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GDL 51: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 25353 p4p, 3970 weight class) and Conor Aldo (ranked 545 p4p, 401 weight class). Aldo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Foggy Dew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conor Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Aldo thumps White with a low kick.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aldo cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aldo - that will leave a mark!
White throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
Conor Aldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Aldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo thumps White with a low kick.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldo is able to avoid easily.
Aldo shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aldo counters with an inside leg kick.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Aldo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Aldo.
Conor Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White misses with a low kick.
Aldo flicks out a counter leg kick but White steps away.
Aldo feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Aldo - just one landing.
Aldo slips under a jab.
White tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Aldo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aldo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
 White is rocked!
White misses with a jab to the body
and Aldo counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks White badly! He tries to strike back but Aldo puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks White out cold! Oh man, White will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conor Aldo!
After the big win, Conor Aldo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Roughneck (ranked 1604 p4p, 3559 weight class) and Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 205 p4p, 438 weight class). Jared Roughneck has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Roughneck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura moves away from the strike by Roughneck.
A jab from Nakamura finds it's way through Roughneck's defenses.
Roughneck 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.
Nakamura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roughneck is fending him off so far but Nakamura persists. Nope, Roughneck circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Roughneck on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roughneck was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Good exchange - Roughneck coming out on top.
A combination from Nakamura does no damage.
Roughneck swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gurizuri Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roughneck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakamura manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roughneck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roughneck is looking to counter punch.
Nakamura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roughneck throws a lazy right hand but Nakamura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roughneck misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura slips a jab from Roughneck.
Nakamura looks to score with a jab to the body but Roughneck is just out of range.
Nakamura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roughneck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roughneck scores with a nice strike.
Roughneck misses with an uppercut.
Nakamura connects with a body shot.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking hook.
Roughneck throws a body punch but Nakamura moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura scores with a jab. Roughneck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roughneck thuds a left hand into Nakamura's body.
Roughneck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakamura counters with a shoot takedown. Roughneck fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roughneck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Roughneck trying to pass the guard but Nakamura defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roughneck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamura keeps working.
Nakamura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakamura thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Roughneck wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Nakamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roughneck with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roughneck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Roughneck passes Nakamura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roughneck winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roughneck is just content to waste time from the top position. Nakamura takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Roughneck lands a couple of elbows.
Roughneck lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nakamura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roughneck manages to get himself to full guard.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Roughneck keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gurizuri Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakamura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakamura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Roughneck dips to his left and cracks Nakamura with an uppercut!
Roughneck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roughneck looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Nakamura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roughneck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura has his takedown stuffed
letting Roughneck counter with a right hand.
Roughneck stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roughneck throws out the jab.
Roughneck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakamura. Nakamura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roughneck leaves Nakamura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jared Roughneck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gurizuri Nakamura.
Nakamura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roughneck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nakamura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roughneck throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura with the counter takedown but Roughneck avoids it easily.
Nakamura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roughneck to the mat! Roughneck manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Roughneck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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!
Roughneck is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Roughneck 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roughneck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Roughneck's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
Roughneck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakamura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Roughneck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roughneck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roughneck looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roughneck misses with a straight left.
Roughneck swings widly with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a single leg into guard. Roughneck didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Roughneck.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nakamura lands a couple of digs.
Roughneck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakamura is one step ahead there.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roughneck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roughneck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nakamura misses the shot to the body.
Roughneck stuns Nakamura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Roughneck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roughneck misses the jab.
Nakamura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roughneck.
Nakamura slips a straight right by Roughneck.
Roughneck misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Roughneck misses.
Nakamura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roughneck moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roughneck throws a jab when Nakamura was well out of range.
Nakamura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roughneck swings widly with a right hand
and Nakamura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nakamura postures up in Roughneck's guard and throws a big left but Roughneck blocks it.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nakamura working some strikes from top position.
Gurizuri Nakamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roughneck keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura stays in close to Roughneck's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura cracks Roughneck with a solid left hand.
Nakamura stands up over Roughneck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Roughneck.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Roughneck wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Roughneck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roughneck will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughneck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakamura defends well.
Nakamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Roughneck keeps moving.
Roughneck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nakamura landing with the ground and pound.
Roughneck wants to improve his position but instead Nakamura has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Nakamura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jared Roughneck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roughneck trying to control but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gurizuri Nakamura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roughneck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gurizuri Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nakamura winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurizuri Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Can Crusher (ranked 2229 p4p, 23962 weight class) and Fathy Ahmad (ranked 245 p4p, 584 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Can Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fathy Ahmad!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Crusher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice combination there by Ahmad.
No joy there for Ahmad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusher moves out of range of the leg kick from Ahmad.
Ahmad misses with a wild combination.
Ahmad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crusher throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahmad.
Crusher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crusher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Crusher there.
Crusher throws out a loose jab but Ahmad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crusher tries to bum rush Ahmad with a series of wild strikes but Ahmad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahmad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahmad should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad swinging wildly here.
Crusher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmad.
Crusher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahmad misses with the combination.
Ahmad misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Crusher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ahmad.
A punch lands to the side of Ahmad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahmad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crusher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crusher throws the left hand but Ahmad avoids the punch easily.
Ahmad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crusher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 Ahmad is rocked!
Ahmad cracks Crusher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Crusher misses.
That's two 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!
The fighters circling - Crusher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crusher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahmad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahmad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crusher counters with a left to the body.
Crusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahmad moves away.
Crusher connects with a body shot.
Crusher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahmad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crusher.
Crusher misses with a straight right.
Ahmad unleashes a big counter combination but Crusher bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crusher drops Ahmad with a beautiful combination! Ahmad stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crusher is looking for the KO!
Ahmad is still on wobbly legs! Can Crusher finish him?
 It looks like Fathy Ahmad has been cut.
Crusher measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Ahmad! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Can Crusher!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Viking (ranked 2853 p4p, 3302 weight class) and Kooz Wahrr (ranked 127 p4p, 144 weight class). Wahrr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zombie by The Cranberries. Kooz Wahrr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kooz Wahrr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wahrr rushes Viking and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wahrr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Viking is defending well.
Viking lands a good knee to the midsection. Wahrr won't want to take too many of those.
Wahrr looks winded!
Viking landing knees to the body.
Viking really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Viking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Viking has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Viking scores with a shot to the side of Wahrr's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Viking.
Nice elbow from Viking.
It looks like Kooz Wahrr has been cut.
Viking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wahrr takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Viking gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Viking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wahrr avoids it.
Viking working Wahrr over with knees to the body.
Viking working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viking crunches a lovely knee into Wahrr's ribcage.
Viking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Kooz Wahrr's cut even more.
Viking with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Viking lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wahrr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Viking pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Viking scores with a shoulder strike.
Viking lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wahrr backwards.
A short body shot lands from Viking as the two fighters clinch.
Viking works on Wahrr's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking lands a left hand.
Wahrr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Viking with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Viking creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wahrr's defenses.
Kooz Wahrr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Viking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Viking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kooz Wahrr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andy Viking!
Andy Viking decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Corleone (ranked 3084 p4p, 3360 weight class) and Glot Drulog (ranked 387 p4p, 417 weight class). Vito Corleone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glot Drulog!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone misses the jab.
Corleone throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Corleone misses its intended target.
Corleone clinches.
Corleone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drulog is trying to force a seperation but Corleone has the dominant position.
Drulog trying to stall but Corleone improves his position.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Corleone connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Glot Drulog has been cut.
Corleone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corleone tries a knee to the head but Drulog blocks it.
Drulog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Corleone is keeping busy.
Corleone looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone trying to land knees to the body.
Drulog tries to pull guard but Corleone holds him up against the cage and eventually Drulog drops back down to his feet.
Corleone with a knee to the head.
Corleone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drulog looks winded!
Corleone gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Drulog regains guard.
Corleone is in close to Drulog's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drulog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Corleone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drulog is rocked!
