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Gladius | 2: Azzi x Krueger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Gerrard (ranked 7847 p4p, 621 weight class) and Anderson Silvey (ranked 7629 p4p, 614 weight class). Nathan Gerrard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Silvey!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerrard closes the distance and clinches.
Gerrard effectively controlling the action here.
Gerrard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvey prevents it.
Gerrard tries for a takedown but Silvey manages to get underhooks.
Silvey has picked Gerrard up - he's going for a ride! Silvey dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silvey tries to stand and escape but Gerrard is controlling the position.
Silvey gets to his feet but Gerrard grabs hold of a leg and swivels beautifully into a kneebar. Silvey falls to the floor but he can't defend the quick submission attempt and has to tap quickly to save his knee ligaments! Very nice work from Gerrard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nathan Gerrard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin Song (ranked 5910 p4p, 467 weight class) and Noah Stewart (ranked 6610 p4p, 501 weight class). Jin Song has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jin Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stewart counters with a three punch combo that has Song backing up. Song nods at Stewart to acknowledge the strikes.
Stewart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Song tries to clinch up.
Stewart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stewart cracks a nice hook into Song's ribs.
Stewart cracks Song with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Song looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stewart finish him?
Song is rocked!
It looks like Jin Song has been cut.
Song really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart is stalking Song. Song circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Stewart, and it's lights out! Song really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Stewart!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Maguire (ranked 4814 p4p, 490 weight class) and Johan Olsen (ranked 4844 p4p, 491 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johan Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire goes for a double leg but Olsen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Olsen continues to drive forward.
Olsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maguire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Maguire misses the target.
Olsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Olsen looks to move away, Maguire throws a big counter combo but Olsen just gets out of the way.
Maguire stuffs the takedown.
Maguire stuffs the takedown attempt from Olsen. Olsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Maguire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Olsen.
Olsen looks to clinch
and Maguire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olsen tries to clinch there but Maguire circles away.
Maguire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maguire scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsen misses with a takedown attempt
and Maguire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olsen closes the distance but Maguire moves to the side
and Maguire counters with a stiff right hand.
Maguire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire lands with a shot to the body.
Olsen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maguire's guard.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Olsen from controlling successfully.
Olsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Olsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Olsen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen slows the pace down.
Maguire is not content to let Olsen control the position.
You can see the frustration on Maguire's face as Olsen controls the position.
Olsen has hold of Maguire's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Maguire tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Olsen cranks the arm and Maguire screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Maguire, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johan Olsen!
Johan Olsen 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Deker (ranked 2924 p4p, 316 weight class) and Keizo Kasai (ranked 4690 p4p, 420 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ramon Deker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deker was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasai.
Deker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kasai's sensitive parts.
Deker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kasai. That did some damage!
Deker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kasai looks to land a combination. Deker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deker throws a low kick, looking for Kasai's leg but Kasai calmly moves out of range.
Deker swings widly with a right hand
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kasai 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.
Deker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kasai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deker doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deker with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasai circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy body kick from Deker
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasai throws a right hand that Deker ducks under and follows up with a left that Deker also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kasai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Deker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasai.
Kasai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Deker in his tracks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasai, as that shot connected.
Kasai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deker.
Kasai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, jab by Kasai - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai moves out of range as Deker throws a body kick.
Deker throws a lazy body kick
enabling Kasai to counter with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Deker slams his shin into Kasai's torso.
Kasai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deker misses with a kick to the body.
Kasai throws out a counter right but Deker avoids it with no problem.
Deker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Deker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kasai counters with a left and a right that stings Deker.
Crunch! Deker slams his shin into Kasai's torso.
Danga de danga de dang - Kasai scores with a four punch combination!
Kasai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Deker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Kasai.
Deker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai lands the left hand.
Deker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasai slips under a jab.
Deker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kasai scores with a jab to the head.
Deker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kasai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kasai moves out of range as Deker throws a body kick.
Kasai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kasai feints a jab promting Deker to slip. Kasai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Deker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deker.
Deker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deker tries to land a front kick but Kasai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kasai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kasai duly obliges.
Deker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kasai looks winded!
Kasai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Deker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasai wants to counter the offense by Deker and move into the clinch position.
Kasai tries to clinch there but Deker circles away.
Kasai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasai lands a jab to Deker's midsection.
Kasai avoids a kick to the body.
Ramon Deker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai lands a jab to Deker's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Deker misses.
Kasai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasai is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kasai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kasai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kasai.
