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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 876 p4p, 113 weight class) and David Yung (ranked 1821 p4p, 214 weight class). Yung is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 陳小春 - 亂世巨星. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Yung!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Yung there.
Yung throws a sloppy head kick and Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Yung avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Yung tries a head kick but it misses.
Yung shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown.
Yung throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barbosa.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yung.
Barbosa blocks a head kick by Yung.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung connects with a looping right hand.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yung. Yung obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Yung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Yung.
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yung shoots in and gets a takedown into Barbosa's guard.
Yung wants to control from the top but Barbosa keeps moving.
Barbosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yung is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yung throws an elbow that misses. Barbosa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yung's guard. Nice move by Barbosa!
Yung has a closed guard, preventing Barbosa from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Yung's closed guard. He's half up but Yung has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Yung pivots and extends the arm, Barbosa falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Yung! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Yung!
David Yung tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 7834 p4p, 669 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 3350 p4p, 413 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Duele El Carazon as his entrance music. Jesus Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff is looking to counter with head kicks.
Magomaevaboff throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomaevaboff is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Magomaevaboff is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez punishes Magomaevaboff's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Magomaevaboff slips the punch.
A jab from Sanchez finds it's way through Magomaevaboff's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Magomaevaboff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Magomaevaboff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomaevaboff.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
A big left from Magomaevaboff misses.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Magomaevaboff avoids them all with ease.
Magomaevaboff feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Magomaevaboff looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Magomaevaboff.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanchez tries to counter with a clinch but Magomaevaboff shakes him off and moves away.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomaevaboff throws out the jab.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Magomaevaboff.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Magomaevaboff staying out of range there.
Magomaevaboff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magomaevaboff's hands.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Magomaevaboff dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magomaevaboff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magomaevaboff.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magomaevaboff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Magomaevaboff.
Sanchez throws a hook but Magomaevaboff avoids it easily.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magomaevaboff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Magomaevaboff throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Magomaevaboff's head.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanchez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Magomaevaboff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magomaevaboff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanchez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Magomaevaboff avoids nicely.
Jesus Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Magomaevaboff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Magomaevaboff misses the jab.
Sanchez slips a jab from Magomaevaboff.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Magomaevaboff appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Magomaevaboff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff jumps guard but Sanchez stands there with Magomaevaboff around his waist. Magomaevaboff gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Magomaevaboff back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomaevaboff can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Magomaevaboff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Magomaevaboff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Magomaevaboff avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomaevaboff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Magomaevaboff looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Magomaevaboff throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
An inside leg kick from Magomaevaboff misses.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomaevaboff is looking to score with low kicks.
Magomaevaboff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Magomaevaboff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Magomaevaboff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomaevaboff slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Magomaevaboff ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez cracks Magomaevaboff with an open hand slap.
Magomaevaboff throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff is looking to counter with a body kick.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Magomaevaboff's shoulder, as Magomaevaboff tries to avoid the shot.
Magomaevaboff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magomaevaboff thinks about countering with a body kick.
Magomaevaboff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomaevaboff scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Magomaevaboff misses with a straight left.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magomaevaboff is looking to counter with a body kick.
Magomaevaboff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez tries to counter with a clinch but Magomaevaboff shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Magomaevaboff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Magomaevaboff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magomaevaboff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Magomaevaboff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Magomaevaboff moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Magomaevaboff ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomaevaboff also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Magomaevaboff's head back.
Magomaevaboff jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez stalks Magomaevaboff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magomaevaboff's face. Magomaevaboff staggers backwards, shaken.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magomaevaboff wants to clinch.
Sanchez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Magomaevaboff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Magomaevaboff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Magomaevaboff avoids them all with ease.
Magomaevaboff is looking to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch.
Magomaevaboff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Magomaevaboff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Magomaevaboff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Magomaevaboff slips the punch.
Magomaevaboff looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Magomaevaboff takes one to the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Husein Magomaevaboff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomaevaboff tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez cracks Magomaevaboff with an open hand slap.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Magomaevaboff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez feints a jab promting Magomaevaboff to slip. Sanchez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magomaevaboff slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomaevaboff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Magomaevaboff thinks about countering with a body kick.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Magomaevaboff misses its intended target.
Magomaevaboff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomaevaboff circles away quickly and effectively.
Magomaevaboff misses with a looping left.
Jesus Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 1889 p4p, 237 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 4135 p4p, 452 weight class). Raffington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Burduada No Cranio as he connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Burduada No Cranio scores with a four punch combination!
Raffington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burduada No Cranio.
Raffington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington throws a push kick but Burduada No Cranio slaps the foot to one side.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a looping right.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a jab.
Burduada No Cranio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raffington counters with a body kick.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses
and Raffington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raffington scores with a shot to the side of Burduada No Cranio's head.
Raffington manages to break the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raffington finds it's way round the side to connect with Burduada No Cranio's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burduada No Cranio moves away.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raffington's hands.
Raffington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raffington swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Burduada No Cranio lands the left hand.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a right hand. Raffington shakes it off.
Raffington throws the left hand but Burduada No Cranio avoids the punch easily.
Burduada No Cranio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a leg kick.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raffington.
Raffington throws a lazy right hand but Burduada No Cranio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burduada No Cranio throws a big counter combination but Raffington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burduada No Cranio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Burduada No Cranio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burduada No Cranio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raffington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Burduada No Cranio misses the target.
