesboy misses.
Verygood swings for the body but Duanesboy moves out of range.
Verygood looks to throw the jab but Duanesboy is out of range.
Verygood throws a right hand that misses
enabling Duanesboy to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood lands with a right hand.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Verygood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Verygood connects with a leg kick. Duanesboy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Verygood throws out a loose jab but Duanesboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verygood just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Duanesboy.
Verygood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duanesboy manages to avoid it.
Verygood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Verygood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Verygood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Duanesboy misses with a looping left.
Verygood staying out of range there.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Duanesboy moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duanesboy.
A little feinted left hand from Duanesboy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verygood lands a leg kick that knocks Duanesboy off balance momentarily.
Duanesboy lands with an overhand left.
Verygood defending well as Duanesboy loads up on a big left hand.
Verygood throws a jab when Duanesboy was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duanesboy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verygood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Duanesboy lands a really nice looking cross but Verygood seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verygood feints a counter leg kick.
Verygood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duanesboy.
Verygood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurt Verygood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duanesboy throws a shot from downtown. Verygood moves away and avoids it.
Duanesboy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood pushes Duanesboy up against the cage in a clinch.
Duanesboy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Verygood takes a swing at Duanesboy's ribcage but misses.
Duanesboy checks a leg kick.
Duanesboy looks to land a right hand but Verygood moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verygood. Duanesboy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verygood misses the jab.
A clash of legs there as Verygood blocks the low kick.
Duanesboy misses with a straight right.
Duanesboy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Verygood's head.
Verygood slips under a jab.
Verygood lands with a good body shot.
Verygood looks to score with a jab to the body but Duanesboy is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Verygood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Verygood moves out of range as Duanesboy strikes.
Duanesboy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verygood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verygood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Verygood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verygood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Verygood connects with a right hand. Duanesboy shakes it off.
Verygood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duanesboy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Verygood lands a jab to Duanesboy's midsection.
Duanesboy catches Verygood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Verygood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy jabs Verygood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Verygood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duanesboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Verygood bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verygood is looking to clinch.
Duanesboy swings for the body but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Duanesboy.
Verygood looks to land a left hand but Duanesboy moved out of range nicely.
Duanesboy throws a right hand that misses
enabling Verygood to counter with a crisp jab.
Duanesboy throws a jab when Verygood was well out of range.
Verygood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verygood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verygood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duanesboy.
Verygood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duanesboy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verygood.
Duanesboy digs a good body shot into Verygood's ribs.
Duanesboy slips under a jab from Verygood.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duanesboy was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Duanesboy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Verygood.
Duanesboy misses with a wild body shot.
Duanesboy throws a body punch but Verygood moves out of range.
Verygood lands the left hand.
Verygood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duanesboy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verygood lands a nice hook to Duanesboy's body. Duanesboy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut.
Verygood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duanesboy misses the shot to the body.
Duanesboy throws a nice looking combination but Verygood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Verygood cracks a nice hook into Duanesboy's ribs.
Verygood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Duanesboy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Verygood slips a jab from Duanesboy.
Verygood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Verygood throws a leg kick but Duanesboy checks it.
Verygood scores with a jab to the body.
Duanesboy takes one on the button.
Verygood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verygood throws a front kick aimed at Duanesboy's knee but Duanesboy avoids it well.
Duanesboy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verygood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duanesboy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duanesboy lands with a nice body punch.
Duanesboy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Verygood 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!
Verygood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kurt Verygood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duanesboy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab by Duanesboy.
Duanesboy throws a hook but Verygood blocks it.
Verygood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duanesboy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duanesboy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duanesboy misses the jab.
Duanesboy avoids the body shot from Verygood.
Verygood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Verygood throws a wild body kick that Duanesboy sees coming a mile off.
Verygood lands a right hook to the body.
Duanesboy misses with a straight left.
Duanesboy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Duanesboy's shoulder, as Duanesboy tries to avoid the shot.
Verygood pushes Duanesboy away with a front kick.
Verygood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duanesboy.
Verygood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verygood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duanesboy.
Duanesboy misses with a looping right.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Duanesboy connects with a jab.
Verygood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Verygood misses the target.
Duanesboy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Duanesboy.
Verygood tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Duanesboy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Verygood takes a swing at Duanesboy's ribcage but misses.
Duanesboy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Duanesboy connects with a jab.
Duanesboy looks to throw the jab but Verygood is out of range.
Duanesboy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duanesboy scores with a body shot.