Deker tries to break the clinch but Kasai is controlling the position.
Kasai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keizo Kasai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deker tries to land a body kick
and Kasai counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kasai.
Kasai clobbers Deker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kasai misses with a double jab.
Deker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai works Deker's body with a nice hook.
Deker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deker misses with an uppercut.
As Deker backs off Kasai throws a huge counter combo but Deker manages to avoid it all.
Deker looks for the body kick but Kasai saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Deker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kasai moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasai connects with a body shot.
Kasai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kasai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keizo Kasai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Deker.
Deker looks to throw a body kick
and Kasai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasai moves out of range as Deker throws a body kick.
Deker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kasai counters with a three punch combo that has Deker backing up. Deker nods at Kasai to acknowledge the strikes.
Kasai moves out of range of the body kick from Deker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasai connects with a crisp jab.
Deker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai moves out of range of the body kick from Deker.
Kasai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deker tried to score with a low kick but Kasai checks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasai blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Deker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kasai.
Deker throws a leg kick that misses.
Kasai throws a right and a left that Deker avoids nicely.
Kasai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kasai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kasai catches Deker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Deker fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Kasai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deker scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kasai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Deker misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Kasai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the body from Deker misses
and Kasai counters with a series of strikes. Deker will be more careful next time no doubt.
A lazy body kick from Deker
and Kasai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Deker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasai lands with a good body shot.
Kasai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kasai works the jab nicely.
Kasai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deker. Deker obviously looking to wear him down.
Kasai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Deker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deker.
Deker looks to throw a body kick
letting Kasai counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deker.
Deker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Deker looks to throw the jab but Kasai is out of range.
Deker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kasai lands a right hook to the body.
Kasai punishes Deker's body with a nice straight punch.
Deker is looking to clinch but Kasai is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Kasai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kasai scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kasai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Deker.
Kasai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Kasai - just one landing.
Deker throws a hook but Kasai avoids it easily.
Kasai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasai has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Deker.
Kasai clobbers Deker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Deker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Deker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Deker misses with a body kick.
Kasai is looking to chop away at Deker's legs.
Kasai moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kasai!
Kasai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deker misses with a hook.
Kasai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Deker misses with a kick to the body.
Kasai throws out a counter right but Deker avoids it with no problem.
Kasai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Deker counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Deker.
Kasai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Deker.
Deker throws the kick towards the body but Kasai avoids it.
Deker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kasai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kasai is out of range.
Kasai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Deker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deker scores with a push kick.
Kasai lands with a hook. Deker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deker tries to clinch up.
Kasai tries to counter with a clinch but Deker shakes him off and moves away.
Deker throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Deker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Deker looks for the body kick but Kasai saw that one coming.
Kasai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deker.
A little jabbing left from Kasai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Kasai.
Kasai lands with a nice body punch.
Deker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Kasai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Deker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kasai.
Good exchange - Kasai coming out on top.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deker.
Kasai lands a jab.
Kasai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kasai 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.
Deker looks to throw a body kick
and Kasai counters with a left to the body.
Deker throws a body kick that misses.
Kasai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Kasai - just one landing.
Deker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Deker throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Kasai scores with a three punch combo!
Kasai slips under a jab from Deker.
Kasai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Deker throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kasai stalks Deker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Deker's face. Deker staggers backwards, shaken.
Deker misses the shot to the body.
Kasai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasai cracks Deker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kasai takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deker. That's going to slow Kasai down.
Keizo Kasai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keizo Kasai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kasai 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizo Kasai!
Keizo Kasai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ovido Guzman (ranked 2614 p4p, 331 weight class) and Gianluca Lorenzon (ranked 3591 p4p, 434 weight class). Gianluca Lorenzon 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ovido Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gianluca Lorenzon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guzman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lorenzon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Guzman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lorenzon walks into a jab.
Lorenzon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guzman scores with a jab to the head.
Guzman lands with an overhand left.
Nice takedown defense from Guzman. No joy for Lorenzon on that attempt.
A big right from Guzman misses.
Lorenzon misses with a body kick.
Lorenzon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guzman's waist but Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lorenzon off to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Guzman. That snapped Lorenzon's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Guzman. That snapped Lorenzon's head back.
Guzman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lorenzon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lorenzon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guzman drops Lorenzon with a huge uppercut! Lorenzon drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Guzman is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ovido Guzman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Guzman (ranked 2570 p4p, 340 weight class) and Jurgen Locadia (ranked 2998 p4p, 400 weight class). Jurgen Locadia 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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25
215 lbs
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25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joaquin Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jurgen Locadia!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locadia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guzman at a distance.