Corleone gets to his feet and stands over Drulog, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Drulog felt that one! Corleone unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Drulog from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Corleone!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vito Corleone waved his t-shirt featuring Dr Zoidberg Office's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Bean (ranked 2276 p4p, 4704 weight class) and Tarik Kongo (ranked 105 p4p, 180 weight class). Tarik Kongo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarik Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bean works Kongo's body with a nice hook.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Kongo.
Bean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kongo tries to move into range but Bean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bean dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kongo. That did some damage!
Bean throws a leg kick but Kongo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bean.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean lands a slapping body shot.
Bean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kongo has his takedown stuffed
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongo throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Bean jabs Kongo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bean has Kongo up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo is trying to break the clinch but Bean is controlling him.
Kongo is trying to break free.
Kongo tries to pull guard but Bean forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bean has Kongo pressed against the cage, preventing Kongo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Bean.
A frustrated look appears on Kongo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bean.
Bean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kongo's efforts to push away.
Bean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kongo looks winded!
Bean has Kongo pushed against the cage.
Bean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries to break the clinch but Bean is controlling the position.
Bean leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bean pushes Kongo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Bean.
Kongo wants to break free but Bean has control.
Bean leaning against his opponent.
Bean taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bean is pushing Kongo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dean Bean.
Bean cracks Kongo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean tests Kongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kongo tries to move into range but Bean moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bean cracks a nice hook into Kongo's ribs.
Bean lands a big right hand that sends Kongo crashing to the mat! Bean stays standing though and waves Kongo back to his feet!
Kongo is rocked!
Bean throws a monster overhand right that drops Kongo! Bean follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Bean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snapple Grapple (ranked 4059 p4p, 24375 weight class) and Ren Wuying (ranked 406 p4p, 547 weight class). Ren Wuying will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Snapple Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ren Wuying!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuying ducks under a wild hook from Grapple.
Grapple fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wuying throws a counter combo.
Grapple closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wuying is looking to control Grapple's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wuying avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grapple is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wuying is trying to stand back up but Grapple is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuying kicks off Grapple and gets to his feet.
Wuying looking to score a takedown here. Grapple is defending well but Wuying drives through and ends up in Grapple's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wuying wants to stand but Grapple has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grapple seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple seems keen to control Wuying's posture.
Wuying wants to stand and escape but instead Grapple has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Grapple postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wuying is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grapple, into his guard.
Grapple throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grapple looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grapple looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wuying is one step ahead there.
Grapple has a closed guard, preventing Wuying from standing up.
Wuying throwing strikes but missing.
Grapple had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wuying defends it easily.
Wuying avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grapple keeping moving, preventing Wuying from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple has an active guard here but Wuying has managed to pass into half guard.
Wuying looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grapple is looking to control Wuying's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grapple avoid being mounted?
Wuying looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wuying is trying to control the action in half guard but Grapple is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grapple is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wuying pulls his head out easily.
Grapple moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wuying throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grapple works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grapple is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wuying is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wuying wants to stand but Grapple is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuying stopping the sweep attempt from Grapple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ren Wuying will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wuying keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Wuying. Those never looked like landing.
Wuying slips a jab from Grapple.
Wuying is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grapple closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wuying circles away.
Wuying lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wuying drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wuying tries to stand but Grapple is controlling from the bottom.
Grapple utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grapple has a closed guard, preventing Wuying from standing up.
Grapple looking for a guillotine here but Wuying defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple keeping moving, preventing Wuying from controlling successfully.
Grapple pulls Wuying in close to prevent any damage.
Wuying throws a big elbow that misses.
Grapple looking to control.
Wuying looking to sit in guard and control but Grapple gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wuying is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grapple wants to control from the top but Wuying keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grapple lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wuying wants to stand and escape but Grapple is having none of it.
Grapple landing some decent shots from guard.
Wuying throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grapple escapes and throws Wuying's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grapple lands an elbow.
Grapple in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grapple works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grapple trying to control the position but Wuying is working away.
Grapple lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grapple is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wuying knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wuying tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grapple wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wuying is not content to let Grapple control the position.
Grapple is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wuying has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuying tries to improve position but can't.
Wuying keeps trying to improve his position.
Grapple goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wuying has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Grapple but great work by Wuying.
Wuying wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Grapple, who protects the arm well.
