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Madness 46 MAMF Championship PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dar Jee (ranked 24380 p4p, 321 weight class) and Grigori Perelman (ranked 24667 p4p, 310 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Everybody Knows My Name. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dar Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigori Perelman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perelman shoots in for a double leg but Jee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perelman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Perelman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jee has his foot on Perelman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perelman works his way back into a safe position though.
Perelman stopping the sweep attempt from Jee.
Jee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perelman defends it easily.
Perelman forces his way into half guard.
Jee wants to get back to full guard.
Perelman is looking for a kimura but Jee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perelman to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perelman is trying to work for a kimura but Jee is defending well.
Jee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perelman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perelman stopping the sweep attempt from Jee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee pulls Perelman in close to prevent any damage.
Jee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jee moves into full mount! Perelman won't be happy about that!
Jee has control of Perelman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Perelman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jee is trying to take his opponent's back.
Perelman tries to hold on but Jee pushes him away.
Jee controlling from the full mount.
Jee goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Perelman is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perelman's guard.
Jee forces his way into half guard.
Jee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perelman defends it well.
Jee is thwarting Perelman's attempts to control the position.
Jee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jee is thwarting Perelman's attempts to control the position.
Jee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jee tries to pass to full mount but Perelman defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jee content to control rather than advance.
Jee continues to stall.
Jee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perelman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jee.
Jee slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jee wants to pass to mount but Perelman is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dar Jee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Perelman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perelman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jee sprawls well. Jee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perelman gets slowly back to his feet.
Jee takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jee lands with a short shot to the head.
Jee lands with a right to the head.
Perelman is trying to drag Jee to the mat but Jee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dar Jee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Perelman.
Jee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Jee.
Perelman goes for a takedown attempt but Jee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perelman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Jee.
Jee cracks Perelman with a nice body shot.
Jee gets through Perelman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perelman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jee throws a punch but it's blocked by Perelman.
Perelman is still on wobbly legs! Can Jee finish him?
Jee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jee lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Perelman to his knees! Jee keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dar Jee!
During a confident post fight interview, Dar Jee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cung Wo Par (ranked 4270 p4p, 374 weight class) and Joe Hooks (ranked 3382 p4p, 310 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cung Wo Par!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Hooks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Par slips a jab from Hooks.
Joe Hooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Par if he has to take too many more of those.
Par misses with an uppercut.
Hooks staying out of range there.
Hooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Par shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Par lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hooks throws a head punch that misses.
Hooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Par looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Par gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hooks slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hooks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hooks clinches up against the cage.
Hooks breaks from the clinch.
Par takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Par throws a one two combo.
Hooks is rocked!
It looks like Joe Hooks has been cut.
Hooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Par.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hooks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Par up against the cage.
Hooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooh!!! Par has knocked Hooks down with a huge combo! Par steps away and waves a wobbly Hooks back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Par finish him?
Par throws a nice looking combination but Hooks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hooks only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Par blocks a jab.
and Par counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hooks! He's just covering up as Par starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cung Wo Par!
Cung Wo Par 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 3759 p4p, 448 weight class) and Cadderly Bonaduce (ranked 3343 p4p, 414 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cadderly Bonaduce!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howlett has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Howlett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bonaduce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlett.
Bonaduce avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Howlett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bonaduce up against the cage.
Bonaduce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howlett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bonaduce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonaduce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bonaduce misses with a knee strike.
Bonaduce avoiding damage.
Howlett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonaduce up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Howlett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Cadderly Bonaduce has been cut.
Howlett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bonaduce connects with a knee to the head.
Howlett stalling against the cage.
Bonaduce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaduce working Howlett over with knees to the body.
Howlett missing with knees to the body.
Bonaduce tries to stall but Howlett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonaduce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaduce tries a knee to the head but Howlett blocks it.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaduce blocks the elbow strike.
Howlett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bonaduce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonaduce trying to land knees to the body.
Howlett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonaduce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Howlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaduce avoids the damage to the body.
Howlett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonaduce.
Bonaduce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howlett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howlett pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonaduce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaduce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlett blocks it with crossed arms.
Howlett blocks an elbow strike from Bonaduce.
Bonaduce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howlett is defending well for now.
Bonaduce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howlett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaduce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bonaduce dodges an elbow strike from Howlett.
Nice elbow from Howlett.
Bonaduce managing to block the knees to the body from Howlett.
Bonaduce throws an elbow that misses.
Howlett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Howlett is trying to maintain a safe position but Bonaduce gets an underhook and turns Howlett into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Howlett.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonaduce with a knee to the head.
Bonaduce avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Bonaduce avoids a wild elbow strike from Howlett.
Bonaduce avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaduce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaduce landing knees to the body.
Bonaduce blocks the elbow strike.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaduce avoids it.
Howlett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bonaduce avoids the elbow strike from Howlett, against the cage.
Bonaduce lands an elbow inside.
Howlett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howlett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howlett avoiding damage as Bonaduce throws knees to the body.
Howlett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonaduce obliges.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Howlett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaduce's brow.
Bonaduce lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bonaduce tries to stall but Howlett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaduce wants to stall.
Bonaduce is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Howlett has denied him.
Bonaduce avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Bonaduce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaduce comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonaduce misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaduce avoids it.