Raffington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burduada No Cranio.
Raffington misses the shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is looking for a counter combo.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Burduada No Cranio coming out on top.
Burduada No Cranio swinging wildly here.
Raffington moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Raffington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a straight right.
Burduada No Cranio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burduada No Cranio misses with a straight right.
Raffington blocks a low kick nicely.
Raffington follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Raffington swings for the body but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range.
A head kick from Burduada No Cranio lands but Raffington takes it in his stride.
Burduada No Cranio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burduada No Cranio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burduada No Cranio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raffington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burduada No Cranio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raffington scrambles back to his feet.
Raffington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burduada No Cranio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burduada No Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Raffington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burduada No Cranio throws a chopping leg kick but Raffington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burduada No Cranio throws a looping overhand right but Raffington ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Burduada No Cranio lands.
Raffington looks to land a combination but Burduada No Cranio avoids it well.
Raffington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burduada No Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burduada No Cranio catches Raffington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio swings widly with a right hand
letting Raffington counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has been cut.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio wants to clinch up but Raffington keeps it at a distance.
Raffington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burduada No Cranio walks into a jab.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses.
Raffington slips under a jab from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio throws the left hand but Raffington avoids the punch easily.
Raffington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Burduada No Cranio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raffington scores with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raffington can pounce on him.
Raffington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio misses with the combination.
Raffington walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burduada No Cranio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raffington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raffington avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Raffington closes the distance and clinches.
Burduada No Cranio lands a good knee to the midsection. Raffington won't want to take too many of those.
Burduada No Cranio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burduada No Cranio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burduada No Cranio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raffington, pushing him back against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a body shot from Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a body shot from Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington misses with a punch to the body.
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch.
Raffington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raffington 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.
A head kick misses from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raffington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burduada No Cranio clinches.
Burduada No Cranio missing with knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Burduada No Cranio.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raffington is trying to break the clinch but Burduada No Cranio has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burduada No Cranio crunches a lovely knee into Raffington's ribcage.
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!
Burduada No Cranio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raffington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands a good knee to the midsection. Raffington won't want to take too many of those.
Burduada No Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raffington can do to turn this around?
Burduada No Cranio throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burduada No Cranio lands a nice shot that snaps Raffington's head back.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a jab.
Raffington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burduada No Cranio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that Raffington semi-blocks.
Burduada No Cranio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Burduada No Cranio misses its intended target.
Raffington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burduada No Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Raffington's shoulder, as Raffington tries to avoid the shot.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a straight left.
Burduada No Cranio wants to slow Raffington down by chopping away at his legs.
Raffington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Burduada No Cranio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raffington doesn't seem phased though.
Burduada No Cranio clinches.
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch.
Raffington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raffington misses with a hook. Burduada No Cranio ducked under it nicely.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raffington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raffington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raffington avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raffington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raffington throws a shot from downtown. Burduada No Cranio moves away and avoids it.
Raffington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio cracks Raffington with an open hand slap.
Burduada No Cranio moves out of range of the strikes.
Raffington thuds his right hand into Burduada No Cranio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Burduada No Cranio.
Raffington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burduada No Cranio with a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio drives through and clinches with Raffington against the cage.
A knee to the head by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raffington is defending well for now.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burduada No Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Raffington's shoulder, as Raffington tries to avoid the shot.
Raffington was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raffington blocks a head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Raffington unleashes a big counter combination but Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raffington dodges the punch combination from Burduada No Cranio.
And Raffington responds with a good body kick, but Burduada No Cranio manages to step out the way in time.
Burduada No Cranio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raffington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Burduada No Cranio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio misses with an uppercut. Raffington saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raffington tries to keep at a distance but Burduada No Cranio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio trying to land knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head punch that misses.
Burduada No Cranio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burduada No Cranio throws a chopping leg kick but Raffington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raffington avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab from Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a double jab.
Burduada No Cranio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington thinks about the counter body kick.
Burduada No Cranio lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington counters with a body kick.
Raffington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raffington tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Burduada No Cranio's cut.
That's time! Burduada No Cranio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Raffington avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A cross from Burduada No Cranio lands.
Raffington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook.
Raffington wants to counter the offense by Burduada No Cranio and move into the clinch position.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a head kick.
Raffington doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to clinch but Raffington is avoiding it.
Raffington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Burduada No Cranio.
A big right from Raffington misses.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to counter with head kicks.
Raffington throws a wild body kick that Burduada No Cranio sees coming a mile off.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raffington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Raffington takes a swing at Burduada No Cranio's ribcage but misses.
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raffington lands a jab to Burduada No Cranio's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio throws a hook but Raffington blocks it.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a series of punches.
Raffington misses with an uppercut.
Raffington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raffington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burduada No Cranio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raffington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up but Raffington circles away and keeps his distance.
Burduada No Cranio takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raffington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burduada No Cranio backwards.
Our sources have told us that Burduada No Cranio has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A body shot lands from Raffington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raffington is defending well for now.
Raffington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raffington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raffington flicks out a counter leg kick but Burduada No Cranio steps away.
Raffington throws a jab when Burduada No Cranio was well out of range.
Burduada No Cranio throws a big counter combination but Raffington scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Raffington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Raffington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burduada No Cranio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burduada No Cranio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burduada No Cranio tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Raffington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a right hand but Raffington moved out of range.
Burduada No Cranio throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Raffington counter with a right hand.
Raffington throws a body punch but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range.
