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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Nobody (ranked 1641 p4p, 104 weight class) and Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 1914 p4p, 118 weight class). Anthon Van Der Dusse acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Nobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dusse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Dusse throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Nobody counter with a right hand.
Van Der Dusse misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Nobody lands.
Nobody slips under a jab.
Van Der Dusse tries for a takedown but Nobody circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nobody ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Der Dusse ducks under a wild hook from Nobody.
Van Der Dusse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nobody.
Van Der Dusse misses with a straight left.
Van Der Dusse dives in and scores a takedown into Nobody's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobody wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Dusse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Der Dusse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Der Dusse prevents Nobody from getting back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse won't allow Nobody to get back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse postures up in Nobody's guard and throws a big left but Nobody blocks it.
Van Der Dusse is working Nobody over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobody wants to stand up but Van Der Dusse is controlling him.
Van Der Dusse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nobody works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nobody wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Dusse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Der Dusse landing some decent shots from guard.
Nobody wants to stand but Van Der Dusse is controlling the position.
Van Der Dusse connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Der Dusse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nobody uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Van Der Dusse takes a swing at Nobody's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse clobbers Nobody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nobody dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Der Dusse throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Dusse tries for a takedown but Nobody circles away easily
and Nobody counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobody with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Nobody as Van Der Dusse shoots in.
Nigel Nobody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthon Van Der Dusse.
Nobody misses the shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nobody ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Nobody was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That kick from Nobody tenderised Van Der Dusse's leg. Van Der Dusse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Der Dusse swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nobody counter with a right hand.
Van Der Dusse swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nobody counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody slips under a jab from Van Der Dusse.
It looked like Nobody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nobody 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.
Van Der Dusse misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Nobody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nobody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Der Dusse.
Nobody dips to his left and cracks Van Der Dusse with an uppercut!
Nobody misses with a body kick.
Van Der Dusse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Der Dusse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Der Dusse is rocked!
Nobody scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Dusse throws a body shot but no joy.
Nobody misses with a lunging right hand
and Nobody takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nobody plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Van Der Dusse to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Van Der Dusse just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel Nobody!
An out of breath Nigel Nobody thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Sixx (ranked 1454 p4p, 189 weight class) and Bobby Baccalieri (ranked 1431 p4p, 185 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sixx might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Niykee Heaton. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nikki Sixx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Baccalieri!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sixx tries to clinch but Baccalieri is having none of it.
Baccalieri ducks under a wild hook from Sixx.
Sixx fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Baccalieri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Sixx.
Sixx keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baccalieri.
Sixx pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baccalieri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baccalieri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sixx fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sixx looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sixx looks to land a combination but Baccalieri avoids it well.
Baccalieri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sixx.
Sixx ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baccalieri throws a shot to the body.
Sixx fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baccalieri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Sixx throws a poor cross that misses
letting Baccalieri counter with a right hand.
Nikki Sixx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sixx loads up on a big right hand but Baccalieri slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sixx.
Bobby Baccalieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baccalieri throws the left hand but Sixx avoids the punch easily.
Sixx pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sixx tries to land a front kick but Baccalieri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sixx takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sixx fails to land with a series of punches.
Sixx misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikki Sixx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sixx with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baccalieri to score with a decent uppercut.
Sixx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baccalieri.
Sixx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baccalieri avoids the body shot from Sixx.
Sixx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baccalieri counters with a nice uppercut.
Baccalieri throws a shot from downtown. Sixx moves away and avoids it.
Sixx throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sixx throws a hook but Baccalieri avoids it easily.
Sixx avoids the body shot from Baccalieri.
Sixx misses with an uppercut. Baccalieri saw that one coming.
Baccalieri ducks under a wild hook from Sixx.
Baccalieri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baccalieri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baccalieri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sixx manages to avoid it.
Baccalieri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baccalieri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sixx.
Baccalieri scores with a hook to the body. Sixx takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sixx digs a good body shot into Baccalieri's ribs.
Sixx feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sixx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sixx won't allow Baccalieri to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baccalieri pulls Sixx in close to his closed guard and prevents Sixx from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sixx's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sixx trying to control but Baccalieri is working from the bottom.
