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Eternity 3: Storm vs Fiso PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Perez (ranked 1621 p4p, 177 weight class) and Matthew Guglielmetti (ranked 2032 p4p, 207 weight class). Manny Perez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Guglielmetti!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guglielmetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perez misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guglielmetti! But no joy.
Guglielmetti throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Perez tries for a takedown but Guglielmetti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guglielmetti throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez throws a jab when Guglielmetti was well out of range.
Guglielmetti tries to clinch but Perez moves away
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Perez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guglielmetti doesn't seem phased though.
Perez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Guglielmetti moves away from the strike by Perez.
Guglielmetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Perez lands a nice hook to Guglielmetti's body. Guglielmetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guglielmetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guglielmetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perez's hands.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guglielmetti.
Perez slips under a jab from Guglielmetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guglielmetti, right into the meat.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guglielmetti looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez throws a big counter combination but Guglielmetti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Guglielmetti connects with a single shot there.
Perez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Perez slips a jab from Guglielmetti.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
Guglielmetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Perez there.
Perez tries to pass to full mount but Guglielmetti defends it.
Guglielmetti kicks off Perez and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guglielmetti scores with a jab to the body.
Guglielmetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Perez scores with a takedown into Guglielmetti's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez working some strikes from top position.
Guglielmetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guglielmetti controlling the position.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Guglielmetti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez stops Guglielmetti from standing up.
Guglielmetti trying to keep a closed guard but Perez is proving a slippery customer.
Perez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perez stands and steps away. Guglielmetti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Guglielmetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guglielmetti looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Perez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matthew Guglielmetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez scores with a jab.
Perez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guglielmetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Guglielmetti.
Guglielmetti defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guglielmetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez slips under a jab.
Guglielmetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guglielmetti moves away.
Perez lands a jab.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guglielmetti manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Guglielmetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guglielmetti throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guglielmetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Perez's head.
Nice body punch from Guglielmetti.
Guglielmetti is looking to land body kicks.
Guglielmetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guglielmetti staying out of range there.
Guglielmetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guglielmetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Guglielmetti misses with a hook.
Guglielmetti throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guglielmetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guglielmetti misses with an uppercut.
Guglielmetti missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guglielmetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guglielmetti misses the shot to the body.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guglielmetti has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Guglielmetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guglielmetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Guglielmetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guglielmetti misses with a low kick.
Guglielmetti lands a front kick.
Guglielmetti moves away from the strike by Perez.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Matthew Guglielmetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guglielmetti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guglielmetti works Perez's body with a nice hook.
Guglielmetti misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Perez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthew Guglielmetti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guglielmetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez slips a jab from Guglielmetti.
Perez walks into a straight right hand from Guglielmetti.
Guglielmetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perez works the jab nicely.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guglielmetti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Guglielmetti wants to slow Perez down by chopping away at his legs.
Guglielmetti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
Guglielmetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
Guglielmetti defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Guglielmetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
Perez moves out of range as Guglielmetti strikes.
Matthew Guglielmetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guglielmetti thuds a left hand into Perez's body.
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!
Guglielmetti misses with a jab to the body
enabling Perez to counter with a crisp jab.
Guglielmetti throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guglielmetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perez.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guglielmetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guglielmetti throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Guglielmetti.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez lands with a right hand.
Perez misses with a hook. Guglielmetti ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Guglielmetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perez moves out of range as Guglielmetti strikes.
A big right from Perez misses.
Guglielmetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guglielmetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Guglielmetti throws a sloppy body shot
letting Perez counter with a right hand.
Perez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perez lands with an overhand left.
Guglielmetti moves forwards but Perez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guglielmetti avoids the body shot from Perez.
Guglielmetti throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Perez.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guglielmetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guglielmetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guglielmetti jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well.
Perez throws a hook but Guglielmetti avoids it easily.
Perez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guglielmetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Guglielmetti slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guglielmetti, right into the meat.
Guglielmetti misses with a few strikes there.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Guglielmetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perez checks a leg kick nicely.
Perez blocks a jab.
Guglielmetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Guglielmetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guglielmetti tries to land a leg kick but Perez saw it coming and moves away.
Perez lands with a cross.
