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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leo Vuce (ranked 2133 p4p, 4084 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 129 p4p, 213 weight class). Takamura has chosen Pay Money To My Pain - Weight Of My Pride as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vuce defending well as Takamura loads up on a big left hand.
Takamura misses with a hook.
Vuce tries to counter with a takedown but Takamura is quick to defend against it.
Takamura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vuce manages to avoid it.
Vuce moves out of range of the strikes.
Vuce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takamura sprawls well. Takamura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vuce gets slowly back to his feet.
Takamura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Takamura takes a swing at Vuce's ribcage but misses.
Takamura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vuce to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Takamura working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takamura trying to control the position here.
Takamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce throwing strikes but missing.
Takamura has Vuce pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vuce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takamura working a defensive guard here.
Takamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Takamura looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vuce working some strikes from top position.
That's two 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.
Takamura controlling Vuce's posture.
Vuce won't allow Takamura to sweep him here.
Vuce being controlled here momentarily.
Takamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takamura pulls Vuce in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vuce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vuce 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Takamura wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vuce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vuce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vuce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Takamura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vuce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vuce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vuce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vuce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vuce stands and throws Takamura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vuce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takamura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Takamura is looking to regain half guard here but Vuce keeps moving and retains side control.
Vuce tries for a kimura but Takamura is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vuce misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vuce dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vuce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Takamura sprawls well initially but Vuce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Takamura is looking for a sweep. Vuce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leo Vuce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vuce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vuce is looking for a kimura here.
We've been informed that Takamura has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vuce prevents Takamura from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takamura sees it coming and defends easily.
Vuce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takamura can do to turn this around?
Takamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Vuce there.
Takamura wants to get back to full guard.
Vuce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takamura defends it well.
Vuce is thwarting Takamura's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Takamura tries to get to full guard but Vuce has control of the leg.
Vuce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takamura defending well though.
Takamura trying to control from the bottom.
Takamura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vuce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vuce's back!
Takamura biding his time, controlling Vuce.
Takamura missing with strikes.
Vuce turns into Takamura and is now in his guard.
Takamura wants to hit a sweep here but Vuce passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Takamura there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura is looking to get to half guard.
Takamura tries to hold on but Vuce pushes him away.
Vuce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vuce jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Takamura manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Vuce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vuce is working Takamura over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Takamura is trying to control the action in half guard but Vuce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takamura stalling.
Vuce missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, if Takamura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vuce actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vuce dominated that second round.
That's time! Vuce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takamura. Vuce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vuce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takamura stuffs the takedown.
Vuce staying out of range there.
Takamura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vuce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vuce showed some decent athleticism there.
Takamura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vuce is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takamura sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takamura is defending against the submission attempts here by Vuce.
Takamura tries to roll over but Vuce keeps him under control.
Vuce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takamura's head.
Takamura is looking for a sweep. Vuce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vuce wants to work for an arm triangle but Takamura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Takamura gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vuce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vuce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vuce postures up and lands a big shot to Takamura's brow.
Takamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takamura is trying to hold Vuce in close to prevent damage but Vuce has managed to pass into half guard.
Takamura controlling the position well.
Leo Vuce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takamura tries to roll over but Vuce keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuce is thwarting Takamura's attempts to control the position.
Vuce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takamura defends it well.
Vuce is trying to control the action in half guard but Takamura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takamura is looking to control Vuce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takamura avoid being mounted?
Vuce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takamura is trying to control but can't.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vuce seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vuce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vuce working the head and body with strikes.
Takamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vuce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vuce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vuce working the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takamura takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Vuce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vuce, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Vuce!
Our winner, Leo Vuce, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McGuire (ranked 2626 p4p, 1539 weight class) and Theodore Thundercock (ranked 350 p4p, 216 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman . Thundercock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theodore Thundercock!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire moves into the clinch.
Thundercock struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Thundercock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuires head.
 It looks like James McGuire has been cut.
Thundercock manages to break the clinch.
Thundercock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thundercock takes one on the button.
Thundercock pushes McGuire up against the cage in a clinch.
Thundercock prevents McGuire from breaking the clinch.
Thundercock slowing the pace effectively.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire looks to land a right hand but Thundercock moved out of range.
McGuire throws a right hand that misses
and Thundercock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thundercock lands a lovely overhand right.
McGuire lands a jab to Thundercock's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thundercock wants to clinch.
Thundercock throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thundercock, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercock tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Thundercock back against the cage.
Thundercock misses with a body punch.
Thundercock struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuire controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Thundercock - that landed with a thud.
McGuire breaks the clinch.
Thundercock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGuire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thundercock slips a straight right by McGuire.
McGuire tries to clinch but Thundercock is having none of it.
Thundercock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thundercock ducks under a wild hook from McGuire.
Thundercock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thundercock scores with a jab.
Thundercock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGuire's head.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGuire missing with knees to the body.
Thundercock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thundercock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGuire tries to pull guard but Thundercock won't allow it.
McGuire tries to score a body lock takedown but Thundercock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a shot to the head.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thundercock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
We've been informed that Thundercock 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.
Thundercock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thundercock works the jab nicely.
