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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Barbosa (ranked 1496 p4p, 87 weight class) and Cahal Jefferson (ranked 2405 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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27
142 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Cahal Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa ducks right into an uppercut from Jefferson.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Barbosa defending well as Jefferson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
Jefferson thumps Barbosa with a low kick.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
Barbosa forces Jefferson back against the cage and clinches.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Jefferson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa cracks the inside of Jefferson's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Jefferson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barbosa takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson lands a head kick. Barbosa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jefferson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barbosa duly obliges.
Jefferson throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Jefferson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jefferson's head.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Jefferson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa throws out a powerful jab.
Barbosa catches Jefferson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jefferson throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little feinted left hand from Barbosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jefferson tries to land a front kick but Barbosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jefferson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Jefferson misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jefferson. That did some damage!
Barbosa scores with a shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jefferson.
Barbosa throws a right and a left that Jefferson avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson misses with a looping left.
Jefferson throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Jefferson misses with a low kick as Barbosa jumps back.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jefferson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jefferson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jefferson misses with a hook.
Barbosa misses with a few strikes there.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Jefferson throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jefferson misses with a hook.
Jefferson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jefferson on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa slips a jab from Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jefferson throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jefferson throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Jefferson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Jefferson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Jefferson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Barbosa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jefferson is looking to land body kicks.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Barbosa 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.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jefferson.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jefferson can do to turn this around?
Jefferson misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jefferson stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Jefferson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jefferson scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick by Barbosa misses
and Jefferson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jefferson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Barbosa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jefferson doesn't seem bothered though.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson throws a hook but Barbosa avoids it easily.
Barbosa clobbers Jefferson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jefferson.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferson throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Jefferson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jefferson misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Jefferson throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Marcelo Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jefferson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Jefferson misses the target.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jefferson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
A swing and a miss from Jefferson.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jefferson.
Barbosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jefferson misses with a head kick.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barbosa 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.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa tries to counter with a takedown but Jefferson is quick to defend against it.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Jefferson.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jefferson.
Good exchange - Jefferson coming out on top.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa works over Jefferson's head and body with a nice combination.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa works over Jefferson's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jefferson throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a big shot that misses.
Barbosa tries to counter with a takedown but Jefferson is quick to defend against it.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Jefferson moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Jefferson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbosa's hands.
Barbosa swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Jefferson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa moves out of range as Jefferson strikes.
Barbosa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to clinch up but Jefferson keeps it at a distance.
Barbosa tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jefferson misses with a kick to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Jefferson slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Jefferson scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barbosa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jefferson under the eye.
Jefferson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jefferson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jefferson slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barbosa lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcelo Barbosa 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. This is the final round!
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jefferson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jefferson!
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jefferson.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa throws a front kick that sends Jefferson stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a jab to Jefferson's midsection.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Jefferson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jefferson looks to land a left hand but Barbosa moved out of range nicely.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Jefferson misses.
Jefferson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jefferson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jefferson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Jefferson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jefferson scores with a sloppy right hand. Barbosa should have avoided that one.
Jefferson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbosa lands a jab.
Jefferson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jefferson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Jefferson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa blocks a jab.
Barbosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jefferson throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jefferson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jefferson drops his hands momentarily and Barbosa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jefferson misses the target.
Jefferson lands a right hook to the body.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jefferson was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jefferson is trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa is looking to take a break and control but Jefferson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jefferson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barbosa has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Jefferson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Barbosa yanks on the arm and Jefferson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Barbosa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelo Barbosa!
In defeat, Cahal Jefferson stepped up to the mic, saying 'WHY YOU GOTTA BEAT UP ON A MIDGET?!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 1335 p4p, 150 weight class) and Nando Vasquez (ranked 3055 p4p, 274 weight class). Cooter comes to the cage accompanied by Porch Honky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
157 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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26
155 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nando Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Cooter or perhaps it was just good defense by Vasquez, which made it look bad.
Cooter 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.
Vasquez misses with a hook. Cooter ducked under it nicely.
Cooter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vasquez enables Cooter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vasquez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vasquez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cooter.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooter lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vasquez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vasquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vasquez lands a left hand.
Vasquez lands a body punch.
Vasquez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooter tries to pull guard but Vasquez won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter tries to stall but Vasquez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Vasquez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasquez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooter looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
A punch combination from Cooter misses.