Perez looks for a takedown but Guglielmetti sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves out of range as Guglielmetti strikes.
Guglielmetti misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez throws a jab when Guglielmetti was well out of range.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guglielmetti.
A quick step to the side and Perez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guglielmetti throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Guglielmetti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guglielmetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Perez does no damage.
A big left from Perez misses.
Guglielmetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Perez feints a jab promting Guglielmetti to slip. Perez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guglielmetti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Guglielmetti slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guglielmetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Perez misses.
Guglielmetti misses with a right hand
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guglielmetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perez. Perez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Guglielmetti.
Perez goes for a double leg but Guglielmetti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guglielmetti continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guglielmetti.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guglielmetti.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Guglielmetti.
Perez throws a jab when Guglielmetti was well out of range.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guglielmetti throws out the jab.
Guglielmetti lands with a good body shot.
Guglielmetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
Guglielmetti throws out a counter right but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Perez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guglielmetti.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guglielmetti.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Guglielmetti throws a head kick that misses.
Guglielmetti throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that second round.
That's time! Perez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guglielmetti.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guglielmetti as he avoids it easily.
Guglielmetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perez.
Guglielmetti misses with a wild body shot.
Guglielmetti motions for Perez to come forward. Guglielmetti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guglielmetti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As Perez backs off Guglielmetti throws a huge counter combo but Perez manages to avoid it all.
Perez scores with a one two! Guglielmetti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Perez there.
Guglielmetti misses with a straight left.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guglielmetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez misses with a double jab.
Perez connects with the punch.
Guglielmetti clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guglielmetti misses with a punch to the body.
Guglielmetti manages to break the clinch.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Guglielmetti saw that one coming.
Perez misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guglielmetti misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez connects with a jab.
Guglielmetti misses with a hook.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Guglielmetti seems unphased.
Guglielmetti slips a jab from Perez.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guglielmetti.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Guglielmetti.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guglielmetti manages to avoid it.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guglielmetti.
Perez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guglielmetti backs up against the cage.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guglielmetti throws out the jab.
Perez throws a jab when Guglielmetti was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Perez blocks the leg kick.
Guglielmetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guglielmetti scores with a jab. Perez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guglielmetti misses with a hook
and Perez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Perez catches Guglielmetti right on the button with a cross.
Guglielmetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guglielmetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Guglielmetti.
Perez moves out of range as Guglielmetti strikes.
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown. Guglielmetti tries to sprawl out of it but Perez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Guglielmetti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Perez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guglielmetti ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Guglielmetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guglielmetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Guglielmetti lands with a cross.
Guglielmetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown but Guglielmetti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Perez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guglielmetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guglielmetti scores with a body shot.
Perez misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guglielmetti looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Guglielmetti tests Perez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Perez moves out of range as Guglielmetti throws a body kick.
Guglielmetti connects with a right hand. Perez shakes it off.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guglielmetti.
Guglielmetti unleashes a big counter combination but Perez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Guglielmetti moves away and avoids it.
Guglielmetti ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Guglielmetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guglielmetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guglielmetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Guglielmetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guglielmetti misses with a looping right.
Guglielmetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guglielmetti with a jab.
Guglielmetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez throws a jab when Guglielmetti was well out of range.
Perez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guglielmetti eats them both and turns towards Perez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guglielmetti misses with a body shot.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guglielmetti manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Guglielmetti. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Guglielmetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Guglielmetti. No joy for Perez on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guglielmetti throws a head kick that half lands.
Guglielmetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Perez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guglielmetti cracks Perez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guglielmetti.
Perez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guglielmetti lands with an overhand left.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez moves away from the strike by Guglielmetti.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manny Perez.
I think Perez 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
Manny Perez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Shelby (ranked 1591 p4p, 213 weight class) and Dorde Dramicanin (ranked 2005 p4p, 266 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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175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dorde Dramicanin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby looks to land a combination but Dramicanin avoids it well.
Shelby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Essence of Epicity in the buildup to the fight.
Dramicanin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shelby manages to avoid it.
Dramicanin throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby tried to counter with a leg kick but Dramicanin avoided it.
Good leg kick by Shelby there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dramicanin avoids the body shot from Shelby.
