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GAMMA#811 Ricard v Spud PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 773 p4p, 109 weight class) and Ben Turner (ranked 1092 p4p, 148 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ben Turner!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzalez.
It looks like Ben Turner has been cut.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gonzalez 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.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Turner connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. Turner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turner cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Turner delivers a nice body kick.
Turner defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Turner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Turner lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turner thumps Gonzalez with a low kick.
Turner moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Ben Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Turner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Turner.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick as Turner jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Turner.
Gonzalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Gonzalez saw it coming and moves away.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Turner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Turner moves out of range.
Turner blocks a jab.
Gonzalez is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Turner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
Gonzalez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez thuds his shin into the meat of Turner's side.
Turner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Turner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez pushes Turner off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Turner right on the button with a cross.
Turner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzalez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Turner slips the punch.
Turner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Turner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Turner scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with a body shot
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gonzalez with a body shot.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez clobbers Turner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ben Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Turner misses.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
A solid body kick from Turner.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Turner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonzalez if he has to take too many more of those.
Turner misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Turner throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
A low kick from Turner misses
and Turner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turner jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
A low kick from Turner misses
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Turner misses with a hook
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Turner takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Turner.
Turner connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Turner tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Turner throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Turner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ben Turner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Turner backing up. Turner nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Turner is rocked!
Turner swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Turner.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Turner moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Turner misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a huge head kick that drops Turner! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Gonzalez!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Gonzalez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malik Ali (ranked 416 p4p, 55 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 532 p4p, 68 weight class). Malik Ali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Whitaker 's chin.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Ali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Ali lands a head kick!
We've been told by Ali 's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA (16 ELITE COACHES) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ali is defended easily by Whitaker .
Ali blocks a jab.
Whitaker avoids the head kick by Ali .
Whitaker tests Ali 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Whitaker .
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker takes a swing at Ali 's ribcage but misses.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ali blocks a body shot from Whitaker .
Whitaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Whitaker scores with a punch to the head.
Ali tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker lands a jab.
Whitaker connects with a body shot that sends Ali 's belly button to the back.
Roy Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Whitaker coming out on top.
Ali fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitaker connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Nice shot by Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ali .
Whitaker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whitaker .
Ali is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitaker 's waist but Whitaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ali off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Ali . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker scores with the left hand. Ali knows he should have avoided that one.
Ali leaves his chin hanging out and Whitaker seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ali crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Whitaker !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roy Whitaker made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aki Hiko (ranked 1029 p4p, 51 weight class) and Chip Chocolate (ranked 969 p4p, 49 weight class). Chocolate comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cookie Dance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chip Chocolate acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Hiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiko tries a low kick but Chocolate avoids it.
Chocolate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hiko sizes up Chocolate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hiko slips a jab and a cross from Chocolate.
Hiko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've been told by Hiko's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hiko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chocolate.
Hiko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chocolate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chocolate needs to keep his hands up - Hiko had a free shot at his head there.
Hiko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chocolate moves out of range of the leg kick from Hiko.
Chocolate shoots in for a takedown but Hiko shows good takedown defense.
Hiko throws a low kick, looking for Chocolate's leg but Chocolate calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chocolate! But no joy.
Chocolate throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiko connects with a nice looking jab.
Hiko throws a good cross that connects.
Chocolate misses with a few strikes there.
Hiko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chocolate sprawls and moves away.
Hiko works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chocolate loads up on a big right hand but Hiko slips the punch.
Hiko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hiko throws a head kick that misses
letting Chocolate counter with a right hand.
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
Chocolate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hiko wants to stand up but Chocolate is controlling him.
Chocolate preventing the sweep.
Hiko has his feet on Chocolate's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chocolate or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiko, which made it look bad.
Chocolate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chocolate throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hiko's waist but Hiko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chocolate off to one side.
Aki Hiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Chocolate.
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!
Hiko missing with a left hand there. Chocolate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Hiko.
Some wild striking there from Hiko.
Chocolate feints the counter takedown.
Chocolate misses with a double jab.
Hiko feinted with a counter takedown.
Chocolate drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hiko wants to sweep but no luck.
Chocolate is in close to Hiko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chocolate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chocolate is in close to Hiko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hiko looking to control.
Hiko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hiko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hiko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiko throws a big right hand that misses.
Hiko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hiko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hiko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chocolate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hiko is fighting to break Chocolate's control of his arms but Chocolate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiko stopping the sweep attempt from Chocolate.
Hiko throws a big right hand that misses.
Hiko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chocolate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hiko's guard.
Chocolate postures up.
Chocolate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chocolate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hiko working a defensive guard here.
Chocolate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hiko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chocolate's guard.
Hiko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chocolate wants to sweep here but Hiko controlling him for the moment.
Chocolate is pulling down on Hiko's head. It's preventing any offense from Hiko, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Hiko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aki Hiko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hiko throws a low kick but Chocolate avoids it.
Chocolate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiko scores with a leg kick.