Bonaduce tries to land knees in the clinch but Howlett avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaduce tries to stall but Howlett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonaduce managing to block the knees to the body from Howlett.
Bonaduce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howlett is defending well for now.
Howlett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howlett avoiding damage as Bonaduce throws knees to the body.
Bonaduce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlett avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cadderly Bonaduce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cadderly Bonaduce's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Howlett tries to bum rush Bonaduce with a series of wild strikes but Bonaduce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonaduce moves into the clinch.
Bonaduce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howlett is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonaduce obliges.
Nice elbow from Howlett.
Bonaduce blocks an elbow strike from Howlett.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaduce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howlett's brow.
Bonaduce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Howlett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaduce is defending well for now.
Howlett throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonaduce is trying to maintain a safe position but Howlett gets an underhook and turns Bonaduce into the cage.
Howlett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bonaduce blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonaduce missing with knees to the body.
Bonaduce scores with a knee to the head.
Bonaduce lands an elbow inside that Howlett shrugs off.
Howlett avoiding damage as Bonaduce throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonaduce avoids the elbow strike from Howlett, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bonaduce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howlett wants to stall.
Bonaduce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howlett avoids it.
Howlett tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaduce avoids the damage to the body.
Howlett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howlett managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaduce.
Bonaduce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bonaduce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howlett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bonaduce avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Bonaduce tries to land knees in the clinch but Howlett avoids the damage to the body.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaduce avoids it.
Bonaduce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Bonaduce.
Bonaduce trying to control the position but instead, Howlett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonaduce into the cage.
Howlett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howlett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaduce taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bonaduce obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonaduce stalling in the clinch but Howlett improves position.
Howlett blocks the elbow strike.
Bonaduce avoiding damage as Howlett throws knees to the body.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaduce avoids it.
Bonaduce with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonaduce throws a knee to the head but misses.
Howlett trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Howlett.
That has opened up Cadderly Bonaduce's cut even more.
Howlett looking to throw knees to the head but Bonaduce is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaduce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bonaduce slowing the pace effectively.
Bonaduce stalling in the clinch but Howlett improves position.
Bonaduce pushes off an throws an elbow but Howlett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonaduce trying to land knees to the body.
Howlett connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Howlett throws an elbow but misses.
Bonaduce blocks an elbow strike from Howlett.
Bonaduce avoids a wild elbow strike from Howlett.
Howlett missing with knees to the body.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howlett blocks an elbow strike.
Bonaduce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonaduce.
Bonaduce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cadderly Bonaduce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonaduce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett leaning against his opponent.
Bonaduce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonaduce misses with a knee to the head.
Howlett lands an elbow that stopped Bonaduce in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Howlett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howlett missing with knees to the body.
Howlett tries a knee to the head but Bonaduce blocks it.
Howlett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Howlett letting Bonaduce take a breather here.
Howlett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaduce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howlett's brow.
Bonaduce scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonaduce as Howlett tries to tie him up.
Bonaduce blocks an elbow strike.
Bonaduce with a knee to the head.
Bonaduce working Howlett over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cadderly Bonaduce will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cadderly Bonaduce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Howlett misses with a left hand
and Bonaduce makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Howlett really felt that one!
Howlett wants to clinch up but Bonaduce keeps it at a distance.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonaduce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonaduce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howlett throws a front kick aimed at Bonaduce's knee but Bonaduce avoids it well.
Bonaduce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Howlett was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Howlett blocks a head kick by Bonaduce.
Howlett tries to clinch but Bonaduce is having none of it.
Howlett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonaduce throws a head kick but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett tries to clinch up but Bonaduce circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bonaduce! But no joy.
Cadderly Bonaduce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howlett swings for the body but Bonaduce moves out of range.
Howlett avoids the head kick by Bonaduce.
Bonaduce moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonaduce dodges the punch combination from Howlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaduce lands a head kick. Howlett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonaduce changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Howlett misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bonaduce misses.
Bonaduce throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
Howlett misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Bonaduce.
Howlett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonaduce closes the distance and pushes Howlett back into the cage.
Howlett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bonaduce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bonaduce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howlett lands a good knee to the midsection. Bonaduce won't want to take too many of those.
Howlett managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaduce.
Bonaduce managing to block the knees to the body from Howlett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonaduce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bonaduce trying to land knees to the body.
Howlett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howlett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howlett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaduce is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howlett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaduce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Howlett lands an elbow just above Bonaduce 's eye.
Bonaduce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bonaduce is looking to control Howlett's arms but Howlett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonaduce has his back to the cage.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bonaduce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howlett is defending well for now.
Howlett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonaduce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Howlett blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Howlett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaduce's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Howlett tries to land a knee to the head but Bonaduce blocks with his arms.
Bonaduce missing with knees to the body.
Howlett lands an elbow that stopped Bonaduce in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Cadderly Bonaduce's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bonaduce looking to stall.
Howlett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonaduce lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bonaduce using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howlett lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bonaduce is trying to maintain a safe position but Howlett gets an underhook and turns Bonaduce into the cage.
Bonaduce blocks an elbow strike from Howlett.
Bonaduce lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaduce lands an elbow inside.