Dramicanin throws a shot from downtown. Shelby moves away and avoids it.
Shelby scores with a sloppy right hand. Dramicanin should have avoided that one.
Shelby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dramicanin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shelby throws a series of punches but Dramicanin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shelby works over Dramicanin's head and body with a nice combination.
Shelby misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dramicanin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shelby throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby thuds his right hand into Dramicanin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shelby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dramicanin feints the counter takedown.
Dramicanin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dramicanin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shelby on the side of the head.
It looks like Hugh Shelby has been cut.
Dramicanin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Shelby as Dramicanin shoots in.
Dramicanin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.
Shelby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Dramicanin backs away, Shelby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dramicanin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dramicanin blocks an uppercut.
Shelby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Shelby.
Shelby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dramicanin backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shelby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby lands a shoulder strike.
Shelby tries a body shot but Dramicanin blocks it.
Shelby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shelby misses with some punches.
Shelby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shelby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dramicanin moves out of range as Shelby strikes.
Shelby misses with a leg kick
and Dramicanin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Dramicanin.
Shelby looks to land a left hand but Dramicanin moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Dramicanin misses the target.
Shelby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shelby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dramicanin is out of range.
Shelby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shelby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shelby misses with a hook.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dramicanin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dramicanin misses the shot to the body.
Dramicanin ducks under a wild hook from Shelby.
Dramicanin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shelby with a body shot.
Dramicanin lands a glancing blow to the side of Shelby's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dramicanin misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Dramicanin misses its intended target.
Shelby connects with a body shot that sends Dramicanin's belly button to the back.
Hugh Shelby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelby lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dramicanin cracks Shelby with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dramicanin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shelby to stand back up!
Shelby is rocked!
Shelby misses with a straight right.
Oh Shelby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dramicanin drops Shelby with a naaaaasty hook - Shelby is in real trouble here! Dramicanin dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dorde Dramicanin!
Dorde Dramicanin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Larkin (ranked 1574 p4p, 203 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 1020 p4p, 141 weight class). Oscarsson has chosen Pain - Shut Your Mouth as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin misses with an uppercut
and Oscarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
Larkin slips a jab from Oscarsson.
Larkin is looking to counter punch.
Larkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
Oscarsson slips under a jab from Larkin.
Jab by Larkin.
It looks like Oscar Oscarsson has been cut.
Oscarsson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oscarsson misses with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oscarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larkin.
Oscarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin dips to his left and cracks Oscarsson with an uppercut!
Oscarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oscarsson cracks a nice hook into Larkin's ribs.
Larkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oscarsson. Oscarsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Larkin.
Oscarsson ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Nice cross by Larkin.
Oscarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larkin manages to avoid it.
Larkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Oscarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Larkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oscarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larkin scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin defending well as Oscarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Larkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Larkin throws an overhand right that lands on Oscarsson's shoulder, as Oscarsson tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Larkin misses.
Oscarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Larkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larkin misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oscarsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donnie Larkin's cut is getting worse.
Oscarsson misses with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oscarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good standup being displayed there by Larkin as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Oscar Oscarsson's cut even more.
Larkin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Larkin looks to land a left hand but Oscarsson moved out of range nicely.
Larkin throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Oscarsson misses.
Oscarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oscarsson slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin looks to land a right hand but Oscarsson moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Oscarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oscarsson staying out of range there.
Larkin jabs at Oscarsson's body.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oscarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oscarsson slips under a jab from Larkin.
Larkin misses with a right hand
letting Oscarsson counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oscarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oscarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Larkin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oscarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larkin.
Oscarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Larkin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oscarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Oscarsson's head.
Oscarsson ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oscarsson can do to turn this around?
Oscarsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Larkin staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Larkin misses the target.
A jab from Larkin misses.
A little jabbing left from Oscarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Oscarsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Larkin has got the better of the exchanges.
Oscarsson ducks under a wild hook from Larkin.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Oscarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Larkin misses.
Oscarsson moves out of range as Larkin strikes.
Oscarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oscarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oscarsson moves away from the strike by Larkin.
Larkin with a nice cross.
Oscarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oscarsson.
Larkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Oscarsson.
Larkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Oscarsson is looking for the big counter here.
