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BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 12 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orel Solomon (ranked 5121 p4p, 6447 weight class) and Jim Jordan (ranked 422 p4p, 473 weight class). Jim Jordan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Orel Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Jordan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon misses with a hook.
Solomon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solomon needs to keep his hands up - Jordan had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Jordan.
 Solomon is rocked!
Jordan pounces like a tiger and cracks Solomon with a vicious hook! Solomon is down but not out! Jordan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Jordan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam St. Georges (ranked 4552 p4p, 4339 weight class) and Rupert Helenius (ranked 576 p4p, 556 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam St. Georges !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges , as that shot connected.
Helenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges .
Helenius misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Helenius as he connects with a hook.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helenius at a distance.
Helenius 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.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helenius throws a hook to the side of St. Georges 's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Helenius is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges . Helenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helenius walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges .
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
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 good leg kick by St. Georges .
Helenius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St. Georges decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from St. Georges .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from St. Georges there.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Helenius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Helenius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St. Georges is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St. Georges definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helenius gets full guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Helenius is looking for a triangle here but St. Georges uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges working the ground and pound but Helenius is defending the strikes.
Helenius is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
You can see the frustration on Helenius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St. Georges working the body and head with strikes.
St. Georges working the ground and pound.
Helenius tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius struggling a bit here.
Helenius is looking to regain half guard here but St. Georges keeps moving and retains side control.
Helenius is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges with the ground and pound but Helenius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nice strikes from St. Georges there.
St. Georges slips a nice elbow through Helenius's hands, connecting with Helenius's forehead.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Helenius is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helenius is refusing to be controlled, as St. Georges sits in half guard.
St. Georges throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Helenius is a slippery customer.
St. Georges is stalling here. Helenius is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St. Georges seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Helenius has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Helenius is trying to get an arm triangle but St. Georges is defending well.
Helenius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helenius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam St. Georges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St. Georges cracks Helenius with a good jab.
Helenius slips under a jab.
St. Georges jabs Helenius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helenius looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Helenius.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Helenius lands with a cross.
St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Helenius ducks down to avoid it.
Helenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Helenius misses the target.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Helenius misses.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Helenius's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helenius throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Helenius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Helenius takes a swing at St. Georges 's ribcage but misses.
Helenius throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges 's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius throws a counter combo.
A jab lands there for St. Georges .
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helenius throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges 's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
Helenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Helenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Georges drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius manages to get back to half guard.
Helenius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.
Helenius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges won't allow Helenius to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Helenius.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St. Georges postures up in Helenius's guard and throws a big left but Helenius blocks it.
St. Georges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Helenius wants to sweep but no luck.
St. Georges throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Helenius trying to keep a closed guard but St. Georges is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Helenius moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Helenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Helenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Helenius avoids the punch easily.
Helenius lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Helenius.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges .
Helenius throws a sloppy body shot
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius misses with a looping right.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helenius scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helenius.
Helenius throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges lands with a hook. Helenius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Helenius as he avoids it easily.
Helenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam St. Georges dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Helenius counters with a straight right hand.
Liam St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helenius misses with a body punch
and St. Georges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helenius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Helenius has his foot on St. Georges 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St. Georges works his way back into a safe position though.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Helenius is keeping the position.
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Helenius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Helenius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius passes into half guard.
St. Georges regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helenius on the ground.
Helenius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Helenius trying to control the pace.
St. Georges slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rupert Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is pushing down on St. Georges 's leg trying to pass to half guard. St. Georges is fighting to maintain full guard but Helenius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Helenius wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.
Helenius trying to advance position but St. Georges counters by regaining guard.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Helenius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St. Georges throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St. Georges is sitting in close to Helenius's body. Helenius has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! St. Georges is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, St. Georges is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Helenius.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Javier Montealdo (ranked 4236 p4p, 23610 weight class) and Warran Peace (ranked 383 p4p, 493 weight class). Javier Montealdo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Javier Montealdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Warran Peace!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montealdo lands the left hand.