Guzman misses with a lunging right hand
and Locadia counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Guzman misses.
Guzman lands a glancing blow to the side of Locadia's head.
Locadia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Locadia misses.
Locadia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Locadia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Locadia throws a body punch but Guzman moves out of range.
Locadia misses with a straight right.
Guzman misses with a looping right.
Guzman looks to throw the jab but Locadia is out of range.
Guzman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guzman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locadia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guzman walks into a left hand.
Locadia cracks Guzman with a good jab.
Guzman scores with a hook.
Locadia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guzman on the side of the head.
Locadia defending well as Guzman loads up on a big left hand.
Locadia looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guzman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guzman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Locadia moves out of range of the strikes.
Guzman connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman throws a hook but Locadia avoids it easily.
Guzman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locadia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guzman throws out the jab.
Guzman throws a hook but Locadia avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Locadia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guzman works the jab nicely.
Guzman moves away from the strike by Locadia.
It looked like Guzman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Guzman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guzman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locadia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Locadia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locadia struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Locadia throws a punch but it's blocked by Guzman.
A head punch on the inside from Locadia fails to land.
Locadia misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guzman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guzman tries to land knees in the clinch but Locadia avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands a hook that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Locadia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Locadia avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guzman digs a right hand into Locadia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Locadia's gas tank.
Locadia looks winded!
Guzman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Locadia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guzman lands with a light punch inside.
Guzman working aggressively here.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guzman lands with a short shot to the head.
Locadia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locadia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locadia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands with a light punch inside.
Locadia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locadia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Locadia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guzman gets through Locadia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guzman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Locadia tries to work over Guzman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guzman.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
A shot in the inside from Guzman.
Locadia swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Guzman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Guzman misses with some punches.
Locadia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guzman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guzman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman pushes Locadia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guzman gets through Locadia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
Locadia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locadia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Guzman lands a right hand.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locadia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guzman's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Locadia's head.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guzman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guzman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Locadia's head.
Locadia takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
Guzman lands with a left to the head.
Guzman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Guzman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guzman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guzman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Locadia.
Guzman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locadia.
Joaquin Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locadia staying out of range there.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Locadia saw that one coming.
Guzman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Locadia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guzman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Locadia moves away from the strike by Guzman.
Locadia walks into a straight right hand from Guzman.
Locadia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locadia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guzman.
Locadia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guzman.
Guzman lands a lovely overhand right.
Guzman looks to land a left hand but Locadia moved out of range nicely.
Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guzman throws a poor cross that misses
and Locadia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman scores with a jab. Locadia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guzman wants to clinch.
Locadia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guzman blocks a jab.
Locadia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Locadia walks into a jab.
Guzman connects with the punch.
Locadia tries to bum rush Guzman with a series of wild strikes but Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guzman throws a jab but it's blocked by Locadia.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Locadia.
It looked like Guzman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guzman scores with a sloppy right hand. Locadia should have avoided that one.
Locadia moves away from the strike by Guzman.
A telegraphed right hand from Guzman misses the target.
Locadia throws a lazy right hand but Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Locadia looks to land a combination but Guzman avoids it well.
Guzman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guzman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guzman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joaquin Guzman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locadia throws a shot from downtown. Guzman moves away and avoids it.
Locadia slips a jab from Guzman.
Guzman throws a hook to the side of Locadia's head but Locadia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locadia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Locadia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Locadia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guzman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Locadia misses with a few strikes there.
Guzman slips a jab from Locadia.
Locadia slips under a jab.
Locadia throws a hook but Guzman avoids it easily.
Locadia misses with a hook.
Guzman scores with a hook.
Guzman blocks a jab.
Locadia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Locadia throws a shot from downtown. Guzman moves away and avoids it.
Locadia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Guzman has managed to clinch.
Guzman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Locadia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locadia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guzman scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Locadia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Locadia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Locadia is breathing heavily.
Locadia can't find room to land a body shot as Guzman controls the action.
Locadia tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Guzman prevents a body shot from Locadia.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guzman gets through Locadia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guzman lands a hook that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Guzman trying to land knees to the body.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guzman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locadia tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Guzman prevents a body shot from Locadia.
Guzman is leaning against Locadia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Guzman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Locadia struggles to land a body shot inside as Guzman controls his hands.