Larkin misses with a hook.
Oscarsson throws a counter combo.
Larkin throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Larkin.
Larkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oscarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oscarsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Larkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Oscarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnie Larkin is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oscarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oscarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The cut above Oscar Oscarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oscarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Larkin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin slips under a jab.
Oscarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oscarsson slips a straight right by Larkin.
Larkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Larkin misses the target.
Larkin misses with a hook
and Oscarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnie Larkin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oscarsson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Larkin counter with a right hand.
Larkin lands a jab to the head.
Oscar Oscarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Oscarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oscarsson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oscarsson defending well as Larkin loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Larkin misses.
Oscarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larkin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Oscarsson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Larkin follows Oscarsson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donnie Larkin!
A relieved looking Donnie Larkin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Oscar Oscarsson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 1114 p4p, 156 weight class) and Long Hung Dong (ranked 1250 p4p, 175 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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174 lbs
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180 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Dong misses.
Jones Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Jones Jr with a hook.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones Jr defending well as Dong loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Dong misses the target.
Jones Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dong throws a low kick but Jones Jr moves out of range easily.
Dong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dong connects with a body shot that sends Jones Jr's belly button to the back.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
Dong throws out a leg kick but Jones Jr moves out of range and Dong only half commits.
Dong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dong misses with a body kick.
Jones Jr misses with a looping right.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones Jr is out of range and Dong settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Jones Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Dong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
Jones Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Jones Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dong moves forwards but Jones Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dong takes one to the side of the head.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jones Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dong is trying to control but Jones Jr manages to pass to mount!
Dong working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Dong has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jones Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Jones Jr looking to control but Dong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones Jr is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dong is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr looking for a guillotine from mount but Dong is having none of it.
Jones Jr working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dong bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones Jr has control of Dong's left arm, preventing Dong from doing any damage.
Jones Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jones Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Jones Jr working some strikes from top position.
Jones Jr stands up over Dong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones Jr defends it easily.
Jones Jr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dong has momentary wrist control but Jones Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones Jr throws a shot from downtown. Dong moves away and avoids it.
Dong misses with a leg kick.
Dong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
Jones Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Jones Jr swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong throws a hook but Jones Jr avoids it easily.
Dong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones Jr.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones Jr's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Dong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Jr. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dong.
A jab from Dong misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Jr.
That kick from Dong tenderised Jones Jr's leg. Jones Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones Jr 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Long Hung Dong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Jones Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dong has him pressed against the cage.
Jones Jr gets control of Dong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dong is aware though and is defending well.
Dong trying to control but Jones Jr is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Dong rolls with it to try and escape but Jones Jr cranks on the arm and Dong is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Jones Jr!
Jim Jones Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Smith (ranked 875 p4p, 124 weight class) and Cameron Mathews (ranked 1305 p4p, 180 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Due West. Mathews has chosen Way Down We Go as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Austin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mathews wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Mathews keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mathews's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Smith trying to control the action but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Mathews looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mathews is looking to get back to is feet but Smith passes into side control.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith trying to control the position but Mathews is working away.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mathews is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
You can see the frustration on Mathews's face as Smith controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mathews has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith tries for a kimura but Mathews is defending well.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet but Smith drags him back down.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mathews is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Mathews is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control the action but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mathews is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mathews is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mathews bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews scores with a body shot.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Mathews throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Mathews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Mathews gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mathews smiles and moves away.
Mathews throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Mathews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mathews was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Cameron Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Mathews tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith controlling the pace.
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 Austin Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mathews throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Mathews fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith passes Mathews's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mathews is trying to stand.
Mathews wants to stand back up but Smith manages to pass into side control.
Mathews is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith wants to control but Mathews is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith controlling from side mount.
We've been informed that Mathews has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mathews is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith tries for a kimura but Mathews is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mathews is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Smith has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathews keeps working.
Mathews wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mathews throws Smith to one side and escapes!
Mathews drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith tries to pull guard but Mathews forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews breaks the clinch.
Mathews fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mathews!
Smith prevents Mathews from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathews keeps working.
Mathews wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Mathews is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Mathews is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
Mathews is pushing Smith's head away, looking to escape. Smith manages to hold on to the position though.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mathews keeps working.