Howlett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cadderly Bonaduce's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Howlett lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cadderly Bonaduce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Howlett!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wood (ranked 3077 p4p, 123 weight class) and Blinky Billy (ranked 2777 p4p, 114 weight class). Blinky Billy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blinky Billy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Billy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been told by Wood's head coaches at Iron mikes mma that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Billy lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Billy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wood is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Billy counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ben Wood has been cut.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Billy sends Wood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Billy is motioning to the referee to let Wood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wood is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BAM! Billy delivers a spinning backfist that drops Wood like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Blinky Billy!
Blinky Billy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 1869 p4p, 210 weight class) and Nati Pisswater (ranked 2923 p4p, 284 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nati Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pisswater throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pisswater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pisswater throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pisswater closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pisswater steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Pisswater buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pisswater doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pisswater throws a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
Pisswater gets a clinch.
Pisswater lands a left hand.
A short right from Benedetti.
Pisswater lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater works on Benedetti's body with a couple of short punches.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Pisswater struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Pisswater scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
Pisswater throws a head punch that misses.
Pisswater lands a shoulder strike.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pisswater misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pisswater scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pisswater has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Pisswater fails to land.
Pisswater has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti successfully pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Benedetti holds on and takes a little breather.
Pisswater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benedetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pisswater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pisswater trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
Benedetti trying to control the position here.
Benedetti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pisswater tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Pisswater content to stall in guard here.
Benedetti keeping moving, preventing Pisswater from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Pisswater lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Pisswater. Beautiful body shot.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Pisswater.
Pisswater has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Pisswater throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Pisswater checks a leg kick nicely.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Pisswater 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.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pisswater. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
A head kick misses from Pisswater.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Pisswater avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pisswater closes the distance and clinches.
Pisswater has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benedetti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pisswater can turn it around.
Benedetti pushes Pisswater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pisswater.
Pisswater scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pisswater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Pisswater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Pisswater.
Pisswater tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Pisswater throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pisswater throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pisswater scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Pisswater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pisswater has time to react.
Pisswater tries a head kick but it misses.
Pisswater attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pisswater thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pisswater swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nati Pisswater will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pisswater connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti avoids a kick to the body.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Pisswater doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Lorenzo Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Pisswater looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Pisswater moves out of range easily.
Pisswater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a jab to the body
and Pisswater counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pisswater fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Pisswater pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pisswater lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Pisswater throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pisswater throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Pisswater throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
Benedetti fakes the leg kick and cracks Pisswater in the body.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Pisswater moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pisswater.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Pisswater walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Nice defenses there by Pisswater.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Pisswater should have avoided that one.
Pisswater walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Pisswater is just out of range.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Pisswater's knee but Pisswater avoids it well.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Pisswater slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Pisswater takes one to the side of the head.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Pisswater thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti counters with a head kick.
Benedetti scores with a one two! Pisswater had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pisswater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pisswater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pisswater is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Pisswater is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Pisswater takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Pisswater follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Pisswater coming out on top.
Pisswater throws a series of punches but Benedetti avoids them all with ease.
Pisswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Pisswater wants to clinch
and Benedetti counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Pisswater sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pisswater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pisswater slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pisswater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pisswater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti takes a swing at Pisswater's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
Pisswater checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Pisswater misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Pisswater moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Pisswater was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pisswater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pisswater.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pisswater tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Pisswater is just out of range.
Pisswater throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Pisswater paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pisswater connects with a body shot that sends Benedetti's belly button to the back.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Pisswater avoids it.
Pisswater misses with a body punch
and Benedetti counters with a thumping low kick.
Benedetti slips a jab from Pisswater.
Benedetti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pisswater is able to avoid easily.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Pisswater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick
and Pisswater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Pisswater appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pisswater is looking to clinch.
Pisswater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Nice body punch from Pisswater.
Pisswater misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pisswater's head.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pisswater throws out the jab.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pisswater.
Pisswater now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Pisswater flicks out a counter leg kick but Benedetti steps away.
Pisswater misses with a low kick.
Pisswater checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Pisswater moves out of range easily.
Pisswater ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
letting Pisswater counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater throws a sloppy head kick
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Pisswater 's knee.
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but Pisswater is out of range.
Pisswater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pisswater throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Pisswater throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pisswater throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pisswater looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Pisswater.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pisswater.
Pisswater walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pisswater blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Pisswater throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti sizes up Pisswater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pisswater misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pisswater lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Pisswater moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pisswater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pisswater struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Pisswater fails to land.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. Pisswater knows he should have avoided that one.
Pisswater throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pisswater. That one must have hurt.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Pisswater saw that one coming.
Pisswater thinks about the counter body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti 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 Pisswater has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pisswater and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pisswater let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pisswater throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Pisswater keeps Benedetti at a distance using the push kick.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Pisswater moved out of range nicely.
Pisswater tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pisswater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pisswater looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Pisswater throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pisswater lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pisswater pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Pisswater settles back down.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Pisswater's leg. Pisswater is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pisswater misses with a low kick as Benedetti jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Pisswater down.
Pisswater misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pisswater closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pisswater throws a right hand that Benedetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Benedetti also avoids with ease.
Pisswater scores with a kick to the body.
Pisswater tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pisswater tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Pisswater throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti jabs Pisswater right on the nose. Pisswater blinks but takes it well.