Thundercock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuire at a distance.
McGuire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thundercock manages to avoid it.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thundercock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thundercock throws a fast counter high kick but McGuire manages to duck under it in time.
McGuire takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire 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.
Thundercock cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
Thundercock lands with a shot to the body.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thundercock cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
A head kick misses from McGuire.
McGuire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thundercock was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuire.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock lands a nice hook to McGuire's body. McGuire takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thundercock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGuire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuire throws a body kick that misses
and Thundercock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McGuire tries to clinch but Thundercock moves out of range.
Thundercock with the inside leg kick.
Thundercock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thundercock lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
Thundercock slips under a jab.
Thundercock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thundercock scores with a kick to the body.
Thundercock defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thundercock! But no joy.
McGuire is looking to clinch.
McGuire has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thundercock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thundercock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuire momentarily.
Theodore Thundercock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from McGuire is predictable there
and Thundercock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thundercock forces McGuire back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGuire just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Thundercock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGuire misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thundercock.
Thundercock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGuire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thundercock wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
Thundercock lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGuire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thundercock.
McGuire misses with a hook. Thundercock ducked under it nicely.
Thundercock lands a leg kick that knocks McGuire off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodore Thundercock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James McGuire's cut.
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.
McGuire rushes Thundercock and presses him up against the cage.
McGuire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thundercock dodges an elbow strike from McGuire.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
Thundercock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuire is keeping busy.
Thundercock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thundercock swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thundercock has McGuire pressed against the cage, preventing McGuire from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thundercock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thundercock has McGuire up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Thundercock.
McGuire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGuire will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thundercock up against the cage.
Theodore Thundercock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercock lands a right hand.
Thundercock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thundercock can't find room to land a body shot as McGuire controls the action.
Thundercock pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGuire jumps guard and drags Thundercock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Thundercock sitting in guard here, content to control.
McGuire has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thundercock has passed into side control.
Thundercock has control of an arm but McGuire manages to advance to Thundercock's back!
Thundercock rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock is trying is best to control the position here.
Thundercock tries to roll over but McGuire keeps him under control.
McGuire performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thundercock wants to improve his position but McGuire is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGuire tries to pass to full mount but Thundercock defends it.
McGuire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thundercock is trying to get back to full guard.
Thundercock controlling the position well.
McGuire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Thundercock holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
McGuire content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGuire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Thundercock.
McGuire fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGuire scores with a head kick.
Thundercock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thundercock swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A cross from Thundercock lands.
McGuire throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodore Thundercock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James McGuire's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thundercock throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
Theodore Thundercock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thundercock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thundercock keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Thundercock's shoulder, as Thundercock tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Thundercock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Thundercock circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGuire wants to clinch.
McGuire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thundercock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thundercock checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thundercock throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuire counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGuire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGuire misses with a looping right.
Thundercock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuire swings for the body but Thundercock moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thundercock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGuire wants to clinch
letting Thundercock counter with a right hand.
McGuire tries to move into range but Thundercock moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Thundercock there.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire wants to clinch.
McGuire tries to clinch up but Thundercock circles away and keeps his distance.
Thundercock scoring well with a low kick there.
Thundercock scores with a jab.
McGuire lands an overhand right.
McGuire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thundercock. Thundercock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thundercock cracks McGuire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thundercock throws the kick towards the body but McGuire avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuire misses the target.
Thundercock fakes the leg kick and cracks McGuire in the body.
Thundercock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thundercock checks the leg kick.
Thundercock lands a right hook to the body.
James McGuire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thundercock lands with an overhand left.
McGuire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGuire swings for the body but Thundercock moves out of range.
Thundercock jabs McGuire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thundercock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thundercock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGuire takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Thundercock is avoiding it.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thundercock throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Thundercock.
McGuire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thundercock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thundercock avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thundercock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thundercock looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuire is just out of range.
Thundercock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thundercock lands a nice looking body kick.
McGuire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick and Thundercock moves out of range easily.
Thundercock with the inside leg kick.
Thundercock throws a body punch but McGuire moves out of range.
McGuire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McGuire clinches up against the cage.
McGuire prevents a body shot from Thundercock.
McGuire is trying to break the clinch but Thundercock has him pressed against the cage.
McGuire is trying to force a seperation but Thundercock has the dominant position.
McGuire breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercock misses with the body kick
and Thundercock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thundercock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thundercock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuire was well out of range. Poor timing from Thundercock.
Thundercock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thundercock keeps the fight on the outside.
Thundercock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGuire misses with a lunging right hand
and Thundercock counters with an outside leg kick.
Thundercock avoids the head kick by McGuire.
McGuire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thundercock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGuire misses with a double jab
and Thundercock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thundercock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGuire throws a poor cross that misses
and Thundercock counters with a left to the body.
Thundercock thuds his right hand into McGuire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuire misses with a shot to the body
and Thundercock counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Theodore Thundercock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thundercock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Thundercock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thundercock 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Thundercock!