Smith is staying tight to Mathews's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Mathews is defending well.
Mathews is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mathews wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mathews swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Mathews has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Smith is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Mathews misses with a punch to the body.
Smith jumps guard but Mathews turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mathews is struggling to control the position.
Smith jumps guard but Mathews stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mathews gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mathews breaks from the clinch.
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 Austin Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Mathews misses
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Austin Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith is keen to just control but Mathews is a slippery customer.
Smith prevents Mathews from standing back up.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mathews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mathews knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mathews is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mathews really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Smith fails to take his opponent's back.
Mathews is trying to stand up.
Smith trying to control but Mathews is having none of it.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mathews wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control the pace but Mathews is squirming around nicely.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mathews is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Smith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mathews manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mathews is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mathews is not content to let Smith control the position.
Mathews is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mathews throws Smith to one side and escapes!
Mathews lands with a nice body kick.
Mathews throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mathews misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathews. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mathews lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Mathews misses with a straight left.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mathews sprawls and moves away.
Mathews pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Mathews tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Mathews scores with a four punch combination!
Mathews throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Mathews darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mathews!
Smith prevents Mathews from escaping the position.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cameron Mathews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathews is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Mathews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Smith!
Austin Smith looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I beat that monkey down! Yall like that shit?!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Smith (ranked 949 p4p, 136 weight class) and Daday Dadaeff (ranked 950 p4p, 137 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daday Dadaeff!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dadaeff misses with a body shot.
Dadaeff just misses with a punch to the body.
Dadaeff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Chad Smith has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Dadaeff swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Dadaeff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith blocks a jab.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dadaeff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dadaeff wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
Nice body punch from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Dadaeff with an uppercut!
Smith walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dadaeff drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Smith swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dadaeff's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 324 p4p, 50 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 533 p4p, 74 weight class). Lombardo comes into the arena with Illusions blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahoney takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lombardo swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Lombardo throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lombardo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahoney clinches up against the cage.
Lombardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Mahoney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short left from Lombardo.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Mahoney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Mahoney lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mahoney.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lombardo.
Mahoney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahoney controlling the action here for a moment.
Lombardo is leaning against Mahoney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahoney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lombardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lombardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Mahoney swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lombardo pushes Mahoney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lombardo lands a shoulder strike.
Mahoney misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Lombardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombardo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahoney instigates a clinch.
Mahoney misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mahoney fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombardo.
A short right from Mahoney on the inside.
Lombardo has Mahoney pressed against the cage, preventing Mahoney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lombardo is defending well for now.
Mahoney can't find room to land a body shot as Lombardo controls the action.
Lombardo is working Mahoney over against the cage.
Mahoney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Lombardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a left hand.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney tries to land knees in the clinch but Lombardo avoids the damage to the body.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Lombardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombardo.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Lombardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Lombardo wants to break free but Mahoney has control.
Lombardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardo.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo misses with the head strike.
Lombardo tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
Lombardo digs a right hand underneath Mahoney's ribcage. Mahoney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Lombardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Lombardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lombardo tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahoney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lombardo prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lombardo blocks a jab.
Mahoney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lombardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A leg kick checked by Mahoney.
Lombardo misses with a hook. Mahoney ducked under it nicely.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Lombardo moves out of range.
Lombardo throws out a loose jab but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahoney tries to clinch up
and Lombardo counters with a good, hard body kick but Mahoney shrugs it off.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the body
and Lombardo counters with a straight right hand.
Mahoney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lombardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.
Carey Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo tries to keep at a distance but Mahoney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
Lombardo working aggressively here.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahoney can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lombardo.
Lombardo breaks the clinch.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahoney.
Lombardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lombardo ducks under a wild hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney thuds his right hand into Lombardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lombardo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahoney doesn't seem bothered though.
Mahoney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahoney's head.
Mahoney tries to clinch up.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but Mahoney checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney blocks the elbow strike.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lombardo lands a body punch.
Lombardo throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
A body shot lands from Mahoney.
Santino Lombardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lombardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Mahoney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahoney is working Lombardo over against the cage.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo working aggressively here.
