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HFC 24 - Jiro vs Gold PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 6400 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Dante Black (ranked 621 p4p, 523 weight class). Battle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HEART ON ICE. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Black!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Battle is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Black changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Black connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battle's hands.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Battle takes a step back to recover.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black misses with an uppercut. Battle saw that one coming.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Battle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Black.
Battle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
 It looks like Dante Black has been cut.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battle.
A little feinted left hand from Battle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Black misses with a straight right.
Battle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Black connects with a leg kick.
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Battle counters with an outside leg kick.
Black lands the left hand.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Battle checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Battle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black slips under a jab.
Battle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black punishes Battle's body with a nice straight punch.
Battle ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black misses with a hook.
It looked like Battle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Black.
Black digs a good body shot into Battle's ribs.
Battle throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black looks to land a left hand but Battle moved out of range nicely.
Battle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Black fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Battle checks it well.
Black takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battle counters with a two punch combo.
Black looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Battle takes one to the chin there.
Black swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Black misses with a leg kick
and Battle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Battle moves away and avoids it.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Battle slips under a jab.
Battle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Battle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Battle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Battle at a distance.
Black missing with a left hand there. Battle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Battle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Black.
Dante Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle walks into a stiff left hand from Black.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Battle off balance momentarily.
Black swings for the body but Battle moves out of range.
Black misses with a hook
letting Battle counter with a right hand.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black digs a good body shot into Battle's ribs.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black misses with a looping left.
Battle scores with a jab to the head.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Battle staying out of range there.
Battle lands a jab to the nose.
Black throws a jab when Battle was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Battle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Battle on the side of the head.
Black looks to land a body kick but Battle moved away.
Battle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Battle looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Black feints a counter leg kick.
Black tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Battle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Black misses.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Battle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Battle takes one to the chin there.
Battle takes one to the side of the head.
Battle throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle moves out of range of the body kick.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Battle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Black 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 Battle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Battle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.
Black takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Battle.
Black throws a hook but Battle blocks it.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Battle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Black's knee momentarily.
Black throws the left hand but Battle avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Battle misses the target.
Battle avoids the body shot from Black.
Battle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black looks to land a left hand but Battle moved out of range nicely.
Battle is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle is looking to clinch.
Black moves out of range as Battle strikes.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Black tests Battle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Battle takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black misses with an uppercut. Battle saw that one coming.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Black is predictable there
and Battle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Battle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Black.
Battle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Battle clinches.
Battle digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Battle working aggressively here.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battle's elbow.
Battle keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Battle won't allow it.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Battle as the two fighters clinch.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Battle has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Battle struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Battle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black is breathing heavily.
Battle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battle lands with a right to the head.
Battle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Battle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Battle.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A shot in the inside from Battle.
Battle lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Battle on the inside.
Battle struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Battle controls the action.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Battle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Battle ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battle in his tracks.
Battle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dante Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Battle throws a big shot that misses.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Battle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Battle slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Battle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black misses with a right hand
and Battle counters with a nice leg kick.
Battle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Black lands.
Battle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Battle throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Battle.
Battle cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Battle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Black's hands.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black scores with a crisp jab that stopped Battle in his tracks.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Battle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dante Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black misses with a low kick.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Battle, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Black misses.
Battle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Black misses
and Battle counters with a straight right hand.
Battle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Battle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battle clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Battle cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black with a hook.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black swings widly with a right hand
enabling Battle to counter with a crisp jab.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Battle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
Battle prevents a body shot from Black.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Battle avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black wants to break free but Battle has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battle.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Battle is controlling him.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Battle backwards.
Battle lands a nice shot to the body.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Battle slips a jab from Black.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Battle counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Battle blocks the leg kick.
Battle throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black throws out a counter right but Battle avoids it with no problem.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black misses the body punch
and Battle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Battle checks a leg kick.
Battle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Battle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Battle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Battle scores with a counter punch that sends Black to the canvas! Battle smells blood - he's punishing Black with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Black has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Battle!