Hiko tries to bum rush Chocolate with a series of wild strikes but Chocolate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hiko enables Chocolate to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hiko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hiko wants to sweep here but Chocolate controlling him for the moment.
Chocolate stands and throws Hiko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hiko trying to control but Chocolate flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiko is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Chocolate off. It looks like it's working - Chocolate slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Hiko displaying calm under pressure there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chocolate.
Aki Hiko is winning the standup battle so far.
Chocolate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chocolate throws an overhand right that lands on Hiko's shoulder, as Hiko tries to avoid the shot.
Hiko throws a shot from downtown. Chocolate moves away and avoids it.
Chocolate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hiko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chocolate wants to control but Hiko is keeping him busy.
Hiko tries to bench press Chocolate off him but Chocolate keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chocolate scoring with punches from side control.
Chocolate controlling the position from side mount.
Hiko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Chocolate just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko tries to buck Chocolate off but Chocolate is having none of it.
Chocolate is looking to take a break and control but Hiko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chocolate working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Chocolate tries to advance to mount but Hiko denies him.
Hiko wants to control but Chocolate postures up.
Check out the look on Chocolate's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Chocolate prevents Hiko from escaping the position.
Hiko is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chocolate connects with a decent elbow.
Hiko is rocked!
Chocolate scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Hiko is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Chocolate can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chip Chocolate!
A less than humble Chip Chocolate misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Beecher (ranked 909 p4p, 44 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 1058 p4p, 53 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Beecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas 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.
Ruas stands and throws Beecher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ruas tries to move into full mount but can't pass Beecher's legs.
Ruas trying to control the position but Beecher is working away.
Ruas tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beecher can't do much from the bottom here.
Ruas works to advance to full mount. Beecher defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas looking to control but Beecher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beecher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beecher is working hard here to advance position.
Ruas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ruas works his way to his opponent's back.
Ruas working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Well, with Ruas on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Beecher is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Ruas working for a choke but Beecher is defending well.
Beecher staying busy and making it hard for Ruas to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Beecher has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I really don't envy Beecher right now.
Beecher covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Ruas gets his hands free as Beecher looks to control.
Beecher has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Beecher is keeping busy.
Beecher defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beecher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ruas is controlling the pace.
Ruas wants to pass the guard but Beecher is defending well.
Ruas is keen to just control but Beecher is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruas passes to full mount!
Ruas pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Beecher takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ruas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Beecher to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beecher shrugs it off.
Ruas tries to control but Beecher wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruas looking for a guillotine from mount but Beecher is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beecher prevents Ruas from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruas dives in for a single leg takedown but Beecher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Beecher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ruas misses with an uppercut.
Beecher throwing a counter right hand but Ruas manages to avoid it.
Ruas digs a good hook to Beecher's body.
Carlos Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beecher avoids the body shot from Ruas.
Beecher throws a sloppy head kick and Ruas moves out of range easily.
Ruas feints the counter takedown.
Ruas takes a swing at Beecher's ribcage but misses.
Beecher ducks under a wild hook from Ruas.
Beecher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Carlos Ruas has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beecher. Ruas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beecher pinned against the cage. Beecher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beecher ducks under a wild hook from Ruas.
Ruas misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beecher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ruas cracks Beecher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruas misses with a straight left.
Ruas is looking to clinch.
Beecher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruas throws a right hand that misses
and Beecher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruas swings for the body but Beecher moves out of range.
Ruas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beecher is trying to defend but Ruas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beecher holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ruas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruas wants to pass the guard but Beecher is defending well.
Ruas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beecher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruas is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beecher tries to get to full guard but Ruas has control of the leg.
Ruas is looking to pass Beecher's guard but actually Beecher recovers to full guard.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ruas forces his way into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ruas looking for a guillotine from mount but Beecher is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas looking to control but Beecher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beecher tries to reverse the position but Ruas maintains control.
Ruas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beecher is looking to escape.
Beecher prevents Ruas from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruas wants to control the pace but Beecher is squirming around nicely.
Ruas wants to take Beecher's back here but Beecher is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Beecher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ruas wants to finish this one by submission but Beecher is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ruas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beecher wants to control but Ruas is having none of it.
Beecher prevents Ruas from taking his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Ruas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Ruas.
Beecher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ruas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beecher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Beecher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruas tries to move to mount but Beecher blocks the move with his legs.
Beecher regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ruas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beecher is trying to stand back up but Ruas is controlling him
Ruas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beecher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas wants to control but Beecher is keeping him busy.
Carlos Ruas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beecher is in trouble now - Ruas has advanced to mount!
Beecher tries to hold on but Ruas postures up.
Ruas is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ruas takes Beecher's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Beecher is in trouble.
Beecher staying busy and making it hard for Ruas to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beecher trying to control the hands but Ruas won't let him.
Beecher defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ruas's arms.
Beecher trying to control the hands but Ruas won't let him.
Will Ruas go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beecher is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Beecher looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ruas.