Baccalieri wants to get back to his feet but Sixx is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sixx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baccalieri circles away quickly and effectively.
Sixx tries to close the distance and clinch but Baccalieri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sixx takes a swing at Baccalieri's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sixx pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sixx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baccalieri circles away quickly and effectively.
Baccalieri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baccalieri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baccalieri stuffs the takedown.
Sixx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baccalieri.
Baccalieri stuffs the takedown attempt from Sixx. Sixx gets slowly back to his feet.
Sixx throws a lazy uppercut
and Baccalieri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baccalieri lands an overhand right.
Baccalieri cracks Sixx with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baccalieri throws a jab but it's blocked by Sixx.
Sixx steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baccalieri.
Sixx thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sixx fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Baccalieri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baccalieri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sixx throws a leg kick
and Baccalieri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sixx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Baccalieri - just one landing.
Nikki Sixx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baccalieri scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Baccalieri.
Sixx misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baccalieri! But no joy.
Sixx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baccalieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobby Baccalieri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sixx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baccalieri was well out of range. Poor timing from Sixx.
Baccalieri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sixx under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baccalieri looks to throw the jab but Sixx is out of range.
Sixx misses with a lunging right hand
letting Baccalieri counter with a right hand.
Sixx is rocked!
Baccalieri has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sixx walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Baccalieri swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Baccalieri!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Baccalieri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 1108 p4p, 51 weight class) and Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 939 p4p, 45 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company blaring out of the sound system. Ubungu Bamboo Face has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubungu Bamboo Face!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox scores with a nice strike.
Bamboo Face thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bamboo Face uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Bamboo Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Bamboo Face tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bamboo Face just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bamboo Face or not.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamboo Face swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamboo Face lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Bamboo Face 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.
A short left from Knox.
Bamboo Face lands a shoulder strike.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamboo Face blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
Knox blocking some punches.
Bamboo Face tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knox effectively controlling the action here.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Bamboo Face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bamboo Face as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Bamboo Face pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bamboo Face or not.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox wants to stall.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamboo Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knox tries a body shot but Bamboo Face blocks it.
Knox misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamboo Face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamboo Face throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Bamboo Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Bamboo Face moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Bamboo Face misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Bamboo Face tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox pushes Bamboo Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Bamboo Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Bamboo Face - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bamboo Face.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamboo Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox tries a body shot but Bamboo Face blocks it.
Knox content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bamboo Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox blocking some punches.
Bamboo Face lands with a right to the head.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox working aggressively here.
Zeta Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knox misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamboo Face.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bamboo Face backwards.
It looks like Ubungu Bamboo Face has been cut.
Knox is trying to maintain a safe position but Bamboo Face gets an underhook and turns Knox into the cage.
Bamboo Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox is looking to control Bamboo Face's arms but Bamboo Face gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knox has his back to the cage.
Knox is leaning against Bamboo Face and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Bamboo Face tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamboo Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamboo Face misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Bamboo Face.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox digs a right hand into Bamboo Face's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bamboo Face's gas tank.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bamboo Face is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox is pushing Bamboo Face up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bamboo Face takes a shot to the head.
Knox wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bamboo Face paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox is looking to counter the offense by Bamboo Face and move into the clinch.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Bamboo Face moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bamboo Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bamboo Face can do to turn this around?
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Bamboo Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bamboo Face throws out a counter right but Knox avoids it with no problem.
Bamboo Face avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bamboo Face let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Knox connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox tries to clinch but Bamboo Face is having none of it.
Bamboo Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Bamboo Face on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bamboo Face there as he acknowledges the shot.
Knox lands with a cross.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Bamboo Face's head but Bamboo Face sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Bamboo Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bamboo Face throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox has Bamboo Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Bamboo Face lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bamboo Face fails to land.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face is working Knox over against the cage.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
A short left from Bamboo Face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamboo Face lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bamboo Face.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Bamboo Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Bamboo Face tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Bamboo Face back against the cage.
Bamboo Face lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries a body shot but Bamboo Face blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face scores with a shot to the side of Knox's head.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamboo Face.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamboo Face creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Zeta Knox did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Bamboo Face.
Knox tries to clinch but Bamboo Face is having none of it.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bamboo Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zeta Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox moves into range and clinches up with Bamboo Face.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bamboo Face scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamboo Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Knox.