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and pushes Raffington back into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burduada No Cranio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raffington avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio stalling against the cage.
Shane Raffington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burduada No Cranio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raffington backwards.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Burduada No Cranio avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Raffington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Raffington is having none of it.
Raffington looks to throw the jab but Burduada No Cranio is out of range.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a head kick.
A big left from Burduada No Cranio misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Burduada No Cranio there.
A jab from Burduada No Cranio misses.
Raffington avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
A swing and a miss from Burduada No Cranio.
Raffington wants to counter with a clinch but Burduada No Cranio pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio misses with an uppercut. Raffington saw that one coming.
Raffington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raffington throws out a leg kick but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range and Raffington only half commits.
Raffington blocks a head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Raffington slips a straight right by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio backing away here, and Raffington unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a leg kick that misses.
Burduada No Cranio slips under a jab from Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Burduada No Cranio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raffington.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a few strikes there.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raffington avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burduada No Cranio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
After the fight, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aki Hiko (ranked 2609 p4p, 110 weight class) and Fernand Duif (ranked 1491 p4p, 63 weight class). Aki Hiko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Hiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fernand Duif!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duif checks it well.
Hiko loads up on a big right hand but Duif slips the punch.
Duif tries a quick counter leg kick but Hiko is wise to it.
Duif gets caught flat footed, as Hiko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duif has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hiko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hiko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duif slaps away a takedown attempt from Hiko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hiko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hiko.
A head kick misses from Duif.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duif is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Duif throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duif moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Duif walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duif on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duif walks into a left hand.
Hiko misses with a straight left.
Hiko scores with a jab to the head.
Hiko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hiko tests Duif's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiko throws a shot to the body.
Duif misses with a head kick.
Hiko feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duif just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aki Hiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiko feints and then cracks Duif's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duif down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Duif misses.
Hiko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duif is trying to defend but Hiko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hiko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hiko looks to land a strike but Duif avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Duif is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hiko prevents Duif from getting back to his feet.
Duif managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiko postures up in Duif's guard and throws a big left but Duif blocks it.
Duif wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hiko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hiko trying to control but Duif is working from the bottom.
Duif trying to control the position here.
Duif keeping moving, preventing Hiko from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Duif is on top in guard.
Hiko pushes Duif off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duif keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duif raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hiko cracks Duif with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Hiko catches Duif right on the button with a cross.
Duif throws a lazy right hand but Hiko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Duif misses the target.
Hiko throws a series of punches but Duif moves out of range.
Duif walks into a stiff left hand from Hiko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duif throws a head kick but Hiko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Hiko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hiko looks to land a left hand but Duif moved out of range nicely.
Hiko scores with a hook to the body. Duif takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hiko scores with a body shot.
Hiko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duif feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hikos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Aki Hiko has been cut.
Aki Hiko is winning the standup battle so far.
Duif swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiko avoids the body shot from Duif.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Hiko.
Hiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duif displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiko throws out the jab.
Duif takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hiko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duif punishes Hiko's body with a nice straight punch.
Duif takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duif moves away from the strike by Hiko.
Hiko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duif on the side of the head.
Hiko ducks under a wild hook from Duif.
Hiko throws a head kick that misses.
Hiko connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiko throws a series of punches but Duif moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Duif on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hiko misses with a two punch combination.
Hiko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duif ducks under a wild hook from Hiko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duif! But no joy.
Hiko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duif.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiko lands a right hook to the body.
Duif takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duif scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body kick there by Hiko.
Hiko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duif stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiko.
Duif takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duif misses with a wild body shot.
Hiko lands a really nice looking cross but Duif seems unphased.
A slow jab from Hiko misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiko throws a shot from downtown. Duif moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Hiko misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duif! But no joy.
Hiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duif.
Duif avoids the body shot from Hiko.
A jab from Duif misses.
Duif misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiko throws a jab but it's blocked by Duif.
A big right from Hiko misses.
Duif now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duif misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Hiko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aki Hiko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hiko shoots in looking for a takedown but Duif manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hiko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duif unleashes a big counter combination but Hiko bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hiko tries to bum rush Duif with a series of wild strikes but Duif uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duif! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Duif throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duif sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hiko somewhat.
Hiko scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duif displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiko throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiko cracks Duif with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hiko shoots for a takedown but Duif saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aki Hiko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duif.
Hiko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duif. Duif circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hiko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duif can do to turn this around?
Duif 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.
Hiko scores with a jab to the body.
Hiko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duif counters with a good low kick that Hiko was not able to check.
Duif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernand Duif has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duif walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duif tries to move into range but Hiko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hiko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duif doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duif's hands.
A big right from Hiko misses.
Duif throws a body punch but Hiko moves out of range.
Hiko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duif moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hiko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Duif's guard.
Duif controlling Hiko's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aki Hiko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hiko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Duif's head.
Hiko stopping the sweep attempt from Duif.
Duif looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duif is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aki Hiko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hiko stands up over Duif, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hiko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hiko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hiko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hiko is looking to work some ground and pound but Duif has wrist control.
Hiko stands up over Duif, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hiko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hiko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hiko cracks Duif with a solid left hand.
Hiko pushing down on Duif's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Duif misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Duif avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiko.
Duif is not content to let Hiko control the position.
Hiko stops Duif from getting back to his feet.