Ruas working for the choke.
Ruas is looking to control Beecher but Beecher is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Paul Beecher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Beecher fending off the submission attempt from Ruas.
Ruas has got his arm under Beecher's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Beecher has spun round into Ruas's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beecher trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos Ruas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruas wants to sweep here but Beecher controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ruas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruas 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ruas!
A very excited looking Carlos Ruas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Sidious (ranked 419 p4p, 61 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 779 p4p, 114 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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216 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
38 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Sidious misses its intended target.
King is looking for the big counter here.
Sidious pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Sidious.
Sidious lands a jab to King's midsection.
King throws a right hand that Sidious ducks under and follows up with a left that Sidious also avoids with ease.
Sidious misses with a hook.
King misses the shot to the body.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious lands a two punch combo.
King lands with a hook. Sidious tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sidious there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooh!!! Sidious has knocked King down with a huge combo! Sidious steps away and waves a wobbly King back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sidious misses with a hook.
Sidious dodges the punch combination from King.
Sidious lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sidious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sidious getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious drops King with a big left hand! King is injured, injured bad! Sidious jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
Darth Sidious thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yohan Francis (ranked 629 p4p, 19 weight class) and Big Dog (ranked 480 p4p, 16 weight class). Dog has chosen The 2 Bears - Bear Hug as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Big Dog told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yohan Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Dog!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis closes the distance and clinches.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Dog.
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis walks into a stiff left hand from Dog.
Dog just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dog throws the kick towards the body but Francis avoids it.
Dog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dog throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Francis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Francis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Dog.
Dog blocks an uppercut.
Dog misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog tries to break the clinch but Francis is controlling the position.
Francis digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Dog's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francis tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog prevents a body shot from Francis.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from Dog.
A body shot lands from Francis.
We've been informed that Dog 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 body shot lands from Francis as the two fighters clinch.
Dog looks winded!
Dog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Francis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Francis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Francis as Dog tries to tie him up.
Francis has Dog pressed against the cage, preventing Dog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dog misses with an elbow over the top.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis blocks an elbow strike from Dog.
Francis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Francis lands a shoulder strike.
Francis blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Dog tries to break the clinch but Francis is controlling the position.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francis digs a right hand into Dog's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dog's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
Francis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dog tries to circle away but Francis has him pinned against the cage.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Francis back against the cage.
Francis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dog's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dog drops to his knees and Francis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yohan Francis!
An out of breath Yohan Francis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Big Dog was interviewed post fight and said 'My manager sucks! He doesn't know how to set sliders!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 248 p4p, 41 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 209 p4p, 34 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Maraçon has chosen Pistolero as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Maraçon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maraçon blocks a low kick nicely.
Maraçon cracks Chen Lo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Maraçon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chen Lo is out of range and Maraçon settles back down.
Chen Lo lands with an uppercut that bounces Maraçon off the cage and back into range.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chen Lo checks a low kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Maraçon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maraçon scores with a punch to the head.
Maraçon has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chen Lo misses with a straight left.
Chen Lo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Maraçon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chen Lo in his tracks.
Maraçon scores with a spinning back kick!
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maraçon takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo walks into a stiff left hand from Maraçon.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Chen Lo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Maraçon finds it's target.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut
and Maraçon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen Lo is looking to wear down Maraçon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maraçon lands a jab.
Chen Lo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maraçon under the eye.
Chen Lo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chen Lo throws a series of punches but Maraçon avoids them all with ease.
Maraçon thinks about the counter body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo 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.
Maraçon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chen Lo scores with a nice strike.
Chen Lo wants to land a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range.
Chen Lo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maraçon to score with a decent uppercut.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chen Lo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maraçon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chen Lo works the jab nicely.
Maraçon defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Chen Lo throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Maraçon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chen Lo needs to keep his hands up - Maraçon had a free shot at his head there.
Chen Lo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maraçon can pounce on him.
Maraçon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chen Lo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circling - Chen Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maraçon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Maraçon looks to move away, Chen Lo throws a big counter combo but Maraçon just gets out of the way.
Maraçon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen Lo doesn't seem bothered though.
Maraçon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Chen Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maraçon throws out a leg kick but Chen Lo moves out of range and Maraçon only half commits.
Maraçon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon feints and then cracks Chen Lo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen Lo down.
Maraçon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen Lo doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Maraçon lands.
Maraçon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Maraçon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maraçon misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen Lo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen Lo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maraçon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maraçon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maraçon misses with a body punch.
Chen Lo prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maraçon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Maraçon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chen Lo prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon blocks an uppercut.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maraçon pushes Chen Lo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Maraçon as he connects with a hook.
Chen Lo throws a big shot that misses.
Maraçon lands with an uppercut that bounces Chen Lo off the cage and back into range.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Maraçon strikes.
Maraçon scores with a leg kick.
Maraçon swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon throws a body kick that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maraçon lands a head shot.
Maraçon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chen Lo.