Pisswater buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pisswater throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Pisswater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pisswater takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Pisswater fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nati Pisswater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pisswater has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Lorenzo Benedetti took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Hippobody (ranked 2216 p4p, 91 weight class) and Jore Maki (ranked 2601 p4p, 109 weight class). The key to victory for Augustus Hippobody has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augustus Hippobody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jore Maki!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki misses with an uppercut
and Hippobody counters with a nice right hand that sends Maki toppling to the canvas! Maki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hippobody finish him?!
It looks like Jore Maki has been cut.
Jore Maki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hippobody lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Maki up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Hippobody from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Maki's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Augustus Hippobody!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dyami Yazzie (ranked 1652 p4p, 230 weight class) and Kamaru Usman (ranked 1909 p4p, 257 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyami Yazzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamaru Usman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Yazzie!
Usman misses with a body punch
and Yazzie counters with a leg kick.
Yazzie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Usman's calf.
Yazzie connects with a solid leg kick.
Usman looks to score with a jab to the body but Yazzie is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Yazzie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yazzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Dyami Yazzie has been cut.
Yazzie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Usman if he has to take too many more of those.
Yazzie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yazzie feints and then cracks Usman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Usman down.
Yazzie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Usman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yazzie moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yazzie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yazzie connects with a leg kick. Usman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yazzie throws a front kick that sends Usman stumbling back into the cage.
Dyami Yazzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Usman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yazzie can pounce on him.
Yazzie scores with a head kick.
Yazzie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab lands there for Usman.
Yazzie thumps Usman with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Yazzie.
Usman loads up on a big right hand but Yazzie slips the punch.
Usman loads up on a big right hand but Yazzie slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yazzie, right into the meat.
Yazzie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Usman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usman shoots in for a takedown but Yazzie shows good takedown defense.
Yazzie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Yazzie coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie scores with a kick to the body.
Usman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yazzie can pounce on him.
Usman lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Usman misses
and Yazzie counters with a single leg into guard. Usman didn't expect that.
Yazzie pushes down on Usman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yazzie not doing much here.
Yazzie is keen to just control but Usman is a slippery customer.
Usman won't allow Yazzie to pass to mount.
Usman pushes Yazzie off looking to stand but Yazzie dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Yazzie trying to control the pace.
Yazzie tries to pass to full mount but Usman defends it.
Yazzie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Usman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Usman pushes Yazzie off looking to stand but Yazzie dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yazzie connects with a leg kick. Usman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice shot by Usman.
Yazzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Usman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yazzie.
Yazzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yazzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Yazzie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Usman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yazzie loads up on a big right hand but Usman slips the punch.
Yazzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Usman.
Yazzie 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.
Yazzie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Usman throws a big shot that misses.
Yazzie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Usman misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyami Yazzie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dyami Yazzie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Usman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yazzie.
Nice shot by Yazzie.
Yazzie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Usman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yazzie. Yazzie obviously looking to wear him down.
Usman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Usman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yazzie.
As Usman backs away, Yazzie returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yazzie scores with a leg kick.
Dyami Yazzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Yazzie slams his shin into Usman's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yazzie scores with a leg kick.
Usman throws a looping overhand right but Yazzie ducks down to avoid it.
Yazzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yazzie feints and then cracks Usman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Usman down.
Yazzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie avoids the body shot from Usman.
That kick from Yazzie tenderised Usman's leg. Usman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Usman throws a lazy right hand but Yazzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yazzie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Usman to the ground. Yazzie is now in Usman's guard.
Usman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Yazzie manages to pass to side control.
Usman pushes Yazzie off looking to stand but Yazzie dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yazzie is looking to advance position but Usman won't allow it.
Yazzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Usman can do to turn this around?
Yazzie is keen to just control but Usman is a slippery customer.
Yazzie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Usman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yazzie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Usman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yazzie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Usman scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yazzie, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Yazzie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Usman. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yazzie.
Yazzie scores with a nice body kick.
Yazzie throws a head kick that Usman semi-blocks.
Yazzie cracks the inside of Usman's front leg.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Yazzie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Usman will feel that in the morning.
Yazzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Usman. That did some damage!
Yazzie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Usman. That did some damage!
Usman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Usman misses.
Usman misses with a straight right.
Yazzie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Usman. Usman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yazzie misses with a straight right.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yazzie, right into the meat.
Yazzie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yazzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yazzie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yazzie.
Usman misses with a wild combination.
Yazzie with a hook.
Usman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yazzie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyami Yazzie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dyami Yazzie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Yazzie.
Yazzie lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yazzie.
Usman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yazzie manages to avoid it.
Yazzie scores with a spinning back kick!
Yazzie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Usman.
Yazzie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yazzie lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yazzie.
Yazzie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yazzie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usman throws a wild body kick that Yazzie sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yazzie avoids the body shot from Usman.
Yazzie misses with a head kick.
Yazzie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Usman throws a big shot that misses.
Yazzie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Usman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yazzie lands a front kick.
Usman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yazzie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Usman tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Usman is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Yazzie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Yazzie gets his way!
Kamaru Usman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yazzie trying to control.