Stalling in the clinch from Knox.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
A short right from Knox.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox stalling in the clinch.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
A body shot lands from Bamboo Face.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bamboo Face.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamboo Face lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamboo Face can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Bamboo Face lands a body punch.
Knox misses with a body punch.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Knox.
Knox blocks a body shot from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Knox pushes Bamboo Face back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Bamboo Face letting Knox take a breather here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox presses Bamboo Face against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bamboo Face works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox had his way with Ubungu Bamboo Face in that round.
The cut man is working on Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Bamboo Face sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bamboo Face doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox darts in and clinches Bamboo Face up against the cage.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
Bamboo Face tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox has Bamboo Face pushed against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamboo Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox digs a right hand into Bamboo Face's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bamboo Face's gas tank.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
Bamboo Face tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox tries a body shot but Bamboo Face blocks it.
Bamboo Face throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bamboo Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamboo Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch to the body.
Knox tries to stall but Bamboo Face uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamboo Face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Bamboo Face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
Zeta Knox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Bamboo Face tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Bamboo Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face throws a head punch that misses.
Bamboo Face misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamboo Face throws a head punch that misses.
Bamboo Face misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamboo Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bamboo Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ubungu Bamboo Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ubungu Bamboo Face.
Well Knox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeta Knox!
A victorious Zeta Knox 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Roberts (ranked 1517 p4p, 198 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 1278 p4p, 180 weight class). Roberts's entrance music is Break Stuff. A fine choice. Anti Half Assed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Roberts's chin.
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178 lbs
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170 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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Half Assed does it's job there.
It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Roberts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Half Assed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Half Assed avoids it well and moves away.
Half Assed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roberts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Half Assed manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Half Assed does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Half Assed tries to counter it with a takedown but Roberts pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Half Assed lands with a good body shot.
Half Assed missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Half Assed to score with a decent uppercut.
Half Assed throws a shot to the body.
Half Assed slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Roberts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Half Assed cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Half Assed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Half Assed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Half Assed throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Half Assed manages to circle out of the way.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Half Assed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Half Assed.
Half Assed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roberts had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Half Assed throws out the jab.
Half Assed lands with a good body shot.
Half Assed misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Anti Half Assed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.
It looked like Roberts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Half Assed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Half Assed swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Half Assed looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Half Assed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts trying to control the position but Half Assed is working away.
Half Assed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Half Assed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Half Assed looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed misses the shot to the body.
Half Assed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Half Assed avoids it well and moves away.
Roberts is looking to wear down Half Assed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Half Assed prevents a body shot from Roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberts goes for a takedown in the clinch but Half Assed prevents it.
Half Assed tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Half Assed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Half Assed back against the cage.
Half Assed gets underhooks to prevent Roberts's takedown attempt.
Roberts pulls Half Assed into guard.
Half Assed stays in close to Roberts's body and controls the position.
Half Assed tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.
Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Half Assed from controlling successfully.
Roberts controls Half Assed momentarily but Half Assed frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roberts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Half Assed has managed to get both his arms back between Roberts's legs - danger averted.
Half Assed wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Half Assed controlling him for the moment.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Roberts tries to counter with a takedown but Half Assed is quick to defend against it.
Half Assed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Half Assed throws a poor cross that misses
and Roberts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed lands a slapping body shot.
Half Assed swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roberts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Half Assed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Half Assed finds it's way through Roberts's defenses.
Roberts looking to score a takedown here. Half Assed is defending well but Roberts drives through and ends up in Half Assed's guard.
Half Assed is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Half Assed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Half Assed is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Half Assed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts distracts Half Assed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Half Assed keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Half Assed has his foot on Roberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberts works his way back into a safe position though.
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 Max Roberts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Half Assed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roberts stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Half Assed jabs Roberts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Half Assed throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Half Assed misses with a looping left.
Roberts attempts a counter takedown but Half Assed avoids it well and moves away.
Roberts lands with a good body shot.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Anti Half Assed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Half Assed throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Half Assed misses.
Half Assed thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roberts shoots in but Half Assed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts is looking to counter punch.
Half Assed scores with a decent looking hook.