Wuying with the ground and pound but Grapple regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wuying is pressing down on Grapple's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grapple is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wuying wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Snapple Grapple will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wuying slips a jab from Grapple.
Grapple tries to clinch there but Wuying circles away.
Grapple shoots and misses
and Wuying counters with a single leg into guard. Grapple didn't expect that.
Grapple is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wuying rolls with it to try and escape but Grapple cranks on the arm and Wuying is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Snapple Grapple!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Walter Wiener (ranked 3787 p4p, 3615 weight class) and Pure Striker (ranked 389 p4p, 377 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pure Striker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener throws a half hearted mid kick.
Striker looks to land a left hand but Wiener moved out of range nicely.
Striker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wiener wants to get back to his feet.
Wiener tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wiener is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Striker is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Wiener won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Striker off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pure Striker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 886 p4p, 1930 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 111 p4p, 215 weight class). Wright 's entrance music is Come out to play . A fine choice. Cleon Wright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Batang Kock's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright with a jab.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Kock is looking to clinch.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright has been working on his boxing with his coaches at - TRØID in the buildup to the fight.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Kock's shoulder, as Kock tries to avoid the shot.
Kock misses with a straight right.
Kock tests Wright 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kock drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock blocks a head kick by Wright .
Kock misses with a straight right.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kock misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kock thinking.
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kock to score with a decent uppercut.
Kock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kock throws a lazy uppercut
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright digs a good body shot into Kock's ribs.
A jab from Kock misses.
Kock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kock throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kock.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kock's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kock misses with a few strikes there.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright with a nice cross.
Wright lands with a cross.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kock.
Kock walks into a straight right hand from Wright .
Kock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock avoids the body shot from Wright .
Kock wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
Wright throws a head kick that Kock semi-blocks.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Kock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kock slips under a jab from Wright .
Kock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kock moves out of range of the body kick from Wright .
Kock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright .
Wright cracks a nice hook into Kock's ribs.
Kock throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Kock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright .
Wright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright slips under a jab.
Kock scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Kock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kock.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright .
Despite the aggression on Kock's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Wright jabs Kock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kock misses with a hook.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Kock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Kock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Kock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kock throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Kock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kock.
Nice shot by Wright .
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Kock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a body punch but Kock moves out of range.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Kock backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kock can do to turn this around?
Kock throws a sloppy head kick
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Kock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kock. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Kock misses its intended target.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Kock counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright throws a leg kick but Kock sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Wright backs off Kock throws a huge counter combo but Wright manages to avoid it all.
Kock misses with a series of wild punches.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Kock.
Kock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kock closes the distance and clinches.
Wright taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kock's elbow.
Wright pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright lands with a light punch inside.
Wright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kock backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kock.
Kock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright .
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kock's elbow.
Kock stalling the fight.
Kock can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Kock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wright stalling.
Kock misses with a body punch.
Wright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kock tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Kock back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wright as Kock tries to tie him up.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright just leaning against Kock, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright .
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kock lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Wright .
Kock stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright tries to work over Kock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kock pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleon Wright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
Wright misses with some punches.
Kock is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Kock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.
Wright misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kock on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright .
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright is working Kock over against the cage.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright tries to work over Kock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kock being controlled against the cage.
Wright controlling the action here for a moment.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Kock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kock moves away from the strike by Wright .
Wright misses with a left hand
and Kock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright .
Wright misses with a body kick.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright .
Kock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Kock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
Kock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kock jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Kock misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Kock.
Wright lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Kock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright cracks Kock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Kock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Kock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock scores with a body shot.
Wright misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Wright moves out of range as Kock strikes.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kock.
Wright cracks Kock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kock is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Kock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kock throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kock throws a low kick, looking for Wright 's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kock misses with a body punch
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Kock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Kock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Cleon Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kock.
Kock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Wright thumps Kock with a low kick.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright .
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Kock slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Wright .
A little jabbing left from Kock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kock misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock misses with a jab to the body
and Wright finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Kock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kock missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock slips under a jab from Wright .
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleon Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright !
Cleon Wright retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Cleon Wright started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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