Vasquez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooter blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooter has his takedown stuffed
and Vasquez counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooter throws a big shot that misses.
Vasquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Vasquez. Beautiful body shot.
Cooter misses with a double jab.
Vasquez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooter counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooter avoids the head kick by Vasquez.
Vasquez throws the left hand but Cooter avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Cooter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vasquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez takes one to the chin there.
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!
Cooter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vasquez leaves Cooter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cooter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasquez wants to slow Cooter down by chopping away at his legs.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooter.
Vasquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasquez as he avoids it easily.
Vasquez throws out a counter right but Cooter avoids it with no problem.
Cooter staying out of range there.
Vasquez thows a body kick. Cooter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vasquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooter misses the target.
Nando Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez jabs Cooter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasquez misses the jab.
Cooter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Cooter moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooter lands a jab-cross combination.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cooter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vasquez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez slips a jab from Cooter.
Vasquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooter looking to score a takedown here. Vasquez is defending well but Cooter drives through and ends up in Vasquez's guard.
Cooter wants to pass the guard but Vasquez is keeping the position.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vasquez has control of Cooter's left arm, preventing Cooter from doing any damage.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter throwing strikes but missing.
Cooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Vasquez keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Cooter.
Cooter swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Vasquez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cooter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nando Vasquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vasquez wants to control but Cooter postures up.
Vasquez regains half guard, as Cooter was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Cooter there.
Cooter looks to land a strike but Vasquez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooter trying to control but Vasquez is working from the bottom.
Cooter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter looking to pass the guard.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Vasquez keeps moving.
Vasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vasquez pulls Cooter in close to prevent any damage.
Cooter distracts Vasquez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vasquez keeping full guard, as Cooter tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooter works over Vasquez with some ground and pound from guard.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooter catches Vasquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasquez slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
Vasquez flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooter steps away.
Cooter misses with a hook.
Cooter throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasquez.
Cooter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasquez circles away.
Vasquez misses with a leg kick.
Cooter looks to throw the jab but Vasquez is out of range.
Vasquez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cooter takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cooter misses.
Vasquez connects with a body shot.
Vasquez connects with a jab.
Cooter lands a jab to Vasquez's midsection.
Cooter misses the shot to the body.
Vasquez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A cross from Cooter lands.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vasquez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasquez throws a leg kick but Cooter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Vasquez throws a body punch but Cooter moves out of range.
Vasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooter.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasquez sprawls well. Vasquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooter avoids the head kick by Vasquez.
Nando Vasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooter.
Cooter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasquez can pounce on him.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasquez throws a head kick but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter attempts a counter takedown but Vasquez avoids it well and moves away.
Vasquez moves out of range as Cooter strikes.
Vasquez throws out a counter right but Cooter avoids it with no problem.
Vasquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vasquez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Cooter does it's job there.
Vasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Cooter does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooter misses with a wild combination.
Cooter dives in and grabs Vasquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vasquez pushes down on Cooter's head and hops out.
Cooter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooter blocks the body kick.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooter moves away.
Vasquez lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Cooter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooter blocks the body kick.
Cooter throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
Cooter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasquez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez scores with a jab.
Cooter throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooter.
Vasquez throws a wild body kick that Cooter sees coming a mile off.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasquez sprawls well. Vasquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooter gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vasquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vasquez controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez wants to get back to full guard.
Vasquez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasquez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cooter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vasquez throws a push kick but Cooter slaps the foot to one side.
Vasquez fakes the leg kick and cracks Cooter in the body.
Cooter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasquez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooter duly obliges.
Cooter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vasquez.
Vasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooter scores with a jab. Vasquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cooter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Cooter. Beautiful body shot.
Vasquez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vasquez throws an overhand right that lands on Cooter's shoulder, as Cooter tries to avoid the shot.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooter was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Vasquez staying out of range there.
Vasquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasquez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooter will feel that in the morning.
Cooter blocks the body kick.
Vasquez misses with a kick to the body.
Vasquez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooter is out of range and Vasquez settles back down.
Cooter misses with a right hand
and Vasquez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vasquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooter. That did some damage!
Cooter misses with a body shot.
Cooter moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vasquez.
Vasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooter lands with a shot to the body.