Mahoney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lombardo scores with a hook to the body.
Mahoney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Lombardo avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the cage.
Lombardo gets through Mahoney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the cage.
Lombardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
Lombardo tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney lands a two punch combo.
Lombardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lombardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
Lombardo has closed the distance and engaged Mahoney in a clinch.
Lombardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahoney stalling in the clinch but Lombardo improves position.
Mahoney is working Lombardo over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lombardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as Mahoney controls the action.
Lombardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahoney.
Nice body punch from Lombardo - that landed with a thud.
Lombardo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lombardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Lombardo tenderised Mahoney's leg. Mahoney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lombardo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahoney. Lombardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombardo catches Mahoney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahoney connects with a right hand. Lombardo shakes it off.
Mahoney swings widly with a right hand
and Lombardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombardo throws a wild body kick that Mahoney sees coming a mile off.
Mahoney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahoney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lombardo moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Mahoney. Beautiful body shot.
Mahoney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombardo lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahoney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombardo connects with a looping right hand.
Mahoney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney swings widly with a right hand
and Mahoney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lombardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lombardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lombardo motions for Mahoney to come forward. Lombardo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
Lombardo throws a body kick that misses.
Mahoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahoney throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombardo counters with a straight right hand.
Lombardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mahoney slips under a jab from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahoney at a distance.
Lombardo connects with a crisp jab.
Lombardo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lombardo loads up on a big right hand but Mahoney slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Mahoney.
It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
Lombardo moves into range and clinches up with Mahoney.
Lombardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carey Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lombardo as the two fighters clinch.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the cage.
Mahoney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mahoney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahoney throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardo tries to break free but Mahoney pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahoney lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lombardo or not.
Lombardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahoneys head.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Lombardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lombardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lombardo's elbow.
Mahoney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lombardo.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahoney's elbow.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardo.
Lombardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney blocking some punches.
Lombardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahoney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands an uppercut.
Mahoney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombardo gets through Mahoney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahoney has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
Mahoney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lombardo.
Lombardo manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahoney.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Lombardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lombardo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Lombardo!
During a confident post fight interview, Santino Lombardo 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 Lamont Banner (ranked 359 p4p, 45 weight class) and Herbert Mullin (ranked 788 p4p, 96 weight class). Herbert Mullin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mullin misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Mullin misses with a body shot.
Herbert Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Mullin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mullin throws a low kick but Banner avoids it.
Banner misses with a right hand
and Mullin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mullin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin lands a jab to the nose.
Mullin throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Mullin throws a body shot but no joy.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner throws a series of punches but Mullin moves out of range.
Banner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mullin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Mullin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Mullin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Banner 's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner connects with a right hand. Mullin shakes it off.
Mullin misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Banner takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullin misses with a straight right.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mullin feints a counter leg kick.
Mullin lands a nice shot to the body.
Mullin misses with a looping right.
Mullin throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banner . Banner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banner misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Mullin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mullin lands a jab to the head.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullin.
Mullin blocks a head kick by Banner .
Mullin is looking to chop away at Banner 's legs.
Mullin throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Banner misses.
Mullin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banner lands a lovely overhand right.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Mullin's shoulder, as Mullin tries to avoid the shot.
Mullin throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Mullin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banner is looking to counter punch.
Mullin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner .
Banner is looking to counter punch.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Mullin moved out of range.
Mullin cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mullin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Mullin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mullin misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Banner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mullin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mullin throws out a counter right but Banner avoids it with no problem.
Mullin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banner on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Banner is looking to counter punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Banner checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mullin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Banner with a body shot.
Mullin misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner throws a lazy uppercut
and Mullin counters with a left and a right that stings Banner .
Mullin misses the jab.
Banner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mullin counters with an inside leg kick.
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mullin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mullin throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mullin.
Mullin looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mullin cracks the inside of Banner 's front leg.
Banner misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Banner .
The fighters circling - Mullin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banner lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Banner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mullin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Banner counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mullin! Banner lets Mullin back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mullin is rocked!
Banner circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mullin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Banner wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lamont Banner !