Half Assed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts tries to counter with a takedown but Half Assed is quick to defend against it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Half Assed. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Roberts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Half Assed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with a body shot.
Roberts swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Half Assed lands with a nice combination. Roberts backs away looking to recover.
Half Assed lands a right hook to the body.
Half Assed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Half Assed swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Half Assed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Half Assed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Roberts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roberts or perhaps it was just good defense by Half Assed, which made it look bad.
Half Assed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Half Assed persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Roberts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Half Assed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed throws an off balance right hand
and Roberts counters with a nice body shot.
Roberts shoots in and bounces Half Assed off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anti Half Assed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Half Assed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anti Half Assed!
Max Roberts spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Visigoth (ranked 1511 p4p, 205 weight class) and Josey Wales (ranked 1775 p4p, 236 weight class). Visigoth's entrance music is Faun Unda Vikings . A fine choice. Josey Wales has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alaric Visigoth's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alaric Visigoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josey Wales!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wales throws a jab but it's blocked by Visigoth.
Visigoth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Alaric Visigoth has been cut.
Visigoth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Visigoth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wales throws out a counter right but Visigoth avoids it with no problem.
Visigoth closes the distance and clinches up with Wales, looking for a takedown. Visigoth pushes Wales against the cage but Wales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Wales on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wales throws a jab but it's blocked by Visigoth.
Visigoth tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wales defends well and Visigoth ends up having to push Wales into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alaric Visigoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Wales as Visigoth shoots in.
Visigoth moves out of range of the strikes.
Visigoth doesn't manage to clinch there - Wales circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wales! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Wales. That snapped Visigoth's head back.
Visigoth is rocked!
Wales lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josey Wales!
After the big win, Josey Wales made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Top Nutrition 160Q100$ 140Q75$ 100Q25$ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Alaric Visigoth stepped up to the mic, saying 'I know this is loss and my opponent was better today, but I would still like to thank both my sponsors Evil Empire Nutrition and Phantom Fight Wear who make my training possible and have faith in my skill. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Usko Matonen (ranked 608 p4p, 38 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 740 p4p, 80 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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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar looks to land a left hand but Matonen moved out of range nicely.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Matonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jafar.
Matonen throws a nice head kick!
Matonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Matonen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A good leg kick by Matonen.
Jafar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Matonen controls his hands.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Matonen fails to land.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matonen's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Matonen tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Matonen back against the cage.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Matonen.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jafar 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.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jafar is keeping busy.
Jafar lands a nice uppercut.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matonen working aggressively here.
Matonen stalling in the clinch.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar working aggressively here.
A short left from Matonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Jafar pushes Matonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Matonen effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Matonen fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jafar.
Matonen lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Jafar - that landed with a thud.
Matonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matonen misses with a body punch.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Matonen prevents a body shot from Jafar.
A short uppercut from Jafar.
Matonen working aggressively here.
Matonen looking to stall.
Matonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Matonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matonen looking to stall.
Matonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar lands a left hand.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jafar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Matonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen prevents a body shot from Jafar.
A short body shot lands from Jafar as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matonen.
Matonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Matonen.
Matonen takes a shot to the head.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Matonen's head.
Matonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jafar gets an underhook and turns Matonen into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jafar.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jafar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Matonen is predictable there
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jafar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matonen takes one to the chin there.
Matonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jafar circles away.
Matonen tries a low kick but Jafar avoids it.
Matonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Jafar counters with a nice body shot.
Jafar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matonen.
Matonen moves forwards but Jafar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matonen misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Matonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jafar in his tracks.
Jafar cracks Matonen with an open hand slap.
Matonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jafar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar scores with a nice right hand.
Jafar checks a low kick from Matonen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jafar! But no joy.
Matonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jafar slips under a jab from Matonen.
Jafar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matonen misses with a looping right.
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Matonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jafar tests Matonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jafar looks to land a right hand but Matonen moved out of range.
Matonen takes a swing at Jafar's ribcage but misses.
Matonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jafar scores with a jab to the body.
Jafar lands with a hook. Matonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jafar tries to clinch but Matonen is having none of it.
Jafar throws a looping overhand right but Matonen ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Matonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matonen tries to clinch but Jafar moves out of range.
Matonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matonen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jafar's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar swats away the attempt to clinch by Matonen.