Maraçon throws a leg kick which misses Chen Lo's front leg but catches the back leg as Chen Lo tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen Lo checks a low kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maraçon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
Maraçon lands an overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws out a leg kick but Chen Lo moves out of range and Maraçon only half commits.
Maraçon is looking to land body kicks.
Chen Lo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maraçon on the side of the head.
Chen Lo throws an off balance right hand
and Maraçon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chen Lo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maraçon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maraçon cracks Chen Lo with an open hand slap.
Chen Lo cracks Maraçon with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Maraçon.
Maraçon tries a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maraçon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo avoids the head kick by Maraçon.
Chen Lo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maraçon jabs Chen Lo right on the nose. Chen Lo blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Maraçon.
Chen Lo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Chen Lo. That snapped Maraçon's head back.
Chen Lo misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maraçon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chen Lo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maraçon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maraçon throws out a counter right but Chen Lo avoids it with no problem.
Chen Lo scores with a nice strike.
Chen Lo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen Lo throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Maraçon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chen Lo.
Maraçon is looking to chop away at Chen Lo's legs.
Maraçon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maraçon throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maraçon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Maraçon backs away, Chen Lo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maraçon, as that shot connected.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Maraçon defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Chen Lo throws a lazy uppercut
and Maraçon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut. Maraçon saw that one coming.
Maraçon throws a leg kick which misses Chen Lo's front leg but catches the back leg as Chen Lo tries to avoid it.
Maraçon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Chen Lo misses.
Maraçon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chen Lo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maraçon circles away quickly and effectively.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maraçon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Maraçon finds it's way through Chen Lo's defenses.
A low kick from Chen Lo is predictable there
letting Maraçon counter with a right hand.
Chen Lo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maraçon misses with an uppercut. Chen Lo saw that one coming.
Chen Lo misses with a body punch
and Chen Lo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maraçon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maraçon with a nice cross.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon misses with a hook. Chen Lo ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Chen Lo.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maraçon feints and then cracks Chen Lo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chen Lo down.
Chen Lo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maraçon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range.
Chen Lo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maraçon tries to counter by closing the distance.
A leg kick checked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maraçon.
Maraçon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maraçon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chen Lo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Chen Lo misses.
Chen Lo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maraçon counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Chen Lo slips the punch.
Chen Lo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maraçon throws a leg kick
and Chen Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maraçon throws a leg kick
and Chen Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maraçon.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chen Lo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maraçon's hands.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Maraçon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chen Lo with a body shot.
Maraçon thumps Chen Lo with a low kick.
Maraçon throws a low kick, looking for Chen Lo's leg but Chen Lo calmly moves out of range.
Maraçon throws a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Chen Lo connects with a body shot.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo backing away here, and Maraçon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chen Lo lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon has closed the distance and engaged Chen Lo in a clinch.
Maraçon tries to work over Chen Lo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon throws a punch but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maraçon misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maraçon tries to work over Chen Lo's front leg with a kick but Chen Lo checks it.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Maraçon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chen Lo throws a looping overhand right but Maraçon ducks down to avoid it.
Chen Lo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maraçon moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maraçon was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maraçon looks to throw the jab but Chen Lo is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Chen Lo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Maraçon. Beautiful body shot.
Maraçon tries to clinch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Maraçon misses
and Chen Lo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maraçon throws a hook but Chen Lo blocks it.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Chen Lo looks to throw the jab but Maraçon is out of range.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Maraçon.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo walks into a jab.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chen Lo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chen Lo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maraçon throws a lazy right hand but Chen Lo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chen Lo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maraçon is looking to score with low kicks.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen Lo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Maraçon finds it's way through Chen Lo's defenses.
No luck for Chen Lo with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen Lo. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maraçon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Maraçon throws a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Chen Lo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maraçon.
Chen Lo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chen Lo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maraçon flicks out a counter leg kick but Chen Lo steps away.
Chen Lo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maraçon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chen Lo's head backwards.
Maraçon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maraçon throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maraçon moves away.
Maraçon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a body shot but no joy.
Maraçon flicks out a counter leg kick but Chen Lo steps away.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maraçon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chen Lo.
Maraçon tries to work over Chen Lo's front leg with a kick but Chen Lo checks it.
Maraçon tries a low kick but Chen Lo avoids it.
Chen Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maraçon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon throws a jab when Chen Lo was well out of range.
Chen Lo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Chen Lo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Timiko Chen Lo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
That's time! Chen Lo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Maraçon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chen Lo takes a step back to recover.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon tries to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo shakes him off and moves away.
Maraçon misses with a left hand
enabling Chen Lo to counter with a crisp jab.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. Chen Lo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maraçon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen Lo throws out the jab.
Chen Lo throws the left hand but Maraçon avoids the punch easily.
Chen Lo misses with a hook.
Maraçon scores with a leg kick.
Chen Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maraçon defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Maraçon's ribcage but misses.
Maraçon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chen Lo works the jab nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maraçon.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Maraçon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chen Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maraçon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chen Lo's head backwards.