Dre Battle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 1916 p4p, 5478 weight class) and Rafaelo Gracie (ranked 221 p4p, 510 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafaelo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie rushes Vaiduoklis and presses him up against the cage.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Vaiduoklis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Vaiduoklis.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Gracie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vaiduoklis defends well.
Vaiduoklis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaiduoklis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vaiduoklis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Vaiduoklis circles away easily
and Vaiduoklis counters with a right hand to the body.
Vaiduoklis clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Vaiduoklis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaiduoklis pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Vaiduoklis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Vaiduoklis clinches.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vaiduoklis to keep the fight standing.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafaelo Gracie.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Vaiduoklis has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis lands a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vaiduoklis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Vaiduoklis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Vaiduoklis holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Vaiduoklis lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vaiduoklis cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Vaiduoklis has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vaiduoklis digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Vaiduoklis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Vaiduoklis.
Rafaelo Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaiduoklis takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Vaiduoklis.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis - that landed with a thud.
Vaiduoklis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Vaiduoklis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vaiduoklis.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Vaiduoklis holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Vaiduoklis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis lands with a left to the head.
Vaiduoklis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaiduoklis with a nice calf kick.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaiduoklis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vaiduoklis pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaiduoklis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vaiduoklis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vaiduoklis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vaiduoklis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Vaiduoklis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Vaiduoklis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vaiduoklis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Vaiduoklis breaks the clinch.
Gracie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vaiduoklis finds it's way round the side to connect with Gracie's head.
Vaiduoklis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vaiduoklis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vaiduoklis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafaelo Gracie.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vaiduoklis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Vaiduoklis.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vaiduoklis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Our spies down at at Gains MMA inform us that Gracie has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vaiduoklis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis dominated that second round.
That's time! Vaiduoklis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vaiduoklis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Vaiduoklis lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vaiduoklis counters with a straight right hand.
Vaiduoklis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Vaiduoklis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis - that landed with a thud.
Vaiduoklis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vaiduoklis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vaiduoklis breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Vaiduoklis moves into the clinch.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Vaiduoklis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaiduoklis rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vaiduoklis stalling against the cage.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Vaiduoklis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaiduoklis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis blocks a jab.
Vaiduoklis scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vaiduoklis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Vaiduoklis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vaiduoklis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Vaiduoklis digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Vaiduoklis closes the distance and clinches.
Vaiduoklis gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short uppercut from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice uppercut.
 Gracie is rocked!
Vaiduoklis lands with a left to the head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaiduoklis finish him?
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Vaiduoklis.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vaiduoklis taking a breather.
Vaiduoklis lands with a right 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!
Vaiduoklis breaks the clinch.
Vaiduoklis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vaiduoklis scores with a leg kick.
Vaiduoklis lands with a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Vaiduoklis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vaiduoklis with a jab.
Vaiduoklis leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vaiduoklis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gracie just manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juodasis Vaiduoklis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vaiduoklis, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Juodasis Vaiduoklis thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Large (ranked 1528 p4p, 5221 weight class) and Bubba Randall (ranked 71 p4p, 90 weight class). Randall has chosen I Eat Pears and shit- Rick Ross as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bubba Randall!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Randall misses with a takedown attempt
and Large counters with a straight right hand.
Large has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Randall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Large counters with a nice right hand that sends Randall toppling to the canvas! Randall scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Large finish him?!
Randall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Large counters with a right hand to the body.
Mr Large has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Randall.
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!
Randall throws a right hand that misses
and Large counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Randall badly! He tries to strike back but Large puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Randall out cold! Oh man, Randall will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Large!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barnito Mustacho (ranked 1898 p4p, 1617 weight class) and Bob Saget (ranked 256 p4p, 225 weight class). Mustacho comes to the cage accompanied by Los Ninos de Sara - Vagabundo. Bob Saget will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barnito Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Saget!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saget throws a lazy head kick
and Mustacho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mustacho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saget throws a lazy head kick
and Mustacho counters with a good low kick that Saget was not able to check.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saget.