Theodore Thundercock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dada Segbo (ranked 1018 p4p, 1074 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 147 p4p, 156 weight class). Segbo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dada Segbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segbo lands with a kick to the temple. DeRozan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Segbo goes for a double leg but DeRozan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as DeRozan continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from DeRozan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
DeRozan misses with an uppercut. Segbo saw that one coming.
It looked like Segbo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from DeRozan.
Dada Segbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Segbo moves into the clinch successfully.
DeRozan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Segbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - DeRozan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Segbo slips a jab from DeRozan.
Segbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
DeRozan only half commits to the counter leg kick.
DeRozan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Segbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segbo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. DeRozan was covering up waiting for the punch and Segbo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Segbo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeRozan controlling Segbo's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan keeping moving, preventing Segbo from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Segbo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
DeRozan is adopting a defensive guard.
DeRozan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Segbo tries to get to full guard but DeRozan has control of the leg.
DeRozan controlling the action here.
Segbo is trying to get back to full guard.
Segbo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segbo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Segbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Segbo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
DeRozan 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.
DeRozan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Segbo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Segbo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeRozan is aware though and is defending well.
DeRozan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
DeRozan wants to control from the top but Segbo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
DeRozan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
DeRozan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Segbo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as DeRozan controls the pace.
Let's hope that DeRozan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Segbo is controlling DeRozan's posture.
DeRozan sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
DeRozan misses with a low kick.
Segbo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
DeRozan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeRozan lands a body shot.
DeRozan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Segbo manages to avoid it.
Segbo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
DeRozan drops his hands momentarily and Segbo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DeRozan misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Segbo.
DeRozan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segbo scoring with punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Segbo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dada Segbo dominated that round.
That's time! Segbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DeRozan looks to land a left hand but Segbo moved out of range nicely.
Segbo fires out a quick counter leg kick but DeRozan just manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from DeRozan misses.
Segbo is looking to land body kicks.
DeRozan throws an off balance right hand
and Segbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DeRozan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
DeRozan throws a body kick that misses
and Segbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Segbo 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.
Segbo walks into a jab.
Segbo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Segbo lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeRozan pulls Segbo in close to his closed guard and prevents Segbo from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan trying to control the position.
Segbo throwing strikes but missing.
DeRozan pulls Segbo in close to prevent any damage.
DeRozan is trying to keep Segbo in close.
Segbo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeRozan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeRozan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Segbo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
DeRozan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeRozan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Segbo trying to control the position from guard on top but DeRozan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segbo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Segbo cracks DeRozan with a solid left hand.
Segbo tries to free his leg and advance position but DeRozan is retaining full guard.
DeRozan is trying to keep Segbo in close.
Segbo with a nice head shot there.
Segbo passes DeRozan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
DeRozan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Segbo is looking to work some ground and pound but DeRozan has wrist control.
Segbo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Segbo postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! DeRozan covers up, he's hurt! Segbo keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Segbo and the ref steps in to end the fight! Segbo can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dada Segbo!
After the fight, Dada Segbo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 552 p4p, 894 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 34 p4p, 54 weight class). Orlov has chosen K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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36
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29 - 20 - 0 |
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36
147
19 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Orlov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz with a hook.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orlov as he avoids it easily.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Orlov leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Orlov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Orlov.
A combination from Orlov does no damage.
Cruz is looking to counter punch.
Orlov misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orlov on the side of the head.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Orlov eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orlov misses with a body shot
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Orlov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Orlov stops Cruz from passing to mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position but Orlov is working away.
Cruz prevents Orlov from escaping the position.
Cruz looks up at the clock and then as Orlov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cruz taking a breather here.
Cruz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Orlov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cruz's guard! Nice work there by Orlov!
Orlov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruz, up you get!
Orlov misses with a straight right.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov scores with a hook.
Orlov misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Cruz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Cruz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orlov takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cruz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orlov's guard.
Orlov pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Orlov was covering up waiting for the punch and Cruz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz advances to half guard.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cruz is just content to waste time from the top position. Orlov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cruz trying to control but Orlov is working from the bottom.
Cruz stops Orlov from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Orlov is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orlov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orlov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Orlov moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orlov to the ground. Cruz is now in Orlov's guard.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz 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.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orlov can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlov is keeping the position for now.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Orlov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Orlov!
Cruz trying to control the position.
Cruz wants to sweep here but Orlov controlling him for the moment.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlov won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orlov is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orlov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Orlov stands up.
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Orlov's guard.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orlov is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Orlov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orlov's head.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Orlov's head.
Orlov tries to kick Cruz off but Cruz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Orlov's head.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but Orlov defending well.
Cruz trying to control from Orlov's half guard. Orlov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlov is keeping the position for now.
Cruz forces his way into half guard.
Cruz wants to pass to mount but Orlov is defending the position.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orlov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz throws a strike but Orlov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Orlov. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz with a jab.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Orlov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Orlov's head but Orlov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dom Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Orlov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boris Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Orlov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruz. That snapped Orlov's head back.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Orlov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Orlov as Cruz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cruz takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
Orlov throws a front kick aimed at Cruz's knee but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orlov throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Orlov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orlov swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Cruz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orlov thumps Cruz with a low kick.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orlov scores with a one two! Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Cruz is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov takes one to the chin there.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Orlov throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cruz content to stall in guard here.