Usman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Yazzie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is trying to get back to his feet but Yazzie has full control of the position and if anything, Usman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Yazzie sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Usman taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dyami Yazzie!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dyami Yazzie waved his t-shirt featuring The Glue Factory's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Patriot (ranked 1214 p4p, 141 weight class) and Marcello Sosa (ranked 1320 p4p, 155 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gorgon Patriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patriot throws a sloppy head kick and Sosa moves out of range easily.
Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patriot misses the body punch
and Sosa counters with a straight right hand.
Sosa tries to move into range but Patriot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Patriot throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sosa lands a jab to the nose.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patriot.
Sosa takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Sosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sosa avoids a kick to the body.
Patriot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Patriot was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sosa.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patriot manages to avoid it.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Patriot tries to keep at a distance but Sosa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sosa scores a nice knee to the body.
Patriot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patriot tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Patriot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot wants to get back to striking at distance but Sosa won't allow it.
Sosa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sosa misses with a knee strike.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patriot's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patriot.
Sosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patriot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patriot throws a low kick but Sosa avoids it.
Sosa sizes up Patriot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patriot tries to score with a low kick but Sosa moves his leg out of the way.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patriot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patriot throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patriot tries to score with a low kick but Sosa moves his leg out of the way.
Patriot throws a body punch but Sosa moves out of range.
Patriot tried to score with a low kick but Sosa checks it.
Patriot scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a shot to the body
and Patriot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patriot lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patriot throws a body punch but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Patriot.
Sosa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Patriot.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Patriot.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patriot throws out the jab.
Patriot takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patriot can pounce on him.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Patriot.
Patriot misses with a two punch combination.
Patriot swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Patriot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Patriot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Patriot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Patriot misses the target.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Patriot takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patriot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patriot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosa manages to avoid it.
Sosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patriot lands a head shot.
Patriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Patriot throws a one two combo.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa checks a leg kick.
Patriot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosa manages to avoid it.
Patriot throws a body shot but no joy.
Sosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patriot in his tracks.
Sosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sosa tries to clinch up.
Sosa wants to clinch.
Patriot misses with a left hand
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa clinches up against the cage.
Sosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patriot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sosa.
Sosa lands with a left to the head.
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Patriot's head but Patriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patriot is looking to wear down Sosa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Patriot misses with a low kick.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patriot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sosa misses with a hook. Patriot ducked under it nicely.
Sosa tries to clinch up but Patriot circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Sosa.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Patriot.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Patriot moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Patriot misses.
Sosa lands an overhand right.
Patriot throws a head kick that Sosa semi-blocks.
Sosa misses the shot to the body.
Patriot appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Patriot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 Gorgon Patriot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patriot looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Sosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patriot.
Sosa digs a good body shot into Patriot's ribs.
Patriot tries a head kick but it misses.
Patriot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patriot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Patriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patriot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Sosa.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patriot's efforts to push away.
Sosa tries a body shot but Patriot blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patriot manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patriot swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patriot tried to counter with a leg kick but Sosa avoided it.
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Patriot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sosa is out of range and Patriot settles back down.
Patriot throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patriot.
Gorgon Patriot is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patriot. Sosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosa tries to clinch but Patriot moves out of range.
Patriot throws a leg kick that misses.
Patriot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Patriot's body. Patriot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patriot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Patriot misses the shot to the body.
Sosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patriot counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patriot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patriot lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriot fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sosa just manages to avoid it.
Patriot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Patriot scores with a decent looking hook.
Patriot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot.
Patriot connects with a body shot that sends Sosa's belly button to the back.
Sosa throws a big shot that misses.
Patriot throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Patriot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patriot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patriot.
Patriot throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sosa moves into the clinch successfully.
Patriot wants to break free but Sosa has control.
Patriot managing to block the knees to the body from Sosa.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patriot breaks the clinch.
Sosa misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patriot misses with a hook.
Sosa moves away from the strike by Patriot.
Patriot throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa lands a slapping body shot.
Sosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patriot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patriot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sosa! But no joy.
Sosa slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Patriot.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sosa misses with a looping right.
Patriot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patriot lands a nice shot to the body.
Patriot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sosa.
Patriot missing with a left hand there. Sosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
Patriot staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patriot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patriot throws a leg kick
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Patriot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patriot moves away.
A slow jab from Patriot misses its intended target.
Patriot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosa tries to clinch up.
It looked like Patriot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patriot throws a sloppy body shot
and Sosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Patriot.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patriot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Sosa.
Patriot wants to break free but Sosa has control.
A short uppercut from Sosa.
Sosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Patriot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patriot tries to circle away but Sosa has him pinned against the cage.
Patriot is looking to break free of the clinch but Sosa has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcello Sosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Patriot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sosa moves out of range as Patriot strikes.
Sosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sosa moves into range and clinches up with Patriot.
Patriot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patriot is looking to break free of the clinch but Sosa has double underhooks.
Patriot manages to break the clinch.
Sosa misses with a looping right.
Patriot thinks about countering with a body kick.
Patriot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patriot defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Sosa jabs Patriot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Patriot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Patriot lands a jab.
Sosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sosa lands a jab to Patriot's midsection.
Sosa closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patriot swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa digs a good hook to Patriot's body.
Sosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patriot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Patriot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sosa is out of range and Patriot settles back down.
Sosa throws out a counter right but Patriot avoids it with no problem.
Sosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patriot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patriot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Patriot.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Patriot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sosa throws a jab when Patriot was well out of range.
Sosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patriot misses the shot to the body.
Sosa takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sosa working aggressively here.
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Patriot backwards.
Patriot avoiding damage as Sosa throws knees to the body.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Sosa lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Patriot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Patriot's head.
Patriot avoiding damage as Sosa throws knees to the body.
Patriot breaks from the clinch.
Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Patriot should have avoided that one.
Patriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Patriot feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sosa scores with a hook.
Patriot lands a leg kick that knocks Sosa off balance momentarily.
Patriot throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Sosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sosa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patriot. Patriot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sosa avoids the head kick by Patriot.
Patriot ducks under a wild hook from Sosa.
Patriot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
Patriot slips a jab from Sosa.
A quick step to the side and Patriot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patriot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa moves into the clinch.
Sosa lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Patriot's efforts to push away.
Sosa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patriot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Patriot wants to break free but Sosa has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Sosa tries to work over Patriot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sosa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa swings for the body but Patriot moves out of range.
Sosa doesn't manage to clinch there - Patriot circles away.
Jab by Patriot.
Patriot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Sosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sosa darts in and clinches Patriot up against the cage.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Patriot.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Patriot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Sosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patriot is trying to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling him.
Patriot working hard to break the clinch.
Patriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Sosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sosa!
A relieved looking Marcello Sosa 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Travis (ranked 1052 p4p, 154 weight class) and Ralph McGuire (ranked 1610 p4p, 223 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Travis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chris Travis - Crunch Time. Chris Travis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Travis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire takes a swing at Travis's ribcage but misses.
Travis is looking to counter punch.
Travis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at No Limit in the buildup to the fight.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Travis blocks the body kick.
Travis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Travis scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuire.
McGuire throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGuire staying out of range there.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Travis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Travis moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
It looked like Travis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGuire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGuire throws a jab when Travis was well out of range.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Travis looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
Travis has a couple of punches blocked by McGuire.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire lands a body punch.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
Travis is pushing McGuire up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Travis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traviss head.
McGuire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Travis misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Travis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGuire lands with a right to the head.
Travis manages to break the clinch.
McGuire has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuire avoids the body shot from Travis.
McGuire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Travis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
Travis throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses
and Travis counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis blocks the body kick.
Travis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Travis drops his hands momentarily and McGuire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuire cracks the inside of Travis's front leg.
McGuire misses with a few strikes there.
Travis is looking to counter punch.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Travis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire rushes Travis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Travis's elbow.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGuire tries to work over Travis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Travis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Travis lands a hook that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Travis's elbow.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Travis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
McGuire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Travis lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGuire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGuire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire misses with a body shot.
Travis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a nice head shot.
McGuire tries to clinch but Travis moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
Ralph McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Travis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Travis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
Travis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Travis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGuire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Travis scrambles back to his feet.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Travis.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Travis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Travis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McGuire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Travis. Travis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Travis counters with a three punch combo that has McGuire backing up. McGuire nods at Travis to acknowledge the strikes.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuire throws out a powerful jab.
McGuire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Travis.
McGuire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Travis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Travis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
and Travis counters with a right hand to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Travis.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Travis.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Travis's body.
Travis ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Travis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Travis blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Travis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Travis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Travis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGuire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Travis.
McGuire throws a chopping leg kick but Travis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from McGuire misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Travis moves out of range.
Travis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Travis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Travis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McGuire.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGuire.
Travis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
McGuire scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Travis blocks it well.
Good exchange - Travis coming out on top.
McGuire throws a sloppy body shot
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
Travis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuire lands with a nice body punch.
Travis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Travis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Travis moves out of range as McGuire throws a body kick.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Travis's knee but Travis avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire connects with an inside leg kick.
McGuire slips under a jab from Travis.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
McGuire works Travis's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Travis moves away and avoids it.
Travis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Travis.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Travis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Travis.
Travis moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
A slow jab from Travis misses its intended target.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Travis. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Travis counters with a left to the body.
Travis misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Travis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Travis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire scores with a jab to the body.
Travis throws a hook but McGuire blocks it.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Travis misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
Travis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
Travis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGuire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Travis is looking to counter punch.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Travis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Travis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGuire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Travis misses its target.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Travis is just out of range.
McGuire lands a really nice looking cross but Travis seems unphased.
Travis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Travis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Travis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGuire has time to react.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
A big right from Travis misses.
McGuire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Travis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from McGuire lands.
McGuire cracks Travis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Travis blocks a leg kick.
Travis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Travis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
Donk. McGuire catches Travis right on the button with a cross.
Travis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks to throw a body kick
and Travis counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
Travis misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
McGuire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuire has closed the distance and engaged Travis in a clinch.
Travis tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuire tries a body shot but Travis blocks it.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Travis's elbow.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Travis.
Travis throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuire.
Travis blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Travis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Travis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
Travis throws a lazy uppercut
and McGuire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuire scores with a jab. Travis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuire scores with a head kick. Travis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Travis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch but Travis is having none of it.
McGuire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGuire throws a nice head kick!
A bone on bone clash there as Travis blocks the leg kick.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Travis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Travis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
McGuire thumps Travis with a low kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McGuire defending well as Travis loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire lunges at Travis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Travis's hand.