Mustacho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Saget closes the distance and pushes Mustacho back into the cage.
Mustacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saget pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saget misses with a head kick.
Mustacho avoids the head kick by Saget.
Mustacho misses with a hook. Saget ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Mustacho lands.
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!
Saget throws out a leg kick but Mustacho moves out of range and Saget only half commits.
Saget throws a body punch but Mustacho moves out of range.
Mustacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustacho definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mustacho throws a hook but Saget avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Saget.
Saget walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mustacho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saget will feel that in the morning.
Saget pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mustacho thinks about countering with a head kick.
Saget bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saget tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mustacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saget throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Mustacho.
Mustacho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saget sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saget slips under a jab from Mustacho.
Saget on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Mustacho.
Mustacho throws a sloppy head kick and Saget moves out of range easily.
Oooooh!!! Saget has knocked Mustacho down with a huge combo! Saget steps away and waves a wobbly Mustacho back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Barnito Mustacho has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Mustacho.
Saget uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mustacho.
Whack! Saget lands a heavy head kick that drops Mustacho. The ref tackles Saget to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mustacho was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bob Saget!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Saget waved his t-shirt featuring Hot Spunk's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamus Murphy (ranked 1050 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile (ranked 141 p4p, 143 weight class). Shamus Murphy 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamus Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaeile lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bizihwaeile misses the target.
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bizihwaeile takes the fight into the clinch.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy is trying to maintain a safe position but Bizihwaeile gets an underhook and turns Murphy into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaeile scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murphy tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizihwaeile backwards.
Bizihwaeile blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bizihwaeile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy blocking some punches.
I was talking to Murphy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Murphy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bizihwaeile lands a right hand.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Bizihwaeile is trying to push Murphy away but Murphy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy tries a body shot but Bizihwaeile blocks it.
Bizihwaeile has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bizihwaeile can turn it around.
Bizihwaeile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a low kick, right behind Bizihwaeile 's knee.
Bizihwaeile connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaeile moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Bizihwaeile connects with a nice looking jab.
Bizihwaeile is looking to slow Murphy down with leg kicks.
Bizihwaeile throws a lazy uppercut
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Bizihwaeile lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaeile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bizihwaeile! But no joy.
Bizihwaeile is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bizihwaeile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bizihwaeile is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick which misses Murphy's front leg but catches the back leg as Murphy tries to avoid it.
Bizihwaeile throws an off balance right hand
and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bizihwaeile finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Bizihwaeile misses with a looping left.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
Murphy tries to keep at a distance but Bizihwaeile has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bizihwaeile manages to break the clinch.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bizihwaeile counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy punishes Bizihwaeile's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaeile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bizihwaeile bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Bizihwaeile avoids the body shot from Murphy.
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!
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaeile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bizihwaeile throws a good cross that connects.
Bizihwaeile misses the shot to the body.
Murphy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile misses the jab.
It looked like Murphy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bizihwaeile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws the left hand but Bizihwaeile avoids the punch easily.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
Bizihwaeile throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaeile attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Bizihwaeile sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile has been cut.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bizihwaeile has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bizihwaeile tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile with the inside leg kick.
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!
Bizihwaeile misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Bizihwaeile does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Bizihwaeile misses with a low kick.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaeile avoids the head kick by Murphy.
Bizihwaeile rushes Murphy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bizihwaeile blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Bizihwaeile lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizihwaeile.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile misses with a punch on the inside.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bizihwaeile's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Bizihwaeile scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile breaks from the clinch.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bizihwaeile tries to score with a low kick but Murphy moves his leg out of the way.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bizihwaeile throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Bizihwaeile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Bizihwaeile closes the distance and clinches.
Bizihwaeile lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bizihwaeile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaeile was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Murphy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murphy lands a head shot.
Bizihwaeile swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaeile is just out of range.
Bizihwaeile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaeile will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizihwaeile on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bizihwaeile moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Bizihwaeile misses with a looping right.