Cooter fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Vasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vasquez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Vasquez!
Nando Vasquez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Cobweb Cooter had this to say: 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 776 p4p, 105 weight class) and Thiago Araujo (ranked 661 p4p, 83 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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235 lbs
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285 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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu stuffs the takedown attempt from Araujo. Araujo gets slowly back to his feet.
Koniu pushes Araujo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Koniu.
Araujo stalling in the clinch.
Araujo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koniu has him pressed against the cage.
Koniu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Araujo's elbow.
Araujo tries to pull guard but Koniu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Koniu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Araujo backwards.
A short left from Koniu.
Koniu lands a body punch.
Koniu can't find room to land a body shot as Araujo controls the action.
Araujo misses with a hook to the ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Araujo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koniu obliges.
Araujo is trying to pull guard but Koniu has him pressed against the cage.
Japa Koniu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Araujo.
Araujo successfully pulls guard.
Koniu gets to his feet - Araujo follows without any prompting.
Araujo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koniu counters with a body kick.
Araujo looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu cracks Araujo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koniu lands a nice looking body kick.
Koniu forces Araujo back against the cage and clinches.
Koniu lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Araujo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koniu to keep the fight standing.
Koniu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koniu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Koniu.
A knee to the head by Koniu.
Koniu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araujos head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koniu.
Koniu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koniu lands a nice knee to the body.
Koniu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Araujo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koniu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Araujo up against the cage.
Koniu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Koniu scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koniu crunches a lovely knee into Araujo's ribcage.
Koniu landing knees to the body.
Koniu lands a shot to the body.
Koniu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koniu crunches a lovely knee into Araujo's ribcage.
Araujo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koniu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koniu digs a right hand into Araujo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Araujo's gas tank.
Koniu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koniu tries to throw a body punch but Araujo avoids it by throwing Koniu back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Koniu - that landed with a thud.
Koniu slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Koniu.
Stalling in the clinch from Koniu.
Koniu lands with a short shot to the head.
Araujo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koniu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koniu landing knees to the body.
Araujo prevents a body shot from Koniu.
Koniu leaning against his opponent.
Araujo swings wildly with an uppercut but Koniu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koniu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araujo.
Koniu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Araujo fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koniu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Araujo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koniu walks away with a smile on his face. Araujo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've been told by Koniu's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Araujo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Araujo is rocked!
Japa Koniu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koniu scores with a nice body kick.
Araujo is still on wobbly legs! Can Koniu finish him?
Koniu lands a leg kick that knocks Araujo off balance momentarily.
Araujo seems to have recovered his senses.
Koniu swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Koniu.
Koniu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Koniu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Koniu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koniu.
Koniu taking a breather.
Koniu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koniu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Koniu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koniu scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japa Koniu dominated that round.
That's time! Koniu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koniu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Araujo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koniu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koniu is looking to counter punch.
Araujo wants to stay close but Koniu steps back to make room for something. Araujo seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Koniu and Araujo drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Japa Koniu!
An out of breath Japa Koniu 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 920 p4p, 124 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 998 p4p, 136 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mikhasevich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mikhasevich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bob connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mikhasevich scrambles back to his feet.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
Bob closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Gorgeous Bob has been cut.
Bob throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mikhasevich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mikhasevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Mikhasevich throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Mikhasevich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mikhasevich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bob scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Bob misses.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikhasevich.
Nice shot lands for Bob.
BOOM! Mikhasevich lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bob. Bob tries to recover but Mikhasevich is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bob lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Mikhasevich!
Gennady Mikhasevich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chang Bing Bang (ranked 399 p4p, 52 weight class) and Kongchai Phetboonme (ranked 355 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
16 - 6 - 2 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ching Chang Bing Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongchai Phetboonme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Phetboonme looks to move away, Bing Bang throws a big counter combo but Phetboonme just gets out of the way.
Phetboonme doesn't manage to clinch there - Bing Bang circles away.
Bing Bang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Phetboonme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Phetboonme moves into the clinch successfully.
Phetboonme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phetboonme tries to throw a body punch but Bing Bang avoids it by throwing Phetboonme back against the cage.
Bing Bang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bing Bang.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the head.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Bing Bang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bing Bang blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
A short body shot lands from Bing Bang as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bing Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Bing Bang.
Bing Bang tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Bing Bang wants to break free but Phetboonme has control.