Jafar takes a swing at Matonen's ribcage but misses.
Nuri Jafar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matonen is looking to chop away at Jafar's legs.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Matonen.
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jafar blocks the leg kick.
Matonen tries to clinch but Jafar is having none of it.
Jafar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good leg kick by Matonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matonen moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Matonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jafar blocks a head kick by Matonen.
Jafar throws a hook to the side of Matonen's head but Matonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matonen tries to work over Jafar's front leg with a kick but Jafar checks it.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jafar.
Jafar scores with a jab to the head.
Jafar scores with a jab to the head.
Matonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jafar checks it well.
Jafar digs a good body shot into Matonen's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Jafar.
Jafar lands with a nice body punch.
Jafar misses with a wild body shot.
Matonen instigates a clinch.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Matonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matonen lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Matonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Matonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matonen.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen cracks Jafar with a nice body shot.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matonen manages to break the clinch.
Matonen darts in trying to clinch
and Matonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jafar circles away.
Matonen avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Matonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jafar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jafar.
Jab from Matonen.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matonen.
Good standup being displayed there by Jafar as he connects with a hook.
Jafar misses with a looping left.
Jafar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jafar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar throws a hook but Matonen avoids it easily.
Matonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jafar.
Jafar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matonen.
Matonen throws a head kick that Jafar semi-blocks.
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!
Matonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Matonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar moves into the clinch.
Jafar pushes Matonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jafar.
Jafar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
Jafar lands a body shot.
Matonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matonen trying to control the position but instead, Jafar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Matonen into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
Matonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar lands a body shot.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jafar.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matonen backwards.
Jafar lands a nice uppercut.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar lands a right hand.
Jafar blocks a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Nuri Jafar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matonen's elbow.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usko Matonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matonen moves into the clinch.
Jafar is leaning against Matonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Matonen.
Matonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Matonen stalling in the clinch.
Matonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Matonen.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jafar.
Matonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matonen or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Matonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Jafar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matonen stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Matonen.
Matonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jafar 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
An intense looking Nuri Jafar took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'where's my money'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 1554 p4p, 74 weight class) and Paul Beecher (ranked 456 p4p, 23 weight class). Francisco Babyara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Beecher's chin.
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285 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beecher.
Babyara avoids the body shot from Beecher.
Beecher tries to land a body kick
and Babyara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babyara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beecher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babyara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babyara misses with a series of wild punches.
Babyara lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara avoids the body shot from Beecher.
Beecher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Babyara throws a right and a left that Beecher avoids nicely.
Beecher thinks about the counter body kick.
Babyara throws a shot from downtown. Beecher moves away and avoids it.
Beecher misses with a body shot
and Babyara counters with a nice right hand that sends Beecher toppling to the canvas! Beecher scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Babyara finish him?!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Babyara knocks Beecher out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francisco Babyara!
Francisco Babyara made sure to mention his sponsor, Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army (ranked 385 p4p, 50 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 621 p4p, 87 weight class). Army comes to the cage accompanied by Dick Army. Blackblood has chosen Gorgoroth Open the Gates as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Army!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army tries to land a front kick but Blackblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackblood thows a leg kick but Army checks it
and Army counters with a nice uppercut.
Army scores with a shot to the body.
Army avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackblood gets tackled into the cage by Army. Army maintains the clinch.
Army's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackblood punishes Army's body with a nice straight punch.
Army goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blackblood lands a nice shot that snaps Army's head back.
Army misses with a two punch combination.
Blackblood closes the distance and pushes Army back into the cage.
Army dodges an elbow strike from Blackblood.
Blackblood tries to throw a body punch but Army avoids it by throwing Blackblood back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackblood misses with some punches.
Blackblood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dick Army has been cut.
Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Army moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackblood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Army throws a wild body kick that Blackblood sees coming a mile off.
Army lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blackblood will feel that in the morning.
Army scores with a spinning back kick!
Blackblood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blackblood moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Blackblood.
Army leaves Blackblood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left lands for Army.
Blackblood clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackblood has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blackblood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Army has had enough of the clinch but Blackblood keeps him there for the moment.
Army takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackblood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blackblood tries a body shot but Army blocks it.
We've been informed that Blackblood 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.