Orlov wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Boris Orlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz prevents Orlov from getting back to his feet.
Cruz seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz controlling from the top position.
Cruz is working Orlov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
Cruz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orlov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Orlov wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dom Cruz.
Well Cruz 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Boris Orlov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Got vodka?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 866 p4p, 606 weight class) and Doug Bell (ranked 111 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
235
10 - 2 - 0 |
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31
253
26 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Pulkkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Bell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell blocks the body kick.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulkkinen.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulkkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Psycho’s Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bell.
Pulkkinen is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bell misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell tries to score with some ground and pound. Pulkkinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pulkkinen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bell.
Pulkkinen defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is not content to let Bell control the position.
Pulkkinen is looking for a sweep.
Bell taking a breather here.
Bell working the ground and pound but Pulkkinen is defending the strikes.
Bell working the ground and pound but Pulkkinen is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Bell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two 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.
Bell trying to control the position but Pulkkinen is working away.
Bell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pulkkinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bell trying to control the position but Pulkkinen is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Bell.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doug Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen connects with the punch.
Pulkkinen slips a straight right by Bell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bell misses with an uppercut
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Pulkkinen.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulkkinen.
Bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pulkkinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bell on the side of the head.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown but Pulkkinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell moves away from the strike by Pulkkinen.
Bell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pulkkinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.
Bell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bell showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bell wants to control but Pulkkinen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell thows a huge punch but Pulkkinen dodges it nicely.
Bell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pulkkinen has hold of Bell's hands but Bell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bell throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pulkkinen to regain full guard.
Pulkkinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bell trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Bell postures up in Pulkkinen's guard and throws a big left but Pulkkinen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Bell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bell fakes the leg kick and cracks Pulkkinen in the body.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bell shoots in and bounces Pulkkinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bell throws a big right hand that misses.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doug Bell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pulkkinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell stands and steps away. Pulkkinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bell misses the jab.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Pulkkinen moves out of range easily.
Pulkkinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bell avoids it.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bell staying out of range there.
Albert Pulkkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulkkinen avoids a kick to the body.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pulkkinen.
Good work by Bell as he checks the leg kick.
Pulkkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Bell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bell misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bell moves out of range of the body kick from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen is looking to chop away at Bell's legs.
Bell moves out of range as Pulkkinen throws a body kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
Bell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pulkkinen is fending him off so far but Bell persists. Nope, Pulkkinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Pulkkinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bell manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bell scores with a jab. Pulkkinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulkkinen takes one on the button.
Pulkkinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pulkkinen wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Albert Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Bell.
Bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pulkkinen tries to avoid it but Bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pulkkinen to the ground. Pulkkinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping left.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Pulkkinen misses the target.
Pulkkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen stuns Bell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Bell throws a right hand that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulkkinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen motions for Bell to come forward. Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bell's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen throws a shot from downtown. Bell moves away and avoids it.
Albert Pulkkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a big shot that misses.
Bell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pulkkinen's hands.
Bell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bell misses the target.
Pulkkinen throwing a counter right hand but Bell manages to avoid it.
Bell looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pulkkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild combination.
Bell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bell tries for a takedown but Pulkkinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Pulkkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bell checks a leg kick.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Albert Pulkkinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bell tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulkkinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pulkkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pulkkinen lands a slapping body shot.
Bell throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bell's hands.
Bell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulkkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulkkinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bell just manages to avoid it.
Bell misses with a looping right.
Pulkkinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pulkkinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
Bell throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell trying to control but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pulkkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pulkkinen controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pulkkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pulkkinen defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Bell.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
Bell throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Pulkkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pulkkinen wants to land a leg kick but Bell is out of range.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pulkkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice takedown defense from Pulkkinen. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Albert Pulkkinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doug Bell.
A big left from Pulkkinen misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Bell avoids the punch easily.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pulkkinen's guard.
Bell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulkkinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulkkinen has wrist control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen defending well as Bell loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Pulkkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulkkinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bell dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulkkinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Pulkkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulkkinen lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
Pulkkinen scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Bell does it's job there.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pulkkinen pinned against the cage. Pulkkinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pulkkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Doug Bell.
I think Bell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Albert Pulkkinen!
Albert Pulkkinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dollar Hero (ranked 791 p4p, 551 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 99 p4p, 70 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dollar Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plutov's sensitive parts.
Hero jabs Plutov right on the nose. Plutov blinks but takes it well.
Hero throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Plutov lands with an overhand left.
Plutov scores with a push kick.
Plutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hero misses with a low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Hero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Hero misses with an uppercut.
Plutov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hero's head.
Hero closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Plutov quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero is working for a kimura but Plutov is defending it quite comfortably.
Hero stops Plutov from getting back to his feet.
Hero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plutov keeps working.
Plutov tries to kick Hero off but Hero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Plutov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hero 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero is looking for a kimura but Plutov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hero to get the leverage.
Hero tries to pass to full mount but Plutov defends it.
Plutov is trying to stand back up but Hero is controlling him
Hero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Plutov defends it well.