Hiko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Hiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hiko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Hiko!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aki Hiko thanked Freebok (85% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yhorm Giant (ranked 1121 p4p, 47 weight class) and Gorgon Zola (ranked 2883 p4p, 117 weight class). Zola is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Gorgon Zola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
292 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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36
267 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yhorm Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgon Zola!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Giant.
Zola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Giant.
Zola swings for the body but Giant moves out of range.
Giant does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Giant throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zola counters with a single leg into guard. Giant didn't expect that.
Zola trying to control but Giant is working from the bottom.
Giant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zola slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant pulls Zola in close to prevent any damage.
My spies in Team Beta Fail inform me that Zola has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Zola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zola wants to pass the guard but Giant is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zola shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giant but Giant pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Giant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giant tries to avoid it but Zola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giant to the ground. Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giant misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yhorm Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorgon Zola.
Zola takes one to the side of the head.
Zola ducks under a wild hook from Giant.
Decent striking displayed by Giant there.
It looks like Gorgon Zola has been cut.
Giant knocks Zola to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Zola is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giant looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zola is avoiding damage well.
Zola is still in real trouble! Can Giant finish him?
Zola is not content to let Giant control the position.
Zola seems to have recovered his senses.
Zola seems a little lost for a moment, as Giant dominates the positioning.
Giant is trying to ground and pound but Zola uses the momentary lack of control by Giant to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola is staying active underneath Giant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Giant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giant is thwarting Zola's attempts to control the position.
Giant is keen to just control but Zola is a slippery customer.
Zola makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zola.
Giant seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Giant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zola's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zola is keeping the position for now.
Zola keeping moving, preventing Giant from controlling successfully.
Giant postures up.
Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Giant trying to control but Zola is working from the bottom.
Zola has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Giant off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Giant throws a body kick that misses.
Zola fails to land the takedown.
Giant misses with a hook. Zola ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Giant misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yhorm Giant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gorgon Zola's cut.
That's time! Giant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Giant throws a lazy body kick
and Zola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Yhorm Giant has been cut.
Giant throws a head kick that misses
and Zola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Giant throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Giant's corner calls for a 1-2. Giant obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zola closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Giant struggling a bit here.
Giant is looking for a sweep.
Giant is letting Zola control him for a moment.
Giant is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola cracks Giant with a big elbow.
Giant sneaks back into half guard.
Giant tries to roll over but Zola keeps him under control.
Giant wants to control but Zola is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zola wants to control but Giant is keeping him busy.
Zola wants to pass the guard but Giant is defending well.
Zola thows a huge punch but Giant dodges it nicely.
Zola uses his free foot to push down on Giant's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Giant.
Giant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zola is working for a guillotine from mount but Giant frees his head quite easily.
Giant is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant is working hard here to advance position.
Zola thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Zola can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giant is looking to escape.
Giant tries to lock up and control but Zola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Giant is trying to escape the mount.
Giant blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giant wants to control but Zola is having none of it.
Giant blocking the ground and pound.
Zola looking to control but Giant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Giant keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zola controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgon Zola 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 time! Giant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Zola blocks a jab.
Zola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giant.
Giant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Giant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zola keeps control of Giant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zola jumps guard but Giant stands there with Zola around his waist. Zola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Giant to work.
Giant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant works on Zola's body with a couple of short punches.
Giant breaks from the clinch.
Zola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giant.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giant.
Giant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giant has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola wants to clinch up but Giant keeps it at a distance.
Giant half committed to a counter leg kick.
Giant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Giant.
Giant misses with a lunging right hand
and Zola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yhorm Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorgon Zola.
Giant is looking to score with low kicks.
Crunch! Giant slams his shin into Zola's torso.
Giant misses with a low kick.
Yhorm Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giant tries a low kick but Zola avoids it.
Zola feints a counter leg kick.
Zola blocks a head kick by Giant.
Zola throws a big counter head kick but Giant avoids it with no problem.
Yhorm Giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giant throws a right hand that misses
and Zola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Giant. That's going to slow Zola down.
Zola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola drags the fight down to the ground.
Giant wants to control from the top but Zola keeps moving.
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!
Giant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zola is working an open guard so Giant takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant tries to score with a low kick but Zola moves his leg out of the way.
Giant scores with a head kick.
Zola shoots in for a double leg but Giant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zola on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Giant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Giant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giant throws a leg kick that misses.
Zola tries a quick counter leg kick but Giant is wise to it.
Giant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giant misses with a head kick.
Giant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zola dives in for a single leg takedown but Giant sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zola in his tracks.
Giant throws a push kick but Zola slaps the foot to one side.
Giant misses with a shot to the body
and Zola counters with a straight right hand.
Giant misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Zola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giant.
Zola is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zola checks a low kick from Giant.
Giant throws a low kick but Zola avoids it.
Zola is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Zola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Giant circles away.
Zola scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zola shoots in for a double leg but Giant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giant tries to keep at a distance but Zola has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giant breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yhorm Giant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yhorm Giant!
A very excited looking Yhorm Giant rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 397 p4p, 45 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 761 p4p, 95 weight class). Joteel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moogwalzer. BM Websphere told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Websphere lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Websphere digs a good hook to Joteel's body.
Websphere throws a hook to the side of Joteel's head but Joteel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Websphere throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
Joteel misses with a leg kick
and Websphere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Websphere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Websphere clinches.
Websphere lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joteel.
Joteel manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Websphere as he connects with a hook.