Guzman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locadia can do to turn this around?
Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Guzman on the inside.
Guzman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Guzman.
Guzman lands a shot to the body.
Guzman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locadia is rocked!
Guzman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locadia is still on wobbly legs! Can Guzman finish him?
Joaquin Guzman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Locadia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guzman lands with a right to the head.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Locadia backwards.
Guzman lands with a short shot to the head.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guzman throws a big uppercut that drops Locadia! More strikes from Guzman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Locadia lies dazed against the cage as Guzman celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Guzman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Prince (ranked 2120 p4p, 251 weight class) and Remy Gek (ranked 2842 p4p, 337 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Gek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gek connects with a body shot that sends Prince's belly button to the back.
Gek lands an overhand right.
Gek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prince at a distance.
Gek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prince, pushing him back against the cage.
Prince has clasped his hands together around Gek's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Prince has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Prince working the head and body with strikes.
Gek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prince connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Prince working the ground and pound.
Gek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Prince is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prince scoring with punches from side control.
Prince wants to control but Gek is keeping him busy.
Prince landing a few strikes.
Gek wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gek is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Prince working the ground and pound from side control.
Prince lands an elbow.
Gek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Prince has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Prince is chipping away with strikes.
Prince landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Prince lands an elbow.
Prince working the ground and pound.
Gek is rocked!
Prince has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prince is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gek will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Check out the look on Prince's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gek is still in real trouble! Can Prince finish him?
Gek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prince connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gek is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Prince can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Prince!
Ricky Prince 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey McGraugh (ranked 2066 p4p, 273 weight class) and Rian Mckean (ranked 3700 p4p, 443 weight class). Rian Mckean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corey McGraugh's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey McGraugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rian Mckean!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraugh is looking to clinch.
Mckean misses the shot to the body.
McGraugh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mckean throws a hook but McGraugh avoids it easily.
Mckean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGraugh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGraugh staying out of range there.
McGraugh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGraugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mckean tries to keep at a distance but McGraugh has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from McGraugh.
Mckean pushes McGraugh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
Mckean pushes McGraugh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh lands a shot to the body.
McGraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
McGraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckean's elbow.
McGraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraugh tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mckean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Mckean tries to throw a body punch but McGraugh avoids it by throwing Mckean back against the cage.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
Mckean misses with the head strike.
McGraugh misses with the head strike.
McGraugh lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGraugh avoiding damage as Mckean throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGraugh.
McGraugh tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing McGraugh back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
Mckean tries to circle away but McGraugh has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGraugh.
McGraugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mckean - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
McGraugh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from McGraugh.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Mckean has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McGraugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Mckean.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh lands an uppercut.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh avoiding damage as Mckean throws knees to the body.
McGraugh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean takes a shot to the head.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
McGraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Mckean lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McGraugh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mckean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGraugh was well out of range. Poor timing from Mckean.
McGraugh ducks under a wild hook from Mckean.
Mckean with a jab.
Jab, jab by Mckean - just one landing.
Mckean lands a body shot.
Mckean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGraugh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
McGraugh tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mckean manages to circle out of the way.
McGraugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mckean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mckean. McGraugh does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGraugh misses with a looping left.
Mckean throws a counter combo.
McGraugh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mckean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGraugh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGraugh tries to clinch there but Mckean circles away.
McGraugh walks into a straight right hand from Mckean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGraugh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGraugh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mckean clobbers McGraugh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGraugh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mckean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mckean swats away the attempt to clinch by McGraugh.
Mckean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGraugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGraugh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mckean works over McGraugh's head and body with a nice combination.
Mckean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGraugh moves in looking to clinch but Mckean pushes him off.
Mckean lands with an uppercut that bounces McGraugh off the cage and back into range.
Mckean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Mckean 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mckean fails to land with a series of punches.
Mckean circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mckean gets tackled into the cage by McGraugh. McGraugh maintains the clinch.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGraugh misses with the head strike.
McGraugh misses with the head strike.
McGraugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh lands a shot to the body.
Mckean blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for McGraugh.
A right hand to the body from McGraugh.
Mckean is breathing heavily.
Mckean is trying to break free.
Mckean misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean misses with the head strike.
McGraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
Mckean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean blocking some punches.
McGraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGraugh scores with a shot to the side of Mckean's head.
Mckean working hard to break the clinch.
McGraugh pushes Mckean back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from McGraugh.
Corey McGraugh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Mckean scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike.