Army manages to break the clinch.
Army pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackblood is looking to score with low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blackblood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Army - the referee stops the clock and Blackblood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Army. Blackblood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blackblood moves away from the strike by Army.
Army works the jab nicely.
Dick Army is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackblood lands a right hook to the body.
Blackblood misses with a shot to the body
and Army counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood has closed the distance and engaged Army in a clinch.
Blackblood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Army wants to break the clinch but can't.
Army breaks the clinch.
Blackblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Army.
Army tries to land a front kick but Blackblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Army misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackblood.
Blackblood instigates a clinch.
Army is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Army pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Army clinches up with Blackblood and pushes him back against the cage.
Army blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackblood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Blackblood.
Blackblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army's elbow.
Blackblood has Army pressed against the cage, preventing Army from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Army breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Blackblood misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackblood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Army does no damage.
Army buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Army thows a leg kick but Blackblood checks it
and Blackblood counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackblood, right into the meat.
Army fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Army.
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 Dick Army will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blackblood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blackblood is looking to clinch.
Mace Blackblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Army throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blackblood throws a sloppy body shot
and Army counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut.
Army misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blackblood! But no joy.
Army rushes Blackblood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Army's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Army lands the left hand.
Blackblood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Army's head.
Army fakes the leg kick and cracks Blackblood in the body.
A solid body kick from Army.
Blackblood misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackblood at a distance.
Army lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Army throws a body kick that misses
and Blackblood counters with a nice uppercut.
Blackblood tries to keep at a distance but Army has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blackblood cracks Army with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blackblood.
Army pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood scores with a shot to the body.
Blackblood misses with an uppercut
and Army holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Army misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army lands an elbow inside.
Army wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood tries to clinch but Army is having none of it.
Blackblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackblood misses with a straight left.
As Blackblood tries to get set, Army tries to push him back and clinch up but Blackblood manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Nice body kick from Army.
Army throws a poor cross that misses
and Blackblood counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Army.
Army lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackblood staying out of range there.
Blackblood tries to counter with a clinch but Army shakes him off and moves away.
Blackblood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Army manages to avoid it.
Army feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Army takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Army finds it's way through Blackblood's defenses.
Blackblood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Army counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Army counters with a body kick that stops Blackblood in his tracks momentarily.
Army is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackblood can do to turn this around?
Blackblood fails with a takedown attempt.
Army tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackblood was well out of range. Poor timing from Army.
Blackblood missing with a left hand there. Army was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackblood scores with a nice strike.
Army throws a series of punches but Blackblood moves out of range.
Blackblood lands a body shot.
Army tests Blackblood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackblood throws an off balance right hand
and Army moves into the clinch.
Army takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Army.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Army tries to break free but Blackblood pushes him back against the cage.
Blackblood throws a head punch that misses.
Blackblood tries a body shot but Army blocks it.
Blackblood lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Army breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Army bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blackblood's head.
Blackblood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackblood blocks a head kick by Army.
Army looks for the body kick but Blackblood saw that one coming.
Army instigates a clinch.
Blackblood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Blackblood.
Blackblood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blackblood lands a nice elbow.
Army breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Army dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Blackblood tries to clinch
and Army connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Army circles away.
Blackblood takes a swing at Army's ribcage but misses.
Blackblood misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Army.
Blackblood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackblood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Army.
Blackblood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Army manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood misses with a hook. Army ducked under it nicely.
Army ducks under a wild hook from Blackblood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Army moves forwards but Blackblood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackblood throws a hook to the side of Army's head but Army sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Army slips a straight right by Blackblood.
Army circles away from the clinch attempt
and Army counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Army momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Army 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Army misses the shot to the body.
Dick Army is winning the standup battle so far.
Army throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackblood.
Blackblood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackblood throws an overhand right that lands on Army's shoulder, as Army tries to avoid the shot.
Blackblood misses with a body shot
letting Army counter with a right hand.
Army closes the distance and clinches.
Army wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Army blocks an uppercut.
Army breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackblood's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackblood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mace Blackblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Mace Blackblood's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Army. No joy for Blackblood on that attempt.