Bizihwaeile cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bizihwaeile throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile cracks Murphy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bizihwaeile.
As Bizihwaeile tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy blocks a jab.
Bizihwaeile slips under a jab.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bizihwaeile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy throws a push kick but Bizihwaeile slaps the foot to one side.
Bizihwaeile drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot to the head.
Bizihwaeile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaeile.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bizihwaeile 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 Murphy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murphy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaeile sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Bizihwaeile clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaeile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaeile.
A short right from Bizihwaeile on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaeile looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bizihwaeile has a couple of punches blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaeile fails to land.
Bizihwaeile breaks the clinch.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bizihwaeile with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy scoring well with a low kick there.
Bizihwaeile scores with a punch to the head.
Bizihwaeile misses with a right hand
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Bizihwaeile had a free shot at his head there.
Bizihwaeile looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to Murphy's midsection.
A nice leg kick from Bizihwaeile, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Bizihwaeile as he connects with a hook.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamus Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands with a nice body punch.
Bizihwaeile throws a body shot but no joy.
Bizihwaeile lands a jab to the nose.
Bizihwaeile misses with a left hand
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaeile.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bizihwaeile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bizihwaeile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Bizihwaeile is out of range.
Bizihwaeile scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
Murphy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bizihwaeile scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Bizihwaeile takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bizihwaeile throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Bizihwaeile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Bizihwaeile misses.
Murphy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bizihwaeile uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Bizihwaeile just misses with a punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murphy.
Murphy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bizihwaeile throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
As Bizihwaeile tries to get set, Murphy tries to push him back and clinch up but Bizihwaeile manages to avoid the attempt.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bizihwaeile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Bizihwaeile, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bizihwaeile looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bizihwaeile. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy 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.
Bizihwaeile misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bizihwaeile checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bizihwaeile misses its intended target.
Murphy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Bizihwaeile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Bizihwaeile steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bizihwaeile sizes up Murphy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bizihwaeile throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Bizihwaeile connects with the punch.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bizihwaeile has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
A less than humble Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dyami Yazzie (ranked 949 p4p, 886 weight class) and Wesley Clark (ranked 144 p4p, 127 weight class). Yazzie's entrance music is A Tribe Called Red - Suplex. A fine choice. Wesley Clark will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyami Yazzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Clark!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark pushes Yazzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Yazzie gets control of Clark's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yazzie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Yazzie 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.
Yazzie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yazzie trying to control the position.
Clark wanted to stand there but Yazzie had control of the position.
Clark is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yazzie is on top in guard.
Yazzie passes Clark's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yazzie stops Clark from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie trying to mount his opponent but Clark defends it.
Clark pushes Yazzie off looking to stand but Yazzie dives back in and keeps control.
Yazzie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Clark!
Yazzie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yazzie moves to back control.
Clark is keeping busy.
Clark is trying to stand back up.
Yazzie has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie tries to get the hooks in deep but Clark pushed the leg off.
Yazzie is persistently looking for the submission but Clark is defending it well.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yazzie has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Clark has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Clark is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie is looking for the choke from the back position but Clark is controlling his hands well.
Clark trying to get back to his feet but Yazzie is in full control for now.
Clark is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Yazzie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Yazzie is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Yazzie working for a choke but Clark is defending well.
Yazzie is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Clark knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Clark for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
Clark fending off the submission attempt from Yazzie.
Clark is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yazzie is persistently looking for the submission but Clark is defending it well.
Yazzie slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyami Yazzie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yazzie, pushing him back against the cage.
Yazzie has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Yazzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yazzie wants to take the fight to the mat but Clark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark digs a right hand into Yazzie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yazzie's gas tank.
Yazzie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yazzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Clark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yazzie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clark working aggressively here.
Yazzie tries for a takedown but Clark manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dyami Yazzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yazzie.
Yazzie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clark to keep the fight standing.
Clark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yazzie fails to pull guard.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yazzie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yazzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yazzie lands an uppercut.
Yazzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yazzie tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
It looks like Dyami Yazzie has been cut.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Yazzie's head.
Yazzie pulls guard.
Yazzie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark wants to stand but Yazzie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Clark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
Yazzie tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yazzie backwards.
Yazzie fails to pull guard.
Yazzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yazzie.
A short body shot lands from Clark as the two fighters clinch.
Yazzie is looking for a takedown.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yazzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark working aggressively here.
Yazzie tries to pull guard but Clark won't allow it.
Yazzie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yazzie fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yazzie blocking some punches.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark tries to work over Yazzie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Yazzie.
Yazzie blocking some punches.
Yazzie misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yazzie.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yazzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yazzie jumps guard but Clark stands there with Yazzie around his waist. Yazzie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yazzie is trying to pull guard but Clark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yazzie has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Yazzie pulls Clark into guard.
Clark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yazzie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesley Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yazzie throws the kick towards the body but Clark avoids it.
Clark tries to clinch up but Yazzie circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Yazzie circles away.
Clark wants to clinch up but Yazzie keeps it at a distance.
Yazzie thinks about countering with a body kick.
Clark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dyami Yazzie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clark instigates a clinch.
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yazzies head.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yazzie's elbow.
Yazzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yazzie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yazzie backwards.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yazzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yazzie drags the fight down to the ground.
Clark stopping the sweep attempt from Yazzie.
Yazzie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yazzie is looking to advance position but Clark won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazzie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clark sees it coming and defends easily.
Yazzie passes to full mount!
Clark squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Yazzie wants to take his opponent's back but Clark doesn't allow it.
Clark's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Clark stops Yazzie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yazzie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Clark is holding on tight.
Yazzie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clark is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yazzie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Clark is surviving well by controlling Yazzie's body position as best he can.
Clark really wants to buck Yazzie off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is controlling an arm, preventing Yazzie from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Yazzie wants to control the pace but Clark is squirming around nicely.
Clark trying desperately to get to his feet.
Clark somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Clark moves to clinch but Yazzie breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yazzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yazzie looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yazzie tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wesley Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yazzie.
Wesley Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark walks into a left hand.
Clark wants to clinch up but Yazzie keeps it at a distance.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yazzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark tries to clinch up but Yazzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Yazzie appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark tries to clinch but Yazzie moves out of range.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Yazzie circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yazzie throwing a counter right hand but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark darts in trying to clinch
and Yazzie counters with a single leg into guard. Clark didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyami Yazzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yazzie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyami Yazzie!
Dyami Yazzie very nearly forgot to thank Convicted Trap House amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chanthaphone Southanouvong (ranked 985 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Sabotage Rex (ranked 129 p4p, 262 weight class). Southanouvong's entrance music is Y-U- Smilin. A fine choice. Rex has chosen Motley Crue - Girlsx3 as his entrance music. Chanthaphone Southanouvong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chanthaphone Southanouvong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabotage Rex!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Southanouvong counters with a stiff right hand.
Chanthaphone Southanouvong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex throws a looping overhand right but Southanouvong ducks down to avoid it.
Southanouvong throwing a counter right hand but Rex manages to avoid it.
Southanouvong moves into the clinch successfully.
Southanouvong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rex looks to throw the jab but Southanouvong is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Southanouvong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up.
Rex throws the kick towards the body but Southanouvong avoids it.
Rex throws a series of punches but Southanouvong moves out of range.
Southanouvong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Southanouvong scores with a jab to the head.
Rex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Southanouvong clinches.
Rex working aggressively here.
Southanouvong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southanouvong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Southanouvong lands with a left to the head.
Southanouvong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southanouvong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Southanouvong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southanouvong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Southanouvong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Southanouvong is working Rex over against the cage.
Southanouvong pushes Rex back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Southanouvong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Rex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rex throws the kick towards the body but Southanouvong avoids it.
Nice jab there from Rex.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rex delivers a nice body kick.
Southanouvong lands a really nice looking cross but Rex seems unphased.