Peace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montealdo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peace doesn't seem bothered though.
Peace shoots in but Montealdo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montealdo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peace.
Peace has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Montealdo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peace gets a double leg takedown into Montealdo's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Peace works over Montealdo with some ground and pound from guard.
Peace is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Peace working some strikes from top position.
Peace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Montealdo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peace is in close to Montealdo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Peace chips away with some ground and pound.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Montealdo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peace passes into half guard.
Peace is looking to take a break and control but Montealdo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montealdo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Peace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Montealdo has hold of Peace's hands but Peace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Montealdo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Montealdo is rocked!
Peace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Montealdo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peace lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Montealdo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Peace jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warran Peace!
An out of breath Warran Peace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro (ranked 2655 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Mariano Medrano (ranked 293 p4p, 386 weight class). Medrano has chosen If You Know, You Know as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mariano Medrano!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medrano scores with a jab. Mateis Laeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 It looks like Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro has been cut.
Medrano throws a poor cross that misses
and Mateis Laeiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Medrano's guard.
Mateis Laeiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mateis Laeiro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Medrano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mateis Laeiro is working to tighten his grip on Medrano's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Medrano has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mateis Laeiro is really squeezing tight and eventually Medrano passes out! Mateis Laeiro breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paolinho Antonio Mateis Laeiro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Adderley (ranked 2751 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Bot #1 (ranked 387 p4p, 202 weight class). #1 has chosen The Way as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bot #1!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - #1 coming out on top.
It looks like Dexter Adderley has been cut.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but #1 uses good head movement to avoid it.
#1 throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
#1 takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adderley throws a poor cross that misses
and #1 counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that #1 has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
#1 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adderley misses with a hook
enabling #1 to counter with a crisp jab.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dexter Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley throws a nice head kick!
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from #1.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from #1 misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from #1.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adderley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
#1 doesn't manage to clinch there - Adderley circles away.
Adderley is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from #1 misses its intended target.
Adderley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping #1 at a distance.
#1 uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley staying out of range there.
#1 connects with a crisp jab.
#1 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a double jab.
Adderley lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from #1 misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adderley.
#1 throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from #1.
#1 looks to throw the jab but Adderley is out of range.
Jab by Adderley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
#1 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
#1 looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Adderley connects with a crisp jab.
Adderley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#1 tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adderley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but #1 is just out of range.
#1 ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
#1 connects with a looping right hand.
Dexter Adderley's cut is getting worse.
Adderley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from #1.
Sloppy strikes from Adderley. Those never looked like landing.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley takes a swing at #1's ribcage but misses.
#1 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adderley blocks a jab.
#1 misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from #1.
#1 is looking to clinch but Adderley is avoiding it.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from #1.
Adderley throws a head kick that half lands.
#1 misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Adderley's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adderley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adderley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
#1 fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adderley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
#1 throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot.
#1 with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut.
Adderley throws a right and a left that both miss.
#1 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adderley, pushing him back against the cage.
Adderley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adderley trying to control the position but instead, #1 has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adderley into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley pushes #1 back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
#1 misses with a punch on the inside.
Adderley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by #1.
Adderley working aggressively here.
#1 lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
#1 manages to break the clinch.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping #1 under the eye.
#1 ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
A countering left hand to the body from #1 misses.
#1 throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
#1 lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dexter Adderley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
#1 sizes up Adderley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adderley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
#1 on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dexter Adderley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Adderley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
#1 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
#1 looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
#1 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adderley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
#1 misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Adderley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
#1 lands with a nice body punch.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but #1 manages to avoid it.
#1 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adderley.
Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
#1 slips under a jab from Adderley.
#1 moves away from the strike by Adderley.
#1 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow #1 down.
A left lands for #1.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#1 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adderley.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from #1.
#1 misses with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a one-two to the body.
Adderley misses with a series of wild punches.
Adderley lands with a nice combination. #1 backs away looking to recover.
Adderley tries a head kick but it misses.