Blackblood moves in looking to clinch but Army pushes him off.
Army is looking to land body kicks.
Army throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A punch lands to the side of Blackblood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Army throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Blackblood to counter with a crisp jab.
Army throws out a powerful jab.
Blackblood is rocked!
Army cracks Blackblood on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Blackblood falls backwards against the cage. Army follows up with more strikes that drop Blackblood to his knees. Army keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Blackblood! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Army!
Our winner, Dick Army, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thompson (ranked 226 p4p, 11 weight class) and Scott Minerva (ranked 640 p4p, 34 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Minerva's choice of entrance music: My Pal. Scott Minerva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Minerva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Minerva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Minerva misses with a straight right.
Minerva slips a jab from Thompson.
Minerva instigates a clinch.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Minerva fails to land.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson tries to work over Minerva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Minerva lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson 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.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Minerva.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Minerva avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minerva.
Minerva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Minerva controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Minerva - that landed with a thud.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Minerva scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Minerva avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Minerva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Minerva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Minerva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Thompson.
A short uppercut from Minerva.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson works on Minerva's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Minerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Minerva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Minerva.
Minerva lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minerva manages to break the clinch.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Minerva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Minerva throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minerva. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minerva throws a good cross that connects.
Minerva throws a body shot but no joy.
Minerva misses with a wild body shot.
Minerva scores with a nice right hand.
Minerva throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minerva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerva throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Minerva lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Minerva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Minerva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minerva looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minerva.
Minerva connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minerva lands the left hand.
Minerva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Minerva.
Minerva throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Minerva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Minerva misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Minerva moved out of range.
Minerva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Minerva clinches with his opponent.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minerva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Minerva is working Thompson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Minerva pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Minerva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minerva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minerva blocking some punches.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minerva is looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Minerva backwards.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson is leaning against Minerva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minerva backwards.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Minerva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Minerva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson defending well as Minerva loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Minerva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Minerva is rocked!
Thompson avoids the body shot from Minerva.
Minerva throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson counters with a huge left! Minerva is in big trouble! He's backing up but Thompson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Minerva from any more damage. A dominating finish by Thompson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thompson!
Patrick Thompson retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 124 p4p, 15 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 35 p4p, 5 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pato.
Pato changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paa scores with a push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pato.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato wants to clinch.
Pato swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
Paa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've been informed that Paa 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.
Paa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paa. That's going to slow Pato down.
Pato misses with a looping right.
Pato takes a swing at Paa's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Paa. Beautiful body shot.
Paa avoids the body shot from Pato.
Paa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pato.
A little feinted left hand from Pato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
Paa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa throws the left hand but Pato avoids the punch easily.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Pato is looking to counter punch.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Pato had a free shot at his head there.
Paa forces Pato back against the cage and clinches.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Pato is working Paa over against the cage.
Pato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pato is leaning against Paa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Pato misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Paa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Pato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paa.
Pato fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Pato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paa lands a shoulder strike.
Pato pushes Paa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
Paa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pato or not.
Paa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paa pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Pato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Come on Paa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Paa lands with a right to the head.
Paa can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Paa leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Paa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Paa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa lands with a short shot to the head.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paa throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Pato.
Pato blocks a body shot from Paa.
Paa lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato lands an uppercut.
Paa trying to control the position but instead, Pato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paa into the cage.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa lands with a short shot to the head.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paa connects with a looping right hand.
Pato throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paa lunges at Pato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pato's hand.
Paa scores with a jab. Pato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paa lands with an uppercut that bounces Pato off the cage and back into range.
Paa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pato throws out the jab.
Paa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa throws a shot from downtown. Pato moves away and avoids it.
Paa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paa has time to react.
No joy there for Pato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paa tries to clinch there but Pato circles away.
Paa drives through and clinches with Pato against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pato letting Paa take a breather here.
Pato scores with a hook to the body.
Pato gets through Paa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa has Pato pressed against the cage.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
Pato pushes Paa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paa misses with some punches.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa is pushing Pato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Paa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pato avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Paa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Paa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pato tries to work over Paa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paa tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Paa back against the cage.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
Paa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paa working aggressively here.
Pato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Iso Paa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paa lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Paa lands an uppercut.