Mckean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGraugh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from McGraugh.
McGraugh lands with a right to the head.
McGraugh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Mckean controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
McGraugh scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rian Mckean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
McGraugh has managed to clinch.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
McGraugh struggles to land a body shot inside as Mckean controls his hands.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by McGraugh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGraugh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGraugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mckean can do to turn this around?
McGraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
McGraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckean misses with some punches.
McGraugh working aggressively here.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mckean lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGraugh tries to throw a body punch but Mckean avoids it by throwing McGraugh back against the cage.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGraugh misses with some punches.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
McGraugh tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGraugh misses with a body punch.
Mckean digs a right hand underneath McGraugh's ribcage. McGraugh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGraugh throws a head punch that misses.
Mckean working aggressively here.
McGraugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Mckean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mckean blocks a body shot from McGraugh.
Mckean lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGraugh backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
McGraugh tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckean blocks an uppercut.
Mckean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckean scores with a shot to the side of McGraugh's head.
McGraugh lands a nice shot to the body.
McGraugh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mckean misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh has a couple of punches blocked by Mckean.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh tries to work over Mckean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mckean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mckean blocks a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mckean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraugh is leaning against Mckean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from McGraugh.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mckean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mckean prevents a body shot from McGraugh.
McGraugh gets through Mckean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGraugh misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGraugh.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGraugh.
McGraugh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mckean backwards.
McGraugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mckean.
Mckean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mckean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mckean.
McGraugh tries a body shot but Mckean blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey McGraugh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGraugh 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey McGraugh!
Corey McGraugh 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mbaku Camara (ranked 2084 p4p, 227 weight class) and Hakim Harko (ranked 3103 p4p, 315 weight class). Hakim Harko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mbaku Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hakim Harko!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harko closes the distance and clinches.
Harko cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
Camara fails to pull guard.
Harko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Camara tries to pull guard but Harko holds him up against the cage and eventually Camara drops back down to his feet.
Harko lands a nice uppercut.
Harko stalling in the clinch but Camara improves position.
Harko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harko struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara pulls guard effortlessly.
Camara looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Harko is defending well. Camara quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Harko has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Camara celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mbaku Camara!
Mbaku Camara bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Azzi (ranked 1806 p4p, 204 weight class) and Bale Krueger (ranked 2901 p4p, 303 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mustafa Azzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bale Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzi moves out of range as Krueger strikes.
Azzi is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Krueger misses its intended target.
Azzi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Azzi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azzi throws a hook but Krueger avoids it easily.
Azzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azzi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Azzi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azzi with a jab.
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
and Azzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Azzi drops his hands momentarily and Krueger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krueger swings widly with a right hand
and Azzi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azzi lands a glancing blow to the side of Krueger's head.
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!
Krueger throws a shot from downtown. Azzi moves away and avoids it.
Krueger misses with a shot to the body
and Azzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krueger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
letting Azzi counter with a right hand.
Krueger throws the left hand but Azzi avoids the punch easily.
Azzi misses with a looping left.
Krueger rushes Azzi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Azzi misses with some punches.
Azzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krueger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krueger swings widly with a right hand
letting Azzi counter with a right hand.
Krueger moves into the clinch.
Krueger scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Azzi.
Krueger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Azzi lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Azzi looking to stall.
Azzi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azzi.
Krueger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azzi backwards.
Azzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Krueger.
Azzi trying to control the position but instead, Krueger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azzi into the cage.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Krueger digs a right hand into Azzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Azzi's gas tank.
Krueger slows down the pace here.
Krueger lands a shot to the body.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger manages to break the clinch.
Krueger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Azzi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krueger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krueger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Krueger controls his hands.
Azzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krueger looks to land a right hand but Azzi moved out of range.
Krueger moves to clinch but Azzi breaks away
enabling Azzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Krueger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Krueger.
Azzi throwing a counter right hand but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Krueger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azzi, pushing him back against the cage.
Azzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Krueger.
Krueger lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Azzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Krueger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Krueger on the inside.
Krueger digs a right hand into Azzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Azzi's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Krueger.
Azzi is breathing heavily.
Come on Krueger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hand to the body from Krueger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Krueger scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Krueger.
Krueger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krueger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krueger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Krueger taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Krueger's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Krueger lands with a short shot to the head.
Krueger misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Azzi tries a body shot but Krueger blocks it.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bale Krueger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Azzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger gets a clinch.