Maraçon misses with a leg kick
and Chen Lo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maraçon thinking.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Maraçon throws a leg kick
and Maraçon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen Lo pushes Maraçon away with a front kick.
Maraçon throws a sloppy head kick and Chen Lo moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon throws a low kick but Chen Lo moves out of range easily.
Maraçon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Maraçon.
Maraçon works over Chen Lo's head and body with a nice combination.
Maraçon throws an off balance right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Maraçon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws out a leg kick but Maraçon moves out of range and Chen Lo only half commits.
A head kick by Maraçon misses
and Maraçon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body kick there by Maraçon.
Chen Lo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maraçon misses with a leg kick
and Chen Lo counters with an outside leg kick.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
It looked like Chen Lo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maraçon.
Chen Lo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maraçon.
Chen Lo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maraçon counters with a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo misses with a shot to the body
and Maraçon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen Lo throws a looping overhand right but Maraçon ducks down to avoid it.
Chen Lo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maraçon counters with a series of strikes. Chen Lo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chen Lo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maraçon finds it's way round the side to connect with Chen Lo's head.
Nice body punch from Maraçon.
Maraçon looks to land a left hand but Chen Lo moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the leg kick from Maraçon.
Chen Lo misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chen Lo checks a leg kick.
It looked like Chen Lo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maraçon misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maraçon misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maraçon misses with a body shot.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Maraçon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maraçon looks to land a left hand but Chen Lo moved out of range nicely.
Chen Lo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chen Lo fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Maraçon finds it's target.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maraçon was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
A jab from Chen Lo misses.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Maraçon cracks the inside of Chen Lo's front leg.
Maraçon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maraçon.
Maraçon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maraçon moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Chen Lo blocks a head kick by Maraçon.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon throws a leg kick that misses.
Maraçon defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chen Lo slips under a jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a head shot.
Maraçon lands a jab to Chen Lo's midsection.
A low kick from Chen Lo misses
and Maraçon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maraçon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maraçon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chen Lo lands a right hook to the body.
Maraçon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maraçon loads up on a big right hand but Chen Lo slips the punch.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen Lo is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon throws a push kick but Chen Lo slaps the foot to one side.
Chen Lo ducks right into an uppercut from Maraçon.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maraçon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen Lo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crunch! Maraçon slams his shin into Chen Lo's torso.
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!
Chen Lo thuds his right hand into Maraçon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon throws a hook but Chen Lo avoids it easily.
Good work by Chen Lo as he checks the leg kick.
Chen Lo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chen Lo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maraçons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maraçon avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen Lo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maraçon counters with a right hand to the body.
Maraçon slips under a jab from Chen Lo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chen Lo.
Maraçon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maraçon throws a hook but Chen Lo blocks it.
Maraçon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Timiko Chen Lo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maraçon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maraçon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo lands a nice hook to Maraçon's body. Maraçon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maraçon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Chen Lo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Maraçon.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Maraçon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Chen Lo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maraçon throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chen Lo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Maraçon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maraçon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chen Lo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maraçon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen Lo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maraçon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
Maraçon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show 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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maraçon.
Chen Lo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chen Lo misses with a looping left.
Maraçon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maraçon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chen Lo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chen Lo defending well as Maraçon loads up on a big left hand.
Chen Lo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maraçon.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Maraçon counters with an outside leg kick.
Maraçon throws a shot to the body.
Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen Lo.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maraçon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chen Lo's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maraçon 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Timiko Chen Lo spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Womack (ranked 216 p4p, 36 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 356 p4p, 47 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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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Womack !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 24 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Womack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Womack throws the left hand but Guns avoids the punch easily.
Womack tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Womack thuds his right hand into Guns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guns blocks a leg kick.
Womack misses with a hook.
Guns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Womack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guns throws a head kick but Womack moves out of range.
Womack moves forwards but Guns connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Womack throws out a powerful jab.
Guns throws a shot from downtown. Womack moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Womack .
Womack drops his hands momentarily and Guns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Womack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Womack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guns looks to score with a jab to the body but Womack is just out of range.
Womack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Guns, as that shot connected.
Guns looks to land a right hand but Womack moved out of range.
Womack throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Womack misses the target.
Guns lands a jab to Womack 's midsection.
Guns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Guns throws a lazy uppercut
and Womack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Womack lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Womack , as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns moves out of range of the leg kick from Womack .
Guns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Ken Womack has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Womack scores with a three punch combo!
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Womack moves away.
Guns has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Guns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Womack counters with a nice leg kick.
Guns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Womack .
Guns looks to score with a jab to the body but Womack is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Womack .
Guns tests Womack 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Womack throws a body shot but no joy.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Womack slips a jab from Guns.
Womack lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guns slips a straight right by Womack .
A head kick by Guns misses
and Womack counters with a stiff right hand.
Guns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Womack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Guns misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Womack .
Guns staying out of range there.
Womack connects with a jab.
Guns throws a body shot but no joy.