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!
Websphere misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Websphere swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Websphere lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joteel at a distance.
Joteel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Websphere throws a jab when Joteel was well out of range.
Joteel is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joteel blocks a jab.
Joteel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joteel looks for the body kick but Websphere saw that one coming.
Websphere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Websphere throws a nice head kick!
Websphere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Websphere closes the distance and pushes Joteel back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Joteel.
Websphere gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Websphere with a knee to the head.
Websphere manages to break the clinch.
Joteel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joteel misses with an uppercut.
BM Websphere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Websphere misses its intended target.
Websphere misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere is looking to chop away at Joteel's legs.
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!
Jab by Websphere.
Joteel slips under a jab.
Joteel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joteel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Websphere.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Websphere was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
Joteel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Websphere has time to react.
Joteel throws a leg kick but Websphere sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Websphere with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joteel to score with a decent uppercut.
Websphere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Joteel misses its intended target.
Websphere scores with a jab to the jaw.
Websphere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel lands a leg kick that knocks Websphere off balance momentarily.
Websphere throws a half hearted mid kick.
Websphere lands a leg kick that knocks Joteel off balance momentarily.
Websphere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Websphere throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joteel counters with an outside leg kick.
Websphere moves out of range of the strikes.
Websphere with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Websphere. Joteel does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Joteel misses the target.
Websphere throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joteel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joteel throws a jab but it's blocked by Websphere.
Websphere misses with a lunging right hand
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Websphere.
Websphere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joteel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a body shot
and Websphere takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Websphere.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Websphere. Joteel shrugs it off though.
Websphere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
Websphere misses with a hook.
Websphere with a jab.
Joteel moves forwards but Websphere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Websphere takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joteel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Websphere buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Websphere lands a leg kick that knocks Joteel off balance momentarily.
Websphere looks to land a left hand but Joteel moved out of range nicely.
Joteel defending well as Websphere loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BM Websphere dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joteel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Websphere struggles to land a body shot inside as Joteel controls his hands.
Joteel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Websphere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joteel under the eye.
Websphere connects with a right hand. Joteel shakes it off.
Websphere loads up on a big right hand but Joteel slips the punch.
Joteel scoring well with a low kick there.
Websphere lands a jab to the head.
Joteel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Websphere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joteel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Websphere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joteel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Websphere throws a lazy uppercut
and Joteel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Websphere's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Websphere wants to clinch up but Joteel keeps it at a distance.
Websphere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Joteel.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
Websphere misses with an uppercut
enabling Joteel to counter with a crisp jab.
Websphere feints and then cracks Joteel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joteel down.
Joteel misses with a low kick.
Websphere misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Websphere.
Websphere misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Joteel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Websphere breaks the clinch.
BM Websphere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Websphere swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joteel finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Websphere fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joteel checks it well.
Joteel misses with a wild body shot.
Joteel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joteel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Websphere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Websphere. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
Websphere throws a sloppy head kick and Joteel moves out of range easily.
A jab from Joteel does it's job there.
Websphere lands a jab to the head.
Joteel keeps the fight on the outside.
It appears Joteel was looking to counter with a kick there.
Websphere misses with a body shot.
Joteel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Websphere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Websphere throws out a leg kick but Joteel moves out of range and Websphere only half commits.
Joteel throws a solid leg kick but Websphere takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joteel.
Joteel throws a low kick but Websphere avoids it.
Websphere lands with a cross.
Joteel connects with a solid leg kick.
Joteel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Websphere.
Websphere rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joteel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Websphere swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Websphere steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Websphere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Websphere does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Websphere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Websphere tries to score with a low kick but Joteel moves his leg out of the way.
Websphere throws a right hand that misses
and Joteel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Websphere throws a series of punches but Joteel moves out of range.
Websphere throws an off balance right hand
and Joteel counters with a nice leg kick.
Joteel moves out of range as Websphere strikes.
Joteel blocks a low kick nicely.
Joteel is looking to counter punch.
Joteel clinches.
Joteel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joteel keeps control of Websphere as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Websphere scores with a knee to the head.
Websphere lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BM Websphere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Joteel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Websphere has time to react.
Websphere jabs Joteel right on the nose. Joteel blinks but takes it well.
Joteel is looking to clinch.
Websphere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Websphere.
Websphere connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joteel's hands.
Websphere punishes Joteel's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joteel.
Websphere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joteel avoids the body shot from Websphere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere sizes up Joteel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joteel is looking to land body kicks.
Joteel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joteel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Websphere connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joteel scrambles back to his feet.
Websphere lands a nice hook to Joteel's body. Joteel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Websphere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joteel.
Websphere blocks the body kick.
Joteel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joteel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Websphere throws a head kick that misses
and Joteel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Websphere lands an elbow inside.
Joteel breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Websphere, as that shot connected.
Websphere tries a head kick but it misses.
Joteel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Websphere scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
It looked like Joteel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Websphere.
Websphere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joteel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Websphere swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joteel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Websphere counters with a body kick.
Websphere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Websphere.
Websphere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Websphere swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Joteel misses the target.
Websphere throws a solid leg kick but Joteel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Websphere.
Joteel throwing a counter right hand but Websphere manages to avoid it.
Websphere throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joteel.
Joteel misses with a hook. Websphere ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere looks to land a right hand but Joteel moved out of range.
And Joteel counters with a quick kick to the body but Websphere blocks it.