Plutov kicks off Hero and gets to his feet.
A lazy left from Hero finds it's target.
Plutov tries to clinch but Hero is having none of it.
A jab from Hero misses.
Wasyl Plutov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hero misses with a double jab.
Plutov misses with a body shot
and Hero counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Plutov!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero working the ground and pound from side control.
Hero throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Plutov tries to escape but Hero is in control.
Hero working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Plutov pushes Hero away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hero gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hero throws a strike aimed at the side of Plutov's head but Plutov avoids it well.
Plutov is pushing Hero's head away, looking to escape. Hero manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hero wants to control but Plutov is keeping him busy.
Plutov wants to get back to his feet.
Hero goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Plutov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hero but great work by Plutov.
Plutov stands up and beckons Hero to his feet.
Plutov missing with a left hand there. Hero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Plutov there.
Hero dodges the punch combination from Plutov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hero staying out of range there.
Plutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hero is just out of range.
Plutov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hero throws a leg kick but Plutov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hero swats away the attempt to clinch by Plutov.
Jab by Hero.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hero avoids the head kick by Plutov.
Plutov moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Plutov is out of range and Hero settles back down.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hero throws the left hand but Plutov avoids the punch easily.
Hero is looking to score with low kicks.
Plutov lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hero moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dollar Hero 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.
Hero drives through with a takedown into Plutov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Plutov pushes Hero off and scrambles back to his feet.
Plutov pushes Hero up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero avoids a wild elbow strike from Plutov.
Nice body punch from Hero.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hero.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
Plutov has a couple of punches blocked by Hero.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Plutov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Plutov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plutov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Plutov jabs at Hero's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hero 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 Plutov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Plutov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hero throws a jab but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hero eats them both and turns towards Plutov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hero tries for a takedown but Plutov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dollar Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plutov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Hero tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plutov sprawls well. Plutov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hero gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Plutov does no damage.
Hero slips a straight right by Plutov.
Hero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Plutov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plutov tests Hero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Plutov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hero takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Plutovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Plutov scores with a head kick.
Hero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with a hook. Plutov ducked under it nicely.
Plutov connects with an inside leg kick.
Plutov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Plutov misses with a hook.
Hero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plutov counters with a left to the body.
Plutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Hero misses.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
Plutov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hero dips to his left and cracks Plutov with an uppercut!
Plutov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Plutov looks to land a body kick but Hero moved away.
A lazy left from Plutov finds it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Hero scores with a four punch combination!
Hero misses with a looping left.
Hero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plutov's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov blocks a jab.
Plutov is looking to score with low kicks.
Hero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hero avoids a kick to the body.
Hero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plutov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Plutov misses with a low kick as Hero jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Hero blocks the leg kick.
Plutov misses with the combination.
Plutov works over Hero's head and body with a nice combination.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
Hero throws a wild body kick that Plutov sees coming a mile off.
Plutov throws out a loose jab but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Plutov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Plutov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hero throws a hook but Plutov avoids it easily.
Plutov misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Plutov flicks out a counter leg kick but Hero steps away.
Plutov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Plutov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hero throws a looping overhand right but Plutov ducks down to avoid it.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Plutov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hero walks into a stiff left hand from Plutov.
Plutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plutov moves away.
A jab from Plutov does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Plutov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Plutov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Plutov throws a good cross that connects.
Plutov with a hook.
Plutov defending well as Hero loads up on a big left hand.
Hero cracks a nice hook into Plutov's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Plutov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Hero as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Hero both land. Nice combination.
Hero throws out a loose jab but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Plutov throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
Plutov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Plutov lands a jab to the head.
Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Plutov lands a head shot.
Plutov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Plutovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Hero connects with the punch.
Plutov tries to work over Hero's front leg with a kick but Hero checks it.
Hero misses with an uppercut
and Plutov counters with a left to the body.
Hero drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hero won't allow Plutov to get back to his feet.
Plutov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hero off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Plutov misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hero on the side of the head.
Hero tried to score with a low kick but Plutov checks it.
Hero shoots for a takedown but Plutov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plutov lands with a hook. Hero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plutov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hero manages to avoid it.
Hero throwing a counter right hand but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Hero is out of range.
Plutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hero looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Plutov misses the jab.
Plutov slips a straight right by Hero.
Plutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero jabs Plutov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Plutov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hero walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hero looks to land a left hand but Plutov moved out of range nicely.
Plutov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hero is looking to score with low kicks.
Hero shoots for a double leg takedown but Plutov sprawls well. He's pushed Hero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov feints a jab promting Hero to slip. Plutov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero looks to land a left hand but Plutov moved out of range nicely.
Plutov stuns Hero with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Plutov connects with a single shot there.
Plutov throws a hook but Hero avoids it easily.
Hero is looking to counter punch.
Plutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Hero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Plutov doesn't seem phased though.
Plutov scoring well with a low kick there.
Plutov slips under a jab.
Plutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hero.
Hero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Plutov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hero counters with a straight right hand.
Plutov connects with a looping right hand.
Plutov tried to score with a low kick but Hero checks it.
Plutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hero throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Plutov.