McGuire tries to clinch but Travis moves out of range.
Travis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McGuire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Travis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Travis ducks right into an uppercut from McGuire.
McGuire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Travis circles away quickly and effectively.
Travis avoids the body shot from McGuire.
A counter left hand to the body from Travis misses its target.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Travis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Travis tries to keep at a distance but McGuire has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Travis.
Still in the clinch, Travis scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGuire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Travis.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Travis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGuire walks away with a smile on his face. Travis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Travis 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.
Travis connects with a body shot.
McGuire misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuire misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGuire tries to clinch there but Travis circles away.
Ralph McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGuire doesn't manage to clinch there - Travis circles away.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
McGuire stuns Travis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Travis staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Travis.
Travis avoids the body shot from McGuire.
McGuire lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Travis backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Travis swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Travis.
Travis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Travis.
McGuire misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Travis blocks the low kick.
McGuire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Travis is out of range.
McGuire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Travis blocks a head kick by McGuire.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Travis moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from McGuire does no damage.
McGuire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire cracks Travis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Travis lunges at McGuire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuire's hand.
McGuire tries to clinch but Travis moves out of range.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Travis misses with a jab to the body
and McGuire counters with a nice body shot.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Travis slips under a jab from McGuire.
It looked like Travis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuire misses with an uppercut
and Travis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Travis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Travis moved out of range.
Travis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Travis counters with a left to the body.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Travis at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire is looking to slow Travis down with leg kicks.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for McGuire.
Travis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Travis walks into a left hand.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Travis's sensitive parts.
McGuire misses with a hook
and Travis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuire tries to clinch but Travis moves away
and Travis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a right hand
and McGuire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuire lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Travis misses.
McGuire throws a lazy uppercut
letting Travis counter with a right hand.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Travis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuire smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Travis throws a leg kick but McGuire checks it.
Travis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Travis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Travis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Travis lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
McGuire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
Travis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Travis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuire misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Travis misses its target.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Travis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuire misses with a two punch combination.
As McGuire looks to move away, Travis throws a big counter combo but McGuire just gets out of the way.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Travis circles away and keeps his distance.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is looking to land body kicks.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by McGuire.
Travis checks a leg kick nicely.
Travis throws a right hand that McGuire ducks under and follows up with a left that McGuire also avoids with ease.
McGuire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGuire tries to work over Travis's front leg with a kick but Travis checks it.
Travis walks into a straight right hand from McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Travis's sensitive parts.
Travis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Travis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Travis misses with a hook. McGuire ducked under it nicely.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Travis looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
McGuire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Travis.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire connects with a body shot that sends Travis's belly button to the back.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire slips under a jab.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Travis checks it.
Travis misses with a hook
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGuire.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a series of strikes that have Travis backpedaling.
McGuire throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Travis.
It looked like Travis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Travis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGuire connects with a right hand. Travis shakes it off.
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
As McGuire looks to move away, Travis throws a big counter combo but McGuire just gets out of the way.
McGuire thumps Travis with a low kick.
Travis moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuire.
Travis throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Travis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Travis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire really dominated that round.
That's time! Travis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McGuire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire cracks Travis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Travis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire looks to throw the jab but Travis is out of range.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Travis. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire has managed to clinch.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
McGuire tries a body shot but Travis blocks it.
Travis drags the fight down to the ground.
Travis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McGuire has picked Travis up and slammed him! Travis can't keep hold of the triangle and McGuire manages to pass to side control!
Travis tries to buck McGuire off but McGuire is having none of it.
McGuire wants to stand but Travis is controlling his arm.
McGuire working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Travis looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Travis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Travis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGuire pulls his head out easily.
Travis wants to get back to full guard but McGuire has mounted him!
McGuire is looking to stand but Travis has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Travis is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGuire is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Travis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Travis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Travis gets back to half guard.
Travis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGuire wants to stand up but Travis is controlling the position.
Travis is looking for a sweep. McGuire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGuire is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire wants to stand up but Travis manages to regain full guard.
Travis looking to control.
Travis has his foot on McGuire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGuire works his way back into a safe position though.
Travis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Travis has his foot on McGuire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGuire works his way back into a safe position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Travis trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Travis lands a two punch combo.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Travis's ribs.
McGuire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
McGuire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily.
Travis slips a straight right by McGuire.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Travis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Travis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Travis.
McGuire misses with an uppercut. Travis saw that one coming.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Travis.
A swing and a miss from McGuire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire thuds a left hand into Travis's body.
Travis missing with a left hand there. McGuire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from McGuire misses.
Travis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Travis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuire can pounce on him.
Travis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Travis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGuire lands with a slapping head kick.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Travis connects with the punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Travis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGuire.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
Travis tests McGuire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGuire throws an off balance right hand
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire throws a head kick but Travis moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travis swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire swings widly with a right hand
and Travis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire slips under a jab from Travis.
McGuire misses with a hook. Travis ducked under it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Travis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuire.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Travis throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire tries to clinch but Travis moves out of range.
McGuire pushes Travis up against the cage in a clinch.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Travis is trying to pull guard but McGuire has him pressed against the cage.
Travis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Travis blocking some punches.