Southanouvong blocks a jab.
Southanouvong is looking to counter punch.
Southanouvong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with a right hand
and Southanouvong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Rex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rex throws a front kick that sends Southanouvong stumbling back into the cage.
Rex scores with a kick to the midsection.
Southanouvong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Southanouvong misses.
Southanouvong tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rex is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Southanouvong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rex counters with a leg kick.
Rex takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Southanouvong fails to land with a series of punches.
Southanouvong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Southanouvong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Southanouvong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rex scrambles back to his feet.
Southanouvong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Southanouvong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rex throws out the jab.
Rex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Rex dips to his left and cracks Southanouvong with an uppercut!
Southanouvong missing with a left hand there. Rex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Southanouvong 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.
Rex lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up but Rex circles away and keeps his distance.
Southanouvong misses with a hook
and Rex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Rex.
Rex throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Southanouvong working aggressively here.
Southanouvong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Southanouvong prevents a body shot from Rex.
Rex blocking some punches.
Southanouvong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rex misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southanouvong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rex.
Southanouvong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rex has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Southanouvong manages to avoid it.
Southanouvong rushes Rex and presses him up against the cage.
Southanouvong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Southanouvong clinches up against the cage.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Southanouvong backwards.
Rex tries to throw a body punch but Southanouvong avoids it by throwing Rex back against the cage.
Southanouvong lands with a left to the head.
Southanouvong breaks from the clinch.
Rex connects with a nice looking jab.
Southanouvong is looking to clinch.
Southanouvong wants to clinch up but Rex keeps it at a distance.
Southanouvong throws a jab when Rex was well out of range.
Southanouvong misses the body punch
and Rex counters with a straight right hand.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex throws out a counter right but Southanouvong avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex fails to land with a series of punches.
Rex with a jab.
Rex scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Rex.
Southanouvong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rex moves away.
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 Chanthaphone Southanouvong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Southanouvong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Southanouvong takes the fight into the clinch.
Southanouvong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southanouvong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
Southanouvong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rex's efforts to push away.
Rex misses with some punches.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Southanouvong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southanouvong struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
Southanouvong manages to break the clinch.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Southanouvong. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Southanouvong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Southanouvong lands with a nice body punch.
Rex lands a leg kick that knocks Southanouvong off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southanouvong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rex manages to avoid it.
Rex is looking to land body kicks.
Rex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Southanouvong.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Southanouvong.
Sabotage Rex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Southanouvong has managed to clinch.
Southanouvong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A left hand lands to the body for Rex.
Southanouvong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Southanouvong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rex has time to react.
Southanouvong slips under a jab from Rex.
Southanouvong closes the distance and pushes Rex back into the cage.
Chanthaphone Southanouvong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Southanouvong blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Southanouvong breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up.
Southanouvong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rex.
Rex lands a leg kick that knocks Southanouvong off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Southanouvong forces Rex back against the cage and clinches.
Southanouvong misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Southanouvong fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Southanouvong lands with a short shot to the head.
Rex manages to break the clinch.
Southanouvong misses with a hook
letting Rex counter with a right hand.
Southanouvong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Southanouvong is looking to clinch but Rex is avoiding it.
Rex scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rex avoids the body shot from Southanouvong.
The fighters circling - Southanouvong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Southanouvong wants to clinch.
Rex with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Southanouvong to score with a decent uppercut.
Southanouvong tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southanouvong throws an off balance right hand
and Rex counters with a solid body kick.
Rex throws a looping overhand right but Southanouvong ducks down to avoid it.
Southanouvong is looking to counter punch.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong tries to clinch but Rex is having none of it.
Rex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rex. Southanouvong shrugs it off though.
Rex lands a jab.
Rex is looking to score with low kicks.
Southanouvong moves in looking to clinch but Rex pushes him off.
Rex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong ducks under a wild hook from Rex.
Southanouvong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rex.
Southanouvong instigates a clinch.
Rex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rex throws a head punch that misses.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex looking to stall.