Duanesboy wants to land a leg kick but Verygood is out of range.
Verygood is looking to land body kicks.
Duanesboy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good work by Duanesboy as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verygood misses the shot to the body.
Verygood works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duanesboy lands a jab.
Duanesboy blocks the body kick.
Duanesboy is looking to counter punch.
Verygood misses the jab.
Verygood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duanesboy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duanesboy.
Verygood slips under a jab.
A jab from Verygood misses.
Verygood throws the left hand but Duanesboy avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Verygood misses its intended target.
Duanesboy throws a body shot but no joy.
Verygood is looking for the big counter here.
Duanesboy throws out a leg kick but Verygood moves out of range and Duanesboy only half commits.
Duanesboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Verygood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duanesboy can pounce on him.
Verygood throws a lazy uppercut
and Duanesboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Verygood moves away from the strike by Duanesboy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy misses with a wild body shot.
Duanesboy moves away from the strike by Verygood.
It looked like Duanesboy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Verygood.
Verygood throws a body shot but no joy.
Duanesboy tests Verygood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duanesboy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duanesboy lunges at Verygood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verygood's hand.
Duanesboy misses with a looping right.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming.
Duanesboy motions for Verygood to come forward. Duanesboy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Verygood throws an overhand right that lands on Duanesboy's shoulder, as Duanesboy tries to avoid the shot.
Duanesboy takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Duanesboy slips a jab from Verygood.
Verygood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duanesboy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duanesboy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verygood - the referee stops the clock and Duanesboy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verygood. Duanesboy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Duanesboy misses the target.
Duanesboy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Verygood to score with a decent uppercut.
Duanesboy slips a straight right by Verygood.
Duanesboy takes a swing at Verygood's ribcage but misses.
Snake Duanesboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duanesboy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verygood was well out of range. Poor timing from Duanesboy.
Verygood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duanesboy moves away.
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!
Duanesboy missing with a left hand there. Verygood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duanesboy misses with an uppercut. Verygood saw that one coming.
Duanesboy throws a big shot that misses.
Verygood sizes up Duanesboy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Verygood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duanesboy in his tracks.
Verygood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duanesboy was well out of range. Poor timing from Verygood.
Verygood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duanesboy.
Verygood connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Verygood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duanesboy misses with a low kick.
Verygood throws a good cross that connects.
Duanesboy misses with a low kick.
Verygood misses with a hook.
Verygood misses with a lunging right hand
and Duanesboy counters with a stiff right hand.
Duanesboy throws a jab but it's blocked by Verygood.
Duanesboy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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 Snake Duanesboy.
Well Verygood 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Verygood!
An out of breath Kurt Verygood 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 34 p4p, 7 weight class) and Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 103 p4p, 14 weight class). Tama Ginty has chosen Wear Your Love Like Heaven as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Conrad Tama Ginty enters the cage!
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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
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tama Ginty thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
Tama Ginty avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Graves wants to clinch up but Tama Ginty keeps it at a distance.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters circling a little - Tama Ginty finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tama Ginty. Tama Ginty obviously looking to wear him down.
Tama Ginty lands the left hand.
Graves 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses the jab.
Graves backing away here, and Tama Ginty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping left.
Graves looks to clinch
and Tama Ginty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tama Ginty.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
Tama Ginty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Tama Ginty fakes the leg kick and cracks Graves in the body.
Graves moves to clinch but Tama Ginty breaks away
letting Tama Ginty counter with a right hand.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tama Ginty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Tama Ginty circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Graves takes one on the button.
Tama Ginty has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tama Ginty throws a chopping leg kick but Graves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Graves tries to clinch but Tama Ginty is having none of it.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Tama Ginty.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Tama Ginty manages to avoid it.
Tama Ginty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tama Ginty can pounce on him.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick that misses
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Graves moves forwards but Tama Ginty connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conrad Tama Ginty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
Tama Ginty misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty throws the kick towards the body but Graves avoids it.
Tama Ginty moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tama Ginty cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
Tama Ginty throws a front kick aimed at Graves's knee but Graves avoids it well.
Tama Ginty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tama Ginty. That one must have hurt.
Tama Ginty swings widly with a right hand
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Tama Ginty scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tama Ginty lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tama Ginty in his tracks.
Tama Ginty is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tama Ginty is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Tama Ginty wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Tama Ginty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A low kick from Tama Ginty is predictable there
and Graves counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
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