A swing and a miss from Plutov.
Hero scores with a jab to the head.
Plutov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hero is out of range and Plutov settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plutov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dollar Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Plutov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hero scrambles back to his feet.
Hero throws a hook but Plutov avoids it easily.
Hero checks a low kick from Plutov.
Plutov misses with a body kick.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Plutov moved out of range.
Plutov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Plutov throws a big shot that misses.
Hero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plutov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hero misses with a wild body shot.
Plutov scores with a hook to the body. Hero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Plutov misses with a two punch combination.
Plutov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Plutov loads up on a big right hand but Hero slips the punch.
Hero misses with a kick to the body.
Hero blocks the body kick.
Hero swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Plutov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hero misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero avoids a kick to the body.
Plutov feints and then cracks Hero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hero down.
Plutov misses with a body kick.
Plutov misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plutov throws out the jab.
Plutov cracks Hero with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Plutov.
Hero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wasyl Plutov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Plutov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
An out of breath Wasyl Plutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Twea King (ranked 169 p4p, 563 weight class) and Glass Joe (ranked 8 p4p, 36 weight class). King comes into the arena with Who Knows blaring out of the sound system. Joe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by La Marseillaise. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Twea King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Glass Joe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe checks the leg kick.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joe digs a good hook to King's body.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body punch from King.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Joe misses.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Joe checks the leg kick.
Joe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King throws a low kick but Joe moves out of range easily.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses the shot to the body.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
King misses the shot to the body.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joe's hands.
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!
Joe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King is looking to wear down Joe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
King slips a straight right by Joe.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Joe misses.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King throws a poor cross that misses
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joe.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Joe lands a right hook to the body.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a body shot.
King lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Joe blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
King throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Joe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
King lands a jab to Joe's midsection.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
King misses with a low kick.
King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from King.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe moves away from the strike by King.
Joe scores with a decent looking hook.
King has managed to clinch.
Joe manages to break the clinch.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Joe tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joe checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Joe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
King ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King clobbers Joe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by King.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King slips under a jab.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King misses with a low kick.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joe! But no joy.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Joe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
King thows a leg kick but Joe checks it
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
King throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands a jab.
King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King lands a lovely overhand right.
King slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twea King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Joe misses.
King throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
Joe takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Joe.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
King misses with a body punch
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joe.
King lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from King.
King takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe avoids the body shot from King.
Joe stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Joe dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Joe misses its intended target.
King throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe works the jab nicely.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Joe's head.
King with a nice calf kick.
Jab from Joe.
Joe throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Joe scores with a jab.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Twea King is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
King misses with a body shot.
Joe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Joe digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe works King's body with a nice hook.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
King takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Joe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Joe's head.
King throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Joe looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Joe misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King staying out of range there.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King 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 Joe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joe scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe throws a shot to the body.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King misses with a straight left.
Joe throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
King scores with a nice head shot.
King drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
King digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Joe blocks a body shot from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King lands with a light punch inside.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King pulls guard.
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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 Twea King will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
King is looking to counter punch.
King throws a leg kick but Joe moved away.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
Joe swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King scores with a nice right hand.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Joe.
King moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King connects with a body shot that sends Joe's belly button to the back.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws out a powerful jab.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Joe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by King.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Joe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King connects with a nice looking jab.
Joe cracks King with a good jab.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by King.
King takes one to the chin there.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Joe.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Joe throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King misses with a straight right.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for King.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Joe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws out a powerful jab.
King throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joe's corner calls for a 1-2. Joe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Joe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
A big right from Joe misses.
Joe tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King's corner calls for a 1-2. King obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Joe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from King with a body shot.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joe lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by King.
King attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Joe takes one on the button.
King throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Joe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Twea King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lunges at Joe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joe's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twea King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twea King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between UberThor Hammerfall (ranked 327 p4p, 307 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 46 p4p, 43 weight class). UberThor Hammerfall 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, UberThor Hammerfall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerfall misses with a wild body shot.
Hammerfall connects with a body shot that sends Samsonov's belly button to the back.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut
and Samsonov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like UberThor Hammerfall has been cut.
Samsonov throws a right hand that misses
and Hammerfall counters with a right hand to the body.
Hammerfall throws a lazy uppercut
and Samsonov counters with a nice body shot.
Hammerfall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samsonov throws out the jab.
UberThor Hammerfall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hammerfall misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Samsonov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Samsonov's ribcage but misses.
Samsonov shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov looks to land a left hand but Hammerfall moved out of range nicely.
Samsonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Samsonov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammerfall swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Samsonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Samsonov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hammerfall scores with a body shot.
Samsonov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hammerfall lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Hammerfall's head coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Samsonov lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
Samsonov throws out a counter right but Hammerfall avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfall throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Samsonov counter with a right hand.
UberThor Hammerfall's cut is getting worse.
Samsonov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samsonov misses with a hook to the body
and Hammerfall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samsonov! But no joy.
Samsonov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hammerfall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Samsonov misses.
Samsonov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hammerfall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall thuds a left hand into Samsonov's body.