Southanouvong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex breaks from the clinch.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Southanouvong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Southanouvong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Southanouvong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Southanouvong.
Rex takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Southanouvong tries to move into range but Rex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Southanouvong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabotage Rex 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!
Rex throws a sloppy head kick and Southanouvong moves out of range easily.
Rex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Southanouvong wants to clinch.
Southanouvong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rex explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Rex.
Southanouvong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Southanouvong with a hook.
Rex slips a straight right by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Southanouvong instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
Southanouvong lands a right hand.
Rex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southanouvong throws a lazy uppercut
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex throws a hook but Southanouvong avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rex connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Southanouvong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Southanouvong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rex.
Southanouvong scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Southanouvong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Southanouvong misses with a double jab.
Rex connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Southanouvong clinches up with Rex and pushes him back against the cage.
Rex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 Southanouvong is rocked!
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!
Southanouvong misses with some punches.
Rex lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Southanouvong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Southanouvong misses with some punches.
Southanouvong seems to have got his legs back now.
Southanouvong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rex.
Southanouvong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Southanouvong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rex misses with a head kick.
Rex misses with a looping left.
Rex looks to land a left hand but Southanouvong moved out of range nicely.
Rex sizes up Southanouvong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rex.
Southanouvong misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rex to counter with a crisp jab.
Southanouvong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Southanouvong wants to clinch up but Rex keeps it at a distance.
Southanouvong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Southanouvong tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
Rex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex looks for the body kick but Southanouvong saw that one coming.
A big right from Rex misses.
Good leg kick by Rex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with a kick to the body.
Southanouvong defending well as Rex loads up on a big left hand.
Southanouvong throwing a counter right hand but Rex manages to avoid it.
Southanouvong moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rex.
Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex throws a jab when Southanouvong was well out of range.
Southanouvong misses with a lunging right hand
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Southanouvong slips a jab from Rex.
Southanouvong closes the distance and clinches.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Southanouvong misses with a body punch.
Southanouvong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Southanouvong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southanouvong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Southanouvong can't find room to land a body shot as Rex controls the action.
Southanouvong breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rex misses with a jab, cross combination.
Southanouvong moves into the clinch.
Southanouvong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Southanouvong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Southanouvong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong throws a head punch that misses.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sabotage Rex.
I think Rex 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabotage Rex!
Sabotage Rex gave a mention to Groove Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lynch Boshank (ranked 481 p4p, 268 weight class) and Demir Kocak (ranked 64 p4p, 39 weight class). Boshank comes to the cage accompanied by White Buffalo. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lynch Boshank!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Demir Kocak!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boshank stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kocak.
Kocak misses with a leg kick
and Boshank counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boshank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocak moves away.
A nice side step and Kocak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boshank checks a leg kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kocak. Boshank shrugs it off though.
Kocak lands with a shot to the body.
Boshank punishes Kocak's body with a nice straight punch.
Boshank misses with a left hand
and Kocak counters with a straight right hand.
Kocak looks to score with a jab to the body but Boshank is just out of range.
Boshank has been working on his boxing with his coaches at King's Cross MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Boshank connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boshank throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kocak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Lynch Boshank has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boshank under the eye.
Kocak takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Boshank misses.
Kocak slips a jab from Boshank.
Boshank throws a leg kick but Kocak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kocak jabs at Boshank's body.
Boshank misses with a body shot
and Kocak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kocak wants to clinch up but Boshank keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Boshank misses the target.
Boshank lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kocak works the jab nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Kocak there.
Boshank throws a lazy head kick
and Kocak counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boshank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Boshank misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Boshank scores with a four punch combination!
Boshank throws a leg kick
and Kocak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boshank throws a hook but Kocak blocks it.
Boshank throws a leg kick
and Kocak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lynch Boshank's cut is getting worse.
Kocak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boshank.
Kocak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boshank.
A low kick from Boshank misses
and Kocak counters with a good low kick that Boshank was not able to check.
Boshank misses with a low kick.