Bing Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme avoiding damage as Bing Bang throws knees to the body.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bing Bang's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phetboonme lands a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phetboonme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bing Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bing Bang.
Phetboonme blocks a body shot from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
Bing Bang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phetboonme avoids it.
Phetboonme throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phetboonme.
Bing Bang can't find room to land a body shot as Phetboonme controls the action.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Bing Bang blocks it.
Phetboonme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bing Bang working aggressively here.
Bing Bang blocking some punches.
Bing Bang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme presses Bing Bang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been informed that Phetboonme has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phetboonme throws a head punch that misses.
Bing Bang blocking some punches.
Bing Bang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phetboonme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bing Bang digs a right hand underneath Phetboonme's ribcage. Phetboonme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phetboonme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bing Bang backwards.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bing Bang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phetboonme blocks it with crossed arms.
Bing Bang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phetboonme's face.
Bing Bang struggles to land a body shot inside as Phetboonme controls his hands.
Phetboonme avoiding damage as Bing Bang throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang lands a knee to the body.
Bing Bang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phetboonme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bing Bang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bing Bang trying to land knees to the body.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
Bing Bang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phetboonme avoids it.
Bing Bang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bing Bang scores with a shot to the side of Phetboonme's head.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Phetboonme.
Still in the clinch, Phetboonme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bing Bang lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Bing Bang's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Phetboonme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bing Bang.
Bing Bang misses with a body punch.
Bing Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
Bing Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bing Bang misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bing Bang as the two fighters clinch.
Phetboonme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phetboonme misses with a body punch.
Phetboonme presses Bing Bang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phetboonme lands an uppercut.
Phetboonme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Bing Bang.
Phetboonme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phetboonme lands a hook that snaps the head of Bing Bang backwards.
Bing Bang blocks a body shot from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kongchai Phetboonme will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bing Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bing Bang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phetboonme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phetboonme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bing Bang.
Jab, jab by Phetboonme - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Phetboonme misses the target.
Bing Bang misses with a body shot.
Bing Bang scores with a jab.
Bing Bang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bing Bang under the eye.
Bing Bang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phetboonme to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phetboonme misses with an uppercut.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Bing Bang is just out of range.
Bing Bang walks into a straight right hand from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme wants to land a leg kick but Bing Bang is out of range.
Bing Bang seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing Bang throws a leg kick but Phetboonme moved away.
Phetboonme appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bing Bang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bing Bang. Phetboonme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phetboonme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bing Bang quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bing Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phetboonme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bing Bang is looking to counter the offense by Phetboonme and move into the clinch.
Bing Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bing Bang appears to be looking for a big counter.
Phetboonme lands a jab to the head.
Phetboonme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bing Bang slips a jab from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries a low kick but Bing Bang avoids it.
Bing Bang avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bing Bang. That's going to slow Phetboonme down.
Bing Bang tries to land a front kick but Phetboonme steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a shot to the body.
Bing Bang checks a leg kick.
Ching Chang Bing Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bing Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme flicks out a counter leg kick but Bing Bang steps away.
Phetboonme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Phetboonme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phetboonme steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bing Bang. That one must have hurt.
Kongchai Phetboonme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phetboonme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phetboonme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phetboonme thuds his right hand into Bing Bang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bing Bang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Phetboonme to counter with a crisp jab.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
Phetboonme misses with a body kick.
Bing Bang is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Phetboonme.
Bing Bang misses with a low kick as Phetboonme jumps back.
Bing Bang connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bing Bang. Bing Bang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phetboonme misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bing Bang.
Phetboonme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bing Bang slips a jab from Phetboonme.
Bing Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bing Bang 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.
Phetboonme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phetboonme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bing Bang under the eye.
Bing Bang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phetboonme wants to land a leg kick but Bing Bang is out of range.
Phetboonme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Phetboonme misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick but Bing Bang sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bing Bang appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Phetboonme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bing Bang.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phetboonme.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phetboonme checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phetboonme lands a really nice looking cross but Bing Bang seems unphased.
Phetboonme wants to clinch up but Bing Bang keeps it at a distance.
Phetboonme looks to score with a jab to the body but Bing Bang is just out of range.
Phetboonme checks a leg kick.
Phetboonme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phetboonme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bing Bang can pounce on him.
Bing Bang moves into the clinch successfully.
Phetboonme working aggressively here.