Samsonov misses with a hook
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Samsonov misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Samsonov.
Good leg kick by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall misses with a shot to the body
and Samsonov counters with a straight right hand.
Samsonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammerfall.
Samsonov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Samsonov misses with a shot to the body
and Hammerfall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammerfall scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Samsonov misses with a hook
and Hammerfall counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfall lands a body shot.
Hammerfall is looking to wear down Samsonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hammerfall avoids the head kick by Samsonov.
Samsonov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hammerfall.
Samsonov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
UberThor Hammerfall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hammerfall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hammerfall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
UberThor Hammerfall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on UberThor Hammerfall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samsonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammerfall throws an overhand right that lands on Samsonov's shoulder, as Samsonov tries to avoid the shot.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
Hammerfall moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSamsonov.
Samsonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick which misses Samsonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Samsonov tries to avoid it.
Samsonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Samsonov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Hammerfall lands.
Samsonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerfall.
Hammerfall throws a lazy uppercut
and Samsonov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov checks a low kick from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samsonov can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Hammerfall.
UberThor Hammerfall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammerfall lands a jab to the head.
Samsonov lands a big head kick that sends Hammerfall tumbling to the mat! Samsonov takes a step backwards and waves Hammerfall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hammerfall is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at UberThor Hammerfall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Samsonov!
A very excited looking Ivan Samsonov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 253 p4p, 128 weight class) and Rudy Rhod (ranked 31 p4p, 14 weight class). Rhod is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prince - Kiss. Rudy Rhod has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Graves does no damage.
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rhod takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves misses with a hook.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Rhod misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Rhod lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Rhod.
Graves backing away here, and Rhod unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Graves jabs Rhod to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rhod with the inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rhod.
Rhod is looking to score with low kicks.
Graves has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Rhod lands a right hook to the body.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhod.
Rhod throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rhod as he jumps to the side.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
A jab lands there for Rhod.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
Rudy Rhod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Graves 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.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhod was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graves.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Rhod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhod is looking to score with low kicks.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
A slow jab from Rhod misses its intended target.
Rhod misses with an attempted mid kick.
Graves dives in for a single leg takedown but Rhod sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhod connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhod throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rhod lands a leg kick that knocks Graves off balance momentarily.
Rhod closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rhod has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Rhod. Beautiful body shot.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod connects with a leg kick.
Graves moves out of range as Rhod strikes.
Rhod's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
A good leg kick by Rhod.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Rhod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhod throws out the jab.
Rhod stuffs the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Rhod misses.
Rhod misses with a body kick.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves takes a swing at Rhod's ribcage but misses.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhod throws out the jab.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves staying out of range there.
Rhod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rhod throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Rhod misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves tries to clinch there but Rhod circles away.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rhod wants it to stay on the feet.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Rhod.
Graves moves out of range as Rhod strikes.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rhod throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rhod throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rhod throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Rhod is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rhod chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rhod throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhod lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhod misses with a looping right.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves misses the jab.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves clobbers Rhod with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
Rhod stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhod loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves cracks Rhod with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Graves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rhod lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Graves catches Rhod right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rhod dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graves shoots for a double leg takedown but Rhod sprawls well. He's pushed Graves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rhod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rhod lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhod.
Rhod loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Jab by Graves.
Rhod tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rhod has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rhod breaks the clinch.
Graves checks the leg kick.
Rhod moves forwards but Graves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rhod. That's going to slow Graves down.
Rhod moves out of range as Graves strikes.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves has Rhod up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhod is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Rhod blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves prevents a body shot from Rhod.
Rhod trying to stall but Graves improves his position.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhod has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Graves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rhod.
Rhod cracks Graves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rhod missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhod throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhod swinging wildly here.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Rhod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhod.
Rhod throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Rhod defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Rhod moved out of range nicely.
Rhod throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Rhod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Graves fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Rhod.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Graves lands a right hook 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!
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Rhod throws a solid leg kick but Graves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rhod.
Graves throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Rhod tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Graves is defended easily by Rhod.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhod throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Rhod fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhod misses the target.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Graves.
Rhod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rhod sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhod slips a straight right by Graves.
Rhod misses with a looping left.
Graves lands a lovely overhand right.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rhod.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Graves throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Rhod swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Rhod's shoulder, as Rhod tries to avoid the shot.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Rhod circles away.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rudy Rhod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rhod finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Graves defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Graves checks a low kick from Rhod.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhod throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Rhod tries to score with a low kick but Graves moves his leg out of the way.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhod misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhod throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Graves slips under a jab from Rhod.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Rhod connects with an inside leg kick.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves throws an overhand right that lands on Rhod's shoulder, as Rhod tries to avoid the shot.
Rhod is looking to slow Graves down with leg kicks.
Rhod blocks a jab.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhod manages to avoid it.
Graves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rhod 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Rhod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rhod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Graves connects with a body shot.
Rhod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
Rhod misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Graves was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rhod tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Graves is able to avoid easily.
Rhod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab by Rhod.
An inside leg kick from Rhod misses.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rhod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhod.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhod paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhod is looking to chop away at Graves's legs.