Kocak slips a straight right by Boshank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kocak catches Boshank right on the button with a cross.
Boshank takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lynch Boshank's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boshank throws a lazy uppercut
and Kocak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boshank moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kocak has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Boshank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kocak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boshank with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kocak missing with a left hand there. Boshank was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kocak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jeez, Lynch Boshank's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kocak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boshank manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Kocak.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lynch Boshank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Demir Kocak!
Demir Kocak is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Demir Kocak 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 1263 p4p, 685 weight class) and Vernon Wells (ranked 163 p4p, 95 weight class). Sogrin comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vernon Wells!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sogrin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sogrin blocks the body kick.
Wells dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wells takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wells has Sogrin up against the cage in a clinch.
Wells throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sogrins head.
Wells misses with a punch on the inside.
Sogrin breaks the clinch.
Sogrin throws a body kick that misses.
Wells tries to close the distance and clinch but Sogrin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wells is looking to clinch.
Wells has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wells moves into range and clinches up with Sogrin.
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sogrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sogrin struggles to land a body shot inside as Wells controls his hands.
Sogrin can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wells.
It looks like Konstantin Sogrin has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wells.
Wells tries to work over Sogrin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sogrin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Sogrin catches Wells right on the button with a cross.
Wells clinches with his opponent.
Wells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wells pushes off an throws an elbow but Sogrin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wells lands with a right to the head.
Wells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sogrin 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.
Sogrin stalling in the clinch but Wells improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wells throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Sogrin - that landed with a thud.
Wells working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wells lands a damaging elbow.
Sogrin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sogrin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wells can't find room to land a body shot as Sogrin controls the action.
Sogrin breaks the clinch.
Wells misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wells gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wells struggles to land a body shot inside as Sogrin controls his hands.
Wells working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wells.
Sogrin pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells lands a damaging elbow.
Wells lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sogrin backwards.
Wells lands an elbow that stopped Sogrin in his tracks for a moment.
Sogrin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wells misses with a punch to the body.
Wells lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sogrin lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wells.
Sogrin stalling.
Sogrin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sogrin looking to stall.
Sogrin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wells is keeping busy.
Sogrin can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Sogrin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Wells.
Sogrin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sogrin takes a shot to the head.
Sogrin dodges an elbow strike from Wells.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sogrin breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Wells.
Wells misses with a body kick.
Wells connects with a right hand. Sogrin shakes it off.
Wells tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sogrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wells.
A little feinted left hand from Sogrin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Sogrin misses its intended target.
Wells moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sogrin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wells.
Wells is looking to clinch but Sogrin is avoiding it.
Wells tries to close the distance and clinch but Sogrin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin throws a right hand that Wells ducks under and follows up with a left that Wells also avoids with ease.
Sogrin throws a hook but Wells avoids it easily.
Sogrin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wells moves out of range of the leg kick from Sogrin.
Wells lands with an overhand left.
Wells catches Sogrin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wells rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sogrin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sogrin throws an overhand right that lands on Wells's shoulder, as Wells tries to avoid the shot.
Sogrin get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Sogrin stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Wells runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vernon Wells!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vernon Wells waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Jiro (ranked 344 p4p, 1157 weight class) and Matthaus Gold (ranked 15 p4p, 55 weight class). Jiro comes into the arena with Game of Death blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Jiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthaus Gold!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiro looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiro throwing a counter right hand but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold slips a straight right by Jiro.
Jiro misses with a body punch
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ken Jiro has been cut.
Jiro misses the jab.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Matthaus Gold has been cut.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jiro.
Jiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Jiro misses.
Jiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold is looking to clinch but Jiro is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jiro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Jiro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold misses with an elbow over the top.
Gold working aggressively here.
Jiro presses Gold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gold looks winded!
Jiro breaks from the clinch.
Jiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gold.
Jiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Jiro cracks Gold with a hook to the temple - Gold is on wobbly legs here! Jiro swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gold falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jiro wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ken Jiro!
After winning the bout, Ken Jiro 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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