Bing Bang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phetboonmes head.
Ching Chang Bing Bang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bing Bang wants to get back to striking at distance but Phetboonme won't allow it.
Phetboonme misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongchai Phetboonme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Phetboonme closes the distance and clinches.
Phetboonme prevents a body shot from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang pushes Phetboonme back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Phetboonme tries to work over Bing Bang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme tries to stall but Bing Bang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phetboonme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bing Bang's elbow.
Bing Bang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phetboonme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phetboonme misses with the head strike.
Phetboonme managing to block the knees to the body from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bing Bang tries to land a knee to the head but Phetboonme blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phetboonme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bing Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Phetboonme.
Phetboonme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phetboonme lands a left hand.
Bing Bang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Phetboonme on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phetboonme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phetboonme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bing Bang tries a body shot but Phetboonme blocks it.
Phetboonme blocking some punches.
Bing Bang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phetboonme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Phetboonme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bing Bang darts in and clinches Phetboonme up against the cage.
A short left from Phetboonme.
A short left from Phetboonme.
Bing Bang misses with a punch to the body.
Bing Bang misses with a punch to the body.
Bing Bang swings wildly with an uppercut but Phetboonme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phetboonme pushes Bing Bang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bing Bang missing with knees to the body.
Bing Bang lands with a left to the head.
Bing Bang lands a nice knee to the body.
Phetboonme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phetboonme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phetboonme takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bing Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Phetboonme won't want to take too many of those.
Ching Chang Bing Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phetboonme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Bing Bang controls his hands.
Kongchai Phetboonme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bing Bang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phetboonme's elbow.
Bing Bang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phetboonme checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phetboonme scores with a kick to the body.
Bing Bang misses with a low kick.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Bing Bang avoids it.
Phetboonme tries to land a front kick but Bing Bang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing Bang wants to clinch up but Phetboonme keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Phetboonme. That snapped Bing Bang's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bing Bang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Phetboonme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phetboonme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bing Bang tries to score with a low kick but Phetboonme moves his leg out of the way.
Phetboonme walks into a stiff left hand from Bing Bang.
A bone on bone clash there as Phetboonme blocks the leg kick.
Phetboonme feints a counter leg kick.
Bing Bang wants to land a leg kick but Phetboonme is out of range.
Phetboonme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bing Bang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Bing Bang finds it's target.
Phetboonme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bing Bang scores with a decent looking hook.
Bing Bang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Phetboonme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phetboonme lands with a right hand.
Phetboonme scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bing Bang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phetboonme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phetboonme just misses with a punch to the body.
Bing Bang misses with a double jab.
Phetboonme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Phetboonme scores with a leg kick.
Bing Bang scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phetboonme, right into the meat.
Bing Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phetboonme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bing Bang ducks right into an uppercut from Phetboonme.
Phetboonme takes the fight into the clinch.
Phetboonme pushes Bing Bang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kongchai Phetboonme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phetboonme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kongchai Phetboonme!
Kongchai Phetboonme bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Rockwell (ranked 779 p4p, 100 weight class) and Crusadius Infidellus (ranked 800 p4p, 103 weight class). Infidellus has chosen The last stand: Sabaton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elliot Rockwell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusadius Infidellus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell throws a hook but Infidellus avoids it easily.
Rockwell lands a front kick.
Infidellus blocks a head kick by Rockwell .
Infidellus thuds his right hand into Rockwell 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rockwell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Infidellus throws the kick towards the body but Rockwell avoids it.
Rockwell takes one to the side of the head.
Rockwell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Infidellus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Infidellus.
Infidellus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Infidellus just misses with a punch to the body.
Infidellus looks to land a left hand but Rockwell moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Infidellus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rockwell throws a hook but Infidellus blocks it.
Rockwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Infidellus cracks Rockwell with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Infidellus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Rockwell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rockwell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Infidellus.
Infidellus throws a body shot but no joy.
Infidellus wants to slow Rockwell down by chopping away at his legs.
A slow jab from Infidellus misses its intended target.
A jab from Infidellus misses.
Rockwell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rockwell is looking to land body kicks.
Infidellus misses with a hook.
Infidellus looks to throw a body kick
and Rockwell counters with a good low kick that Infidellus was not able to check.
Infidellus misses with a straight left.
Rockwell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Infidellus.
Infidellus is looking to chop away at Rockwell 's legs.
Rockwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus ducks under a wild hook from Rockwell .
Infidellus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rockwell missing with a left hand there. Infidellus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Infidellus throws a chopping leg kick but Rockwell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rockwell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Infidellus.
Rockwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Infidellus was well out of range. Poor timing from Rockwell .
Rockwell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Infidellus looks to throw the jab but Rockwell is out of range.
Infidellus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infidellus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Infidellus misses with a right hand
and Infidellus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Infidellus scores with a jab to the body.
Infidellus connects with an inside leg kick.
Infidellus tries to work over Rockwell 's front leg with a kick but Rockwell checks it.
Infidellus throws a chopping leg kick but Rockwell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infidellus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockwell tried to counter with a leg kick but Infidellus avoided it.
Infidellus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Infidellus. That snapped Rockwell 's head back.
A lazy left from Rockwell finds it's target.
It looks like Crusadius Infidellus has been cut.
Infidellus walks into a stiff left hand from Rockwell .
Infidellus is rocked!
Rockwell knocks out Infidellus with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Rockwell before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Rockwell picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elliot Rockwell !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petdee Sitsongrit (ranked 233 p4p, 30 weight class) and Ramazan Jainar (ranked 226 p4p, 29 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petdee Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Jainar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jainar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jainar missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Jainar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jainar.
Jainar moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
Jainar blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Jainar breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jainar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jainar checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Jainar's leg. Jainar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jainar misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Jainar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Jainar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Jainar misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jainar moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Jainar tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Ramazan Jainar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jainar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Jainar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Jainar does no damage.
Jainar misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Jainar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jainar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Jainar misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Jainar saw that one coming.
Jainar with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Jainar misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Jainar is having none of it.
Jainar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Jainar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jainar avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Jainar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jainar lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Jainar swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Jainar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Jainar counters with a nice uppercut.
Jainar misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Jainar misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jainar connects with a single shot there.
Jainar misses with the body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Jainar 's knee.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Jainar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jainar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jainar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jainar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jainar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit gets through Jainar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jainar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jainar is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Jainar lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jainar fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jainar scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jainar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Jainar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jainar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jainar feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Jainar stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jainar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jainar just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jainar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jainar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jainar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Jainar's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramazan Jainar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jainar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Jainar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A low kick from Jainar is predictable there
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jainar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jainar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit clinches.
Jainar manages to break the clinch.
Jainar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Jainar is rocked!
Ramazan Jainar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Jainar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jainar down.
Jainar is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sitsongrit! Jainar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petdee Sitsongrit!
Petdee Sitsongrit tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Tama Ginty (ranked 191 p4p, 27 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 336 p4p, 50 weight class). Tama Ginty comes to the cage accompanied by Wear Your Love Like Heaven. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Tama Ginty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama Ginty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sideman.
Tama Ginty ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Tama Ginty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sideman cracks Tama Ginty with a good jab.
Tama Ginty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tama Ginty throws a poor cross that misses
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tama Ginty misses with an uppercut.
Tama Ginty sets himself, and Sideman steps forward looking for the clinch! Tama Ginty avoids it this time.
Sideman is looking to clinch.
Tama Ginty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sideman throws out a counter right but Tama Ginty avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Tama Ginty.
Sideman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman catches Tama Ginty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sideman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tama Ginty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sideman misses with a lunging right hand
and Tama Ginty counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sideman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tama Ginty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tama Ginty misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama Ginty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sideman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sideman moves away from the strike by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty moves away from the strike by Sideman.
Tama Ginty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tama Ginty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sideman. That did some damage!
Donk. Sideman catches Tama Ginty right on the button with a cross.
Sideman connects with a jab.
Tama Ginty lands a right hook to the body.
Sideman tries to clinch up but Tama Ginty circles away and keeps his distance.
Sideman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tama Ginty throws an off balance right hand
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sideman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tama Ginty circles away quickly and effectively.
Sideman slips a jab from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty thuds his shin into the meat of Sideman's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tama Ginty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty connects with a jab.
Sideman lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty throws a solid leg kick but Sideman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tama Ginty.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tama Ginty moves away.
Tama Ginty tries to score with a low kick but Sideman moves his leg out of the way.
Tama Ginty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
A slow jab from Tama Ginty misses its intended target.
Tama Ginty connects with an inside leg kick.