Joteel slips under a jab.
Joteel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Websphere throws a nice looking combination but Joteel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Websphere throws a lazy uppercut
and Joteel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Websphere is looking to clinch but Joteel is avoiding it.
Websphere cracks Joteel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacque Joteel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BM Websphere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Websphere pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joteel is out of range and Websphere settles back down.
Joteel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Websphere just manages to avoid it.
Joteel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Websphere.
Websphere moves out of range as Joteel strikes.
Joteel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joteel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joteel is looking to counter punch.
Websphere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Websphere as he connects with a hook.
Websphere thumps Joteel with a low kick.
Joteel checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Joteel as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Websphere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joteel's sensitive parts.
Websphere lands a really nice looking cross but Joteel seems unphased.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere cracks the inside of Joteel's front leg.
Joteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Websphere looks to score with a jab to the body but Joteel is just out of range.
Websphere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joteel.
And that's the end of the fight!
BM Websphere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Websphere has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BM Websphere!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pearson (ranked 681 p4p, 83 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 1344 p4p, 156 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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140 lbs
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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
28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott lands a body shot.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pearson throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott throws out a powerful jab.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Walcott has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walcott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pearson checks a low kick from Walcott.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pearson blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
A jab from Pearson finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
Walcott is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walcott.
Walcott is still on wobbly legs! Can Pearson finish him?
Pearson just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Walcott seems to have recovered his senses.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott throws a shot to the body.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walcott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Pearson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnny Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson misses with a right hand
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses.
Pearson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pearson throws out a leg kick but Walcott moves out of range and Pearson only half commits.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pearson sets himself, and Walcott steps forward looking for the clinch! Pearson avoids it this time.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Walcott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Walcott throws a right hand that Pearson ducks under and follows up with a left that Pearson also avoids with ease.
Pearson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walcott.
Pearson throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
Pearson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walcott if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pearson - that will leave a mark!
Pearson throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Walcott punishes Pearson's body with a nice straight punch.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pearson looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott throws out a counter right but Pearson avoids it with no problem.
Pearson throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
Pearson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walcott 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.
Walcott takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Pearson misses with a body kick.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walcott, as that shot connected.
Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pearson.
Walcott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Walcott is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Walcott digs a right hand underneath Pearson's ribcage. Pearson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pearson tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Walcott avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Pearson lands a damaging elbow.
Pearson blocking some punches.
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!
Walcott tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Walcott back against the cage.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott cracks Pearson with a nice body shot.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Pearson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson tries to land knees in the clinch but Walcott avoids the damage to the body.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pearson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Pearson ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott moves out of range of the body kick from Pearson.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Pearson swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott wants to counter with a clinch but Pearson pushes him away.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Walcott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walcott can do to turn this around?
Pearson throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Pearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pearson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walcott.
Pearson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pearson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walcott throws a hook but Pearson avoids it easily.
Pearson throws a lazy body kick
and Walcott counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott throws a body kick that misses.
Walcott lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott cracks Pearson with an open hand slap.
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!
Pearson tries to clinch there but Walcott circles away.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pearson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walcott throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walcott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Walcott is avoiding it.
Pearson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Pearson misses.
Walcott throws a chopping leg kick but Pearson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Pearson lands with a good body shot.
Pearson walks into a left hand.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pearson misses its target.
Walcott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walcott scrambles back to his feet.
Pearson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walcott feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Walcott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pearson.
A head kick by Pearson misses
and Walcott counters with a series of strikes. Pearson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pearson lands a jab to Walcott's midsection.
Walcott scores with a punch to the head.
Pearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walcott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pearson throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott walks into a stiff left hand from Pearson.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walcott.
A nice inside leg kick there by Walcott. That's going to slow Pearson down.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Pearson off balance momentarily.
Pearson closes the distance but Walcott moves to the side
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearson clobbers Walcott with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walcott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walcott in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Pearson - just one landing.
Pearson throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott looking to score a takedown here. Pearson is defending well but Walcott drives through and ends up in Pearson's guard.
Walcott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pearson's guard.
Walcott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pearson is refusing to be controlled, as Walcott sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott stalling.
Walcott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pearson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Walcott is controlling him
Walcott is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but Walcott is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Walcott connects with a jab.
Walcott cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
Pearson tries to clinch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pearson defends it well.
Pearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
Pearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walcott throws a wild body kick that Pearson sees coming a mile off.
Walcott throws a low kick but Pearson moves out of range easily.
Pearson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pearson.
Pearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Pearson lands with a straight right. Walcott didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Pearson.
Pearson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Walcott counter with a right hand.
Walcott avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Pearson's shoulder, as Pearson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Pearson moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Pearson.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Pearson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson lands an elbow inside that Walcott shrugs off.
Walcott tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Pearson struggles to land a body shot inside as Walcott controls his hands.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott is leaning against Pearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson presses Walcott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walcott lands with a left to the head.
Walcott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Pearson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walcott dodges an elbow strike from Pearson.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Walcott lands a nice uppercut.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Pearson is rocked!
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Oh Pearson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Walcott lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pearson to his knees! Walcott keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Walcott!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tommy Walcott made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 951 p4p, 122 weight class) and Denny Sideman (ranked 994 p4p, 126 weight class). Chen Lo comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Timiko Chen Lo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Timiko Chen Lo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denny Sideman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sideman.