Azzi is trying to maintain a safe position but Krueger gets an underhook and turns Azzi into the cage.
Krueger tries a body shot but Azzi blocks it.
Azzi throws a head punch that misses.
Krueger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krueger misses with a lunging right hand
and Azzi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azzi lands a jab.
Krueger throws a jab when Azzi was well out of range.
Krueger swings for the body but Azzi moves out of range.
Krueger lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azzi throws a looping overhand right but Krueger ducks down to avoid it.
Krueger has Azzi up against the cage in a clinch.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
Krueger manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzi walks into a left hand.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger lands with a nice combination. Azzi backs away looking to recover.
Krueger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krueger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krueger lands a nice shot to the body.
Azzi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krueger.
Krueger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Bale Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger throws an overhand right that lands on Azzi's shoulder, as Azzi tries to avoid the shot.
Azzi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krueger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Azzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krueger misses with a right hand
and Azzi counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krueger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azzi sets himself, and Krueger steps forward looking for the clinch! Azzi avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krueger throws a right hand that misses
and Azzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
and Azzi counters with a two punch combo.
Azzi throws a jab when Krueger was well out of range.
Krueger wants to clinch but Azzi slips to the side
enabling Azzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Krueger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azzi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krueger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krueger misses with a hook
enabling Azzi to counter with a crisp jab.
Krueger throws a jab when Azzi was well out of range.
Krueger misses with a combination
and Azzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krueger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azzi tries to bum rush Krueger with a series of wild strikes but Krueger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krueger wants to counter with a clinch but Azzi pushes him away.
Azzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Azzi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krueger clinches up against the cage.
Azzi has a couple of punches blocked by Krueger.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azzi tries to break free but Krueger pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Krueger breaks from the clinch.
Krueger looks to score with a jab to the body but Azzi is just out of range.
Krueger throws a right hand that misses
and Azzi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azzi throws a right and a left that Krueger avoids nicely.
Mustafa Azzi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger closes the distance and clinches.
Krueger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azzi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azzi misses with the head strike.
Krueger has Azzi pushed against the cage.
Bale Krueger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Azzi lands with a short shot to the head.
Krueger tries to work over Azzi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krueger.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krueger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Azzi tries to circle away but Krueger has him pinned against the cage.
Krueger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krueger breaks the clinch.
Krueger has managed to clinch.
Krueger can't find room to land a body shot as Azzi controls the action.
Krueger lands a nice uppercut.
Krueger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azzi throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bale Krueger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Krueger avoids the body shot from Azzi.
Krueger misses the shot to the body.
Krueger tests Azzi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krueger tries to clinch
and Azzi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Azzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krueger moves to clinch but Azzi breaks away
and Azzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Krueger misses with a hook
letting Azzi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krueger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Krueger.
A jab from Azzi finds it's way through Krueger's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Azzi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
A combination from Azzi does no damage.
Krueger misses with a body punch
and Azzi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Krueger there.
Krueger throws a body shot but no joy.
Azzi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Krueger misses.
Krueger misses with a body punch
and Azzi counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azzi dodges the punch combination from Krueger.
Azzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Azzi throwing a counter right hand but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Azzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzi misses with an uppercut
and Krueger counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azzi throws a shot from downtown. Krueger moves away and avoids it.
Azzi ducks under a wild hook from Krueger.
Azzi throws a looping overhand right but Krueger ducks down to avoid it.
Krueger lands with a good body shot.
Azzi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
It looked like Azzi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Azzi misses the target.
Krueger pushes Azzi up against the cage in a clinch.
Krueger breaks the clinch.
Azzi with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azzi loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Krueger misses with a right hand
and Azzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krueger throws a lazy right hand but Azzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Azzi misses the target.
Krueger looks to throw the jab but Azzi is out of range.
Krueger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krueger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azzi's hands.
Azzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azzi swings widly with a right hand
and Krueger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Azzi needs to keep his hands up - Krueger had a free shot at his head there.
Krueger works the jab nicely.
Krueger misses with a jab to the body
and Azzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mustafa Azzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Azzi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azzi lands a shoulder strike.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krueger throws a poor cross that misses
and Azzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger jabs Azzi right on the nose. Azzi blinks but takes it well.
Azzi throws a jab when Krueger was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krueger! But no joy.
Azzi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krueger on the side of the head.
Azzi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krueger throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Azzi counter with a right hand.
Bale Krueger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krueger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Azzi eats them both and turns towards Krueger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bale Krueger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krueger 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bale Krueger!
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