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch but Womack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Womack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Womack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guns misses with a left hand
and Womack counters with a body kick.
Womack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guns.
Womack dips to his left and cracks Guns with an uppercut!
Guns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Womack .
Guns with a jab.
Guns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Womack .
Guns moves out of range as Womack throws a body kick.
Womack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Womack .
Womack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guns throws out a counter right but Womack avoids it with no problem.
Guns is looking to land body kicks.
Womack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guns.
Womack misses with a body punch
and Guns counters with a straight right hand.
Womack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Womack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guns.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Womack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Womack .
Womack throws a low kick, looking for Guns's leg but Guns calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Guns is predictable there
and Womack counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guns misses the shot to the body.
Womack feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Womack scores with a leg kick.
Womack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Womack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Womack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
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 Ken Womack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Womack 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guns connects with a single shot there.
Womack misses with a body shot.
Womack throws a wild body kick that Guns sees coming a mile off.
Womack misses with a body kick.
Womack looks to throw the jab but Guns is out of range.
Womack throws a lazy body kick
enabling Guns to counter with a crisp jab.
Guns swings for the body but Womack moves out of range.
Nice shot by Guns.
Womack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guns.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Womack connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Guns does it's job there.
Womack slips under a jab from Guns.
Guns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Womack misses with a body shot.
Womack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns defending well as Womack loads up on a big left hand.
Womack misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Guns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Womack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Womack throws a low kick, looking for Guns's leg but Guns calmly moves out of range.
Womack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guns.
Guns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Womack .
Guns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Womack checks it well.
Guns scores with the left hand. Womack knows he should have avoided that one.
Guns jabs Womack right on the nose. Womack blinks but takes it well.
Guns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Womack .
Guns misses the jab.
Guns tries to land a body kick
and Womack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guns scores with a sloppy right hand. Womack should have avoided that one.
Guns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Guns misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Womack misses with a kick to the body.
Guns moves out of range as Womack throws a body kick.
Womack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guns.
An inside leg kick from Womack misses.
Womack lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guns takes a step back to recover.
Womack lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guns throws a right and a left that Womack avoids nicely.
Womack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guns slips a straight right by Womack .
Womack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Womack throws a series of punches but Guns moves out of range.
Womack blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns misses with a left hand
and Womack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Womack 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.
Guns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Guns throws a head kick but Womack moves out of range.
Womack avoids the body shot from Guns.
Ken Womack is winning the standup battle so far.
Womack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guns.
Womack thinks about countering with a body kick.
Womack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guns.
Guns cracks Womack with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Womack . Those never looked like landing.
Guns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Womack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Womack tenderised Guns's leg. Guns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Womack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Womack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Womack looks to land a left hand but Guns moved out of range nicely.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Womack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guns.
As Womack backs off Guns throws a huge counter combo but Womack manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guns misses with an uppercut
and Womack counters with a left and a right that stings Guns.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Womack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guns closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Womack misses the target.
Guns throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Womack . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Womack .
Guns misses with an uppercut.
Guns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Womack misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Guns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Guns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guns cracks Womack with an open hand slap.
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 Ken Womack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Womack 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Guns moves forwards but Womack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Womack connects with a solid leg kick.
Womack misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Guns.
Guns takes one to the chin there.
Guns slips under a jab.
Guns scores with a shot to the body.
Guns misses the shot to the body.
Womack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guns throws a body kick that misses.
Womack misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Womack misses with the combination.
Guns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Guns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Womack 's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womack tries to work over Guns's front leg with a kick but Guns checks it.
Guns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Womack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guns closes the distance but Womack moves to the side
and Womack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Womack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Womack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Guns moves out of range as Womack throws a body kick.
Womack tries to clinch there but Guns circles away.
Womack checks the leg kick nicely there.
Womack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Womack throws a head kick that half lands.
Guns rushes Womack and presses him up against the cage.
Womack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ken Womack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Womack .
Guns misses with the head strike.
Womack slows down the pace here.
Womack being controlled against the cage.
Womack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunss head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Womack .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guns misses with the head strike.
Guns misses with the head strike.
Womack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guns is pushing Womack up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guns is looking to break free of the clinch but Womack has double underhooks.
Guns throws a punch but it's blocked by Womack .
Womack lands a body shot.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guns.
Guns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guns blocks a body shot from Womack .
Guns trying to land knees to the body.
Guns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Womack 's elbow.
A short right from Guns.
A head punch on the inside from Guns fails to land.
Womack avoiding damage.
I was talking to Womack 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Womack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guns lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Big Guns.
I think Womack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Womack !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Closet Case Conservative (ranked 168 p4p, 6 weight class) and Pony Pony (ranked 163 p4p, 6 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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285 lbs
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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
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Closet Case Conservative!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pony Pony!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conservative jabs Pony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Conservative.
Pony unleashes a big counter combination but Conservative bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pony takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conservative throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pony lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Conservative jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pony steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Conservative.