Sideman tries to clinch up but Chen Lo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sideman works the jab nicely.
Sideman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman's corner calls for a 1-2. Sideman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sideman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chen Lo doesn't seem phased though.
Sideman works the jab nicely.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen Lo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sideman cracks Chen Lo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sideman blocks a jab.
Sideman takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Sideman throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
Chen Lo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sideman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sideman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a front kick aimed at Sideman's knee but Sideman avoids it well.
Sideman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sideman connects with the punch.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman scores with a body shot.
Sideman misses with a looping right.
Sideman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sideman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Sideman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
Chen Lo lands a front kick.
Sideman rushes Chen Lo and presses him up against the cage.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sideman wants to stall.
Chen Lo misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman breaks the clinch.
Sideman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Sideman's ribcage but misses.
Sideman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen Lo.
Sideman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sideman moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen Lo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sideman takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Sideman pushes Chen Lo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sideman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chen Lo.
Sideman gets through Chen Lo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chen Lo stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Chen Lo.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Chen Lo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chen Lo is struggling to control the position.
Sideman misses with some punches.
Sideman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sideman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chen Lo misses with some punches.
Sideman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen Lo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chen Lo.
Sideman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sideman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen Lo blocks an uppercut.
Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
Sideman pushes Chen Lo up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sideman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chen Lo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chen Lo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sideman can't find room to land a body shot as Chen Lo controls the action.
Chen Lo tries to throw a body punch but Sideman avoids it by throwing Chen Lo back against the cage.
Chen Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Chen Lo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sideman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo pushes Sideman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sideman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sideman lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Sideman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sideman working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sideman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen Lo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sideman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Sideman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chen Lo cracks Sideman with an open hand slap.
Denny Sideman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sideman scores with a nice right hand.
Sideman lands a body shot.
Chen Lo blocks a jab.
Chen Lo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sideman.
Sideman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sideman misses with an uppercut. Chen Lo saw that one coming.
Sideman misses with a body shot
enabling Chen Lo to counter with a crisp jab.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick
and Sideman counters with a stiff right hand.
Sideman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick that knocks Sideman off balance momentarily.
Chen Lo throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen Lo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Chen Lo misses its target.
Sideman misses with a few strikes there.
Sideman throws a shot to the body.
Sideman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chen Lo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sideman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Denny Sideman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman has a couple of punches blocked by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sideman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.
Sideman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sideman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sideman connects with a jab.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sideman.
Sideman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sideman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Sideman moves out of range.
Sideman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sideman's head backwards.
Chen Lo misses with a low kick as Sideman jumps back.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Sideman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen Lo looks to land a combination. Sideman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sideman misses with an uppercut.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sideman.
Sideman scores with a jab to the body.
Sideman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chen Lo as he avoids it easily.
Chen Lo feints and then cracks Sideman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sideman down.
Sideman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chen Lo scores with a body shot.
Sideman throws a sloppy body shot
and Sideman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sideman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sideman tries to clinch but Chen Lo is having none of it.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
Chen Lo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen Lo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo lands a really nice looking cross but Sideman seems unphased.
Sideman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen Lo.
Sideman throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
Sideman just misses with a punch to the body.
Sideman tries to clinch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo with a hook.
Chen Lo misses with a jab to the body
and Sideman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Sideman moves out of range of the strikes.
Sideman thuds a left hand into Chen Lo's body.
Sideman misses with a straight right.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chen Lo misses with a straight left.
Chen Lo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sideman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sideman misses with a hook. Chen Lo ducked under it nicely.
Chen Lo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chen Lo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo drops his hands momentarily and Sideman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sideman misses with the combination.
Chen Lo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chen Lo lands with a cross.
Sideman clinches up against the cage.
Chen Lo wants to break free but Sideman has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sideman.
Sideman working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen Lo presses Sideman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sideman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen Lo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sideman's sensitive parts.
Chen Lo thuds a left hand into Sideman's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sideman throws a right hand that misses
and Chen Lo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chen Lo's corner calls for a 1-2. Chen Lo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chen Lo looks for the body kick but Sideman saw that one coming.
It seemed like Sideman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chen Lo misses the jab.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sideman moves away.
Chen Lo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sideman staying out of range there.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Sideman moves out of range.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick
letting Sideman counter with a right hand.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Sideman throws a body punch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo tried to counter with a leg kick but Sideman avoided it.
Sideman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sideman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sideman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen Lo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chen Lo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Sideman counters with a nice body shot.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Sideman.
Chen Lo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the body from Sideman misses
and Chen Lo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sideman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Chen Lo does it's job there.
Sideman is rocked!
Chen Lo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sideman is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen Lo finish him?
Chen Lo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chen Lo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Chen Lo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sideman seems to have recovered his senses.
Sideman misses the shot to the body.
Chen Lo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chen Lo connects with a crisp jab.
Chen Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sideman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sideman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chen Lo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chen Lo drops Sideman with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sideman! Chen Lo dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timiko Chen Lo!
Timiko Chen Lo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 1928 p4p, 83 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 1290 p4p, 53 weight class). Honda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. Edmond Honda had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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19 - 15 - 0 |
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ruas regains half guard.
Ruas tries to roll over but Honda keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ruas.
Ruas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ruas passes to full mount!
Ruas wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Honda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ruas trying to control the action but Honda is working from the bottom.
Honda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ruas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Honda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Honda is squirming around, avoiding Ruas's attempts to control the action.
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruas has a good base and remains in mount.