A relieved looking Lamont Banner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Storm (ranked 169 p4p, 24 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 204 p4p, 28 weight class). Fiso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiso lands a leg kick that knocks Storm off balance momentarily.
Storm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fiso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Storm lunges at Fiso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fiso's hand.
Storm slips a jab from Fiso.
Fiso moves into the clinch.
Fiso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Storm.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Fiso is blocking nicely.
Storm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm tries to work over Fiso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm prevents a body shot from Fiso.
Fiso blocks an uppercut.
Fiso struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Storm working aggressively here.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fiso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fiso.
A body shot lands from Fiso.
Fiso jumps guard but Storm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Storm lands a left hand.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fiso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Storm.
Fiso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fiso works Storm's body with a nice hook.
Lincoln Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Storm.
Fiso takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm misses with a looping left.
A jab from Storm finds it's way through Fiso's defenses.
We've been told by Storm's head coaches at Runts Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Fiso works the jab nicely.
Storm lands with an uppercut that bounces Fiso off the cage and back into range.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm checks a leg kick.
Fiso misses with a kick to the body.
Storm appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Storm lands with an overhand left.
Fiso tries to land a front kick but Storm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fiso lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Fiso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fiso looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
Storm lands a nice hook to Fiso's body. Fiso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Storm moves forwards but Fiso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fiso throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fiso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Storm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fiso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Storm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fiso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiso manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Fiso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fiso doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Storm misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Storm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Fiso.
Fiso moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Fiso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fiso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Storm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Storm's corner calls for a 1-2. Storm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fiso looks to throw the jab but Storm is out of range.
Storm throws the left hand but Fiso avoids the punch easily.
Storm throws the left hand but Fiso avoids the punch easily.
Fiso misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Fiso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso thumps Storm with a low kick.
Nice cross by Storm.
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 Lincoln Storm will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fiso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaki Fiso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fiso cracks a nice hook into Storm's ribs.
Fiso ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Fiso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fiso throws a leg kick that misses.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiso throws out the jab.
Fiso slips under a jab from Storm.
Fiso lands with a slapping head kick.
Storm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fiso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm avoids the body shot from Fiso.
Storm misses with a lunging right hand
and Fiso counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Fiso ducks down to avoid it.
Fiso moves away from the strike by Storm.
Fiso is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fiso, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
Fiso staying out of range there.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiso is just out of range.
Fiso throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Fiso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Storm doesn't seem phased though.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm lands with a nice body punch.
Fiso looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fiso misses with the head strike.
Storm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fiso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fiso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fiso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso blocking some punches.
Fiso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm gets through Fiso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fiso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm scores with a shot to the side of Fiso's head.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Storm.
Fiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fiso throws a head punch that misses.
Fiso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fiso managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
Good body shot from Fiso.
Storm lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fiso.
Fiso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Storm smiles and moves away.
Fiso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm lands with a nice combination. Fiso backs away looking to recover.
Fiso throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Fiso misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm pushes Fiso up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Storm.
Fiso tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Fiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
A head punch on the inside from Fiso fails to land.
Fiso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Storm on the inside.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiso's elbow.
Fiso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Fiso avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm tries a knee to the head but Fiso blocks it.
Storm gets through Fiso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Fiso breaks the clinch.
Fiso lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
Fiso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fiso clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Fiso back against the cage.
Fiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Fiso misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fiso throws a head punch that misses.
Fiso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Fiso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fiso. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fiso misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fiso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Storm clobbers Fiso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Storm 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 Fiso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fiso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm missing with a left hand there. Fiso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiso slips a straight right by Storm.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malaki Fiso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fiso throws a big shot that misses.
Storm tries to clinch up but Fiso circles away and keeps his distance.
Fiso ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fiso has time to react.
Storm misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Fiso.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Fiso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fiso wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiso cracks Storm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Fiso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm digs a good hook to Fiso's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso tries a head kick but it misses.
Storm throws an overhand right that lands on Fiso's shoulder, as Fiso tries to avoid the shot.
Fiso ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
Fiso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fiso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiso.
Storm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fiso cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fiso misses with a wild body shot.
Fiso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Fiso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fiso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fiso tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Storm.