Tama Ginty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tama Ginty misses with a low kick.
Sideman misses with a shot to the body
and Tama Ginty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sideman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tama Ginty.
Sideman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tama Ginty drops his hands momentarily and Sideman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tama Ginty misses the shot to the body.
Tama Ginty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty tries to land a leg kick but Sideman saw it coming and moves away.
Sideman throws a hook but Tama Ginty blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tama Ginty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tama Ginty tries to land a body kick
and Sideman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty wants to land a leg kick but Sideman is out of range.
Sideman throws a hook but Tama Ginty avoids it easily.
Tama Ginty throws a big shot that misses.
Sideman misses with a lunging right hand
and Tama Ginty counters with an outside leg kick.
Sideman loads up on a big right hand but Tama Ginty slips the punch.
Tama Ginty throws the kick towards the body but Sideman avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sideman! But no joy.
Sideman darts in and clinches Tama Ginty up against the cage.
Tama Ginty misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sideman.
Tama Ginty breaks the clinch.
Sideman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tama Ginty stuns Sideman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sideman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tama Ginty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty misses with a hook
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sideman throws a jab but it's blocked by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sideman if he has to take too many more of those.
Tama Ginty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tama Ginty connects with a solid leg kick.
Tama Ginty walks into a straight right hand from Sideman.
Sideman misses with a wild combination.
Tama Ginty catches Sideman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tama Ginty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sideman throws a hook to the side of Tama Ginty's head but Tama Ginty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Tama Ginty misses.
Sideman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tama Ginty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tama Ginty throws a good cross that connects.
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 Conrad Tama Ginty will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick that misses
and Sideman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tama Ginty thinking.
Sideman 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.
Sideman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sideman moves to clinch but Tama Ginty breaks away
and Tama Ginty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tama Ginty feints and then cracks Sideman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sideman down.
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
Sideman misses with a straight left.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Tama Ginty's shoulder, as Tama Ginty tries to avoid the shot.
Sideman looks to land a right hand but Tama Ginty moved out of range.
Tama Ginty wants to slow Sideman down by chopping away at his legs.
Sideman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tama Ginty.
Sideman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tama Ginty throws a low kick but Sideman avoids it.
Tama Ginty connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Sideman coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman moves into the clinch.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Sideman scores with a shot to the side of Tama Ginty's head.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with an uppercut but Sideman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sideman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tama Ginty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sideman misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Sideman to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sideman.
Tama Ginty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tama Ginty is leaning against Sideman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tama Ginty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sideman has Tama Ginty pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tama Ginty.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tama Ginty tries a body shot but Sideman blocks it.
Sideman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sideman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tama Ginty lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tama Ginty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tama Ginty lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty lands an uppercut.
Tama Ginty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tama Ginty cracks Sideman with a nice body shot.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tama Ginty lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty tries to work over Sideman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tama Ginty digs a right hand into Sideman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sideman's gas tank.
Sideman presses Tama Ginty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sideman is trying to maintain a safe position but Tama Ginty gets an underhook and turns Sideman into the cage.
Sideman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tama Ginty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tama Ginty is looking to slow Sideman down with leg kicks.
Tama Ginty misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Tama Ginty.
Sideman blocks a jab.
Sideman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Tama Ginty scores with a punch to the head.
Tama Ginty connects with a single shot there.
Tama Ginty throws a hook to the side of Sideman's head but Sideman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tama Ginty is looking to slow Sideman down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sideman looks to score with a jab to the body but Tama Ginty is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tama Ginty.
A big right from Sideman misses.
Tama Ginty is looking to chop away at Sideman's legs.
Tama Ginty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
Tama Ginty looks for the body kick but Sideman saw that one coming.
Sideman throws a hook but Tama Ginty blocks it.
Tama Ginty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sideman. That did some damage!
Tama Ginty scores with a nice body kick.
Tama Ginty thumps Sideman with a low kick.
Tama Ginty throws a leg kick
and Sideman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sideman missing with a left hand there. Tama Ginty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sideman moves out of range of the strikes.
Sideman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sideman.
Tama Ginty throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conrad Tama Ginty 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. And we move into the final round!
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tama Ginty to counter with a crisp jab.
Sideman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tama Ginty misses with a looping right.
Sideman throws a body punch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tama Ginty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Tama Ginty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sideman throws a body punch but Tama Ginty moves out of range.