Ruas is working for a guillotine from mount but Honda frees his head quite easily.
Honda has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Honda looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas is working for a rear naked choke. Honda is not defending it well and Ruas has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Honda refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Honda's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Ruas!
Carlos Ruas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Edmond Honda had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Phoenix (ranked 390 p4p, 58 weight class) and Sleight Of Hand (ranked 695 p4p, 103 weight class). Blake Phoenix is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Hand.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Of Hand misses with a hook from the clinch.
Of Hand swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Of Hand.
Of Hand is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
Of Hand lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Hand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Of Hand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Hand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Of Hand misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Phoenix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Of Hand tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
Of Hand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Hand is looking to slow Phoenix down with leg kicks.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Of Hand ducks right into an uppercut from Phoenix.
Of Hand has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Of Hand throws a right hand that misses
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Phoenix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Of Hand momentarily.
Of Hand needs to keep his hands up - Phoenix had a free shot at his head there.
Of Hand misses with a looping left.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Of Hand and move into the clinch.
Of Hand dips to his left and cracks Phoenix with an uppercut!
Of Hand misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix blocks a head kick by Of Hand.
Of Hand takes one to the chin there.
Phoenix is looking to clinch.
Phoenix scores with a nice strike.
Phoenix misses with a body shot
and Of Hand counters with a series of strikes. Phoenix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters circling a little - Of Hand finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Of Hand throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Of Hand counters with a solid body kick.
Of Hand scores with a jab to the head.
Of Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Of Hand.
Of Hand slips a straight right by Phoenix.
Of Hand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phoenix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Hand.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Of Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Phoenix does no damage.
Of Hand slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phoenix lands with an overhand left.
Phoenix tests Of Hand's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Of Hand moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Of Hand steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a jab when Of Hand was well out of range.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Hand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Of Hand's head but Of Hand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Of Hand avoids the punch easily.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Of Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Of Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Hand turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Of Hand loads up on a big right hand but Phoenix slips the punch.
Of Hand uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phoenix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Of Hand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix lunges at Of Hand with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Of Hand's hand.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand misses with a hook
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Of Hand moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix moves forwards but Of Hand connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Hand moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Phoenix connects with a right hand. Of Hand shakes it off.
Of Hand misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Phoenix dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Of Hand throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Of Hand moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
Of Hand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Of Hand ducked under it nicely.
Of Hand looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Phoenix throws a combination that misses
and Of Hand counters with a right hand to the body.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Hand.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Of Hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Of Hand 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 Phoenix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Phoenix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Hand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Of Hand staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Hand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Hand lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phoenix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Of Hand at a distance.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Of Hand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix misses with a right hand
and Of Hand counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Phoenix - just one landing.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Of Hand avoids the punch easily.
Of Hand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phoenix.
A jab from Phoenix does it's job there.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Of Hand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Hand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Hand throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Hand.
Of Hand misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Of Hand pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Of Hand and move into the clinch.
Of Hand digs a good body shot into Phoenix's ribs.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Hand.
Phoenix with a jab.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Of Hand moves forwards but Phoenix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Of Hand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix throws a jab when Of Hand was well out of range.
Phoenix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Of Hand.
Phoenix scores with a jab. Of Hand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phoenix defending well as Of Hand loads up on a big left hand.
Phoenix scores with a jab.
Of Hand digs a good hook to Phoenix's body.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Of Hand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix catches Of Hand with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Of Hand moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix misses with a shot to the body
enabling Of Hand to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Hand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Hand misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Of Hand.
Phoenix sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Of Hand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Of Hand delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Of Hand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Of Hand misses with a wild combination.
Of Hand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Of Hand throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Of Hand lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Of Hand.
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 Blake Phoenix 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!
Phoenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix walks into a stiff left hand from Of Hand.
Of Hand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
A big right from Of Hand misses.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Of Hand catches Phoenix right on the button with a cross.
Of Hand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Of Hand saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Of Hand darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Phoenix throws an off balance right hand
and Of Hand counters with a low kick, right behind Phoenix 's knee.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Hand throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Of Hand moves out of range.
Of Hand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Hand.
Of Hand lands a head shot.
Of Hand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
Of Hand ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Of Hand throws a fast counter high kick but Phoenix manages to duck under it in time.
Decent striking displayed by Phoenix there.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phoenix throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Hand.
Of Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a lazy right hand but Of Hand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phoenix walks into a left hand.
Of Hand connects with a single shot there.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Of Hand.
Phoenix cracks Of Hand with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sleight Of Hand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix lands a lovely overhand right.
Of Hand takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phoenix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phoenix looks to land a combination but Of Hand avoids it well.
Of Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Hand swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Of Hand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and Of Hand counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Of Hand throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Hand throws a shot to the body.
Of Hand throws a nice head kick!
Phoenix misses with a lunging right hand
and Of Hand counters with a nice right hand that sends Phoenix toppling to the canvas! Phoenix scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Of Hand finish him?!
Phoenix is rocked!
Phoenix throws a jab when Of Hand was well out of range.
Oh Phoenix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Of Hand throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phoenix takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Hand lets loose with a powerful body kick. Phoenix will feel that in the morning.
Phoenix seems to have got his legs back now.
Of Hand circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Phoenix drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Of Hand follows Phoenix to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sleight Of Hand!
Sleight Of Hand was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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