#1 throws out a counter right but Adderley avoids it with no problem.
Adderley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - #1 throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adderley 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.
#1 takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from #1.
Adderley throws a looping overhand right but #1 ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. #1 moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adderley misses with a hook
and #1 counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adderley. That's going to slow #1 down.
A jab from Adderley misses.
#1 throws an overhand right that lands on Adderley's shoulder, as Adderley tries to avoid the shot.
#1 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Good leg kick by Adderley.
Adderley defending well as #1 loads up on a big left hand.
#1 takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#1 dips to his left and cracks Adderley with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as #1 checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adderley.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adderley tries to score with a low kick but #1 moves his leg out of the way.
#1 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adderley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from #1.
Adderley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by #1.
A slow jab from #1 misses its intended target.
Adderley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
#1 takes a kick to the side of the head.
#1 misses with a looping right.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Adderley lands the left hand.
Adderley cracks #1 with a good jab.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley jabs at #1's body.
Adderley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adderley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
#1 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Adderley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but #1 manages to avoid it.
#1 throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Adderley. That snapped #1's head back.
Adderley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#1 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract #1.
#1 cracks Adderley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jeez, Dexter Adderley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
#1 drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
#1 looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
Adderley keeps #1 at a distance using the push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Adderley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Adderley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Adderley cracks #1 with a right hand to the side of the head.
#1 misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Adderley misses its target.
A big right from Adderley misses.
Adderley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from #1.
#1 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
#1 appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Adderley lands with a good body shot.
Adderley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from #1! But no joy.
#1 takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Adderley throws a leg kick which misses #1's front leg but catches the back leg as #1 tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - #1 looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adderley. #1 does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adderley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
#1 walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adderley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
#1 misses with a shot to the body
and Adderley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
#1 throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it.
#1 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
Adderley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Adderley walks into a left hand.
#1 throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
#1 checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Adderley.
#1 tests Adderley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adderley scoring well with a low kick there.
Adderley throws a hook but #1 blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
#1 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from #1 there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
#1 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adderley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
#1 cracks Adderley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Adderley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can #1 finish him?
Adderley is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dexter Adderley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bot #1!
Bot #1 decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Hunt (ranked 2204 p4p, 1082 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 322 p4p, 150 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt pushes Kirk away with a front kick.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kirk.
Kirk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kirk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kirk connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirk scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt cracks Kirk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kirk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hunt finish him?
 Kirk is rocked!
 It looks like James Kirk has been cut.
Hunt lands a leg kick that knocks Kirk off balance momentarily.
Kirk is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Kirk ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hunt.
Kirk moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Kirk seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirk clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirk blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirk.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirk misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirk controls his hands.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike.
Kirk breaks the clinch.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Kirk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kirk cracks Hunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Kirk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirk.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
A low kick lands for Hunt.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kirk has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hunt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirk connects with the punch.
Hunt scores with a punch to the head.
Kirk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Kirk lands a right hook to the body.
Kirk walks into a stiff left hand from Hunt.
Hunt throws a head kick but Kirk moves out of range.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Kirk moved away.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Hunt throws the kick towards the body but Kirk avoids it.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kirk misses with a looping left.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Kirk feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Kirk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hunt.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Kirk moves out of range easily.
Kirk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hunt connects with a nice looking jab.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Hunt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kirk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirk lands a jab.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
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!
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Kirk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hunt
and Kirk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hunt's guard.
Kirk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kirk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunt holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk stands up over Hunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Kirk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirk takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt throws a push kick but Kirk slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt thuds a left hand into Kirk's body.
Hunt checks a leg kick.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Kirk misses with a head kick.
Hunt throws a push kick but Kirk slaps the foot to one side.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Kirk moves out of range easily.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Kirk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kirk scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt 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 Kirk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kirk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Kirk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kirk.
Kirk lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kirk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Kirk checks it.
Kirk misses with a looping left.