Conservative lands a leg kick that knocks Pony off balance momentarily.
Pony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conservative.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Conservative there.
Conservative swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pony moves into the clinch.
Conservative 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conservative can't break the clinch.
Pony tries to land knees in the clinch but Conservative avoids the damage to the body.
Conservative lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pony.
Conservative working hard to break the clinch.
Conservative working aggressively here.
Pony softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conservative breaks from the clinch.
Pony on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Conservative. Conservative obviously looking to wear him down.
Conservative misses with a wild body shot.
Conservative scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Conservative misses.
Pony tries to counter with a clinch but Conservative shakes him off and moves away.
Conservative throws an off balance right hand
and Pony counters with a crisp one two that drops Conservative! Pony thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Conservative to his feet! Conservative is in big trouble!
Conservative pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pony appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pony takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pony walks into a jab.
Conservative scores with a hook.
Conservative delivers a nice body kick.
Pony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conservative.
Conservative scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Pony.
Conservative comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Conservative connects with a right hand. Pony shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conservative misses with a kick to the body.
Conservative throws a series of punches but Pony moves out of range.
Pony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pony moves away from the strike by Conservative.
Jab by Conservative.
Conservative throws a body shot but no joy.
Pony doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pony moves away from the strike by Conservative.
Pony on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Conservative feints and then cracks Pony's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pony down.
Conservative lands a head shot.
Pony moves out of range as Conservative strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conservative misses with the combination.
Conservative connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pony. Pony circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pony tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conservative feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ponys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conservative misses with a double jab.
Pony wants to counter the offense by Conservative and move into the clinch position.
Conservative feints and then cracks Pony's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pony down.
Conservative rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pony wants to counter the offense by Conservative and move into the clinch position.
A telegraphed right hand from Conservative misses the target.
Conservative throws a low kick, looking for Pony's leg but Pony calmly moves out of range.
Pony lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Closet Case Conservative dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conservative looks to land a left hand but Pony moved out of range nicely.
Conservative throws an off balance right hand
and Pony counters with a stiff right hand.
Pony Pony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conservative lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pony will feel that in the morning.
Conservative looks to land a left hand but Pony moved out of range nicely.
Pony doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Conservative loads up on a big right hand but Pony slips the punch.
A big left from Conservative misses.
Pony tries to counter by closing the distance.
Conservative throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conservative throws an overhand right that lands on Pony's shoulder, as Pony tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conservative.
Conservative throws a shot from downtown. Pony moves away and avoids it.
Conservative's corner calls for a 1-2. Conservative obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pony avoids the body shot from Conservative.
Pony doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Conservative jabs at Pony's body.
Conservative misses with the combination.
Conservative misses with the combination.
It seemed like Pony was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pony takes a jab right on the kisser.
Conservative swings for the body but Pony moves out of range.
Pony is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Conservative.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pony blocks a jab.
Conservative looks to throw the jab but Pony is out of range.
Pony wants to counter with a clinch but Conservative pushes him away.
Conservative jabs Pony to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Conservative throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pony counters with a slapping leg kick.
Conservative fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pony manages to avoid it.
Conservative lands with a hook. Pony tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conservative is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pony can do to turn this around?
Pony on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pony sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Conservative looks to land a combination. Pony sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Conservative tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pony was well out of range. Poor timing from Conservative.
Pony looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pony takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pony with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conservative to score with a decent uppercut.
Pony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pony looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Closet Case Conservative seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conservative scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conservative.
Pony lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Conservative throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conservative fails to land with a series of punches.
Closet Case Conservative is winning the standup battle so far.
Conservative connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pony momentarily.
Pony bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pony wants to counter with a clinch but Conservative pushes him away.
Conservative throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Conservative tries to score with a low kick but Pony moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conservative loads up on a big right hand but Pony slips the punch.
Conservative is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pony.
Some wild striking there from Conservative.
Conservative throws a series of punches but Pony avoids them all with ease.
Conservative jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pony swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pony's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pony checks a leg kick.
Pony is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pony checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pony steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Conservative.
Conservative throws a sloppy head kick and Pony moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Pony's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conservative.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Closet Case Conservative dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Conservative just misses with a punch to the body.
Pony is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conservative darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Conservative misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pony counters with a thumping low kick.
Conservative throws the left hand but Pony avoids the punch easily.
Pony moves away from the strike by Conservative.
A punch combination from Conservative misses.
Pony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Pony's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conservative throws a looping overhand right but Pony ducks down to avoid it.
Pony is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Conservative misses with a straight right.
Conservative lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conservative throws the left hand but Pony avoids the punch easily.
Pony is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Conservative works Pony's body with a nice hook.
Conservative misses with an uppercut
and Pony counters with a good low kick that Conservative was not able to check.
Conservative throws a hook but Pony avoids it easily.
Conservative misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pony.
As Conservative backs off Pony throws a huge counter combo but Conservative manages to avoid it all.
Conservative misses with a body shot.