Travis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Travis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Travis backwards.
Nice body punch from Travis - that landed with a thud.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph McGuire dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Travis does no damage.
Nice shot by Travis.
Travis defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
McGuire wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis blocks a head kick by McGuire.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Travis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Travis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Travis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Travis.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Travis moves away from the strike by McGuire.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Travis's calf.
McGuire throws a sloppy body shot
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Travis moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire connects with a body shot.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Travis's calf.
McGuire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Travis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuire thinking.
McGuire misses with a wild combination.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Travis is avoiding it.
Travis throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Travis moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from McGuire.
Travis loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Travis.
McGuire throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire dodges the punch combination from Travis.
A little jabbing left from McGuire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Travis blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGuire.
McGuire tries to move into range but Travis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuire throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuire scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuire throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Travis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from McGuire misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McGuire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Travis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Travis.
Travis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McGuire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Travis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Travis misses the target.
McGuire scores with a kick to the body.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Travis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body. Travis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Travis is looking to counter punch.
McGuire throws a jab but it's blocked by Travis.
A little feinted left hand from Travis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire wants to land a leg kick but Travis is out of range.
McGuire tried to score with a low kick but Travis checks it.
Travis throws a big counter combination but McGuire scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McGuire slips under a jab from Travis.
It seemed like McGuire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Travis moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Travis. Those never looked like landing.
McGuire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGuire throws a left and a right that both miss
and Travis counters with a nice body shot.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Travis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire throws a lazy body kick
and Travis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Travis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Travis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chris Travis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Travis counters with a straight right hand.
McGuire looks to land a body kick but Travis moved away.
McGuire misses with a low kick.
It looked like Travis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Travis circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuire tries to bum rush Travis with a series of wild strikes but Travis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from McGuire does no damage.
A shot to the body from McGuire misses
and Travis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis misses with a hook.
McGuire throws a wild body kick that Travis sees coming a mile off.
Travis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire scores with a sloppy right hand. Travis should have avoided that one.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McGuire lands a front kick.
Travis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
Travis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McGuire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGuire throws a solid leg kick but Travis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGuire.
As McGuire looks to move away, Travis throws a big counter combo but McGuire just gets out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Travis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Travis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Travis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuire throws out the jab.
Travis misses with an uppercut
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Travis throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Travis was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
Travis throwing a counter right hand but McGuire manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGuire. Travis does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Travis.
McGuire will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Travis slips a jab from McGuire.
McGuire wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGuire has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph McGuire!
Ralph McGuire made sure to mention his sponsor, Shadow Warrior Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olyn Seran (ranked 875 p4p, 112 weight class) and Pinero Chai (ranked 1536 p4p, 185 weight class). Seran comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Silence - Disturbed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chai's choice of entrance music: Styles P - Off The Ghost. Olyn Seran had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olyn Seran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Pinero Chai!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Chai.
Seran moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Olyn Seran has been cut.
Seran is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Seran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seran lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seran slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Seran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinero Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Seran.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran slips a straight right by Chai.
Seran takes the fight into the clinch.
Seran can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Seran has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chai uses from the top position.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Seran.
Seran trying to control the position.
Seran looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
Seran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Seran has his foot on Chai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chai works his way back into a safe position though.
Chai postures up.
Chai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seran escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seran seems keen to control Chai's posture.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Seran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai postures up.
Seran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seran looking for a sweep. Not yet Seran, not yet.
Chai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seran throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seran.
A head kick misses from Chai.
Seran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seran swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a head kick. That will keep Seran thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Seran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Seran.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai catches Seran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olyn Seran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Seran. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chai keeps the fight on the outside.
Chai throws out a counter right but Seran avoids it with no problem.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Seran is looking to clinch.
Seran throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seran tries to clinch
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seran counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seran was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Seran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chai manages to circle out of the way.
Chai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seran takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Pinero Chai has been cut.
Pinero Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai misses with a hook
letting Seran counter with a right hand.
Chai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Seran's head.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Seran misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai misses with a hook.
It looked like Seran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Seran. Seran maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chai - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Chai.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seran tries to clinch up.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seran walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai digs a good hook to Seran's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chai.
Chai scores with the left hand. Seran knows he should have avoided that one.
Olyn Seran's cut is getting worse.
Chai misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Seran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Chai misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a body punch but Seran moves out of range.
It looked like Seran was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chai.
Seran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws the left hand but Seran avoids the punch easily.
Seran throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Seran catches Chai right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pinero Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Seran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chai.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Seran misses its target.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seran darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seran moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Seran avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seran fails to pull guard.
Chai presses Seran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seran jumps guard and drags Chai to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Seran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chai manages to get himself to full guard.
Seran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chai is controlling Seran's posture.
Olyn Seran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seran drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chai manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Seran has Chai in his guard.
Seran working a defensive guard here.
Chai won't allow Seran to sweep him here.
Seran is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai being controlled here momentarily.
Seran working a defensive guard here.
Seran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chai won't allow Seran to sweep him here.
Seran working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Seran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seran wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Chai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seran has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chai has managed to get both his arms back between Seran's legs - danger averted.
Chai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seran throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pinero Chai.
I've got Chai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pinero Chai!
A relieved looking Pinero Chai 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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