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt keeps Kirk at a distance using the push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunt. Kirk shrugs it off though.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Kirk moved away.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirk can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Kirk throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk lands a nice shot that snaps Hunt's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirk.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Kirk clinches up against the cage.
Kirk prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Kirk lands a body shot.
Hunt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hunt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right hand to the body from Kirk.
Kirk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hunt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Kirk.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk lands a right hand.
Kirk tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Kirk back against the cage.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Kirk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kirk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kirk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Hunt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kirk lands with a slapping head kick.
Kirk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirk throws a shot to the body.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Kirk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hunt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kirk.
Kirk throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
James Hunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirk scores with a leg kick.
Kirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Kirk is looking to slow Hunt down with leg kicks.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Kirk scores with a hook.
Kirk checks a low kick from Hunt.
Kirk is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kirk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Kirk missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirk. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt scores with a nice head shot.
Hunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Kirk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Kirk's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like James Hunt has been cut.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kirk clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
James Kirk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirk.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt throws a solid leg kick but Kirk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hunt.
Hunt throws a sloppy head kick and Kirk moves out of range easily.
And Kirk tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kirk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Kirk catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirk slips under a jab from Hunt.
Kirk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirk moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunt doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hunt throws a low kick but Kirk moves out of range easily.
Kirk cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
James Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt scores with a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirk takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Kirk closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirk scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Kirk keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Hunt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirk.
Kirk swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirk tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk lands a body shot.
Kirk scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk wants a takedown.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Kirk.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Kirk.
Kirk breaks from the clinch.
Kirk gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirk.
Kirk gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Kirk.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirk.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Kirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunt tries a body shot but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Kirk.
Kirk blocking some punches.
Kirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Kirk breaks the clinch.
Hunt takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt misses with a low kick as Kirk jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Kirk cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Kirk feints the counter takedown.
Kirk pounces like a tiger and cracks Hunt with a vicious hook! Hunt is down but not out! Kirk follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Kirk!
An out of breath James Kirk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Law (ranked 2027 p4p, 2357 weight class) and Rebel Smith (ranked 249 p4p, 285 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Law might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Country Boy Can Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170
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162
10 - 6 - 0 |
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyson Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a body punch but Law moves out of range.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Law keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Law fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Law darts in looking for a takedown but Smith gets double underhooks and turns Law into the cage.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Law with a body shot.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Law.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Law blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Law.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Law goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Law blocks a body shot from Smith.
Law prevents a body shot from Smith.
Law jumps into guard, dragging Smith to the mat.
Law being controlled here, momentarily.
Law seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Smith is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Law has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Smith is looking to defend but Law has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Smith! Law pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Smith taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyson Law!
Tyson Law 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chace Chacing (ranked 582 p4p, 996 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 95 p4p, 153 weight class). Hearn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clean Sweep - Graft. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chace Chacing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hearn's coach down at Xtreme Black House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hearn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hearn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hearn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chacing's sensitive parts.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chacing connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chacing has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zenarals' House in the buildup to the fight.
Chacing takes one on the button.
It looks like Chace Chacing has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Chacing lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hearn doesn't seem phased though.
Hearn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chacing doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
Hearn misses with a series of wild punches.
Hearn fails to land with a series of punches.
Hearn throws a front kick aimed at Chacing's knee but Chacing avoids it well.
A lazy left from Chacing finds it's target.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hearn.
Chacing misses with a left hand
and Hearn counters with a low kick, right behind Chacing 's knee.
Hearn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Hearn there.
Chacing bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hearn's head backwards.
Chacing jabs Hearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chacing checks a leg kick.
Chacing drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hearn sprawls and moves away.
Chacing scores with a punch to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearn.
Chacing moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chacing tries for a takedown but Hearn circles away easily
and Hearn counters with a nice body kick.
Chacing blocks a jab.
Chacing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing tests Hearn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Chacing tries to counter with a takedown but Hearn is quick to defend against it.
Chacing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Chacing misses the target.
Hearn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chacing scores with a jab.