Pony unleashes a big counter combination but Conservative bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Pony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conservative fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pony manages to avoid it.
As Conservative backs off Pony throws a huge counter combo but Conservative manages to avoid it all.
Pony moves out of range as Conservative strikes.
Pony is looking for the big counter here.
Pony gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pony Pony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Conservative misses.
Conservative swings widly with a right hand
and Pony counters with a nice body shot.
Conservative will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pony! But no joy.
Conservative looks for the body kick but Pony saw that one coming.
Pony lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Conservative will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conservative wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Conservative misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conservative lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pony circles away quickly and effectively.
Pony lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Conservative throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pony counters with a straight that turns Conservative's legs to rubber! Pony pushes forward with more strikes and Conservative goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pony Pony!
During a confident post fight interview, Pony Pony 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 27 p4p, 4 weight class) and William Spud (ranked 111 p4p, 14 weight class). Ricard comes into the arena with Vibe Killer blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spud on the side of the head.
Ricard misses with a looping right.
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Spud scoring well with a low kick there.
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ricard connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard connects with a jab.
Ricard blocks a low kick nicely.
Spud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been informed that Spud has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Ricard blocks the leg kick.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Spud lands.
Ricard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spud gets caught napping as Ricard dives in and scores a takedown. Spud manages to retain guard.
Ricard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ricard advances to half guard.
Ricard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Spud works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ricard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spud is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ricard trying to control but Spud is working from the bottom.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Spud is keeping the position.
Ricard trying to control but Spud is working from the bottom.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Spud is keeping the position.
Spud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Spud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a low kick, looking for Spud's leg but Spud calmly moves out of range.
Spud cracks the inside of Ricard's front leg.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Spud misses.
Ricard thuds a left hand into Spud's body.
Ricard blocks a leg kick.
Spud is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ricard rather than just go for the knockout.
Ricard cracks Spud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ricard shoots for a double leg takedown but Spud sprawls well. He's pushed Ricard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spud staying out of range there.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard takes a swing at Spud's ribcage but misses.
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Spud releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spud swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Spud slips a straight right by Ricard.
Ricard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricard checks a low kick from Spud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Spud lands with a right hand.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Spud checks it.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Spud checks it.
Ricard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricard.
Nice shot by Spud.
William Spud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
William Spud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spud throws a big shot that misses.
Spud throws a front kick aimed at Ricard's knee but Ricard avoids it well.
Ricard with a nice cross.
Spud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricard checks a leg kick.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Spud connects with a single shot there.
Ricard shoots in for a double leg but Spud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Ricard. That snapped Spud's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Spud will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Spud misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Ricard misses with a two punch combination.
Spud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricard.
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ricard to score with a decent uppercut.
Ricard throws a lazy right hand but Spud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spud, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Spud's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spud lands with a short shot to the head.
Spud manages to break the clinch.
Spud misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a nice body shot.
Spud checks the leg kick.
Spud blocks a jab.
Ricard lands a really nice looking cross but Spud seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard stuns Spud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Spud counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricard connects with a crisp jab.
Spud misses with a straight left.
Spud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ricard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spud.
Spud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricard at a distance.
Ricard throws a shot from downtown. Spud moves away and avoids it.
Spud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Spud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
Spud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ricard slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricard moves out of range as Spud strikes.
Ricard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spud checks it well.
Ricard connects with a looping right hand.
Ricard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spud blocks a low kick nicely.
Spud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ricard doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud cracks the inside of Ricard's front leg.
Ricard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spud.
Ricard walks into a jab.
Ricard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spud manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Spud blocks a low kick nicely.
Spud let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ricard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ricard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Ricard does no damage.
Ricard shoots in for a double leg but Spud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spud.
Ricard throws an overhand right that lands on Spud's shoulder, as Spud tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.
Spud doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
William Spud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spud throws a right hand that misses
and Ricard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ricard is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Spud reverses the position - he's now on top in Ricard's guard.
Ricard trying to control the position.
Spud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ricard is proving hard to escape from.
Ricard wants to control the position but Spud says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ricard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ricard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard is working an open guard so Spud takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Spud backs away, Ricard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricard jabs Spud right on the nose. Spud blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Ricard finds it's way through Spud's defenses.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Ricard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Spud is out of range.
Spud looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Spud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricard tries to counter by clinching up but Spud breaks away and moves out of range.
Ricard slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ricard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spud misses with a low kick as Ricard jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Spud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice jab there from Ricard.
Spud throws an off balance right hand
and Ricard counters with a takedown into side control.
Spud gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ricard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ricard has control of Spud's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Spud regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ricard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Spud to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Spud shrugs it off.
Ricard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Spud is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Spud and Ricard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard swings around for an armbar but Spud sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ricard's guard.
Ricard trying to keep a closed guard but Spud is proving a slippery customer.
Ricard looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Spud is defending well. Ricard quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Spud has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ricard celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Farboleous Ricard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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