Fiso throws a big shot that misses.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fiso! But no joy.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiso moves away.
Fiso connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fiso thumps Storm with a low kick.
Storm jabs Fiso right on the nose. Fiso blinks but takes it well.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fiso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Storm closes the distance and pushes Fiso back into the cage.
Lincoln Storm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Storm on the inside.
Storm tries to work over Fiso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fiso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
A short left from Storm.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fiso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm lands a shoulder strike.
Fiso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fiso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fiso tries to pull guard but Storm won't allow it.
Fiso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Fiso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm tries a body shot but Fiso blocks it.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fiso throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fiso fails to land.
Fiso working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiso lands a nice uppercut.
Storm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fiso.
Fiso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Storm walks away with a smile on his face. Fiso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Fiso 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.
Storm clobbers Fiso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crunch! Fiso slams his shin into Storm's torso.
A lazy left from Storm finds it's target.
Storm lands a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Fiso blocks the low kick.
Fiso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Storm.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fiso just misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso misses with a jab to the body
and Storm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fiso dips to his left and cracks Storm with an uppercut!
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiso.
Storm scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Malaki Fiso just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fiso, pushing him back against the cage.
Fiso blocks an uppercut.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Fiso blocks with his arms.
Fiso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiso manages to avoid it.
Fiso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Storm closes the distance and clinches.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Fiso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Fiso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiso has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fiso or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Fiso.
Fiso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Storm walks away with a smile on his face. Fiso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Storm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Storm throws a low kick but Fiso avoids it.
Storm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fiso checks the leg kick.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fiso can pounce on him.
Storm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Storm misses with a body shot
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Fiso cracks Storm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Storm.
Fiso takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm with a hook.
Storm blocks a jab.
Fiso staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fiso! But no joy.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Storm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Storm misses with an uppercut.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiso was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiso manages to avoid it.
Fiso takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Fiso is out of range.
Storm takes one on the button.
Storm moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Storm throws a body punch but Fiso moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fiso.
Donk. Fiso catches Storm right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Storm.
Fiso throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Storm swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm throws a hook but Fiso blocks it.
Storm throws a low kick, looking for Fiso's leg but Fiso calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fiso.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Fiso moved out of range.
Fiso lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm misses the jab.
Storm misses with a hook.
Storm backing away here, and Fiso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm throws a low kick, looking for Fiso's leg but Fiso calmly moves out of range.
Fiso blocks a low kick nicely.
Fiso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Storm with a body shot.
Fiso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiso moves away.
Storm throws a sloppy body shot
and Fiso counters with a right hand to the body.
Fiso scores with a nice strike.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and Fiso counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Fiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Malaki Fiso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Storm misses with a looping left.
Fiso throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
Fiso misses the jab.
Fiso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Fiso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm is looking to counter the offense by Fiso and move into the clinch.
Fiso takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Fiso lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Fiso.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Fiso ducks down to avoid it.
Fiso tries a quick counter leg kick but Storm is wise to it.
Fiso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fiso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm with a hook.
Storm scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiso doesn't seem bothered though.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fiso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Storm thinking.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fiso swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm clinches.
Fiso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fiso tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fiso.
Fiso misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiso has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Lincoln Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiso breaks from the clinch.
Fiso misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Fiso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Fiso.
Fiso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fiso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Storm throws a looping overhand right but Fiso ducks down to avoid it.
Fiso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Storm has time to react.
Fiso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fiso. That one must have hurt.
Storm rushes Fiso and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fiso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Storm lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to pull guard but Storm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fiso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Storm smiles and moves away.
Storm lands a glancing blow to the side of Fiso's head.
Storm lands a slapping body shot.
Storm swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Storm has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Storm.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fiso prevents a body shot from Storm.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Storm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fiso backwards.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso tries to pull guard but Storm forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lincoln Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaki Fiso.
Fiso misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm lands a body shot.
Fiso is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Storm lands a right hand.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fiso has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Fiso working aggressively here.
Fiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malaki Fiso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Storm tries to work over Fiso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fiso blocks a body shot from Storm.
Fiso has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Storm lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lincoln Storm.
I think Fiso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Malaki Fiso!
Malaki Fiso is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Malaki Fiso thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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