Chacing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hearn misses with a leg kick
and Chacing counters with a single leg into guard. Hearn didn't expect that.
Hearn wants to sweep here but Chacing controlling him for the moment.
Hearn is pulling down on Chacing's head to control his posture.
Hearn looking for a sweep. Not yet Hearn, not yet.
Chacing wants to control from the top but Hearn keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing looking to pass the guard.
Chacing wants to control from the top but Hearn keeps moving.
Hearn controlling the position.
Chacing won't allow Hearn to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chacing shoots in and gets a takedown into Hearn's guard.
Chacing tries to free his leg and advance position but Hearn is retaining full guard.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hearn keeping full guard, as Chacing tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn has his hands on Chacing's head, controlling the position.
Chacing trying to control the position from guard on top but Hearn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chacing not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hearn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chacing is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chacing doesn't manage to clinch there - Hearn circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chace Chacing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chace Chacing's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chacing looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chacing manages to avoid it.
Chacing has his takedown stuffed
and Chacing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chacing misses with a straight right.
Chacing digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Chace Chacing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chacing moves to clinch but Hearn breaks away
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hearn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chacing feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hearn keeping moving, preventing Chacing from controlling successfully.
Hearn controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn keeping moving, preventing Chacing from controlling successfully.
Hearn 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.
Chacing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hearn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chacing puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chacing works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hearn is desperately trying to improve his position but Chacing has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chacing jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hearn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chacing tries to move to mount but Hearn blocks the move with his legs.
Hearn tries to bench press Chacing off him but Chacing keeps the position.
Chacing trying to control the position but Hearn is working away.
Chacing thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chacing working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn tries to control but Chacing manages to take his back.
Chacing is riding his opponent, not letting Hearn buck him off.
Chacing is hanging on to Hearn's back as he tries to escape.
Chace Chacing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chacing has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Chacing is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hearn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hearn is keeping busy.
Hearn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chacing is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hearn!
Hearn holds on to Chacing as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Chacing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hearn can do to turn this around?
Chacing prevents Hearn from getting the reversal.
Chacing fails to advance to Hearn's back.
Chacing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hearn is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hearn tries to lock up and control but Chacing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chace Chacing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chace Chacing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chacing tries to clinch up.
Chace Chacing is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Chacing misses.
Hearn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hearn slips under a jab from Chacing.
Hearn missing with a left hand there. Chacing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chacing misses with an uppercut.
Hearn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chacing with a body shot.
Chacing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn is looking to land body kicks.
Chacing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hearn as he avoids it easily.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Chacing. Those never looked like landing.
Hearn stuffs the takedown attempt from Chacing. Chacing gets slowly back to his feet.
Hearn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chacing misses with a hook. Hearn ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hearn! But no joy.
Chacing is looking to clinch.
Chacing shoots and misses
and Hearn counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chace Chacing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chacing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.
Chacing takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chacing tries to counter with a takedown but Hearn is quick to defend against it.
Chacing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chacing looks to land a left hand but Hearn moved out of range nicely.
Chacing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chacing misses with a double jab
and Hearn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas Hearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hearn. Those never looked like landing.
Hearn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chacing with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hearn to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chacing.
Hearn misses with the combination.
Hearn slips a straight right by Chacing.
Hearn lands a jab-cross combination.
Hearn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chace Chacing's cut is getting worse.
Hearn swings for the body but Chacing moves out of range.
Hearn misses with a hook.
Chacing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chacing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chacing shoots for a takedown but Hearn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chacing checks a low kick from Hearn.
Hearn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chacing.
Hearn throws a good cross that connects.
Chacing works over Hearn's head and body with a nice combination.
Hearn throws a nice looking combination but Chacing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hearn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chacing misses with a body punch
and Hearn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Chacing really felt that one!
Hearn misses with a leg kick.
Chacing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hearn counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hearn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chacing looks to clinch
and Hearn counters with a crisp one two that drops Chacing! Hearn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chacing to his feet! Chacing is in big trouble!