Graves throws a body punch but Rhod moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves clinches with his opponent.
Rhod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhod is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Rhod controls the action.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rhod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Rhod wants to get back to striking at distance but Graves won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Graves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rhod after a bit of a struggle.
Rhod scores with a hook to the body.
Rhod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod cracks Graves with a good jab.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rhod avoids it really well and circles away.
Rhod looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ernest Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Graves moved away.
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves scores with a jab to the 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!
Rhod cracks Graves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Graves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rhod. Rhod obviously looking to wear him down.
Rhod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Rhod. Beautiful body shot.
Rhod wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Graves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhod. Rhod circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rhod takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rhod has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Rhod scores with a leg kick.
Rhod connects with a solid leg kick.
Rhod bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rudy Rhod is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhod keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Rhod slips the punch.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rhod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rhod digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves backing away here, and Rhod unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rhod thuds his right hand into Graves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rhod throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Rhod's head but Rhod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves lands a nice hook to Rhod's body. Rhod takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rhod scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhod moves away.
Rhod throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhod connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graves momentarily.
Rhod looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhod lands with a cross.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Rhod throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Rhod lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Rhod blocks a jab.
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhod at a distance.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhod turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rhod thows a body kick. Graves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donk. Rhod catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves sizes up Rhod with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Rhod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Rhod looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhod was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rudy Rhod.
I've got Rhod 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Rhod!
After winning the bout, Rudy Rhod thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 8 p4p, 31 weight class) and Manny Puno (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Point comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Reggae Music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Point!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manny Puno!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Point momentarily.
Puno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Point in his tracks.
Point misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Puno. Beautiful body shot.
Puno bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Puno connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Point some visible discomfort.
Puno working away.
Point avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Puno.
You can see the frustration on Point's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Puno looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Point is avoiding damage well.
Puno working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Puno connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Point some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Point wants to control but Puno postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno advances to full mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Puno working his ground and pound in the gym.
Puno landing strikes from the mount.
Puno lands a nice shot to the head.
Point tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Point 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.
Point wants to control but Puno is having none of it.
Puno with the ground and pound from mount.
Point wants to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Point is squirming around, avoiding Puno's attempts to control the action.
Point is looking to get to half guard.
Puno raining down shots from the mount!
Puno landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point wants to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Point taking shots to the head.
Point tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puno trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Point wants to hold on but Puno pushes him away.
Point is desperately trying to improve his position but Puno has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puno looking to control but Point is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Point bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Puno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Point manages to get himself to full guard.
Puno trying to control but Point is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puno with a nice head shot there.
Puno looking to pass the guard.
Puno scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Puno's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Point looking for a guillotine here but Puno defends easily.
Point working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Puno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Point looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Puno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Puno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Puno wants to control from the top but Point keeps moving.
Puno postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Puno wants to control from the top but Point keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Point's guard.
Puno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Point is keeping the position for now.
Point had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Puno defends it easily.
Puno lands a couple of digs.
Point looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Point escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point can't keep his opponent in guard - Puno advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Point is refusing to be controlled, as Puno sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno controlling the pace.
Puno works his way into side control.
Puno working the body and head with strikes.
Puno scores with a couple of short elbows.
Puno trying to control the action but Point is working from the bottom.
Puno lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Puno working the ground and pound.
Puno working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Puno crashes against the mat.
Puno working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Puno wants to control but Point is keeping him busy.
Puno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Point is looking to regain half guard here but Puno keeps moving and retains side control.
Puno is putting a hurting on Point here, landing some big shots from side control.
Puno lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Puno wants to control but Point is keeping him busy.
Point is trying to control Puno's posture but Puno avoids it.
Puno lands a nice forearm strike.
Puno landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Point wants to control but Puno postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying to control the action but Point is working from the bottom.
Point can't do much from the bottom here.
Puno takes a little break here. Point wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Puno tries to move into full mount but can't pass Point's legs.
Point tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Puno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Puno trying to control the action but Point is working from the bottom.
Puno has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Point!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Puno dominating with strikes here.
Puno working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Point that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Point taking shots to the head.
Point in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Point is looking to get to half guard.
Puno is landing with some decent strikes but Point is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Point is rocked!
Puno lands a couple of good shots and Point has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Point is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puno just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Point trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Point seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Puno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Puno throws out a powerful jab.
Brayden Point has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puno scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Point darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puno scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Point tries to bench press Puno off him but Puno keeps the position.
Puno working away.
Puno trying to control the position but Point is working away.
Puno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Puno in side control lands a decent elbow.
Point gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Point is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Point that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the 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!
Puno with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point throwing hammer fists to the chest of Puno. What's that going to do exactly?
Point tries to lock up and control but Puno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puno controlling his opponent.
Puno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Puno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Point is squirming around, avoiding Puno's attempts to control the action.
Puno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Point haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point is looking to improve his position but Puno isn't that keen on the idea.
Puno putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Puno dominating with strikes here.
Puno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Point really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Puno working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Puno looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Point covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Puno!
Manny Puno is the new featherweight champion!
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