Tama Ginty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tama Ginty throws a poor cross that misses
and Sideman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tama Ginty was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman.
Sideman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tama Ginty.
Sideman checks a leg kick.
Tama Ginty connects with a body shot that sends Sideman's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Sideman.
Sideman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Sideman misses.
Tama Ginty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice jab there from Sideman.
Sideman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Tama Ginty misses the target.
Sideman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sideman throws an off balance right hand
and Tama Ginty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Sideman. Beautiful body shot.
Sideman throws a shot to the body.
Tama Ginty throws a shot from downtown. Sideman moves away and avoids it.
Tama Ginty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sideman throws a sloppy body shot
and Tama Ginty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sideman cracks Tama Ginty with an open hand slap.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama Ginty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conrad Tama Ginty is winning the standup battle so far.
Tama Ginty with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sideman moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tama Ginty gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Sideman counter with a right hand.
Tama Ginty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sideman.
Tama Ginty bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sideman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sideman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sideman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tama Ginty.
No joy there for Sideman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tama Ginty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tama Ginty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sideman's sensitive parts.
Sideman misses with a hook. Tama Ginty ducked under it nicely.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tama Ginty throws a push kick but Sideman slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tama Ginty, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sideman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama Ginty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sideman throws a poor cross that misses
and Tama Ginty finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tama Ginty throws out a powerful jab.
Tama Ginty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sideman checks it well.
Tama Ginty keeps Sideman at a distance using the push kick.
Tama Ginty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sideman moves away.
Sideman looks to throw the jab but Tama Ginty is out of range.
Tama Ginty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sideman's calf.
Tama Ginty slips under a jab from Sideman.
Tama Ginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tama Ginty.
Sideman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sideman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tama Ginty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Tama Ginty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman tries to clinch but Tama Ginty is having none of it.
Sideman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sideman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sideman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tama Ginty. Tama Ginty obviously looking to wear him down.
Tama Ginty tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tama Ginty.
Sideman slips a straight right by Tama Ginty.
Tama Ginty moves away from the strike by Sideman.
Tama Ginty scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tama Ginty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sideman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sideman clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Sideman.
Tama Ginty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tama Ginty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denny Sideman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conrad Tama Ginty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conrad Tama Ginty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tama Ginty 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conrad Tama Ginty!
A victorious Conrad Tama Ginty 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lemieux (ranked 294 p4p, 40 weight class) and Rick Piano (ranked 265 p4p, 35 weight class). Piano has chosen Rick going ham on a bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 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
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemieux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Piano swings for the body but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux lands a nice looking body shot.
Lemieux closes the distance but Piano moves to the side
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lemieux swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Piano counters by moving into the clinch.
Piano tries to work over Lemieux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux tries to work over Piano 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux avoids the elbow strike from Piano , against the cage.
I was talking to Lemieux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
Lemieux scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lemieux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piano lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Vincent Lemieux has been cut.
Piano lands a body punch.
Piano lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemieux takes an elbow to the forehead.
Piano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemieux throws a head punch that misses.
Piano drops Lemieux onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lemieux is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lemieux is rocked!
Lemieux tries to circle away from danger but Piano catches him off guard and hits him in the side of the head with a sharp elbow. Lemieux looks like he's been hit by a taser charge, he's shivering as he falls to the canvas! I bet he can't even remember his own name right now - he's in bits!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Rick Piano !
Rick Piano tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Gagnon (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 18 p4p, 5 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Gagnon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gagnon.
I was talking to Gagnon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gagnon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gagnon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gagnons head.
Gagnon breaks from the clinch.
Graves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gagnon finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gagnon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gagnon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Gagnon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gagnon.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gagnon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gagnon dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Gagnon misses with an uppercut
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gagnon lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Graves.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Gagnon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws a hook but Gagnon blocks it.
Gagnon throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gagnon, as that shot connected.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gagnon misses.
Graves wants to clinch up but Gagnon keeps it at a distance.
Gagnon is looking to counter punch.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Gagnon.
Gagnon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Graves back to the cage. Gagnon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gagnon misses with a looping right.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Gagnon tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Graves prevents Gagnon from breaking the clinch.
Gagnon is trying to pull guard but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Gagnon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Gagnon moved out of range.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves is rocked!
Graves gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Gagnon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Graves is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon retains his middleweight title!
Luc Gagnon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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