Paa is trying to maintain a safe position but Pato gets an underhook and turns Paa into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Paa is working Pato over against the cage.
Paa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pato ducks under a wild hook from Paa.
Pato swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato throws a shot to the body.
Paa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pato.
Paa misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paa lands with a good body shot.
Pato scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Paa.
A lazy left from Paa finds it's target.
Pato digs a good hook to Paa's body.
Pato closes the distance but Paa moves to the side
and Paa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pato throws a hook but Paa blocks it.
A big left from Paa misses.
Pato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paa momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa slips under a jab from Pato.
Pato throws a jab when Paa was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Paa there.
Pato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paa counters with a nice uppercut.
Paa avoids the body shot from Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato walks into a stiff left hand from Paa.
Pato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paa. Paa obviously looking to wear him down.
Paa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pato lands a glancing blow to the side of Paa's head.
Paa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pato seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pato throws a poor cross that misses
and Paa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Paa misses its intended target.
Paa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pato.
Paa throws a shot from downtown. Pato moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Pato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paa looks to land a left hand but Pato moved out of range nicely.
Paa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pato walks into a straight right hand from Paa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
Pato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paa.
Paa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pato.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Paa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paa avoids the body shot from Pato.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paa.
Pato slips under a jab.
Paa takes a swing at Pato's ribcage but misses.
Paa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paa drops his hands momentarily and Pato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pato looks to land a left hand but Paa moved out of range nicely.
Pato sets himself, and Paa steps forward looking for the clinch! Pato avoids it this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
Pato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paa lands with a hook. Pato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Paa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Pato throws a hook to the side of Paa's head but Paa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pato scores with a nice strike.
Paa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paa misses with the body kick
and Pato counters with a nice uppercut.
Iso Paa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pato throws a looping overhand right but Paa ducks down to avoid it.
Paa throws a jab when Pato was well out of range.
It looked like Pato was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paa.
Pato misses with an uppercut.
Paa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pato sets himself, and Paa steps forward looking for the clinch! Pato avoids it this time.
Paa lands with a right hand.
Pato checks a leg kick.
Pato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paa clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paa tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Paa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pato.
Paa pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Paa.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Paa tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Pato.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa really dominated that round.
That's time! Pato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pato swings for the body but Paa moves out of range.
Pato works Paa's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Pato.
Paa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pato staying out of range there.
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pato tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Paa manages to circle out of the way.
Paa misses the jab.
Pato moves out of range as Paa strikes.
Pato clobbers Paa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Pato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paa cracks Pato with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato looks to land a combination but Paa avoids it well.
Paa lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Pato.
Pato throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
Paa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pato throws a series of punches but Paa avoids them all with ease.
Pato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paa.
Paa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paa scores with a hook.
Paa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Paa looks to move away, Pato throws a big counter combo but Paa just gets out of the way.
Pato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paa in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paa blocks a jab.
Paa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Paa tests Pato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pato lands a glancing blow to the side of Paa's head.
Paa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paa clinches.
Paa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa blocks a body shot from Pato.
Good body shot from Paa.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pato lands a damaging elbow.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paa blocks the elbow strike.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa scores with a shoulder strike.
Paa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa gets through Pato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paa lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato being controlled against the cage.
Paa throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paa lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Paa avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Paa working aggressively here.
Paa lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Paa.
Pato scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Paa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Paa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pato swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pato throws a one two combo.
Pato jabs Paa right on the nose. Paa blinks but takes it well.
Pato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pato slips a jab from Paa.
Pato loads up on a big right hand but Paa slips the punch.
Paa catches Pato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paa working aggressively here.
Paa is working Pato over against the cage.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Paa fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Paa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Nice body punch from Paa.
Pato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paa lands a left hand.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Paa backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Paa just leaning against Pato, taking a breather.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paa is rocked!
Pato works on Paa's body with a couple of short punches.
Paa is still on wobbly legs! Can Pato finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paa.
Pato looking to throw knees to the head but Paa is blocking nicely.
Pato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato dips a shoulder and cracks Paa with a mighty uppercut! Paa falls back against the cage and Pato unloads with a barrage of strikes! Paa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pato screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Pato!
Guillermo Pato retains his middleweight title!
Guillermo Pato very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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