Chace Chacing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chacing is rocked!
Hearn lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Chacing - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hearn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Hearn!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Hearn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 360 p4p, 598 weight class) and Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 22 p4p, 36 weight class). 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi stuns Xiaodong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takahashi throws a push kick but Xiaodong slaps the foot to one side.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Takahashi throws a leg kick but Xiaodong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi throws a sloppy body shot
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Xiaodong circles away.
Xiaodong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi closes the distance but Xiaodong moves to the side
and Takahashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow Xiaodong down.
Takahashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong lunges at Takahashi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takahashi's hand.
Takahashi lands a jab to Xiaodong's midsection.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
Takahashi scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
A leg kick checked by Xiaodong.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a body kick.
Takahashi with the inside leg kick.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Xiaodong misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xiaodong throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi scores with a nice head shot.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiaodong digs a good body shot into Takahashi's ribs.
A jab from Xiaodong misses.
Xiaodong throws a nice looking combination but Takahashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Takahashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaodong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi slips under a jab.
Takahashi wants to clinch up but Xiaodong keeps it at a distance.
Takahashi thows a body kick. Xiaodong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi darts in and clinches Xiaodong up against the cage.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryoto Takahashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiaodong throwing a counter right hand but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takahashi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Takahashi throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
A left lands for Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi works Xiaodong's body with a nice hook.
Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xiaodong backing away here, and Takahashi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Takahashi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Xiaodong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xiaodong's sensitive parts.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a right hand
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Xiaodong swinging wildly here.
Xiaodong looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi scores with a kick to the body.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Xiaodong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takahashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Takahashi swings widly with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takahashi forces Xiaodong back against the cage and clinches.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Takahashi lands a right hand.
Xiaodong is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi is controlling him.
Xiaodong wants to stall.
Xiaodong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Takahashi misses with a punch to the body.
Xiaodong is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage.
Takahashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xiaodong or not.
Takahashi lands a body shot.
Xiaodong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryoto Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takahashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiaodong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takahashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xiaodong counters with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xiaodong misses with a hook. Takahashi ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Takahashi there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Takahashi slips a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Takahashi catches Xiaodong right on the button with a cross.
Takahashi slips under a jab from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Xiaodong misses the target.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Takahashi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiaodong. Xiaodong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xiaodong throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Xiaodong misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takahashi.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahashi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the body from Xiaodong misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a jab but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Xiaodong throws a right hand that misses
and Takahashi counters with a flying knee that drops Xiaodong! Takahashi dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Ryoto Takahashi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 79 p4p, 1043 weight class) and Jimmy King (ranked 13 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jimmy King enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Good shot there by Torres.
Pablo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
King throws out a counter right but Torres avoids it with no problem.
Torres 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.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Torres throws a good cross that connects.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Jab by Torres.
Torres swings for the body but King moves out of range.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Torres misses.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torres lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by King.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Torres scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King has Torres pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Torres manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torres misses with a straight left.
King throws out a counter right but Torres avoids it with no problem.
Torres lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torres is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Torres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torres with a body shot.
Torres misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Torres lands a nice looking body shot.
Torres scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting King counter with a right hand.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torres finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King slips under a jab.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
King throws out a counter right but Torres avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Torres there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Torres tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Torres.
Torres smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Torres dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Nice body punch from Torres.
Torres misses with a hook
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Torres tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
King is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King staying out of range there.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Torres drops King with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but King looks back up at him and smiles so Torres waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
King is rocked!
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torres throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres cracks King with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! King looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Torres finish him?
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Torres finish him?
King moves away from the strike by Torres.
King throws a counter combo.
King seems to have recovered his senses.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Torres fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Torres misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from King misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pablo Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King slips under a jab from Torres.
A big right from Torres misses.
King is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Torres with a body shot.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on King's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Torres with a nice cross.
Pablo Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
King loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torres throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
King now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres drops King with a beautiful combination! King stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Torres is looking for the KO!
Torres lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Torres!
A victorious Pablo Torres thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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